{"id":5073,"date":"2021-08-27T12:52:42","date_gmt":"2021-08-27T12:52:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/latin\/?p=5073"},"modified":"2021-08-27T12:52:42","modified_gmt":"2021-08-27T12:52:42","slug":"latin-roots-for-vocab","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/latin\/latin-roots-for-vocab\/","title":{"rendered":"Latin Roots for Better Vocabulary"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>One benefit of studying Latin roots is that it will increase your vocabulary. You will be able to parse together a word&#8217;s meaning through Latin. This is extremely useful for exams that assess your vocabulary.<\/p>\n<h2>Benefits of Latin Roots<\/h2>\n<div id=\"attachment_5075\" style=\"width: 360px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright post-item__attachment\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5075\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-5075\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/latin\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2021\/08\/justin-case-_JZuBu_CEII-unsplash-350x233.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"350\" height=\"233\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/latin\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2021\/08\/justin-case-_JZuBu_CEII-unsplash-350x233.jpg 350w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/latin\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2021\/08\/justin-case-_JZuBu_CEII-unsplash-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/latin\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2021\/08\/justin-case-_JZuBu_CEII-unsplash-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/latin\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2021\/08\/justin-case-_JZuBu_CEII-unsplash-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/latin\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2021\/08\/justin-case-_JZuBu_CEII-unsplash-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 350px) 100vw, 350px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-5075\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo by <a href=\"https:\/\/unsplash.com\/@iknowjustincase?utm_source=unsplash&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_content=creditCopyText\">Justin Case<\/a> on <a href=\"https:\/\/unsplash.com\/s\/photos\/grammar?utm_source=unsplash&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_content=creditCopyText\">Unsplash<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n<p>Learning roots younger and younger will allow students and individuals to understand more complex words easier. Most roots have 100 words (if not more) utilizing it.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>A root word is a basic word with no prefix or suffix added to it.<\/li>\n<li>A suffix is a group of letters that is added at the end of a base word.<\/li>\n<li>A prefix is a group of letters that comes at the stating of a root word.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Below are some of the most popular roots, suffixes, and prefixes. This is by NO means all of them. If you are interested in a longer list, I would recommend <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/latin\/200-latin-roots-to-improve-your-vocabulary-2\/\">a post<\/a> I did seven years ago.<\/p>\n<h2>Latin Roots<\/h2>\n<table id=\"A0907010\" class=\"sgmltable\" border=\"1\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<th align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\">Latin root<\/th>\n<th align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\">Basic meaning<\/th>\n<th align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\">Example words<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"top\">-dict-<\/td>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"top\">to say<\/td>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"top\">contradict, dictate, diction, edict, predict<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"top\">-duc-<\/td>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"top\">to lead, bring, take<\/td>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"top\">deduce, produce, reduce<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"top\">-gress-<\/td>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"top\">to walk<\/td>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"top\">digress, progress, transgress<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"top\">-ject-<\/td>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"top\">to throw<\/td>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"top\">eject, inject, interject, project, reject, subject<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"top\">-pel-<\/td>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"top\">to drive<\/td>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"top\">compel, dispel, impel, repel<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"top\">-pend-<\/td>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"top\">to hang<\/td>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"top\">append, depend, impend, pendant, pendulum<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"top\">-port-<\/td>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"top\">to carry<\/td>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"top\">comport, deport, export, import, report, support<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"top\">-scrib-, -script-<\/td>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"top\">to write<\/td>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"top\">describe, description, prescribe, prescription, subscribe, subscription, transcribe, transcription<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"top\">-tract-<\/td>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"top\">to pull, drag, draw<\/td>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"top\">attract, contract, detract, extract, protract, retract, traction<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"top\">-vert-<\/td>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"top\">to turn<\/td>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"top\">convert, divert, invert, revert<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<h2>Latin Suffixes<\/h2>\n<table id=\"A0907012\" class=\"sgmltable\" border=\"1\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<th align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\">Latin suffix<\/th>\n<th align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\">Basic meaning<\/th>\n<th align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\">Example words<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"top\">-able, -ible<\/td>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"top\">forms adjectives and means ?capable or worthy of?<\/td>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"top\">likable, flexible<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"top\">-ation<\/td>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"top\">forms nouns from verbs<\/td>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"top\">creation, civilization, automation, speculation, information<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"top\">-fy, -ify<\/td>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"top\">forms verbs and means ?to make or cause to become?<\/td>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"top\">purify, acidify, humidify<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"top\">-ment<\/td>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"top\">forms nouns from verbs<\/td>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"top\">entertainment, amazement, statement, banishment<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"top\">-ty, -ity<\/td>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"top\">forms nouns from adjectives<\/td>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"top\">subtlety, certainty, cruelty, frailty, loyalty, royalty; eccentricity, electricity, peculiarity, similarity, technicality<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<h2>Latin Prefixes<\/h2>\n<table id=\"A0907011\" class=\"sgmltable\" border=\"1\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<th align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\">Latin prefix<\/th>\n<th align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\">Basic meaning<\/th>\n<th align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\">Example words<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"top\">co-<\/td>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"top\">together<\/td>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"top\">coauthor, coedit, coheir<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"top\">de-<\/td>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"top\">away, off; generally indicates reversal or removal in English<\/td>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"top\">deactivate, debone, defrost, decompress, deplane<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"top\">dis-<\/td>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"top\">not, not any<\/td>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"top\">disbelief, discomfort, discredit, disrepair, disrespect<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"top\">inter-<\/td>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"top\">between, among<\/td>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"top\">international, interfaith, intertwine, intercellular, interject<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"top\">non-<\/td>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"top\">not<\/td>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"top\">nonessential, nonmetallic, nonresident, nonviolence, nonskid, nonstop<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"top\">post-<\/td>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"top\">after<\/td>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"top\">postdate, postwar, postnasal, postnatal<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"top\">pre-<\/td>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"top\">before<\/td>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"top\">preconceive, preexist, premeditate, predispose, prepossess, prepay<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"top\">re-<\/td>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"top\">again; back, backward<\/td>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"top\">rearrange, rebuild, recall, remake, rerun, rewrite<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"top\">sub-<\/td>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"top\">under<\/td>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"top\">submarine, subsoil, subway, subhuman, substandard<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"top\">trans-<\/td>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"top\">across, beyond, through<\/td>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"top\">transatlantic, transpolar<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<img width=\"350\" height=\"233\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/latin\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2021\/08\/justin-case-_JZuBu_CEII-unsplash-350x233.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/latin\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2021\/08\/justin-case-_JZuBu_CEII-unsplash-350x233.jpg 350w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/latin\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2021\/08\/justin-case-_JZuBu_CEII-unsplash-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/latin\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2021\/08\/justin-case-_JZuBu_CEII-unsplash-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/latin\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2021\/08\/justin-case-_JZuBu_CEII-unsplash-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/latin\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2021\/08\/justin-case-_JZuBu_CEII-unsplash-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 350px) 100vw, 350px\" \/><p>One benefit of studying Latin roots is that it will increase your vocabulary. 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