Greek and Latin Word Parts
Set #4 – Latin Roots
English I – 2010-2011
SET #4 – LATIN ROOTS
Act Alt Anima, Anim Ann, Enn Aqua
Arm Bell Cede Cert Cid, Cis
Act
To do, Drive Sample Words: Acting (the art or practice
of representing (doing) a character on a stage)
React (to change what one is doing in response to a stimulus)
Enact (to drive or make into law)
Alt
HighSample Words: Altos (voices in a choir
higher than tenors and basses)
Altitude (the vertical height of an object above a surface)
Altimeter (an instrument for measuring height of an object )
Anima, Anim
Life, MindSample Words:• Animal (any of a kingdom
of living things )• Animated (endowed with
life or the qualities of life )• Animator (one who gives
a picture life)
Ann, Enn
YearSample Words: Annual (something that
occurs once a year) Perennial (persisting for
several years) Bicentennial (200th year
celebration)
Aqua
WaterSample Words: Aquarium (a container in which
living animals and water are kept) Aquamarine (a pale blue to light
greenish blue that mimics the color of water)
Aquanaut (a scuba diver who lives and operates both inside and outside an underwater shelter for an extended period)
Arm
Army, WeaponSample Words:• Armory (a place where
weapons and military equipment are stored)
• Armament (the process of preparing weapons and an army for war )
Bell
WarSample Words: Belligerent (waging war;
inclined to or exhibiting assertiveness, hostility, or combativeness (war-like behaviors))
Bellicose (favoring or inclined to start quarrels or wars)
Cede
To go, To yieldSample Words:• Intercede (to intervene
between parties with a view to make one party yield)
• Supersede (to cause to be set aside or yield)
• concede (to yield to someone else’s point or idea)
Cert
To be sure, To trustSample Words: Certain (known or proved
to be true or trustworthy) Certify (to attest as being
true or as represented or as meeting a standard; attest to being trustworthy)
Cid, Cis
To cut of, be brief; To killSample Words:• Concise (brief; having all
superfluous elaboration and detail cut out)
• Homicide (the crime of killing another person)
• Genocide (the deliberate and systematic killing of a racial, political, or cultural group
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