Latin Derivatives I

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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

3.

En

am

ored

4.

Re

cap

itulate

5.

Aqu

iculture

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Bene

dic

tion

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Cen

tury

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Af

fid

avit

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De

duct

ion

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Cred

ential

Pre-Quiz B

write the meaning of each boldface Latin root

1.

E

loqu

ent

2.

Frater

nal

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Con

greg

ation

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A

liter

ation

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Dis

loc

ate

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Mort

uary

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Omni

present

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Quadru

ped

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In

nov

ation

10.

Mal

icious