Greek and Latin Roots (Ch. 4)

Root: sapere

“to taste,” “to perceive,” “to be sensible or wise”

sapient

-wise; insightful (often used ironically)

sage

-a person, usually elderly, who is honored for wisdom and experience

-wise; judicious

Roots: nosco, noscere, novi, notum

“to get to know,” “to get acquainted with”

cognition

-the act of perceiving or knowing

cognizable

-aware; having knowledge of something

connoisseur

-an expert or very discriminating person, especially in matter of art and taste

notorious

-widely and unfavorably known; infamous

Roots: puto, putare, putavi, putatum

“to settle,” “to consider",” “to reckon”

compute

-to determine by mathematics

impute

-to attribute or ascribe a quality, especially a fault, to a person; to blame

repute

-to assign a reputation to (usually used with to be)

putative

-supposed; reputed (no really)

Roots: sagio, sagire

“to perceive acutely or kneely with the senses or mind”

presage

-a sign or feeling concerning some future event; omen; foreboding

sagacious

-shrewd; having good judgment; perceptive; wise; sharp or keen

Roots: scio, scire, scivi, scitum

“to know,” “to understand”

conscientious

-guided by one’s sense of right and wrong

-thorough; with careful attention

plebiscite

-a direct vote of all the people of a country or district on an important matter; a referendum (vote on political issue)

prescience

-knowledge of events before they occur; foresight; foreknowledge