CLA201H1 Lecture : Unit 6-Latin Roots
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Abdomen/abdominis- lower belly: e. g. abdomen-al: ac-=sharp, bitter-acer. acris, eng acrid, Acidus (acida, acidum)= sour, eng acid, acidity ? (b2, a5) Acutus (acuta, acutim) = sharp, eng acute in geom. ***agere/ actum= do, e. g. agent , act, actor , active, activate, action cf. cetera. Altus/alta/altum= high (cf. alere), e. g. altitude qcs. Alvus/alvi= belly, alve-olus (diminutive, p. 78 #7) Anger= choke, angina= choking (lat angina pectoris (of chest) Anima= air (in motion) & animus (gk animos p 151= wind), e. g. animal, animation. Practice test: auditorium audit (to hear), orium (place, activation act (to do), iv, ate (to do or perform, altitude tude (quality, condoition or state), Arbor/arboris= tree, lat velut arbor aevo horace odes 1 12. Arens= sand: bicentennial bi (two), cent (one hundred), enn( year), al(pertaining to), twelve ( Argentums= silver, ag (table #47) & aurum=gold au (#79) Avis=bird, e. g. aviary, aviation (gk ornis/ ornithos p 194)