Caesar’s English II Lesson 5

Latin Stem Meaning Examples loco (place)         locomotion, location, dislocate sur (over)             surface, surreal, surfeit alter (other)         alteration, alternative, altruism contra (against)    contradiction, contrast, contrary stell (star)             stellar, constellation, interstellar

Loco means place. Locomotives move (mot) from place to place; a location is a place: and to dislocate something is to put it out of place!

Do the locomotion! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qt9cnNRCdsk

Dislocated Shoulder

Sur means over. The surface of the sea is over the rest; a surrealist is an artist who depicts things that are beyond reality; and a surfeit is an excess!

This surreal clock is from a painting by Salvadore Dali.

Alter means other. An alteration is to make something other than what it was; an alternative is another option; and altruism is thinking of others.

Alter means other. He seems to have made the pool other than clean water!

Contra means against. To contradict someone is to speak against what they have said; a contrast is a difference between two things; and to be contrary is to go against what is desired of you by others.

Stell means star. The stellar surface is the surface of the star; a constellation is a group of stars; and interstellar space is the deep space between the stars.

Constellations near Orion

Caesar’s English I - Review stem definition examples circum

Caesar’s English I - Review stem definition examples circum around circumference, circus mal

Caesar’s English I - Review stem definition examples circum around       circumference, circus, mal bad                 malevolent, malicious post

Caesar’s English I - Review stem definition examples circum around         circumference, circus mal bad                 malevolent, malicious post after             postscript, posthumous equi

Caesar’s English I - Review stem definition examples circum around         circumference, circus mal bad                  malevolent, malicious post after                 postscript, posthumous equi equal                equilateral, equilibrium ante

Caesar’s English I - Review stem definition examples circum (around)        circumference, circus mal (bad)             malevolent, malicious post (after)            postscript, posthumous equi (equal)          equilateral, equilibrium ante (before)         antecedent, antebellum

Caesar’s Analogy Surfeit : Paucity :: stellar : interstellar surface : submerge excess : scarcity locomotion : place

Caesar’s Analogy Surfeit : Paucity :: stellar : interstellar surface : submerge excess : scarcity locomotion : place

Caesar’s Antonyms Altruism anger consideration benevolence malice

Caesar’s Antonyms Altruism anger consideration benevolence malice

Advanced Word: Altruism The word altruism (AL-troo-izm) contains the Latin stems alter (other) and ism (doctrine). Altruism is the opposite of selfishness and egocentrism; it is the ability to do things that are selfless, one of genuine concern for others or for the common good. In James Joyce’s A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man, we read that “you have yet to learn the dignity of altruism and the responsibility of the human individual.”

Latin Stem Meaning Examples loco (place)          locomotion, location, dislocate sur (over)             surface, surrealist, surfeit alter (other)         alteration, alternative, altruism contra (against) contradiction, contrast, contrary stell (star)         stellar, constellation, interstellar