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ELA roots page 3
| Prefix | definition | examples |
|---|---|---|
| magnus | large, big | magnify, magnifier, magnitude, magnificent, magnanimous |
| narr | to say, tell | narrative, narrate, narrator |
| occupare | to seize, take hold of, make one’s own | occupy, preoccupied, occupation |
| philia, phile | love | philosopher, Philadelphia, philanthropist, Francophile |
| phobos | fear | phobia, claustrophobia, hydrophobia, phobophobia |
| platea | place, street, area | displaced, place, replace |
| pono, postum (pos, post) | put, place | pose, post, postage, position, deposit, depose, impose, component |
| port | to carry | portable, transport, export, portfolio, porter |
| scio, scitum (sci) | know | science, scientific, conscience, prescience, omniscience |
| scribe (scrib), scriptum (script) | to write | describe, manuscript, scriptures, inscribe, prescription, script |
| sonus | sound | sound, sonic, sonnet, sonovox, sonar, sonata, consonant |
| spectro, spect, spec | to see, watch, observe to see, watch, observe | spectate |
| tech | art, craft | techniques, technology |
| tempus, temporis | time | temporal, temporary, extemporaneous, contemporary, tempo |
| testis, testari, testor | assert (to state with force or confidence), witness | protest, attest, testify |
| thermos (therm) | heat | thermometer, thermostat, thermos, thermal |
| vac | empty | vacate, evacuate, vacancy, vacuum, vacuous |
| verbum | word | verb, proverb, verbal, verbiage, verbose, verbatim, verbalize |
| vocare (voc, vok) | to call or summon | vocal, vocabulary, vocation, vocational, voice, revoke, invoke |