Wednesday, February 6, 2013

Vocabulary: Roots and Derivatives

Latin:
1. sol- sun; solar, solarium
2. luna- moon; lunar, lunatic
3. trans- across, over, beyond, through; transport, transaction
4. terra- land; territory, terrace
5. dormio dormitum- sleep; dormant, dormitory
6. annus- year; annual, anniversary
7. stella- star; stellar, constellation
8. arbor arboris- trees; Arbor Day, grape arbor
9. tempus temporis- time; temporary, tempo
10. inter- between, among, amid; interject, international
11.ars artis- art, skill; art, artist

Greek:
1. dia- through, between, across, apart; diameter, diagram
2. geo- earth; geography, geology
3. hypnos- sleep; hypnosis, hypnotic
4. lithos- stone; lithograph, neolithic
5. petros- rock, stone; petrified, Peter
6. astron- star; aster, astronaut
7. dendron- tree; rhododendron, dendrophile
8. chronos- time; chronic, chronology
9. para- beside, along with; parable, parachute
10. techne- art, skill; technical, technique

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