Latin derivations

  1. example root meaning
    audience, audible aud Ans: aud hear
    concede, precede cede move, go Ans: move, go
    education, conduct duc/duct lead Ans: lead
    portable, transport port Ans: port carry
    spectator, spectacle spect Ans: spect look
    convert, revert vert turn Ans: turn
    visual, visible vis see Ans: see
    decapitate, capital cap Ans: cap head
    adequate, equivalent equ equal Ans: equal
    abbreviation, brevity brev Ans: brev short
    colloquial, eloquent loqu speak Ans: speak
    mortal, post-mortem mort Ans: mort die
    bankrupt, rupture rupt Ans: rupt broken
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Greek derivations

  1. example root meaning
    autonomy, automatic auto self Ans: self
    biodegradable, biology bio Ans: bio life
    chronological, chronicle chron time Ans: time
    apathetic, sympathy path feeling Ans: feeling
    claustrophobia, hydrophobia phobia Ans: phobia fear
    symphony, phonic phon Ans: phon sound
    philosophy, sophisticated soph wisdom Ans: wisdom
    pseudonym, pseudo-science pseudo false Ans: false
    orthodox, orthopaedic ortho Ans: ortho straight
    bibliophile, bibliography biblio book Ans: book
    democracy, demography demo Ans: demo people
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