roots
What does the root word -non- mean?
Not
What does the root word -manu- mean?
Hand
What does the root word -anti- mean?
Against, counter
What does the root word -trans- mean?
Across
What does the root word -chromo- mean?
Color
What does the root word -aqua- mean?
Water
What does the root word -bene- mean?
Good
What does the root word -neo- mean?
New
What does the root word -helio- mean?
Sun
What does the root word -astro- mean?
Star
What does the root word -magni- mean?
Great, big
What does the root word -sub- mean?
Under
What does the root word -super- mean?
above, greater than, better
What does the root word -thermo- mean?
Heat
What does the root word -bio- mean?
Life
What does the root word -retro- mean?
Backward
What does the root word -mono- mean?
One, alone
What does the root word -terra- mean?
Earth
What does the root word -anthropo- mean?
Man
What does the root word -agri- mean?
Field
Why does doubt have a 'b' in it?
In the 13th century, about 100 years after it came into the English language, scribes who wrote both English and Latin reinserted the letter because of the words Latin roots.
What does the root word -hydro- mean?
Water
What does the root word -ex- mean?
Out
Where did the word meme come about through?
An analogy with the word gene/Mimesis
What is Pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis broken down to?
Pneumo - air/lungs/respiration, Ultra - on the far side of/beyond, Micro - small, Scope - to see, Silic - silicon, Volcan - fire, Coni - dust, Osis - disease