Meaning of Roots
the meaning of the root word "aqua"
What is water?
to write is the definition of this root word
What is scrib/scribe?
A word that means an instrument used for viewing very small things
What is microscope?
a letter or group of letters added to the beginning of a root word
What is prefix
the meaning of the root word "bio"
What is life?
fraction, fractured, fractal contain this root word
What is fract?
very small is the definition of this root word
What is micro?
this word means to write a book about your own life
What is autobiography?
a character from the Addams family whose name means death
Who is Morticia Addams?
the meaning of the root word "aud"
What is to hear or listen?
mortal, immortal, mortgage contain this root word
What is mort?
heat is the definition of this root word
What is therm?
This word is an object used to keep liquids or foods hot
What is a thermos?
a letter or group of letters added to the ending of a root word
What is suffix
the meaning of the root word "circum"
What is around/surrounding?
contrary, contrast, contradict contain this root word
What is contra?
opposite, against is the definition of this root word
What is contra?
this word means conduits or pipes used for water to flow through
What is an aqueduct?
the Greek god of time
Who is Chronos?
the meaning of the root word "chron"
What is time?
automatic, autograph, autobiography contain this root word
What is auto?
time is the definition of this root word
What is chron?
A word that means diversity of life
What is biodiversity?
the name of 2 languages that many of the English words are derived from
What is Greek and Latin