Roots 29-31

Vocabulary flashcards covering the Latin roots pes/pedis (foot), bracchium (arm), and dens/dentis (tooth), along with their English derivative words and definitions.

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

Care for the feet (from curo, curatum — care).

pedigree

Genealogy charts (from "pied de grue" — crane's foot).

pedometer

Measures distance walked.

pawn

(In chess) the foot soldiers.

bracchium

Latin root meaning "arm".

brace

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

embrace

To take into one's arms (em — in, into).

bracelet

Ornament for the arm or wrist.

brachiate

To swing by the arms on bars or tree branches.

brachiopod

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

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

Toothpaste (frico, fricatum — rub).

dentition

Development of teeth; teething.

denture

Set of (false) teeth.

dentiform

Shaped like a tooth (forma — shape).

ndent

Set a line of print in from the margin.

dandelion

Plant called "tooth of the lion" with dentate leaves (French — dent de lion).