1. The study of word origins
Etymology
The study of word origins

2. Knowing affixes will GREATLY help you when reading and preform well on your SAT, ACT, and future GRE tests!
It will help you understand terms in all of your core classes AND electives.
Bonus! You will sound even smarter than you already are!
Why study Etymology?

3. Where do words come from?
English is a blend of words from many other languages
These words made their way into the English language in many ways
Occupation by other countries/cultures
English occupation of other countries/cultures
Brought by immigrants
Cultural trends and fashions
GREEK and LATIN have had the biggest influence on the English language!
Where do words come from?

5. There are 3 parts to Eymology:
Base word & Root Word
Base word can stand alone (dial, just, able)
Root word cannot stand alone (spec, urb, tempor)
Prefix (Pre-before, fix- to attach)
Parts of words that appear before root words
(un-, re-, dis-)
Suffix
1. change the tense of the word
Example: (-s, -es, -ed, “cows”, “speeches”, “cooked”)
2. can change the part of speech
Example: (-ure, -ly, -able)
Please to pleasure (noun), pleasant (adjective) to pleasantly (adverb)
3. extend the basic meaning of the word.
Example: suffix –ology (study of) added to bio(life)= biology (the study of life)

6. Prefix- Parts of words that appear before root words
Let’s take the prefix “pre-”
What words have “pre-” to begin them?
What could it mean?

7. Re-
Un-
Other Common Prefixes

8. Look at the base word “dial”?
Root/Base Words Base word can stand alone (dial, just, able) Root word cannot stand alone (spec, urb, tempor)
Look at the base word “dial”?
What does it mean?
What prefix could you add to it?
Look at the root word “tempor”
Where have you seen it before?
What does it usually mean?

9. Suffixes 1. change the tense of the word
Example: (-s, -es, -ed, “cows”, “speeches”, “cooked”)
2. can change the part of speech
Example: (-ure, -ly, -able)
Please to pleasure (noun), pleasant (adjective) to pleasantly (adverb)
3. extend the basic meaning of the word.
Example: suffix –ology (study of) added to bio(life)= biology (the study of life)
Suffixes

10. Common Suffixes What words can you think of that end with “-ology”?
What would “ology” mean?
What about “-ed”
Common Suffixes

11. Each week we will add new affixes to your vocabulary and word bank!
Weekly etymology