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Language Roots Unveiled

Explore the origins and meanings of Latin root words. Increase your vocabulary with captivate insights on words like inception, incredible, dictate, and more. Uncover the power of words hidden in the roots of our language.

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Language Roots Unveiled

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  1. Latin Roots

  2. Latin Roots

  3. #1 Capt, cept- to take • Sample words: capture, • capitulate, • captive, • Recipient • Inception • Reception • Conception • Decapitated • Conception • inception

  4. #2 Cede, ceed, cess, ceas- happen, go, yield • Happen, yield, go • Precede, • proceed, • Decease-dead • Procession • Access

  5. #3 Cred- believe • Believe • Incredible • Credible-believable • Credit • Accreditation

  6. #4 Dic, dict- to speak, say, tell • Speak, say, tell • Indicate • Diction-word choice • Dictator • Contradict • Indicted • Dictionary

  7. #5 Duct, duc, duit- to lead, conduct, draw • To lead, conduct, draw • Educate, • conductor • conduct, • Ductile • conduit, • aqueduct

  8. #6 Fact, fic- to make • To make • Artifact, • Fiction, • Defect, • Factory • Manufacture • factors

  9. #7 Ject- to throw • To throw • Reject • Deject • Eject • Projectile • Projector • inject

  10. #8 Mis, mit- to send • Missionary • Missile • Permission • Mission • permit • promise • Transmit • intermittent

  11. #9 Note, not -to know • Sample Words: • Notice • Notification • notable • annotate • Notation • notify Denote, notion

  12. #10 Pel, puls-to drive • Sample Words: • Propeller • Compel-force • Propel • Repel-drive away • Expel • Compulsive • impulsive

  13. #11 Pend , pens-to hang, weight, set aside • Hang, weight, set aside • Sample words • Pendulum • Pension • Pending • Pension • compensation

  14. #12 Pon, pos= put, place • Position • Component • Imposition • Exposition • Exponent • Depot • deposits

  15. #13 Port- to carry • Airport • Portfolio • Port-o-potty • teleport • portable, • export, • Import • Deport • Report • Transport • passport

  16. #14 Rupt- to break • Bankrupt • Erupt/ eruption • Corrupt • Rupture • Interrupt

  17. #15 Scribe, script- write • Describe, scribble, inscribe, circumscribe, scribe, prescription, perscribe

  18. #16 Spec, spic-look, see • Spectator, conspicuous, inspect, spectacle, speculate, aspect, retrospect

  19. #17 Tac, tang, - touch Tactile Tangible Tangle Tangent

  20. #18 Temp= time • Temporary • Tempo • Contemporary Temperament

  21. #20 Ven, vent-come • Intervention • Convention • Venture • Vendors • Convenience

  22. Vers, vert-turn • Reverse • Invert • Vertical • Subvert • Revert • Conversely • Inverse • convert

  23. Voc, vok-call • Vocal • Invoke • Revoke • Evoke

  24. Vapo- steam Middle English • Vapors • Vaporize • Evaporate • Vaporish

  25. Bene- kind, good • Beneficial • Benefit • Benefactor • Benefull benedryll

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