1. Latin and Greek Root Words Mr. Griffin

2. et cetera etc. What does this term mean?

3. et cetera etc. is a Latin term that means and so forth

4. Greek and Latin Words from Harry Potter by J. K. Rowling arma – weapons, armour dens – a tooth dormio – I sleep lumen – light ludo – I play nox – night, darkness nunquam (or numquam) – never patronus – a protector or sponsor

5. Sirius Black Draco Malfoy Sirius is the Latin name for the bright dog star and the title of the Cornhusker tunnel walk song. Draco is the Latin word for dragon.

6. Greek letters are still used in math and science today.

7. 1.photo 2.graph 3.tele 4.meter 5.tropic Roots are word parts. Build more words with root words.

8. photos Definition: light Examples: photograph, photosynthesis

9. Name (first and last) Greek and Latin Roots photos light

10. graph

11. Definition: to write or draw Example: autograph

12. Name (first and last) Greek and Latin Roots photos light graph to write or draw

13. tele

14. Definition: far away, distant Examples: telephone, telescope

15. Name (first and last) Greek and Latin Roots photos light graph to write or draw tele far away or distant

16. metron

17. Definition: measure Examples: thermometer, meter stick, geometry

18. Name (first and last) Greek and Latin Roots photos light graph to write or draw tele far away or distant metron measure

19. tropos

20. Definition: turning toward something such as the sun Examples: Tropic of Cancer, Tropic of Capricorn, Tropics

21. Name (first and last) Greek and Latin Roots photos light graph to write or draw tele far away or distant tropos turning toward something such as the sun metron measure

22. TREE EXAMPLE. USING YOUR NOTES, YOU WILL GROW A TREE. YOU MUST HAVE 5 WORDS. YOU MUST ALSO DEFINE THOSE WORDS USING A DICTIONARY. EXAMPLE….

23. Draw a word tree. Select a root. Grow words. Write the root word on the bottom near the roots of the tree. Write words that contain your root on the branches of the tree. Include definitions. television: box to see distant things telethon: long fundraising event telephone: sound from far away telekinesis: making things move from a distance telescope: device for seeing distant objects

24. What is a derivation? (pronounced: “dir-ah-va-tion”)

25. Derivation means drawing off water from a main stream From Latin de: down from, away from + rivus: brook, stream English words may be derived or drawn off of mainstream Greek or Latin roots. Roots may not be spelled the same way all the time.

26. Name (first and last) Greek and Latin Roots philia

27. Rocky actor Sylvester Stallone at the Philadelphia Museum of Art Philadelphia -- city of brotherly love

28. Philia (“feel-ya”) Definition: love, friendship Examples: Philadelphia, philosopher, Philip, philharmonic, philanthropist

29. phobos

30. Definition: unusual fear Examples: claustrophobia: fear of closed places acrophobia: fear of heights arachnophobia: fear of spiders myctophobia: fear of darkness suriphobia- fear of mice testophobia- fear of taking tests

31. Syn (or sym)

32. syn Definition: with, together Examples: synonyms: words that go together symphony: sounds that go together synchronize: do things at the same time synagogue: to bring people together for Jewish worship

33. thesis

34. Thesis (3 Ps) Definition: put, place, position Examples: thesis: position taken in a persuasive argument parentheses: symbols grouping words placed inside a sentence synthesizer: instrument that puts sounds together

35. kinesis

36. Definition: movement Examples: kinetic: movement of bodies cinema: motion pictures (movies) telekinesis: moving things without physical contact Kinetic art: a sculpture with moving parts.

37. Name (first and last) Greek and Latin Roots philia love, friendship phobos unusual fear syn with together kinesis movement thesis put, place, position