Learning Words From Roots

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Grab the word by its roots

or

How to learn words by understanding their roots


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Languages have origins too

People, cultures,civilizations

Thousands ofyears Constantly

evolvingWords are the fundamental units of a language. Sounds that carry meaning.Wrappers for concepts!

Etymology is the study of origins of words.


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Where did English Words come from?

From ancestral languages: Germanic tribes: camp, cheese, cook, fork, inch, kettle, kitchen, linen, mile, mill, noon, pillow,

pin, pound, street and wall Romans : anchor, butter, chest, dish, sack and wine Old Norse (spoken by Vikings): anger, bag, both, hit, law, leg, same, skill, sky, take

Names of people, places, etc sandwich, sadist, algorithm, America,

Onomatopoeia = sounds like Buzz, cuckoo, hiss, puff, gargle,

loan words from other languages guru, mango, amigo, chi, glitch,

Today: GRE words with Greek and Latin roots


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Word = Prefix + Root(s) + Suffix

Prefix Roots

Suffix

The best way to learn the words is to familiarize

yourself with common prefixes, roots and suffixes Handouts Game


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-cracy, -archy

democracy

meritocracy

aristocracy

theocracy

bureaucracy

oligarchy

anarchy

monarchy


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-theo

theosophytheology

Even names Teddy (Theodore)

apotheosis


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-phil

philosophy bibliophile

philately

philology

philanthropy


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-anthropos, -morpho

misanthrope

anthropology

morphology

anthropomorphic

amorphous


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-loqui, eu-

loquacious

colloquial

soliloquy

grandiloquent

monologueeulogy

euphoria

eugenics euphemism

euphony


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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 termthat meansand so forth


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Greek and Latin Words from Harry Potter by J. K.Rowling

arma weapons, armour

dens a toothdormio I sleeplumen lightludo I playnox night, darknessnunquam (or numquam) never patronus a protector or sponsor


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Sirius Black Draco MalfoySirius is the Latin name forthe bright dog star

Draco is the Latinword for dragon.


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Greek letters are still used in math andscience today.


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th, ph, ch, and psstand for Greek letters

not in our alphabet.


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1. photo2. graph3. tele4. meter5. tropic

Roots are word parts.

Build more words with root words.


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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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Definition: lightphotos

Examples: photograph, photosynthesis


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tele


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Definition: far away, distant

tele

Examples: telephone, telescope


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metron


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Definition: measuremetron

Examples: thermometer, meter stick,geometry


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tropos


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Definition: turning toward somethingsuch as the sun

tropos

Examples: Tropic of Cancer,Tropic of Capricorn, Tropics


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Draw a word tree. Select a root.Grow words.

Write the root wordon the bottom nearthe roots of the tree.

Write words thatcontain your rooton the branches ofthe tree. Includedefinitions.

television : box to see distant thingstelethon : long fundraising eventtelephone : sound from far awaytelekinesis : making things movefrom a distancetelescope : device for seeing distantobjects


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What is a derivation?(pronounced: dir -ah-va- tion)


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Derivation meansdrawing 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. Rootsmay not be spelled the same way all thetime.


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philia

Rocky actorSylvester Stalloneat the PhiladelphiaMuseum of Art

Philadelphia -- city of brotherly love


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Definition: love, friendship

Philia (feel -ya)

Examples: Philadelphia,philosopher, Philip, philharmonic,philanthropist


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phobos


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Definition: unusual fear

phobos

Examples:claustrophobia: fear of closed places

acrophobia: fear of heightsarachnophobia: fear of spidersmyctophobia: fear of darknesssuriphobia- fear of micetestophobia- fear of taking tests


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Syn (or sym)


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Definition: with, together

syn

Examples:synonyms: words that go together

symphony: sounds that go togethersynchronize: do things at the same timesynagogue: to bring people together forJewish worship


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thesis


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Definition: put, place, position

Thesis (3 Ps)

Examples:thesis: position taken in apersuasive argumentparentheses: symbols grouping

words placed inside a sentencesynthesizer: instrument that putssounds together


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kinesis


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Definition: movement

kinesis

Examples:kinetic: movement of bodiescinema: motion pictures (movies)telekinesis: moving things without physical contact

Kinetic art: a sculpturewith moving parts.

References


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References

Greek and Latin roots in English:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greek_and_Latin_roots_in_English

The Online Etymology Dictionary:http://www.etymonline.com/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greek_and_Latin_roots_in_Englishhttp://www.etymonline.com/http://www.etymonline.com/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greek_and_Latin_roots_in_English

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