L1 -4 Vocabulary From Classical Roots C

Vocab from classical roots c L1-4

humanus (root)

human being

humane

having the worthy qualities of human beings

humanism

a philosophy in which interests human beings are of primary importance

Humanities

branches of knowledge concerned with human beings and their culture

Anthropos (root)

human being. Man

Anthropology

the scientific study of the origins

Misanthrope

a person who hates all people

Homi.omin (root)

human being

Homicide

the killing of one person by another

Vir (root)

man

Virile

having certain characteristics traditionally associated with masculinity

Gyne (root)

woman

Gynecology

the branch of medicine dealing with treatment of the reproductive system in women

Femina (root)

woman

Feminism

the belief that women should possess the same political and economic rights as men

Feminist

a supporter of women’s claims to the same rights and the treatment as men

Autos (root)

self

Autocrat (root)

power

Autocrat

a ruler who has absolute power

Any arrogant

Automaton (root)

thinking.acting

Automaton

a person who behaves in a mechanical way

Autonomy (root)

law

Autonomy

the condition of being self-governing; independence

Autopsy

to see for oneself

Autopsy

the examination of a corpse to determine the cause of death

Ego (root)

I

Egoism

valuing everything according to one’s personal interest

genos/genos (root)

race. Family

gens/gentis (root)

race

Genus/generis (root)

birth

Genealogy (root)

word.speech.thought

Genealogy

a record of descent from one’s ancestors

Genocide

to kill

Genocide

The planned annihilation of a racial group

Genre

a type of class

Genteel

well-mannered

Gentile

anyone not of the Jewish Faith

Gentry

Aristocratic or well-bred people

in Britain, the class next below the aristocracy

heteros (root)

other

Heterogenous

having parts that are unrelated or completely different

Homo (root)

same

Homogenous

of the same kind

gigno/gignere/genui/gentium (root)

to beget.to beart. To bring forth

Beget

means to create or become the father of a child

Bear

carry or bring forth from the womb

Congenital

existing at birth but not hereditary

Engender

to give rise to. To bring into existence

Genesis

A beginning or origin

(capitalized) The first book of the Old Testament

Indigenous

occurring in an area; native

Inborn

Ingenious

cleverly inventive and resourceful

Progenitor

a direct ancestor;the very first ancestor in a lineage

Progeny

children or descends; offspring

mater,matris (root)

mother

matrix

the surroundings within which something begins or develops

Matriarchy

a society ruled or controlled by women

Matriculate

to register as a student at a college

Pater, patris (root)

father

Patriarch

1.the male head of a family/tribe

2.An Old Testament ancestor

3. A founding father or wise men

Patrimony

a family inheritance

Patronage

1.Support. Encouragement

2. Business clientele; customers

Patronize

1.To go to regularly

2.To treat someone as an inferior

Patronymic

name derived from a paternal ancestor

Frater,fratris (root)

brother

Fraternal

brotherly

Fraternize

1. To be friendly with

2. To socialize with an enemy population

Familia (root)

family

Familial

having to do with the family

Uxor, uxoris (root)

wife

Uxorious

dominated by one’s wife

Gamos (root)

marriage

Bigamy

marriage to two mates

Monogamy

marriage to a single mate

Puer

a male child

Puerile

childish; immature

Pais, paidos

child, boy

Orthopedics

branch of medicine treating disorders of the skeletal system and tissue related to movement

Pedagogue

a teacher

Pedant

1. A person who pays excessive attention to learning rules rather than to understanding
2. A scholarly show

Sum,esse, fui, futrum

to be

Entity

something that has a real or independent existence

Nonentity

1.thing of no importance

2.exists only in the imagination

Essence

1.The basic element; the identifying characteristics

2. A substance in concentrated form obtained from a plant or drug

3. A perfume

Morior, mori, mortuum

to die

Moribound

about to die or end

Mortify

To shame

To discipline oneself by denial

Postmortem

An examination to determine the cause of death; an autopsy

(informal) An analysis of something that is over

Thanatos

death

Euthanasia

the act of painlessly killing a suffering person

Nascor, masci, natum

to be born

Innate

possess at birth; inborn

Naive

Childlike; unsophisticated

Gullible

Nascent

coming into existence

Renaissance

A rebirth

(capitalized) A revival of humanism in fourteenth

avunculus,avunculi

uncle

avuncular

like an uncle