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31 Cards in this Set
- Front
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Indo-European
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The language family English is a sibling of
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Orgin
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The birth of a word
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Etymology
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How the word has changed over time
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Alexander the Great
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Ruler of the Greek Empire
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Phoenician Alphabet
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The first alphabet
Greeks stole it and added vowels Made up of only consonants |
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Root
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The base of the word
Gives the word it's meaning |
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Prefix
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A small part before the root
It changes the meaning of the word |
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Suffix
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A small part after the root
Changes the meaning of the word |
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Port
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To carry
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Spect
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to look
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Claim
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to shout or to cry out
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Voc
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to call
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Terr
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land or earth
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Ex
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out of or out from
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In
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in or into
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De
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away from
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Trans
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across
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Re
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back or again
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Sub
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under or from beneath
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Pro
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forward or ahead
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Dis
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lack of or ruin of
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Ad
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to, toward, for, for the purpose of, or in favor of
prefix... |
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Con
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together
prefix... |
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A
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from
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Extra
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beyond or outside of
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Ion
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The process or result of an action
Noun Suffix |
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Ible/ Able
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Able or capable of
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Ous
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having or being full of
Adj. Suffix |
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Or/Er
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Doer of a particular action
Noun Suffix |
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Al
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Characterized by or having to do with
Adj. Suffix |
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An
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Having to do with or resembling
Adj. Suffix |
