Roots
Examples
Latin or Greek?
Name that root!
What does it mean, really?
100

A root word meaning "to cut"

What is cid/cis?

100

Someone who displays artistic skill. 

What is an artist?

100

Latin for art/skill

What is ars/artis?

100

The root of "democracy". 

What is "demos"?

100

This word means, "the winner". 

What does "victor" mean?

200

A root word meaning "make, do".

What is "facio/factum"?

200

The root word of fraternal.

What is frater/fratris?

200

Latin for "people".

What is populus?

200

The root of scissors.

What is cid/cis?

200

This word means "the study of animals". 

What is "zoology"?

300

A root word meaning "mother".

What is "mater/matris"?

300

The root word for science. 

What is scio/scitum?

300

Greek for people, citizens.

What is demos?

300

The root of "auditory". 

What is "aud"?

300

This word means "to make something on a large scale using machinery". 

What is manufacture?

400

A root word meaning "conquer". 

What is "vict/vinc"?
400

The meaning of mater/matris.

What is "mother"?

400

A Greek root meaning "animal".

What is zoon?

400

The root of "science".

What is scio/scitum?

400

A system of government built on the principle that power resides with the people. 

What is "democracy"?

500

A LATIN root meaning "people".

What is "populus"?

500

A root that means animal.

What is "zoon"?

500

This root is Latin for "brother". 

What is frater/fratris?

500

The root of "father".  

What is pater/patris?

500

A form of government where the people hold supreme power but exercise it through elected representatives rather than directly.  

What is a republic?

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