Vocabulary From Classical Roots Book C Lesson 3
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Latin | English |
|---|---|
| mater |  Mother (L). |
| matrix | The surroundings within which something begins or develops. |
| matriarchy | A society ruled or controlled by women. |
| matriculate | To register as a student at a college or university. |
| pater | Father (L). |
| patriarch | The male head of a family or tribe; An Old Testament ancestor; A founding father or wise man. |
| patrimony | Family inheritance. |
| patronage | Support; encouragement; Business clientele; customers. |
| patronize | To go to regularly; To treat someone as an inferior. |
| patronymic | Name derived from a paternal ancestor. |
| frater | Brother (L). |
| fraternal | Pertaining to brothers; brotherly. |
| fraternize | To be friendly with; to socialize with an enemy population. |
| avunculus | Uncle (L). |
| avuncular | Like an uncle. |
| familia | Family (L). |
| familial | Having to do with the family. |
| uxor | Wife (L). |
| uxorious | Dominated by one's wife. |
| gamos | Marriage (G). |
| bigamy | Marriage to two mates. |
| monogamy | Marriage to a single mate. |
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