Turtles Unite

5/6 Etymology Word List

Part = separate, piece, part

Deli = pleasant, delight

Ques = ask, question

Studi = learn, study

Grad = step, grade, level, rank

Sens = feel, sense, be aware of

Mot = move

Numer = number

Serv = to help, to serve

Vari = different, changing

Eas = comfortable, easy

Fin = end

famil = family; closely known; household

speci = of a particular type or kind

act = to do; to act

offic = duty; work

Capt = to take, to capture

Stat = standing, position, state, condition

Class = group, class

Grat = thanks, thankful

Organ = tool, instrument

Prob = to test or prove

Loc = place

Techn = practical skill

Circ = around

Cycl = revolving

Equ = same, even, equal

Pend = hanging; weighing in the balance

Trans = across

Inter = between

Aqua = water

Terr = land

Tele = far away

Astr = star

Semi = half

In = not

 

Civi = citizens

Ord = regular

Metr/meter = measurement

Therm = heat

Struct = build

Tract = pull

Fract/Frag = break

Rupt = burst

Bas = foundation, low part

Pos = placement

Com/con = together, with

Re = again, back

 

 

Video/Visum/Vis (Lt) = see

spect = look at

Audi = listening, hearing

Phone/phon (Gk) = sound, sounds
Voc = words, voice, calling

Dict = to speak, to say

Scribo/Scriptum or Scrib/Scrip (Lt) = write, written

Graph (Gk) = write, written, to draw

Soci = being a part of a group

Mem = remembering

De = down

Sub = under; below

Port = carry

Mis/mit = send

Vers/Vert = to turn

Contra = against

Man = handle or use hands

Sol/Solv = loosen; to release

Poli = city or citizen

Gen = family, race, or birth

Nat = birthplace; born

Spir = breath; alive

Photo = light

Flam = fire

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Marin = sea

Ician = person

Suffixes

ible/able = (changes a word to an adjective) able to be or able to cause

ize = (changes a word to a verb) to make

orium/arium (changes word to a noun) place

logy/logist (changes word to a noun) science/scientist

ion (changes word to noun)

ity = (changes words to a noun)

ment = (changes words to a noun)

ure = (changes words to noun)

Prefixes

Bi = two

 Com/con = together

 Dis = not

 Ex = out

 In = not

 Inter = between

 Non = not

 Re = again

 Tri = three

 Un = not

 Uni = one

 Per = through

 Pre = before

 Pro = forward