Latin Suffixes and Prefixes
Identify the suffix and part of speech of the word:
legible
leg -ible
adjective
Explain what the Latin abbreviation e.g. means.
E.g. = exempli gratia, for the sake of an example
What does the base in the word commerce mean?
com- = together + merc = goods/merchandise
What does the agora- part of agoraphobia mean?
This philosopher argues that wisdom is awareness of one’s ignorance
Socrates
Give an English word that uses the Latin prefix extra- and identify the meaning of that prefix.
extra = beyond,
e.g. extramural
What does it mean if Socrates calls your argument a "non sequitor"?
Non sequitor = it does not follow, your argument has a logical fallacy.
Identify the shared base in the following word and the meaning of that base:
Sanctimonious, sanction, sacrosanct
sanct- = holy, sacred
What does the xeno- base of xenophobia mean?
xeno- = stranger/guest-friend
Diogenes lived in a barrel and shunned all conventions and laws. What was the name of his philosophical school and what was it named for?
The Cynics - Dogs
Identify the suffix and part of speech of the word:
tenacity
ten-acity
abstract noun
a priori = relating to or derived by reasoning from self-evident propositions
Identify the shared base in the following word and the meaning of that base:
Social sociology associate
Soci- = companion
What does the base of the word "concrete" mean?
To grow together = concrescere
This Pre-Socratic Philosopher was known for his theories of re-incarnation, vegetarianism, that everyone contains a fragment of the divine whole and a love of mathematics and music
Pythagoras
Give an English word that uses the Latin prefix circum- and give the meaning of the prefix.
circum = around, about
A.M. = ante meridiem --> Before noon
P.M. = post meridiem --> after noon
Which god is the word 'money' related to and why?
Juno moneta (mother of the muses) - money was stored in her temple
What does the loan word 'catharsis' mean?
-the process of releasing, and thereby providing relief from, strong or repressed emotions
-purification
These philosophers did not believe that the gods cared about what people did and aimed to withdraw from public life to avoid pain and anxiety:
Epicureans
Give an English word that uses the Latin prefix per- and give the meaning of the prefix.
per- = through, by, completely, to the bad
e.g. permit
What does the term "mutatis mutandis" mean and when would you use it?
1: with the necessary changes having been made
2: with the respective differences having been considered
https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mutatis%20mutandis
What is numismatics and what does the base of this word mean?
= The study of coinage, from nomisma, "custom", "coin"
What does the base of the word 'Aesthetics' mean?
To perceive
b) Give the names of one Roman Epicurean and one Stoic philosopher
Epicurean:_________________________ Stoic:_______________________________
Lucretius
Seneca