Roots and Affixes (WEEKS 3 & 4)

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.