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Latin Roots

Latin Roots. Let your vocabulary grow and blossom!. Almost 60% of English words come from Latin. LATIN DERIVATIVES IN THE PREAMBLE TO THE U.S. CONSTITUTION English words derived from Latin are printed in red boldface:

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Latin Roots

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  1. Latin Roots Let your vocabulary grow and blossom!

  2. Almost 60% of English words come from Latin. LATIN DERIVATIVES IN THE PREAMBLETO THE U.S. CONSTITUTION English words derived from Latin are printed in red boldface: We the People of the United States, in Order to form a more  perfect Union, establish Justice, insure domestic Tranquility, provide for the common defense, promote the general Welfare, and secure the Blessings of Liberty to ourselves and our Posterity, do ordain and establish This Constitution for the United States of America. Latin Other Languages

  3. Almost 60% of English words come from Latin. LATIN DERIVATIVES IN THE PREAMBLETO THE U.S. CONSTITUTION English words derived from Latin are printed in red boldface: We the People of the United States, in Order to form a more  perfect Union, establish Justice, insure domestic Tranquility, provide for the common defense, promote the general Welfare, and secure the Blessings of Liberty to ourselves and our Posterity, do ordain and establish This Constitution for the United States of America . Latin Other Languages

  4. Let’s see how 2 Latin words affect our vocabulary: amicus and avis. amicus = friend • Latin root = amic • inimical • in = not • amic = friend inimical = unfriendly; hostile • The politician gave his opponent a cold, inimicallook. • Latin root = amic • amicable • amic = friend amicable = characterized by friendliness Although my best friend and I argued yesterday, we still remain amicable.

  5. Let’s see how 2 Latin words affect our vocabulary: amicus and avis. avis = bird • Latin root = avi • aviary • avi = bird • When we visited the zoo, we stopped at the aviarytolook at exotic birds. aviary = a large enclosure for keeping birds • Latin root = avi • aviator • avi = bird • - or = a person who . . . Amelia Earhart and Charles Lindbergh were famous aviators. aviator = one who flies (like a bird!)

  6. Now, it’s time to learn 7 Latin words. capio duco mitto moveo pono scribo verbum • Be prepared to unlock a treasury of words!

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