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Latin and Greek Root Words
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et cetera What does this term mean? etc.
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etc. is a Latin term that means and so forth
et cetera etc. is a Latin term that means and so forth
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Greek and Latin Words from Harry Potter by J. K. Rowling
arma – weapons, armour dens – a tooth dormio – I sleep lumen – light ludo – I play nox – night, darkness nunquam (or numquam) – never patronus – a protector or sponsor
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Sirius Black Draco Malfoy
Sirius is the Latin name for the bright dog star and the title of the Cornhusker tunnel walk song. Draco is the Latin word for dragon.
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Greek letters are still used in math and science today.
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th, ph, ch, and ps stand for Greek letters not in our alphabet.
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The Greek Alphabet th, ph, ch, and ps stand for Greek letters not in our alphabet.
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Roots are word parts. photo graph tele meter tropic
Build more words with root words.
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Name (first and last) Block
Reading Date Greek and Latin Roots photos
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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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photos Definition: light Examples: photograph, photosynthesis
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Name (first and last) Block Reading Date
Greek and Latin Roots photos light
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graph
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Definition: to write or draw
graph Definition: to write or draw Examples: autograph, hologram
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Name (first and last) Block Reading Date
Greek and Latin Roots photos light graph to write or draw
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tele
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Definition: far away, distant
tele Definition: far away, distant Examples: telephone, telescope
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Name (first and last) Block Reading Date
Greek and Latin Roots photos light graph to write or draw tele far away or distant
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metron
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metron Definition: measure Examples: thermometer, meter stick,
geometry
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Name (first and last) Block Reading Date
Greek and Latin Roots photos light graph to write or draw tele far away or distant metron measure
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tropos
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Definition: turning toward something such as the sun
tropos Definition: turning toward something such as the sun Examples: Tropic of Cancer, Tropic of Capricorn, Tropics
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Name (first and last) Block Reading Date
Greek and Latin Roots photos light graph to write or draw tele far away or distant metron measure tropos turning toward something such as the sun
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Draw a word tree. Select a root. Grow words.
Write words that contain your root on the branches of the tree. Include definitions. television: box to see distant things telethon: long fundraising event telephone: sound from far away telekinesis: making things move from a distance telescope: device for seeing distant objects Write the root word on the bottom near the roots of the tree.
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What is a derivation? (pronounced: “dir-ah-va-tion”)
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Derivation means drawing off water from a main stream
From Latin de: down from, away from + rivus: brook, stream English words may be derived or drawn off of mainstream Greek or Latin roots. Roots may not be spelled the same way all the time.
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Name (first and last) Block
Reading Date Greek and Latin Roots philia
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philia Philadelphia -- city of brotherly love
Rocky actor Sylvester Stallone at the Philadelphia Museum of Art
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Definition: love, friendship
Philia (“feel-ya”) Definition: love, friendship Examples: Philadelphia, philosopher, Philip, philharmonic, philanthropist
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phobos
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Definition: unusual fear
phobos Definition: unusual fear Examples: claustrophobia: fear of closed places acrophobia: fear of heights arachnophobia: fear of spiders myctophobia: fear of darkness suriphobia- fear of mice testophobia- fear of taking tests
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Syn (or sym)
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Definition: with, together
syn Definition: with, together Examples: synonyms: words that go together symphony: sounds that go together synchronize: do things at the same time synagogue: to bring people together for Jewish worship
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thesis
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Definition: put, place, position
Thesis (3 Ps) Definition: put, place, position Examples: thesis: position taken in a persuasive argument parentheses: symbols grouping words placed inside a sentence synthesizer: instrument that puts sounds together
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kinesis
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kinesis Definition: movement
Examples: kinetic: movement of bodies cinema: motion pictures (movies) telekinesis: moving things without physical contact Kinetic art: a sculpture with moving parts.
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Name (first and last) Block Reading Date
Greek and Latin Roots philia light phobos unusual fear syn with together thesis put, place, position kinesis movement
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