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Latin Lessons. Roots. ALIEN. Of another Alien, alienate, alienation Inalienable (unalienable). ART. Art, skill Art, artifact artisan. FIN. End, limit Final, infinite, definite, indefinite. FIRM. Strong, firm Confirm, affirm firmament. FORT. Strong fortitude, Fort, forte,
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Latin Lessons Roots
ALIEN • Of another • Alien, alienate, alienation • Inalienable (unalienable)
ART • Art, skill • Art, artifact • artisan
FIN • End, limit • Final, infinite, definite, indefinite
FIRM • Strong, firm • Confirm, affirm • firmament
FORT • Strong • fortitude, • Fort, forte, • comfort
GRAND • Great • Grand, grandeur
GRAV, [GRIEV] • Heavy • Grave, grievance • Grieve • Grief (an orthographic variant)
LINE, [LIGN] • Line • Line, align
NIHIL • Nothing • Nihilism • annihilate
NULL • Nothing • Null, annull
PART • Part • part, depart, impart • partition
VERB • Word, verb • Verb, adverb • Verbatim, proverb
VEST • Garment • Vest, vestment
CED-, CESS • To go, yield • Concede, precede • Excess, procession
DUC-, DUCT- • To lead • Conduct, reduction • Reduce, induce
JUDIC- • Judgment • Judicial, judiciary • adjudicate
JUR-, JUST- • Law, right, take an oath, form an opinion • Jury, conjure • Just, justify • jurisprudence
LEV- • Light (in weight), lift • Levitate, elevate • levity
LOQU-, LOCUT- • Speech, to speak • Colloquial • Eloquent • Elocution • interlocutor
LUD, LUS- • To play, mock • Interlude, delude • illusion
PREC- • To request, beg; prayer • Imprecate • precarious
TRUD-, TRUS- • To push, thrust • Protrude; intrusion • unobtrusive
VEN-, VENT-, [VENU-] • To come • Intervene, invention • Avenue, venue
CRUC • cross
GREG • Flock, herd
HAB-, AB-, (HIB-) • To have • To hold as customary
PED • foot
PUNG-, PUNCT- • To prick • To point
SACR-, [SECR-] • sacred
SANCT • holy
SENT, -SENS- • To feel • To think
TURB- • disturb
VERT-, VERS- • To turn
VI(A)- • Way • road
CLUD-, CLUS-[CLOS-] • To shut
CUR(R)-, CURS- • To run, go
GRAD-, GRESS- • To step, to go
PEND, - PENS- • To hang • To weigh • To pay
PLE-, PLET-, PLEN- • To fill • full
SPEC-, [SPIC], SPECT- • To look
UND-, [OUND-] • wave
VID-, VIS-, [VIEW-] • To see
VOC-, VOK- • Voice • To call
SEMI • HALF, PARTLY
UN • ONE
PRIM • FIRST
DU • TWO
BI, BIN • TWO • TWICE
TRI • THREE