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Greek and Latin Roots 2

Greek and Latin Roots 2. 51-63. Mons, Montis Latin mountain. Mountain – a land mass that rises high above its surroundings Mountainous – terrain containing many mountains Mount – to rise, ascend; to place or seat oneself upon something

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Greek and Latin Roots 2

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  1. Greek and Latin Roots 2 51-63

  2. Mons, Montis Latinmountain • Mountain – a land mass that rises high above its surroundings • Mountainous – terrain containing many mountains • Mount – to rise, ascend; to place or seat oneself upon something • Insurmountable(in – not, sur – above) – something one cannot rise above • Amount – a pile or accumulation of anything; the quantity at hand • Paramount(para – by) – superior to or rising above all others

  3. Bellum Latinwar, combat, fight • Belligerent – warlike; hostile in intention • Bellicose – full of fight; combative • Antebellum(ante – before) – before the war; when capitalized before the American Civil War

  4. Barbaros Greekforeign • Barbarian – person regarded as uncivilized, savage, or primitive • Barbarous – uncivilized, savage, cruel, harsh • Barbaric – lacking civilizing influences; primitive • Barbarism – uncivilized state or condition • Barbarity – brutal conduct; act of cruelty; crudeness or style

  5. Humus Latinearth, soil • Humus – dark organic matter in soils partially containing decomposed vegetable or animal material • Humiliate – to make someone feel low • Humble – near to ground not high or pretentious • Humility – a spirit of lowliness; lack of pretension

  6. Folium Latinleaf • Foliage – the leaves of a plant or tree • Folio – a leaf of paper (either loose or in a bound volume) • Portfolio(porto – carry) – a case for carrying loose sheets of paper, music, or art • Exfoliate(ex – away from) – to cast off or shed leaves or layers • Defoliate(de – down from) – to strip off leaves

  7. Sal, Salis LatinSalt • Salt – a substance which occurs in nature both in solution and in crystalline form, known chemically as sodium chloride(NaCl) • Salary – fixed payment made periodically to a person for regular work • Saline – like salt, very salty • Desalinate(de – away from) – to remove salt from water or land • Salami – a variety of sausage highly salted and flavored, originally Italian

  8. Mare Latinsea, ocean • Marine(adj) of, or relating to, the sea; (n) a sea-soldier • Marina – a dock or basin offering safe mooring for boats • Mariner – a person who navigates a ship; a sailor • Maritime – of, or relating to, navigation or commerce on the sea • Submarine(sub – under) – ship which goes under water in the ocean

  9. Naus Greekship, boat • Nautical – pertaining to ships • Aeronaut(aero – air) – an early name for an aviator; airplane pilot • Astronaut(astron – star) – one who sails out towards the stars • Nautilus – a sea creature which forms new chambers in a spiral formation as it grows • Nausea – seasickness caused by the motion of a boat • Argonauts – heroes in Greek mythology who sailed with Jason on his ship, the Argo, in search of the Golden Fleece

  10. Navis Latinship, boat • Navy – the maritime section of a nation’s defense; the ships and those who manage them • Naval – pertaining to ships and those who build, sail, and manage them • Navigate(ago – do, drive) – to determine the route a ship must take to a destination; to direct the course of a ship or any vehicle • Navigation – the process of guiding a ship uon the sea • Navigable – body of water deep enough to allow movement of ships • Circumnavigate(circum – around) – to sail completely around a land mass or the world

  11. Homos Greeksame, common, joint • Homonym(onyma – name) – words having the same sound or pronunciation but different spelling and meaning • Homogeneous(genos – race or kind) – same kind or nature • Homogenize – to make homogeneous or the same throughout • Homosexual – attraction to the same sex

  12. Heteros Greekother, different • Heterogeneous(genos – race, kind) – different kind or nature • Heterography(graph – write) – spelling different from that which is correct in current usage, spelled wrong • Heteronomy(nomos – law) – not self-governing(opposite of autonomy) • Heterosexual – attraction for the opposite sex

  13. Cardo, cardinis Latinhinge • Cardinal – essential, main; a songbird with bright red feathers • Cardinal numbers – one, two, three, four, etc • Cardinal points(compass) – north, south, east, west • Cardinal winds – winds blowing from one of the cardinal points of the compass • Cardinal – one rank of priests in the Catholic Church

  14. Porta Latindoor, gate, entry • Port – a harbor for boats at the shore of a city; the left side of a ship, as one faces forward; a place to connect pieces of a computer • Airport – a place where airplanes land and take off • Portal – doorway or gateway of stately or elaborate construction; any kind of entryway • Porthole – small opening in the side of a ship to let light in or air • Porch – a covered area around the entrance to a house • Portcullis(Old French coulies – sliding) – vertically sliding castle door

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