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Mater/Matr
Meaning 'mother' - the quality or state of being a mother.
Alma Mater
A school, college, or university at which one has studied and usually, from which one has graduated.
Matrimony
The state of being married; marriage.
Matriarch
A woman who is the head of a family or tribe.
Maternal
Of, relating to, belonging to, or characteristic of a mother.
Mob/Mot/Mov
Meaning 'to move'.
Immobile
Incapable of moving or being moved.
Demote
To reduce to a lower grade, rank, class, or position.
Remove
To move from a place or position; to take away or off.
Nov
Meaning 'new'.
Renovation
The act of redoing or rebuilding.
Innovation
The process of making changes in something with new ideas or methods.
Nouveau
A person who is newly rich, often regarded as showy or uncultivated.
Pater/Patr
Meaning 'father'.
Paternal
Relating to or like that of a father.
Patricide
The killing of one’s father.
Patron
A wealthy person who supports a cause or an artist.
-Phi/-Philo/-Phila/-Phile
Meaning 'love' or 'love of'.
Philosopher
Lover of wisdom.
Bibliophile
Lover of books.
Philanthropy
A desire to promote the welfare of others, expressed especially by generous donations.
-Pol/-Polis/-Polit
Having to do with the city.
Metropolis
A large city (literal: 'mother city').
Police
People who work for the government to maintain order in a city.
Politician
A government representative of a particular city or state.
-Phobe/-Phobic
Having a fear of something.
Arachnophobia
A fear of spiders.
Claustrophobic
A fear of a shut-in or confined place.
Xenophobe
A person who has a dislike or prejudice against people from other countries.
-Proto-
Original, primitive, or 'first'.
Prototype
The first, typical, or preliminary model of something.
Protosstar
A contracting mass of gas representing the early stage in the formation of a star.
Protolog
The original description of a species, genus, etc.
-Sequ- / -Secu-
Meaning 'to follow'.
Consequence
A result of the effect of an action or condition.
Sequel
A published, broadcast, or recorded work that continues the story or theme of an earlier work.
Prosecute
To follow to the end; to bring legal action against.
Non Sequitur
A phrase meaning 'it does not follow' in Latin.
-Spir/Spire
Meaning 'to breathe' or 'breath'.
Aspire
To seek, aim, or desire something of great personal value.
Inspire
To fill with the urge or ability to do or feel something creative.
Respire
To breathe to maintain life, to breathe freely after anxiety.
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