Take notes when you see the pencil!

Greek and Latin were the languages of ancient Greece and Rome.

I speak Greek.I speak Greek.

I speak Latin.

I speak Latin.

Ancient Greece and Rome were in the Mediterranean part of the world.

right around hereright around here

Greek and Latin Roots

• They were very successful civilizations.

• Through conquest and colonization, they spread their languages across the land for centuries.

The Greek Language

The Latin Language

I speak Greek.I speak Greek.

I speak Latin.

I speak Latin.

I speak Latin.

I speak Latin.

I speak Greek.I speak Greek.

I speak Greek.I speak Greek.

I speak Greek.I speak Greek.

I speak Latin.

I speak Latin.

I speak Latin.

I speak Latin.

I speak Latin.

I speak Latin.

I speak Latin.

I speak Latin.

I speak Greek.I speak Greek.

I speak Greek.I speak Greek.

I speak Greek.I speak Greek.

I speak Greek.I speak Greek.

I speak Latin.

I speak Latin.

I speak Latin.

I speak Latin.

Greek and Latin roots are word parts that have meaning.

Thousands of English words are made from a couple hundred

Greek and Latin roots.

Mediterranean

Take the word

for example.

Mediterranean is a

that means

Latin root

“middle.”

Mediterranean is a

that means

Latin root

“land.”

Mediterranean

Mediterranean means “middle of the land.”

middle(Latin)

land(Latin)

Mediterranean

photograph

Here’s another example…

photographis a

that means

Greekroot

“light.”

graph is a

that means

Greekroot

“drawn”

Photograph means “picture drawn with light.”

light(Greek)

drawn(Greek)

photograph

Here’s another one.

is a Greek

rootthat

means

ologythat means stud

y

is a Greek

root

Biology means “the study of living things.”

life(Greek)

study(Greek)

biology

Here’s another example.

magnis a

Latin rootthat means

fyis a

Latin rootthat

meansto make

Magnify means “make something appear big.”

big(Latin)

make(Latin)

magnify

magnitude a measure of how big something is

magnate a person who is big and important in their field

One more.

This will be the last one. I promise.

uniis a

Latin root

that meansone

cyclis a

Greekroot

that meanscircle

A unicycle has one wheel.

one(Latin)

circle(Greek)

unicycle

unitytogether as one

cyclonea circular storm

unifyto make as one

cyclicsomething that occurs

again an again.

unicornone horn

Knowledge of Greek and Latin roots is important and useful because it gives you the ability

to spot patterns…

bureaucracyautocracytheocracydemocracymeritocracy

I see a pattern here…

I see a pattern here…

and figure out the meaning of

unfamiliar words.

I know that cracy means “a type of government.”

So meritocracy must be “a government based on

merit.”

Conclusion

• Greek and Latin roots are word parts that have meaning.

• If you know the meaning of the most common Greek and Latin roots, you will know the meaning of thousands of English words.

The End

Now, time for a project!

Now, time for a project!

Greek and Latin Roots Art Book Project

• Materials– Composition Book or 21 pieces of paper,

folded in half.– Pencil– Colored pencils or crayons or markers.– Handout: The 84 Most Common Greek

and Latin Roots on 1 Page

Greek and Latin Roots Art Book Guidelines

• Create one art image for each Greek or Latin root.

• The image should represent the English meaning of the root.

• Also, include 5 words that contain the root.

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Steven

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