Latin and Greek Root Words

et cetera
etc.
What does this term mean?

et cetera
etc. is a Latin term
that means
and so forth
Greek and Latin Words from Harry Potter
by J. K. Rowling
arma weapons, armour
dens a tooth
dormio I sleep
lumen light
ludo I play
nox night, darkness
nunquam (or numquam) never
patronus a protector or sponsor
Sirius Black Draco Malfoy
Sirius is the Latin name for
the bright dog star and the
title of the Cornhusker
tunnel walk song.

Draco is the Latin
word for dragon.
Greek letters are still used
in math and science today.
th, ph, ch, and ps
stand for Greek letters
not in our alphabet.

The Greek Alphabet
th, ph, ch, and ps stand for Greek letters not in our alphabet.
1. photo
2. graph
3. tele
4. meter
5. tropic
Roots are word parts.
Build more words with root words.

Name (first and last) Block
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Greek and Latin Roots
photos
photos
Draw a green border around the word on this card.
Green stands for a Greek root word.
photos
Definition: light
Examples: photograph, photosynthesis
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Greek and Latin Roots
photos
light
graph
graph
Definition: to write or draw
Examples: autograph, hologram
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Greek and Latin Roots
photos
light
graph
to write or draw
tele
tele
Definition: far away, distant
Examples: telephone, telescope
Name (first and last) Block
Reading Date
Greek and Latin Roots
photos
light
graph
to write or draw
tele
far away or distant
metron
metron
Definition: measure
Examples: thermometer, meter stick,
geometry
Name (first and last) Block
Reading Date
Greek and Latin Roots
photos
light
graph
to write or draw
tele
far away or distant
metron measure
tropos
tropos
Definition: turning toward something
such as the sun
Examples: Tropic of Cancer,
Tropic of Capricorn, Tropics

Name (first and last) Block
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Greek and Latin Roots
photos
light
graph
to write or draw
tele
far away or distant
tropos
turning toward something
such as the sun
metron measure
Draw a word tree. Select a root. Grow words.
Write the root word
on the bottom near
the roots of the tree.
Write words that
contain your root
on the branches of
the tree. Include
definitions.
television: box to see distant things
telethon: long fundraising event
telephone: sound from far away
telekinesis: making things move
from a distance
telescope: device for seeing distant
objects
What is a derivation?
(pronounced: dir-ah-va-tion)
Derivation means
drawing off water from a main stream
From Latin
de: down from, away from
+
rivus: brook, stream

English words may be derived or drawn off
of mainstream Greek or Latin roots. Roots
may not be spelled the same way all the
time.
Name (first and last) Block
Reading Date
Greek and Latin Roots
philia
philia
Rocky actor
Sylvester Stallone
at the Philadelphia
Museum of Art
Philadelphia -- city of brotherly love
Philia (feel-ya)
Definition: love, friendship
Examples: Philadelphia,
philosopher, Philip, philharmonic,
philanthropist
phobos
phobos
Definition: unusual fear
Examples:
claustrophobia: fear of closed places
acrophobia: fear of heights
arachnophobia: fear of spiders
myctophobia: fear of darkness
suriphobia- fear of mice
testophobia- fear of taking tests
Syn (or sym)
syn
Definition: with, together
Examples:
synonyms: words that go together
symphony: sounds that go together
synchronize: do things at the same time
synagogue: to bring people together for
Jewish worship
thesis
Thesis (3 Ps)
Definition: put, place, position
Examples:
thesis: position taken in a
persuasive argument
parentheses: symbols grouping
words placed inside a sentence
synthesizer: instrument that puts
sounds together
kinesis
kinesis
Definition: movement
Examples:
kinetic: movement of bodies
cinema: motion pictures (movies)
telekinesis: moving things without physical contact
Kinetic art: a sculpture
with moving parts.
Name (first and last) Block
Reading Date
Greek and Latin Roots
philia
light
phobos
unusual fear
syn
with together
kinesis
movement
thesis put, place, position