Word Study Final 2026

the study of words and how we create meanings from their parts is

morphology

the smallest units of meaning in written language are called

morphemes

origin of the root dict

Latin

what does the root dict mean

to say/speak/declare

contra- means

against

-ion means

action or process

juris- means

law

in- means

in or into

pre- means

before

e- means

out

origin of the root cred-

Latin

cred- means

to believe

meaning of in-

not

mis-

wrongly

ac-

toward/to

ial-

relating to

-s

plural

-ulous

full of

-ant

person who does something

-it

to do/make

-ent

to be characterized by

-ible

to be able to

origin of the root sect-

Latin

sect- means

to cut/divide

inter- means

between or among

dis- means

remove

re- means

again

-tion means

action or process

pro- means

before

-or means

one who

-ile means

capable of

origin of the root ped-

latin

ped- means

foot

ex-

out or away

quadru- means

four

-ite means

to make or do

-icure means

care or treatment

-ian means

a person who is

-ate means

having or characterized by

origin of the root auto

Greek

auto- means

self

-didact means

teach; instruct

-graph or -graphy means

write;draw

-matos means

willing/acting

-ic

of or relating to

-nomy

system of law, rule or management

bio-

life, living

origin of the root mort

Latin

mort means

death

post means

after

-al means

relating to

-uary means

place associated with

-im

not

-ize/-ify means

to make

orgin of the root vict/vinc

Latin

vict/vinc means

conquer

e- means

out

in- means

not

-or

one who does

-ible

able to be

-ious

full of

con-

with/together

orgin of the root plac

Latin

plac- means

please or appease

com- means

with or together

-ency

state or condition

-ebo

Latin “i will”

-able

able to be

-id

having the quality of

-ate

to make/cause

pend means

to hang or weigh

origin of the root pend

Latin

-ulous

full of or characterized by

per means

through or completely

icular

relating to

ex

out

im-

in or upon

-ing

happening now

-ant

something that does

prim/primo means

first;early

origin of the root prim

Latin

-ary

relating to

-acy

state or condition

-atur

‘let it be’ latin verb ending

-genit

birth

-ure

condition or practicr

ord-

order or beginning

ial

relating to

orgin of the root eu

Greek

eu means

good/well/true

-phem

speak

ism means

practice/system

reka

find

phon

sound

ious

full of

logy

speak/word

phor

cqrry

ia

state or condition

cogn means

to know/learn

oscente

a person who is performing the action