Transcript Latin Derivatives I
Latin Derivatives I
Reading 7 / Ms. Kelly
Verba Ad Origine:
Vocabulary from its origin
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Am, amat Ann, enn Aqu Aud, audit Capit Cent Cred, credit 8.
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Dic, dict Duc, duct 10.
Fid
Latin Derivatives I
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Frater 12.
Greg 13.
Litera 14.
Loc 15.
Loqu, locut 16.
Mal 17.
Mor, mort 18.
Nov 19.
Omni 20.
ped
1. am, amat: love
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Derivatives: amateur, amative,
amatory, amiable, amity, amorist, amours
Since amat means love, an amative young man is _______. [hostile / loving] An amateur golfer plays for _______ [love / the fat fees] of the game.
Friendly people are ______ [amiable / alienated].
2. ann, enn: year
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Derivatives: annals, anniversary,
annual, annuity, biennial, centennial, millennium, perennial
The three letters in the words annals and annual that suggest year are _____.
Per annum means per _______ [month / year] A man who has lived many years is said to be _______ [superannuated / supercilious].
3. aqu: water
Derivatives: aquamarine, aquarium, aqueduct, aquiculture, subaqueous To make an aqueous solution you dissolve something in _____ [alcohol / water].
Small fish may be kept in an ______ium.
The sign of the zodiac that represents a water bearer is _______ [Aquarius / Taurus].
4. aud, audit: hear
Derivatives: audible, audience, audit, audition, auditor, auditorium, auditory An audiometer is an instrument which measures sensitivity of _____ [ hearing / sight].
Which word has no business being in the following list? audible, audiphone, audio frequency, adenoids, auditor
5. capit: head
Derivatives: capital, decapitate,
caption, per capita, recapitulate
In Paris, the _____al of France, King Louis XVI got a final cure for headaches – he was de_____. Newscasters sometimes re_____ the days news; such a recapulation literally restates the news [in full / by headings]
6. cent: hundred
Derivatives: centenary, centennial,
centigrade, centimeter, centipede, century
There are one hundred degrees between freezing and boiling points of water on the _____ [Fahrenheit / centigrade] thermometer.
Since
tri
means three, the
tri
centennial of the Declaration of Independence should occur in the year _____ [2076 / 2776]. You are all invited.
7. cred, credit: believe, trust
Derivatives: credence, credentials,
credible, creditor, credulity, creed, discredit
Your creed, or credo, is what you _____ [fight for / believe in].
To give credence to a rumor is to _____ [deny / believe] it.
Sometimes news is so amazing that you are ______ [cretinous/ incredulous].
8. dic, dict: say
Derivatives: addict, contradict,
dictate, diction, jurisdiction, predict ,predicate, verdict
To say what will happen, or foretell, is to pre_____. An order issued by a ruler is an ____ [edict / audit].
The part of a sentence which says something about the subject is the pre_____.
9. duc, duct: lead
Derivatives: abduct, aqueduct,
conduct, deduce, educate, introduce, produce, reduce
Europe has had many princely leaders known as _____ [kings / dukes].
Water is sometimes led into a city through an aq______. The ability of a metal to be led into various shapes is called ______ [motality / ductility].
10. fid: faith, trust
Derivatives: confidant, confide,
confidence, fidelity, infidel, perfidious
To confide in a stranger is an act of _____ [leading / faith].
Infidelity means _______ [unfaithfulness / inability to provide].
A person who has faith in himself is said to be con______. A lad who is shy and lacks faith in himself is said to be _____ [amative / diffident].
11. frater: brother
Derivatives: fraternal, fraternity,
fraternize.
To mingle with people in a brotherly way is to ______ize with them.
Fraternal obligations are _____ [fatherly / brotherly].
12. greg: flock
Derivatives: congregate, egregious,
gregarious, segregate
Since greg means flock, we can assume that gregarious people like ___ [solitude / society].
Separation from the main group is se______.
13. litera: letter
Derivatives: alliteration, literacy,
literal, literate, literature
A person who can’t read or write is unlettered or ______ [illegitimate / illiterate].
Translating letter for letter results in a ______ al translation.
14. loc: place
Derivatives: allocate, dislocate,
locale, location, relocate
The locale of a train wreck refers to the ___ [place / cause].
In mathematics, the set of points, or places, which satisfy a given condition is called the _____. The plural of locus is ____ [locusts / loci].
15. loqu, locut: talk
Derivatives: colloquium, eloquent,
loquacious, soliloquy
A loquacious child is _____ [sulky / talkative].
Most people talk informally, that is, in _____ [literary / colloquial] English.
Saying a thing in a roundabout way is known as ____ [circumspections/ circumlocution].
16. mal: bad
Derivatives: maladjusted, malaria,
malevolent, malice, malignant, malnutrition, malpractice
The truly bad tumors are _____ [malignant, benign].
Evil wishers are _____ [benevolent / malevolent].
A clumsy child is said to be _____ [adroit / maladroit].
17. mor, mort: death
Derivatives: immortal, mortality,
mortgage, mortify, postmortum
A mortician operates the _____ [funeral home / circus].
If you develop gangrene, your flesh mortifies: this means that it ___ [decays and dies / glows with health].
Many currently popular books are based upon myths of ___ [immortal / mortal] beings who never die.
18. nov: new
Derivatives: innovation, novel,
novelty, novice, renovate
An innovation is a ____ [crazy / new] idea.
A nova star is a ___ [faithful old planet / a brilliant new exploding star].
19. omni: all
Derivatives: omnibus, omnipotent,
omnipresent, omniscient, omnivorous
An all-powerful being is ___ [omnipotent / immobile].
When we are young, we believe that our parents are omniscient, or ___ [superheroes / all-knowing]. This changes as we get older.
20. ped: foot
Derivatives: biped, centipede,
expedite, expeditions, pedal, pedestrian, pedometer
A pedestrian travels by ____ [foot / car].
A pedometer measures the distance ___ [biked / walked].
An impediment is literally somethin tat obstructs or hiders the ___ [feet / meals].
Pre-Quiz A
write the meaning of each boldface Latin root
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Ann
ual
2.
In
aud
ible
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En
am
ored
4.
Re
cap
itulate
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Aqu
iculture
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Bene
dic
tion
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Cen
tury
8.
Af
fid
avit
9.
De
duct
ion
10.
Cred
ential
Pre-Quiz B
write the meaning of each boldface Latin root
1.
E
loqu
ent
2.
Frater
nal
3.
Con
greg
ation
4.
A
liter
ation
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Dis
loc
ate
6.
Mort
uary
7.
Omni
present
8.
Quadru
ped
9.
In
nov
ation
10.