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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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Name (first and last) Block
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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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Name (first and last) Block
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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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Name (first and last) Block
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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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Name (first and last) Block
Reading DateGreek and Latin Roots
photos light
graphto write or draw
tele far away or distant
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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Name (first and last) Block
Reading DateGreek and Latin Roots
photos light
graphto write or draw
tele far away or distant
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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Name (first and last) Block
Reading DateGreek and Latin Roots
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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Name (first and last) Block
Reading DateGreek and Latin Roots
philia light
phobosunusual fear
syn with together
kinesis movement
thesis put, place, position
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