Programmed College Vocabulary Latin Derivatives I Programmed College Vocabulary

The English Language Sixty percent of the English language comes from Latin and Greek. The Latin and Greek languages used a system of word parts to create new words. Each word part had a specific meaning and a specific placement in a word.

Word Parts - Roots The main part of a word which gives the word its main meaning is called the root or stem: port – means to carry capit – means head duct – means lead Portable computer = able to carry Capital letter = head or main letter Conduct an orchestra = lead the orchestra

The Prefix The prefix is the part of a word that comes before the root/stem; it can change the word’s meaning. Im port = import (to carry in) Ex port = export (to carry out) Trans port = transport (to carry across)

The Suffix The suffix is a word part attached to the end of the root/stem. A suffix may change a word’s meaning, but it usually changes the word’s part of speech or form. Porter (noun) = one who carries Portable (adjective) = able to carry Ported (verb) = carried; past tense of carry

Affixes and Derivatives Word parts that are added to a root or stem are called affixes. Thus, a prefix or a suffix can be referred to as an affix. Any word that is made up of or uses a Latin or Greek term is known as a derivative. There are many derivatives you will be required to know. Learning the definitions of the Latin and Greek terms from these chapters will help you unlock the meaning of many unknown words you come across in your academic career as well as in your daily life.

Do you know the definitions of the following roots? ann, enn year capit head cent hundred aud, audit hear duc, duct lead frater brother greg flock

Definitions conduct anniversary year lead capitol fraternity head The best way to learn the definitions of a Greek or Latin term is to associate it with a derivative you know. In each of the following derivatives what do the underlined roots mean? anniversary year capitol head century hundred auditorium hear conduct lead fraternity brother gregarious flock

Practice: In each of the following derivatives, what do the underlined roots mean? amatory love credible believe; trust confidence faith; trust malign bad loquacious talk location place maternal mother manufacture hand

More Practice In each of the following derivatives underline the root what does each root mean? mission send literacy letter novice new post-mortem death pedestrian foot deposit place omnipresent all

THE MORE YOU PRACTICE, THE GREATER YOUR VOCABULARY WILL BECOME!