- The Latin word ‘caedere’ or ‘caesus’ means ‘cut’. Write down as many words as you can that contain these root words - caed-, -cid-, caes-, -cis are some root words. - E.g. incisor - The Greek word “deka” means ‘ten’. - deca-, dec-, deka-, dek are some root words. - E.g. decagram -The Greek word “polis” means ‘city’. - pole-, poli- are some root words. - E.g. policy