Roots Flashcards

(111 cards)

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Anthropos

A

Mankind

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Logos.

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Science/study

Anthropology
Sociology

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Astron - Greek

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Star

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Nomos

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Arrangement, law, order

Astronomer - interested in the arrangement of stars n celestial bodies

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Nautes Greek

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Sailor

Astronauts (Americans)

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Kosmos Greek

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Universe

Cosmonauts ( Russian use this for astronauts)

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Aster- Greek

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It’s a star shaped flower

Asterisk is this “*” symbol

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Dis

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Against

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Autos

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Self

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Ge (Geo)

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Earth

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Metron

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Measurement

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12
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Graphein

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To write

Photography

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13
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Bios

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Life

Biology

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14
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Opis

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View

Autopsy
Biopsy

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Botane - Greek

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Plant

Botanical garden

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Zoion

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Animal

Zoology

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17
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Tome

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Cutting , cut out

Entomology 
Appendectomy 
Tonsillectomy 
Mastectomy 
Hysterectomy 
Prostatectomy
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Sectus

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To cut

Insect -in -in ; sectus- cut = it has segmented legs la so…weird .

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19
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Kentron - Greek

Centrum - Latin

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Center

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20
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Ec /ek / ex

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Out

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21
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A

A

Negative of root

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22
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Ana

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Up , cutting up of

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23
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Dicha

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Two

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24
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Philein

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Love

Philology - love for words
Philander- Playing around sexually

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Anglus
English ..Anglo Indian
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Ending with s
Orthopedics Pediatrics Obsterics Semantics Singular noun despite ending with s
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Socius - Latin
Companion Social, sociology
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Lingua
Linguistics
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Genesis
Birth or origin
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Chronos
Time
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Pathos
Feelings
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Scio
To know ConSCIence = knowledges of moral sense
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Sciens
Knowledge Science
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Omnis Latin
All Don’t confuse with ominous it’s OMI ( omen) n this is OMNI( all)
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Pre
Before Prepone
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Greg, Gregis Latin
Flock , herd Recollect gregarious ( extrovert social)
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E
Short form of ex- out
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Se
Apart Eg: Separate
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Ag
Do Agent
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notus
Notice Notify Notorious- well known ( noticed ) for bad things Notables
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Re
Again Reproduction Rewrite
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Par
Equal Disparage ( you lower someone’s par , or felling of par)
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Aequus / equ
Equal ``` Equity Equitable Equinox equanimity Equilibriums Equestraian Equivocal ```
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Vox , vocis
Voice Mem way : Vidya vox ( voice )
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Via
Road Via tambaram
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Tri
Three
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Militis
Soldier / fighting man Military
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Malus
Bad/ evil
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Dico / dictus
To say or tell
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Nox, noctis ( don’t confuse with notus ( notice ))
Night
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Animus
Mind
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Libra
Balance , weight , pound
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Latus, lateris
Side
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Equus Don’t confuse with equal ( aequus / equ)
Horse
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Magnus
Large
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Fero
To place or bear or carry
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Sub
Under Substitute
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Manus
Hand Manuscript
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Post
After
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Volvo
To wish
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Scribo , scriptus
To write
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Facio (fec, fic, fy) , factus
To do, make
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Bonus, bene
Good, well Benefit
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Fides
Faith
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Phone
Sound
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Contra
Against / opposite
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Dono
To give
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Com
With , together
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Im (in)
Not , negative prefix
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Plac
To please , appease , soothe, pacify Placate
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Taceo
To be silent
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Loquor
To speak
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Solus
Solo
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-ist
One who Dentist
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Venter, ventris
Belly
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Con, col , com, cor
With, together
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Grandis
Grand
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Verbum
Word
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Volvo , volutus
To roll
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Garrio
To chatter
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Opus
Work
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Opero
To work
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Somnus
Sleep
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Ambulo
To walk
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Per -
Through
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Sopor
Sleep
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Auris
Ear
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Avunculus
Uncle
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Dorsum
Back
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Sykon
Fig
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Phanein
To show
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Dia
Through
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Vir
Man
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Pater, patris
Father Paternal
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Syn
With , together Sync
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Onyma
Name
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Anti
Against
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Homos
The same
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Archein
To rule
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-cide
Killing
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Mater, matris
Mother
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Alma
Soul
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Sui
To oneself
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Frater , fratris
Brother
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Soror
Sister
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Homo
Person , human
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Rex, Regis
King
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Uxor
Wife
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Maritus
Husband
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Infans, infantis
Baby
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Genos
Race, kind