Roman Numerals
Latin Stem & examples
Lesson IX Stems
Lesson IX
Lesson X
100

V

What is five?

100

bi

What is two? bicycle, biped, bilateral

100

cred

What is believe? incredulous, credo, credible

100

credo

What is a set of beliefs?

100

melancholy

What is sadness?

200

XII

What is 12?

200

sub

What is under? submarine, submerge, subtract

200

miss

What is send? missive, remiss, emission

200

emmisary

What is a messenger?

200

visage

What is the face?

300

CXV

What is 115?

300

de

What is down? descend, deposit, deduce

300

cide

What is to kill? regicide, homicide

300

regicide

What is the killing of a king?

300

venerate

What is respect?

400

XLIII

What is 43?

400

pre

What is before? predict, prepare, prelude

400

dict

What is say? edict, malediction, contradict

400

edict

What is an official order?

400

abate

What is to lessen?

500

DCII & MMV

What is 602 & 2005?

500

super

What is over? supervise, superior, suberb

500

bell

What is war? rebellion, bellicose, belligerent

500

antebellum

What is from before the war?

500

repose

What is resting?