The Roots of A Greek-Latin Plant

The Roots of A Greek-Latin Plantby: Megan

Table of ContentsIchthysTempusErgon BisMultusVetusQuercusMediusMaximusAmboGreece Factsvelociter

ichthys

ichthysIchthys-Fish.Ichthyology- The scientific study of fish.Our 8th grade science teacher studies ichthyology.

TempusTempus-Time, condition, season.Temperature- The condition of weather in a location.Our temperature was 89 F in New Hampshire.

ergonErgon-Work.Erg- the amount of work by a force.My ergon was 2 hours and 30 minutes at my job.

bis

BisBis- Twice.Bisect- To divide into two.When you bisect something you are cutting it into two.

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multus

multusMultus manyMulticulturalMy family is multicultural because we have lots of foreign families.

Vetusvetus- old, ancientVertebrae- of or pertaining to bones Skeletons have bones; skeletons are old!My spinal column is very vertabrae.

QuercusQuercus- oakQuercusalbaThe white oak was a quercusalba.

mediusmedius-middleMedianIn math, the median is the middle number.

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maximus

amboAmbo- bothAmbilateral- occurring on both sidesThe twins are ambilateral in appearance.

GreeceThere are Greek gods/goddesses,/ Titans/Titaness.They use Greek roots instead of English language like we do.

velociterVelocity- fast, swiftly VelocityThe bird is flying downward, so its velocity is ________ per hour, south.

maxiMaxi-biggest, tallest, largestMaximizeIn the top right corner of the computer there is a big square that makes the computer bigger.

tyrrannosTyrannos- king, unconstitutional rulerTyrannosaurusThe tyrannosaurus rex is the king of the dinosaurs.