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Latin and Greek Root Words


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et cetera

etc.

What does this term mean?


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et cetera

etc. is a Latin term

that meansand so forth


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Greek and Latin Words from Harry Potter

by J. K. Rowling

arma

weapons, armourdens a tooth

dormioI sleep

lumen light

ludo

I playnox night, darkness

nunquam (or numquam) never

patronusa protector or sponsor


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Sirius Black Draco MalfoySirius is the Latin name for

the bright dog star and the

title of the Cornhusker

tunnel walk song.

Draco is the Latin

word for dragon.


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Greek letters are still used

in math and science today.


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th, ph, ch, andps

stand for Greek letters

not in our alphabet.


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The Greek Alphabet

th, ph, ch, andpsstand for Greek letters not in our alphabet.


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1. photo

2. graph

3. tele4. meter

5. tropic

Roots are word parts.

Build more words with root words.


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Name (first and last) Block

Reading DateGreek and Latin Roots

photos


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photos

Draw a green border around the word on this card.

Green stands for a Greek root word.


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photosDefinition: light

Examples: photograph, photosynthesis


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photos light


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graph


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graphDefinition: to write or draw

Examples: autograph, hologram


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photos light

graph to write or draw


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tele


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tele

Definition: far away, distant

Examples: telephone, telescope


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photos light

graphto write or draw

tele far away or distant


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metron


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metronDefinition: measure

Examples: thermometer, meter stick,

geometry


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photos light



metron measure


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tropos


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tropos

Definition: turning toward something

such as the sun

Examples: Tropic of Cancer,

Tropic of Capricorn, Tropics


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photos light



tropos turning toward somethingsuch as the sun

metron measure


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Draw a word tree. Select a root. Grow words.

Write the root word

on the bottom near

the roots of the tree.

Write words that

contain your root

on the branches of

the tree. Include

definitions.

television: box to see distant things

telethon: long fundraising event

telephone: sound from far awaytelekinesis: making things move

from a distance

telescope: device for seeing distant

objects


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What is a derivation?(pronounced: dir-ah-va-tion)


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Derivation means

drawing off water from a main stream

From Latin

de: down from, away from

+

rivus: brook, stream

English words may be derived or drawn offof mainstream Greek or Latin roots. Roots

may not be spelled the same way all the

time.


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philia


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philia

Rocky actor

Sylvester Stallone

at the Philadelphia

Museum of Art

Philadelphia -- city of brotherly love


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Philia (feel-ya)

Definition: love, friendship

Examples: Philadelphia,philosopher, Philip, philharmonic,

philanthropist


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phobos


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phobos

Definition: unusual fear

Examples:

claustrophobia: fear of closed places

acrophobia: fear of heightsarachnophobia: fear of spiders

myctophobia: fear of darkness

suriphobia- fear of mice

testophobia- fear of taking tests


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Syn (or sym)


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syn

Definition: with, together

Examples:

synonyms: words that go together

symphony: sounds that go togethersynchronize: do things at the same time

synagogue: to bring people together for

Jewish worship


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thesis


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Thesis (3 Ps)

Definition: put, place, position

Examples:

thesis: position taken in a

persuasive argument

parentheses: symbols grouping

words placed inside a sentencesynthesizer: instrument that puts

sounds together


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kinesis


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kinesis

Definition: movement

Examples:

kinetic: movement of bodies

cinema: motion pictures (movies)telekinesis: moving things without physical contact

Kinetic art: a sculpture

with moving parts.


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philia light

phobosunusual fear

syn with together

kinesis movement

thesis put, place, position


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