Greek and Latin Roots
for Vocabulary from the Classical Roots (Book B)
Lesson One
per (L)—through
annus (L)—year
severus (L)—severe, serious
ferro, ferre, tuli, latum (L)—to bring, to bear, to carry
de (L)—away
dis (L)—apart
ex (L)—from, out of
in/im (L)—in
tendo, tendere, tetendi, tensum (L)—to stretch
cum/con/com (L)—with, together
Lesson Two
sub (L)—under
vertere (L)—to turn
servare (L)—to serve
torqueo, torquere, torsi, tortum (L)—to twist
re (L)—back, again
verso, versare, versavi, versatum (L)—to turn, to turn around
ad/ac (L)—to, toward
a/ab (L)—away from
intro (L)—within, inward
prosa (L)—straightforward
Lesson Three
hilaris (L)—cheerful, happy
onus (L)—burden, load
orbita (L)—route*
pono, ponere, posui, positum (L)—to place, to put
pro (L)—before, for
Lesson Four
extra (L)—on the outside
terra (L)—earth
medius (L)—middle
sequor, sequi, secutum (L)—to follow
ob (L)—to
non (L)—not
Lesson Five
haerere (L)—to stick to
loqui (L)—to speak
miser (L)—miserable, wretched
donum (L)—gift
modus (L)—measure
teneo, tenere, tenui, tentum (L)—to hold, to keep
Lesson Six
apo, apere, epi, aptum (L)—to fasten, to attach
in (L)—not
jungo, jungere, junxi, junctum (L)—to join
stringo, stringere, strinxi, strictum (L)—to draw together tightly, to tie
Lesson Seven
radere (L)—to scrape
unda (L)—wave
condere (L)—to put together
horrere (L)—to shudder
cerno, cernere, crevi, cretum (L)—to separate, to sift, to decide
frango, frangere, fregi, fractum (L)—to break
Lesson Eight
super (L)—above
fluere (L)—to flow
caedo, caedere, cecidi, caesum (L)—to cut
herba (L)—grass, plants with stems
pre/prae (L)—before, in front of
luein (G)—to loosen, to untie
lutos (G)—capable of being untied
ana (G)—on, up
cata (G)—down from
solvo, solvere, solvi, solutum (L)—to loosen to untie
Lesson Nine
iterum (L)—again
partire (L)—to part
positum (L)—to rest
tacere (L)—to be silent
ostendo, ostendere, ostendi, ostensum (L)—to exhibit
video, videre, vidi, visum (L)—to see
Lesson Ten
specto, spectare, spectavi, spectatum (L)—to look at
retro (L)—backward
vigilo, vigilare, vigilavi, vigilatum (L)—to watch
Lesson Eleven
monere (L)—to advise
oleo, olere, olui (L)—to smell
facere (L)—to make
sono, sonare, sonui, sonitum (L)—to sound
voco, vocare, vocavi, vocatum (L)—to call
Lesson Twelve
sentio, sentire, sensi, sensum (L)—to feel with the senses
tango, tangere, tetigi, tactum (L)—to touch
Lesson Thirteen
fundere (L)—to pour forth
jocus (L)—joke
suavis (L)—delightful
festus (L)—festive
Lesson Fourteen
doleo, dolere, dolui, dolitum (L)—to grieve
ira (L)—anger
volo, velle, volui (L)—to wish
male (L)—ill, bad
zelos (G)—zeal
Lesson Fifteen
circum (L)—around
orbis (L)—circle, anything round
orbita (L)—wheel*
figura (L)—form, shape
kuklos/cyclos (G)—wheel, circle
paideia (G)—education
Lesson Sixteen
fingo, fingere, finxi, fictum (L)—to shape
iedos (G)—shape, form
logos (G)—word, speech
rota (L)—wheel
rotundus (L)—round
cavea (L)—hollow