Category 1: Latin Roots
What is ann, enn?
This Latin root means "year" and can be found in the word "anniversary."
What is "endure"?
This word means "to last a long time" and is derived from the Latin root meaning "hard, lasting."
Where do your genes come from?
Answer: Your genes come from your parents; they are inherited traits passed down through generations.
You want to create a strong and long-lasting backpack. Which Latin root meaning "hard, lasting" could help you choose a good name for your product?
Root: "dur" - You could name it "Durable Pack."
What is "applaud"?
This word, related to the root "cred," means to show approval by clapping.
What is cent?
This root meaning "hundred" is the basis for the word "percent."
A commander of 100 soldiers in ancient Rome, his title comes from a root meaning "hundred."
What is a "centurion"?
What does the circumference of a circle measure?
The circumference of a circle measures the distance around the circle.
If you believe something is true, which word, based on the root "cred," could you use to describe it?
"credible"
What is a "credit card"?
This item, related to "cred," allows purchases based on trust you'll repay.
What is "around"?
The Latin root for "to believe, to trust" is found in the word "incredible."
This word means "having limits or an end" and comes from a root meaning "end, limit."
What is "finite"?
Which is the most serious crime: homicide, genocide, or suicide?
Genocide is considered the most serious crime because it involves the deliberate and systematic destruction of an entire race, ethnic group, or nation, affecting many lives, whereas homicide is the killing of one person, and suicide is the act of taking one's own life.
You are making an app that helps people remember important events every year. Which Latin root means "year" and would be good for the app's name?
ann" - You could name it "AnnReminder."
What is "race, family, kind"?
Gender" comes from a root meaning this, also reflected in words like "generation."
What is cred?
The Latin root for "to believe, to trust" is found in the word "incredible."
This term refers to the distance around a circle and is derived from a Latin root meaning "around."
What is "circumference"?
How is a credit card related to the root cred?
A credit card is related to the root "cred," meaning "to believe," because it allows the holder to make purchases based on the trust or belief that they will repay the money in the future.
You are writing about the law and need to use a word related to it. Which Latin root should you think about?
"leg"
This word, related to "fin," means to limit someone's freedom.
What is "confine"?
What is leg?
This root meaning "law" is present in the words "legal" and "legitimate."
What is "gender"?
A root meaning "race, family, kind" gives us this word, often used to describe male or female.
The US declared independence on July 4, 1776. When did we celebrate our bicentennial?
The bicentennial was celebrated on July 4, 1976, 200 years after the US declared independence.
You want to talk about how people from different races and families are important. Which Latin root would you use to describe this idea?
gen
The circumference of this shape is the distance around it.
What is a "circle"?