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Latin and Greek Root Words Mr. Griffin et cetera etc. What does this term mean? et cetera etc. is a Latin term that means and so forth 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 Sirius Black Sirius is the Latin name for the bright dog star and the title of the Cornhusker tunnel walk song. Draco Malfoy Draco is the Latin word for dragon. Greek letters are still used in math and science today. Roots are word parts. 1. photo 2. graph 3. tele 4. meter 5. tropic Build more words with root words. photos Definition: light Examples: photograph, photosynthesis Name (first and last) Greek and Latin Roots photos light graph graph Definition: to write or draw Example: autograph Name (first and last) Greek and Latin Roots photos light graph to write or draw tele tele Definition: far away, distant Examples: telephone, telescope Name (first and last) Greek and Latin Roots photos light graph to write or draw tele far away or distant metron metron Definition: measure Examples: thermometer, meter stick, geometry Name (first and last) Greek and Latin Roots photos light graph to write or draw tele metron far away or distant measure tropos tropos Definition: turning toward something such as the sun Examples: Tropic of Cancer, Tropic of Capricorn, Tropics Name (first and last) Greek and Latin Roots photos light graph to write or draw tele metron far away or distant tropos measure turning toward something such as the sun TREE EXAMPLE. USING YOUR NOTES, YOU WILL GROW A TREE. YOU MUST HAVE 5 WORDS. YOU MUST ALSO DEFINE THOSE WORDS USING A DICTIONARY. EXAMPLE…. 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. What is a derivation? (pronounced: “dir-ah-va-tion”) 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. Name (first and last) Greek and Latin Roots philia philia Philadelphia -- city of brotherly love Rocky actor Sylvester Stallone at the Philadelphia Museum of Art Philia (“feel-ya”) Definition: love, friendship Examples: Philadelphia, philosopher, Philip, philharmonic, philanthropist phobos 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 Syn (or sym) 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 thesis 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 kinesis 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. Name (first and last) Greek and Latin Roots philia love, friendship phobos unusual fear syn thesis with together put, place, position kinesis movement
