Latin Roots/Words 21-23
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 ag | do; act; drive |
| ig | do; act; drive |
| act | do; act; drive |
| prem | press |
| prim | press |
| prin | press |
| press | press |
| pell | drive; push |
| puls | press |
| vuls | pull; tear |
| trud | thrust |
| trus | thrust |
| trah | draw; drag |
| tract | draw; drag |
| trai | draw; drag |
| frang | break |
| fring | break |
| frag | break |
| fract | break |
| rupt | break; burst |
| rout | break; burst |
| prehend | seize |
| prehens | seize |
| prais | seize |
| pris | seize |
| hab | have; hold |
| hib | have; hold |
| habit | dwell |
| habil | able; equipped; expert |
| serv | save; protect; serve |
| acting or doing; quick or light on movement | agile |
| pressing back | repress |
| driving back | repellent |
| pulling together; muscle spasms | convulsive |
| thrusting before | protrude |
| drawing toward | attract |
| breakable | frangible |
| bursting out | erupt |
| related to seizing or grasping | prehensible |
| to restrain or hold in | inhibit |
| dwelling | habitation |
| make able again; restore | rehabilitate |
| protecting together | conservation |
| a condition of serving | servitude |
| driving together; compelling and forceful; urgent | cogent |
| (g)nosc | come to know; note; recognize |
| (g)no | come to know; note; recognize |
| (g)not | come to know; note; recognize |
| (g)nit | come to know; note; recognize |
| (g)nomen | name |
| (g)nomin | name |
| (g)nasc | be born |
| (g)nat | be born |
| esse | be; exist |
| ent | be; exist |
| crea | make; create |
| cresc | grow |
| cret | grow |
| aug | increase; grow |
| auct | increase; grow |
| six | increase; grow |
| nutr | nourish |
| neutr | neither |
| al | feed; nourish; support |
| ali | feed; nourish; support |
| alt | tall; high; deep |
| juven | young |
| sen | old |
| nov | new |
| veter | old; experienced |
| aev | age |
| ev | age |
| aet | age |
| et | age |
| -esce | becoming; growing |
| -escent | becoming; growing |
| -escense | becoming; growing |
| recognized | noted |
| to come to know again | recognize |
| to name | nominate |
| related to being born | nascent |
| relating to existing | essential |
| related to creating | creative |
| relating to growing | crescent |
| to increase | augment |
| nourishment | nutrition |
| being neither | neutrality |
| relating to feeding | alimentary |
| height | altitude |
| to make new again | rejuvenate |
| being old | senility |
| to make new again | renovate |
| person who is old | veteran |
| relating to the Middle Ages | medieval |
| growing old | senescent |
| a feeding one (male - foster son) | alumnus |
| a feeding one (female - foster daughter) | alumna |
| not recognized | incognito |
| gen | origin; race; kind |
| gener | origin; race; kind |
| gend | origin; race; kind |
| ego | I |
| sui | self |
| pater | father |
| patr | father |
| patria | fatherland |
| mater | mother |
| matr | mother |
| frater | brother |
| fratr | brother |
| soror | sister |
| fili | son; daughter |
| prole | offspring |
| cid | cut; kill; fall |
| cis | cut kill |
| cad | fall |
| cas | fall |
| casu | chance; accident |
| fortu | chance; fate |
| fort | strong |
| to make a race | generate |
| "I" centered (self-centered) | egocentric |
| a killing of oneself | suicide |
| relating to a father | paternal |
| cause/drive out of one's fatherland | expatriate |
| relating to a mother | maternal |
| a brotherhood | fraternity |
| a sisterhood | sorority |
| relating to a son or daughter | filial |
| relating to making offspring | prolific |
| killing of a brother | fratricide |
| relating to falling down | decadent |
| chance or accident | casualty |
| relating to chance | fortuitous |
| strength | fortitude |
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