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Classical Roots
Here and There
•Lesson 1 – 31 Aug – 11 Sep
»Quiz – 11 Sep
•Lesson 2 – 14 Sep – 25 Sep
»Quiz – 25 Sep
Lesson 1 – Here and There
Position and Placement
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Know your roots
Inter – “between”
Pono, ponere, posui, positum – “to put,”
“to place”
Prope, propinquis – “near”
Quies, quietis, quiesco, quiescere,
quietum – “to rest,” “to remain quiet”
Trudo, trudere, trusi, trusum – “to push”
Lesson 1 – Here and There
Inter – “between”
• Words you already know – intercept,
interdict, interfere, intermission, intervene
• How does the prefix “inter” contribute to
the meaning of intercept and interfere?
– Intercept:
» come between thrower and receiver
– Interfere:
» introduce an obstacle between parties
Lesson 1 – Here and There
Pono, Ponere, Posui, Positum – “to
put,” “to place”
• Words you already know – pose, dispose,
expose, postpone
• How is the idea of a physical pose
consistent with these roots?
– Pose
» to put or place the body in different positions
Lesson 1 – Here and There
Prope, propinquis – “near”
• Words you already know – approach,
approximate, proximity
• Different applications of “approach”
– The approach of fall
» Fall draws near
– Approach the bench
» Get closer to the judge’s bench
– The aircraft’s final approach
» The aircraft comes nearer to the runway
Lesson 1 – Here and There
Quies, quietis – “quiet,” “rest”
• Words you already know – quiet, tranquil,
quit, acquit
• How does the root “quiet” contribute to the
meaning of tranquil?
– Tranquil
» Quiet, calm
Lesson 1 – Here and There
Trudo, trudere, trusi, trusum – “to push”
• Words you already know – intrude,
protrude
• Name people or things that might intrude
– An unwelcome guest:
» Pushes himself into a situation
– A phone call:
» The ringer can’t be ignored.
Lesson 2 – Here and There
Position and Placement
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Alter – “other”
Epi – “on,” “toward,” “after”
Para – “beside”
Peri – “around”
Tithenai – “to put”
Lesson 2 – Here and There
Alter – “other”
• Words you already know – alter, alteration,
alternative
• How does the prefix “alter” contribute to
the meaning of “alternative?”
– A choice between one and the other
Lesson 2 – Here and There
Epi – “on,” “toward,” “after”
• Words you already know – episode,
epiphany, episode, epidermis, epilogue
• log(ue) is the Greek root for “word” How
does the prefix “epi” combine with “logue”
to describe “epilogue?”
– Words after, or toward other words
– A speech placed on top of the action that is
complete
Lesson 2 – Here and There
Para – “beside”
• Words you already know – parallel, paranoid,
paraphrase, parable, paragraph
• What is a paragraph?
– A block of words and sentences set together, or beside one
another with a shared topic
• If the Greek root graph refers to “write,” what would be
the literal translation of “paragraph?”
– “beside write”
– Texts were once written continuously without indents or spaces
between topics so writers would place lines beside the writing to
indicate a shift in thought or speaker
Lesson 2 – Here and There
Peri – “around”
• Words you already know – perimeter,
period, periscope
• If meter is the Greek root for “measure,”
how does the prefix “peri” combine with
“meter” to describe “perimeter?”
– A measurement around and area
Lesson 2 – Here and There
Tithenai – “to put”
• Typically appears in English as “thet” or
“thes”
• Words you already know – hypothesis,
parenthesis, synthesize
• How does the prefix “para” combine with
“thes” to describe “parenthesis?”
– Used to put aside ideas in a sentence