1. Greek and Latin Roots 2 64-75

2. Porto, PortatumLatin to carry Porter – someone who carries your luggage for you Portable – capable of being carried by hand or in person Portage(n) the act of carrying anything; (v) to carry a boat over land between two bodies of water

3. Novus Latin new Novel(n) – a fictitious story of book length Novel(adj) – a new kind or nature, not previously known Novice – a beginner, an inexperienced person; a probationary member of a religious order, before taking vows Nova – a star that suddenly increases in brightness and then subsides Supernova – a star that suddenly increases in brightness then explodes

4. Ordo, OrdinisLatin row, array, command Order – everything in its place; tidiness; a group, religious or other living by the same rules; a command Orderly – systematically arranged, regular; obedient to rules Ordinary – regular, normal, customary, usual Ordinance – an authoritative order; a decree Extraordinary(extra – outside) – out of the ordinary, remarkable NOVUS ORDO SECLORUM – “ A New Order of the Ages” – motto on the Great Seal of the United States(on the back of the dollar bill)

5. SaeculumLatin age, century Secular – worldly as opposed to ecclesiastical or church-related Secularize – convert from church to civil property or use Siecle(French) – century NOVUS ORDO SECLORUM – “ A New Order of the Ages” Secule – period of geologic time corresponding to strata in rocks

6. PrimusLatin first Primary – first in time or order of development; earliest; main Primer – first book of instruction in reading or other instruction Prime – first in time, rank, degree, importance, quality Prime number – number that can be divided only by itself and 1 Primate – order of mammals including humans, apes, monkeys, etc Primitive – the conditions of life in the earliest times before technology

7. OrthosGreek straight, correct Orthodox(doceo – think) – straight thinking or accepted opinion Orthography(graphein – to write) – writing proper letters and correct spelling Orthodontist(odontos – tooth) – one who straightens teeth Orthopedist(paidion – child) – one who corrects skeletal problems and related muscular problems in children or adults

8. DokeinLatin think, have an opinion, suppose Doxology(logos – word, study) – a hymn containing words praising God Orthodoxy(orthos – straight, correct) – customary or conventional ideas; approved teaching Paradox(para – beside) – seemingly contradictory or absurd statement that contains a possible truth Dogma – authoritative system of principles or tenets; as of a church

9. SecundusLatin second Second – immediately following the first in order of rank; damaged or flawed new merchandise Second – an aide to a participant in a duel Second – a 60 th of a minute Second hand – the hand marking seconds on a clock Secondary – next after first in time, priority, or order of development

10. TertiusLatin third Tertiary – third in order Tertiary color – color produced by mixing two secondary colors Tertiary period – the first period in the Cenozoic Era Tertius/Tertia – names for a boy or girl who is the third child in a family

11. QuartusLatin fourth Quart – one-fourth of a gallon Quartile – one-fourth of the total group being tested in research Quarter – one-fourth of anything; one-fourth of a school year Quarter horse – strong, fast horse trained to race a quarter of a mile Quartet – four singers who sing in four-part harmony

12. QuintusLatin fifth Quintile – in research statistics, one-fifth of the group being tested Quintuplet – one-fifth of five offspring born at the same birth Quintet – a group of five musicians or singers; music written for such a group Quinta(in Portugal, Spain, and Latin America) - a farm rented for one-fifth of the income it produces

13. Sextus Latin six Sext – sixth canonical hour of the day Siesta(Spanish sexta hora – noon) – an afternoon nap or rest Sextant – a navigational tool with an arc which is 1/6 of a circle Sextet – a group of six musicians Sestet – a six-line poem, or the last six lines of an Italian sonnet