brev carn geo ject omni Why should we study Greek amp Latin word parts Some words cannot be broken down base words However many many other words contain prefixes roots and suffixes ID: 782978
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Greek & Latin Vocab 1
brev
,
carn
, geo,
ject
,
omni
Why should we study Greek & Latin word parts?
Some words cannot be broken down: base words.
However, many, many other words contain prefixes, roots, and suffixes.
You can think of these as the “building blocks” of a word.
Knowing the building blocks of a word can help you understand its meaning and remember its spelling.
Knowing these word parts, along with using context clues, can help you determine the meaning of unfamiliar words.
This helps you become a stronger reader and learner.
It also helps on tests like the SAT and ACT if you have a strong vocabulary
.
Slide3Why should we study Greek & Latin word parts?
English is a living language, and it is growing all the time. One way that new words come into the language is when words are borrowed from other languages. New words are also created when words or word parts, such as roots, prefixes, and suffixes, are combined in new ways.
Many English words and word parts can be traced back to Latin and Greek. Often you can guess the meaning of an unfamiliar word if you know the meaning of its word parts.
Latin was the language spoken by the ancient Romans. As the Romans conquered most of Europe, the Latin language spread throughout the region. Over time, the Latin spoken in different areas developed into separate languages, including Italian, French, Spanish, and Portuguese. These languages are considered “sisters,” as they all descended from Latin, their “mother”
language. They are often called
Romantic
languages.
Slide4Why should we study Greek & Latin word parts?
In 1066 England was conquered by William, Duke of Normandy, which is in northern France. For several hundred years after the Norman invasion, French was the language of court and polite society in England. It was during this period that many French words were borrowed into English. Linguists estimate that some 60% of our common everyday vocabulary today comes from French. Thus many Latin words came into English indirectly through French
.
Many Latin words came into English directly, though, too. Monks from Rome brought religious vocabulary as well as Christianity to England beginning in the 6th century. From the Middle Ages onward, many scientific, scholarly, and legal terms were borrowed from Latin.
Slide5Why should we study Greek & Latin word parts?
During the 17th and 18th centuries, dictionary writers and grammarians generally felt that English was an imperfect language whereas Latin was perfect. In order to improve the language, they deliberately made up a lot of English words from Latin words. For example,
fraternity
, from Latin
fraternitas
, was thought to be better than the native English word
brotherhood
.
Words are the tools we use to think about the world, communicate with the people around us, and learn new things.
The more words you know, the better you can think, communicate, and absorb new information!
Slide6brev,
bri
(Latin)
abbreviate
shorten
brief
lasting a short period of time
SAT Focus Word:
brevity
shortness, especially of speech or writing
Context: Ironically, it is long-winded Polonius in
Shakespeare's Hamlet who famously says that brevity is the soul of wit.Other words: abridge
short
Slide7carn
(Latin)
carnivorous
eating flesh
reincarnation
rebirth
in new flesh
SAT Focus Word:
carnage
slaughter of a great number of people
Context: Had
the bomber succeeded in getting his bomb into the mall, there would have been carnage.
Other words: incarnate, carnal, carnival
flesh
Slide8geo (Greek)
geography
study of where things are on the earth
geocaching
the outdoor sport or game of searching for hidden
objects by
using Global Positioning System (GPS) coordinates posted on the Internet
SAT Focus Word:
geology
study of Earth’s features
Context: In
geology lab, we did a scratch test to compare hardness of various rocks.
Other words: geometry, geocentric
earth
Slide9ject (Latin)
interject
throw in the middle
reject
throw back
SAT Focus Word:
a
bject
u
tterly wretched, hopeless (thrown away)
Context: The townspeople lived in
abject poverty.Other words: conjecture, projectile
throw
Slide10omni
(Latin)
omnivorous
eating all types of food
omnipotent
all-powerful
SAT Focus Word:
omniscient
all-knowing
Context: A third-person
omniscient
narrator can tell a story from all characters’ perspectives.Other words: omnipresent, omnidirectional
all
Slide11-ous
, -
ious
(Latin)
spacIOUS
– full of space
prosperOUS
– full of prosperity (good fortune)
humorOUS
– full of humor
Full of, characterized by, having
creates an adjective formSuffix of the Week:
Slide12Reviewing for G & L Vocab 1 Quiz
Jessica found her ______________ class boring because she didn’t like talking about rocks.
I appreciate the ___________ of a short phone call from someone when I’m in a hurry to leave the house.
I’m not _____________, so you’re going to have to tell me what you are thinking right now.
The African tribe lived in what first world countries would consider ____________ poverty.
The ______________ from the plane attacks on 9/11 was like nothing Americans had ever experienced before.
Write the SAT word that correctly completes each sentence.
(You do not have to write the sentence.)
Bellwork
(Vocab Section