1. Week 2 Greek and Latin Root Words

2. -capit-, -cipit- Example Words: Capital – the most important city
Meaning
Origin
head
Latin
Example Words:
Capital – the most important city
Precipitation – originally ‘act of falling headlong, haste’. Now used in terms of snow, dew, rain, etc.
Be especially careful with this root! Lots of words that you might not realize contain it and/or why it is part of a word.

3. -carne- Example Words: Carnage – killing of a large number of people.
Meaning
Origin
meat, flesh
Latin
Example Words:
Carnage – killing of a large number of people.
Carrion – the decaying flesh of dead animals.
Reincarnate – someone to undergo rebirth in another body as practiced in some religions.

4. -ceipt-, -cept-, -ceit-, -ceiv-
Meaning
Origin
to take hold, seize
Latin
Example Words:
Receipt – the action of receiving something.
Intercept – to obstruct someone or something from continuing to a destination
Deceit – action or practice of deceiving someone by concealing or misrepresenting the truth.

5. -centr-, -center- Example Words:
Meaning
Origin
Middle
Greek
Example Words:
Eccentric – someone who is unconventional or ‘outside the middle’
Epicenter – the central point of something
Egocentric – thinking of oneself without regard to others; self- centered

6. -chron-, -temp- Example Words:
Meaning
Origin
time
Latin & Greek
Example Words:
Chronic – continuing or occurring again and again
Temporal – of or relating to time as opposed to eternity
Extemporaneous – composed, performed, or uttered on the spur of the moment.

7. -cid-, -cis- Example Words:
Meaning
Origin
To cut or kill
Latin
Example Words:
Decide – to come to a resolution, to kill the discussion
Regicide – The action of killing a king
Incision – a surgical cut made in the skin or flesh

8. -circum- Example Words: Circumference – Ugh! Math!
Meaning
Origin
around
Latin
Example Words:
Circumference – Ugh! Math!
Circumstance – details related to and about an event or action

9. -clam- Example Words: Exclaim – shouting something in excitement
Meaning
Origin
cry out
Latin
Example Words:
Exclaim – shouting something in excitement
Claim – to say something that is true when others might disagree (ahem! English!)

10. -clud-, -clus- Example Words:
Meaning
Origin
shut
Latin
Example Words:
Conclude – to stop or ‘shut the door’ on something
Seclude – to keep someone away from other people
Occlude – to close up or block off

11. -cogn- Example Words: Incognito – to hide a true identity
Meaning
Origin
to know
Latin
Example Words:
Incognito – to hide a true identity
Cognizant – knowledgeable of something, especially through personal experience.
Recognition – act of accepting that something is true or important