LATIN ROOTS MEANINGS & EXAMPLES - Reading Manipulatives

LATIN ROOTS MEANINGS & EXAMPLESag, act . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .do, move . . . . . . . . . . . . . .agency, agile, exigency, agitate, exactly, reactionami . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .love . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .amiable, amicable, amorous, amigoann, enni . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .year . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .anniversary, annual, perennial, annuity, annalsapt, ept . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .fit, suitable . . . . . . . . . . . .adapt, adept, apt, ineptaqua . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .water . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .aquatic, aquarium, aqueduct, aquamarinearm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .weapons . . . . . . . . . . . . . .armor, disarm, armada, armistice, army, gendarmeaud . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .hear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .audience, auditory, audition, auditorium, audiblebio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .life . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .biology, biography, bioniccap . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .take, seize . . . . . . . . . . . . .capture, captivity, captivate, capacityced, cess . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .move, yield . . . . . . . . . . .accessible, intercede, precedent, recession, secedeclam . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .shout . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .acclaim, clamor, exclaim, exclamation, proclaim, proclamation,reclaim, reclamationclud, clau, clus . . . . . . . . . . . .shut, close . . . . . . . . . . . . .claustrophobia, conclude, conclusion, exclude, exclusive,include, reclusecogn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .know . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .recognize, cognitive, incognito, cognizantcred . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .believe, trust . . . . . . . . . .accreditation, credence, credible, credit, creditor, discredit,incredibledic, dict . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .tell, say . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .dictate, dictator, dictionary, edict, indicate, predictduc, duct . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .lead . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .abduct, conduct, conducive, deduct, deductible, inducing,reduce, reductionequ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .equal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .equal, equity, equanimity, equate, equidistantfact, fict, fec, fy . . . . . . . . . . . .make, do . . . . . . . . . . . . . .beneficial, benefit, efficient, factor, factory, magnify, perfectfer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .carry, bring . . . . . . . . . . . .defer, infer, prefer, preference, referendum, transferfix . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .fasten . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .affix, fixate, fixation, prefix, suffixflect, flex . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .bend . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .deflect, flexible, inflection, reflective, reflexfort . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .strength . . . . . . . . . . . . . .fortitude, fortress, fortify, comfortgen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .birth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .generate, generation, degenerate, genealogy, gendergrad, gress . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .to step . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .digress, gradual, gradient, graduate, progress, regressject . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .throw . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .eject, injection, interjection, objective, project, subjectleg, lect . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .read, choose . . . . . . . . . .legible, lectern, lecturer, electionliber . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .free . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .liberty, library, liberation, liberal, deliberatemagn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .large . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .magnify, magnate, magnificentman . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .hand . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .manual, manuscript, manufacture, manacle, manipulatemater . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .mother . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .maternal, maternity, matriarchy, matronlymeter, metr . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .measure . . . . . . . . . . . . . .barometer, metric, speedometer, thermometermin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .small . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .minority, miniscule, minutemit, miss . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .send, let go . . . . . . . . . . . .admit, commit, dismiss, emissary, emit, intermittent, missile,remission, remittance, transmissionmon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .warn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .monitor, admonish, premonitionmort . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .death . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .mortal, mortify, mortician, mortuarymut . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .change . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .mutant, mutate, mutation, commuteCopyright © Reading Manipulatives, Inc. Latin Roots p. 1

LATIN ROOTS MEANINGS & EXAMPLESmov, mot, mob . . . . . . . . . . .move . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .automobile, emotional, mobile, mobility, motion, motive,motor, movable, movie, promote, remotenov . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .new . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .novel, renovate, innovation, novellapac . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .peace . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .pacify, Pacific Ocean, pacifistpater . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .father . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .paternal, paternity, patriarch, patrioticpell, puls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .push, drive . . . . . . . . . . . .compulsory, impulse, propeller, repellent, repulsivepend, pens . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .hang, weigh . . . . . . . . . . .dependable, dispense, expensive, pendulum, suspenseplic, plex . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .fold . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .complexity, duplicate, explicit, implication, perplexingpod, ped . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .foot . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .podiatrist, pedal, pedestrian, tripodpon, pos . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .put, place . . . . . . . . . . . . .appositive, compose, dispose, exponent, imposition, opponent,postpone, proposal, suppose, transposeport . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .carry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .deport, export, reporter, supportive, transportationpress . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .press, crush . . . . . . . . . . .compress, depressing, expression, impressive, suppressput . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .think . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .compute, computer, deputy, disrepute, imputable, reputation,reputedlyscribe, script . . . . . . . . . . . . . .write . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .ascribe, describe, descriptive, inscribe, nondescript, postscript,prescription, scribble, subscribe, transcriptsed, sess . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .sit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .assessor, obsessive, sedentary, sediment, sessionsent, sens . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .feel, realize . . . . . . . . . . . .extrasensory, nonsense, sensible, sentimental, sensitiveserv . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .save, guard . . . . . . . . . . . .conservative, observant, observatory, preserve, reservesimil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .same . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .similar, assimilate, simile, facsimile (fax)sol . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .alone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .solitary, solitude, console, solace, consolidatesolv, solut . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .loosen, figure out . . . . . .absolute, dissolve, insoluble, insolvent, resolutionspect, spic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .look . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .conspicuous, spectacle, spectator, suspect, suspicionspir . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .breathe on, strive . . . . . .aspire, conspiracy, perspire, respiration, transpirestruct . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .build . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .construct, destructive, instruction, obstruct, structuralsum, sumpt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .take . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .assume, consumers, presumption, resume, sumptuoustang, tact . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .touch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .tactic, tactile, tactful, tangent, intangible, contactten, tain, ten . . . . . . . . . . . . . .hold . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .abstinence, contain, detain, detention, impertinent, retain,retention, sustain, sustenance, tenacious, tenant, tenuretend, tent, tens . . . . . . . . . . . .stretch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .contend, distend, intention, pretense, pretentious, tensionter, terr . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .earth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .terrain, territory, inter, tarantulatract . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .pull, drag . . . . . . . . . . . . .attract, contraction, detract, distracts, extract, retractable, subtract,tract, tractoruni . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .one, single . . . . . . . . . . . .unison, united, unify, reunited, unity, uniquevert, vers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .turn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .adversity, advertise, avert, convertible, introvert, reverse,revert, subversive, traverse, vertical, vertigovid, vis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .see . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .evident, provision, video, visionary, vistaviv, vit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .alive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .revive, survival, vital, vivacious, vivifyvoc, vok . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .call . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .advocate, evoke, irrevocable, provocative, provoke, revoke,vocabulary, vocal, vocalize, vocationCopyright © Reading Manipulatives, Inc. Latin Roots p. 2