Definitions
Latin Roots
Definitions
Examples
What Root?
100
Means around?
What is circum?
100
Aqua
What is water?
100
To hear
What is aud?
100
benefactor, benevolent
What is bene?
100
Multimedia, Multiple
What is multi?
200
Means to send.
What is mit?
200
Contra/counter
What is against?
200
jud
What is judge?
200
Dictation, dictator
What is dict?
200
Ambiguous, ambidextrous
What is ambi?
300
Means voice; to call.
What is voc?
300
ject
What is throw?
300
mort
What is death?
300
Inscription, prescribe
What is scrib/script?
300
Conform, reform
What is form?
400
Means break.
What is fract?
400
to break
What is rupt?
400
sect/sec
What is to cut?
400
Consent, resent
What is sent?
400
Paternal, Paternity
What is pater?
500
What is spect.
What is to look?
500
scrib
What is to write?
500
vid/vis
What is to see?
500
Fortitude, fortress
What is fort
500
Malevolent, malefactor
What is mal?
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