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Latin Roots part 5
Set 5
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| ag, agi, ig, act | do, move, go ex:agent, agenda, agitate, navigate, ambiguous, action |
| ali, allo, alter | other ex:alias, alibi, alien, alloy, alter ego, altruism |
| auto | self ex:automobile, autograph, automatic |
| anim | life, spirit ex: animal - a living organism; animate - to make alive; equanimity - of balanced spirit |
| ann/enn | year ex:anniversary - a date observed once a year; annual - happening once a year; millennium - 1,000 years |
| anthrop/o | human, ex: anthropology - the study of mankind; anthropomorphism - giving human form to non-human things; philanthropy - the love to mankind |
| arch/i | chief, most important, rule ex: archbishop - the highest ranking bishop; archenemy - chief or worst enemy; matriarch - a female who rules a group; monarch - a king or queen |
| art | skill ex: artifact - object made by a person's skill; artisan - a person skilled in a craft; artist - a person who creates skillfully |
| astro/aster | star, stars, outer space ex: astronaut - a person traveling to the stars; astronomer - someone who studies the stars; asterisk - a star-shaped sign used as a reference tool |