word roots final prospectus unit 9

{agon}

{agon}

1) angle (hexagon) 2) contest (protagonist)

cardinal number

counting numbers; 1, 2, 3, 4...

ordinal number

number that tells the position of something in a list; 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th etc.

{ann(i)/enn(i)}

year (biennial, quinquennial)

{bi}

2 (bilingual, bicycle, biennial, bilateral)

{cent(i)} (cardinal)

100, C (century, centurion, centipede, centennial)

{cent(i)} (ordinal)

100th

{cephal(o)}

head (tricephalic)

{chromat(o)}

color (panchromatic)

{cycle}

wheel (unicycle)

{deca}

10; in Greek (decalog=ten commandments)

{dec(i)/decem}

10 (december, decimal, decimate)

{decim/decem}

10th (decimal)

{deuter(o)}

second (deuterogamy)

{digit}

finger (sexdigital)

{duo/du}

2 (dual, duet, duplicate)

{dy(o)}

2; in Greek (dyarchy)

{ennea/ennead}

9; in Greek (often referred to the Muses who were 9 goddesses who presided over literature)

{fol(i)}

leaf

{gam(o)}

marriage (deuterogamy)

{hect(o)}

100 (hectoliter)

{hemi}

half (hemisphere)

{hen(o)}

1 (Greek)

{hepta/hept/hepth}

7

{hexa/hex}

6; in Greek

{kil(o)}

1000

{lac}

lake, hole, void (lacuna=space where smthg is omitted)

{later}

side (unilateral, bilateral)

{mill(i)} (cardinal)

1000, M (millipede, millimeter, millenium, mile=mille passuum)

{mill(i)} (ordinal)

1000th (millicurie)

{mon(o)}

one, single (monoplane)

{mult(i)}

many; in Latin (multigrain, multipara)

{nom}

law (deuternomy=laws of moses are described for the 2nd time)

{non}

9th (nonane)

{nov/novem}

nine (november)

{octav}

8th (octave)

{octo/oct(i)}

eight (october)

{oct(o)}

8; in Greek

{olig(o)}

few (oligophagous)

{orama}

sight (panorama)

{pan(o)}

all (panchromatic)

{pare/pari/para}

produce children (parent)

{pede/ped}

foot (centipede, millipede)

{pent/penta/penth}

5

{pleg(o)}

paralysis (quadriplegic)

{poly}

many; in Greek (polygamous)

{pol}

sell (monopoly)

{prim(o)}

1st (primogeniture)

{prot(o)}

1st (protomartyr, prototype)

{quadru/quadri/quadr}

four (quadruple, quadrangle, quadruped, quadrilateral)

{quart}

4th (quartile)

{quinqu/quinque}

five (quinquefoliate, quinquelateral, quinquedigitate, quinquesyllabic)

{quint}

5th (quintuplets)

{second}

2nd

{sem(i)}

half (semiweekly)

{sept/septem} (cardinal)

seven (september)

{sept} (ordinal)

7th (septime)

{seque}

follow (sequel, sequence)

{sext}

6th (sextant)

greek vs latin

h is used instead (ex: sex vs hex)

{sex}

six (sextet, sexdigital, sexagenarian)

{terti}

3rd (tertiary)

{tetra/tetrad}

4; in Greek (tetrad=4 day cycle)

{tri}

three (triannual, trilateral)

{uni}

one (uniform, unanimous, unicycle, unilateral)

{primus}

1st (primary, primate, primordial)

{secundus}

2nd (secondary)

{tertius}

3rd (tertiary)

{quartus}

4th (quarter, quart, quartet)

{quintus}

5th (quintuplet, quintessence, quintet)

{sextus}

6th (sextant, sextuplet, sextet)

{septimus}

7th (septime, septimal)

{octavus}

8th

{nonus}

9th (nonagenarian, nonagon, noon comes from nona hora=ninth hr)

{decimus}

10th (decimate / decimal)

how to describe ant in a group?

colony of ants

how to describe cattle in a group?

herd of cattle

how to describe fish in a group?

school of fish

how to describe bees in a group?

swarm of bees

how to describe chickens in a group?

flock of chicken

how to describe locusts in a group?

plague of locusts

how to describe lions in a group?

pride of lions

how to describe puppies in a group?

litter of puppies

how to describe whales in a group?

pod of whales

how to describe sheep in a group?

flock of sleep

climatic

having to do with the climate (climatic conditions)

climactic

relating to the highest point (climactic finish)

extant

still existing (Mountain lions are still extant in those uninhabited valleys)

extinct

existing (The mountain lions are all extinct in the mountains; not one has been seen for 50 years)

official

1) adj, something confirmed 2) noun, person put in some position of authority (The officials in charge of the game did a lousy job)

officious

someone who offers unnecessary/unwanted services (Tim was so officious in his new job that he was insufferable)

mirabile dictu

marvelous in respect to telling; today = a marvel/wonder to tell/report (And for once, mirabile dictu, they all seem to begetting along)

inter nos

between us; today = same but with the sense that the thing told is to remain secret to us only

corpus delicti

body of crime; today = concrete evidence of a crime

habeas corpus

present/produce the body; today = in a law court a proceeding that requires the prosecutor to produce sufficient evidence of the guilt of the accused, without which the defendant is released from custody

nota bene

note well; often abbreviated N.B.; today = directs the attention of a reader or listener to something important

alumnus

male graduate

alumna

female graduate

biennial

happening every two years

datum

data (singular)