Etymology Unit Roots

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Etymology UnitRootsWeek 1

+Why should we know the roots of English?

art - are

bequeath (one of my personal favorites) - To give or leave by will; to hand down.

beseech - request, ask.

besought – asked, made request. (past tense of beseech)

betwixt – between.

canst - can.

cometh – comes, or coming.

dearth - (durth) scarcity or scant supply of anything; want or lack.

dost - do, does.

+Breaking it down…

Dandelion=dent de lion

For instance, we know that sophomores are students in their second year of college or high school. What does it mean, though, to be sophomoric? The "sopho" part of the word comes from the same Greek root that gives us philosophy, which we know means "love of knowledge." The "ic" ending is sometimes added to adjectival words in English, but the "more" part of the word comes from the same Greek root that gives us moron. Thus sophomores are people who think they know a lot but really don't know much about anything, and a sophomoric act is typical of a "wise fool."

+Where is English derived?The short answer is Latin. However,

And because most of our words are Latin based, many of our words are closely familiar to Spanish as well!

+ This week’s roots:

① CENTR, CENTRI② CHROME③ AUC, AUG, AUT④ ASTER, ASTR⑤ ARCH

Be sure to write down the definition of each of these on your chart AND list three examples of how to use each.

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CENTR, CENTRIWHAT WORDS COME TO MIND

WHEN YOU SEE THIS ROOT?

+CENTR, CENTRI

DEFINITION:

center

POSSIBLE WORDS:

Eccentricity, centrifugal, concentric, eccentric

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CHROMEWHAT WORDS COME TO MIND

WHEN YOU SEE THIS ROOT?

+CHROME

Definition:color

Possible words:Chromosome, polychrome, chromatic

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AUC, AUG, AUT

WHAT WORDS COME TO MIND WHEN YOU SEE THIS ROOT?

+AUC, AUG, AUT

DEFINITION:

To originate, to increase

POSSIBLE WORDS:

Augment, author, auction

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ASTER, ASTR

WHAT WORDS COME TO MINDWHEN YOU SEE THIS ROOT?

+ASTER, ASTR

DEFINITION:

star

POSSIBLE WORDS:

asterisk, asteroid, astronomy, astronaut

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ARCH

WHAT WORDS COME TO MINDWHEN YOU SEE THIS ROOT?

+ARCH

DEFINITION: Chief, first, rule

Possible words: Archangel, architect, archaic, monarchy

Quiz on Friday!

Be sure to study each part of your study guide!