Latin Roots: 29-31

Vocabulary practice flashcards defining Latin body-part roots (foot, arm, and tooth) and their English derivative terms.

pes, pedis

Latin root meaning foot.

pedestal

Foot of a column.

pedestrian

Walker - on foot.

pedal

Foot lever.

peddle, peddler

House-to-house salesman.

pedicab

Bicycle taxi.

pedicure

(curo, curatum - care) care for the feet.

pedigree

("pied de grue" - crane's foot) genealogy charts.

pedometer

Measures distance walked.

bracchium

Latin root meaning arm.

brace

Two of a kind (one for each arm?).

embrace

(em - in, into) to take into one's arms.

bracelet

Ornament for the arm or wrist.

brachiate

To swing by the arms on bars or tree branches.

brachiopod

(podos [Gr.] - foot) two-shelled creature with two "arms" inside with which to bring in food.

bracero

Spanish word for day laborer (with two strong arms!).

dens, dentis

Latin root meaning tooth.

dent

Tooth-like notch in gears, locks, etc.; a small depression.

dentist

Tooth doctor.

dentate

Having a toothed edge (leaves).

dental

Pertaining to teeth.

dentifrice

(frico, fricatum - rub) toothpaste.

dentition

Development of teeth; teething.

denture

Set of (false) teeth.