Latin was the language of ancient Rome and spread throughout Europe as the Romans conquered much of the region. Over time, Latin evolved into several distinct languages descended from Latin, including Italian, French, Spanish, and Portuguese. The document then provides definitions and examples of 10 common Latin roots: -gress-, -port-, -tract-, -dict-, -vert-, -scrib-/-script-, -duc-, -pel-, -ject-, and -pend-. Each root definition includes the meaning of the root and examples of English words that incorporate that root.

1. Greek & LatinGreek & Latin
Roots1Roots1

2. CredeCrede
quodquod
habes, ethabes, et
habes!habes!
Believe that youBelieve that you
have it, and you do!have it, and you do!

3. LATINLATIN
RomanRoman
Empire, earlyEmpire, early
fifth centuryfifth century

4. Some History…
• Latin was the language spoken by the
ancient Romans.
• As the Romans conquered most of
Europe, the Latin language spread
throughout the region.
• Over time, the Latin spoken in different
areas developed into separate languages,
including Italian, French, Spanish, and
Portuguese.

5. Some History…
• These languages are considered “sisters,”
as they all descended from Latin, their
“mother” language

6. 1.1. –DICT-–DICT-

7. 2.2. –DUC-–DUC-

8. 3.3. –GRESS-–GRESS-

9. 4.4. –JECT-–JECT-

10. 5.5. –PEL-–PEL-

11. 6.6. –PEND-–PEND-

12. 7.7. –PORT-–PORT-

13. 8.8. –SCRIB-,–SCRIB-,
-SCRIPT-SCRIPT

14. 9.9. –TRACT-–TRACT-

15. 10.10. –VERT-–VERT-

16. Answer:Answer: -gress--gress-
To walkTo walk
DIDIGRESSGRESS
PROPROGRESSGRESS
TRANSTRANSGRESSGRESS

17. TRANSGRESSTRANSGRESS: to: to
go beyond ago beyond a
boundary or limit (v.)boundary or limit (v.)

18. Answer:Answer: -port--port-
To carryTo carry
COMCOMPORTPORT
DEDEPORTPORT
EXEXPORTPORT
IMIMPORTPORTREREPORTPORT

19. IMIMPORTPORT:: to bring (asto bring (as
merchandise) into amerchandise) into a
place or country fromplace or country from
another country <another country <importimport
vases from Chinavases from China>> (v.)(v.)

20. Answer:Answer: -tract--tract-
To pull, drag,To pull, drag,
drawdraw
ATATTRACTTRACT
CONCONTRACTTRACT
DEDETRACTTRACT
EXEXTRACTTRACT RERETRACTTRACT

21. CONTRACTCONTRACT:: toto
become affectedbecome affected
withwith <<contractcontract
pneumoniapneumonia>> (v.)(v.)

22. To sayTo say
Answer:Answer: -dict--dict-
CONTRACONTRADICTDICT
DICTDICTATEATE EEDICTDICT
PREPREDICTDICT

23. DICTDICTATE:ATE: to requireto require
or determineor determine
necessarilynecessarily <<injuriesinjuries
dictateddictated the choice ofthe choice of
playersplayers>>

24. Answer:Answer: -vert--vert-
To turnTo turn
CONCONVERTVERT
DIDIVERTVERT
ININVERTVERT
REREVERTVERT

25. DIDIVERT:VERT: to turnto turn
from one course orfrom one course or
use to anotheruse to another
<<divertdivert traffic to atraffic to a
side streetside street>> (v.)(v.)

26. Answer:Answer: -scrib-, -script--scrib-, -script-
To writeTo write
DEDESCRIBESCRIBE / DE/ DESCRIPTSCRIPTIONION
PREPRESCRIBESCRIBE / PRE/ PRESCRIPTSCRIPTIONION
SUBSUBSCRIBESCRIBE / SUB/ SUBSCRIPTSCRIPTIONION

27. PREPRESCRIBESCRIBE / PRE/ PRESCRIPTSCRIPTION:ION:
to write or give medicalto write or give medical
prescriptions;prescriptions; to layto lay
down a rule;down a rule; <<doctordoctor
prescribed antibioticsprescribed antibiotics> (v.)> (v.)

28. Answer:Answer: -duc--duc-
To lead, bring,To lead, bring,
taketake
DEDEDUCDUCEE PROPRODUCDUCEE
REREDUCDUCEE

29. DEDEDUCDUCEE : to infer: to infer
from a generalfrom a general
principleprinciple <deduced<deduced
from the drop offrom the drop of
blood there was ablood there was a
crime>(v.)crime>(v.)

30. Answer:Answer: -pel--pel-
To driveTo drive
COMCOMPELPEL
DISDISPELPEL
IMIMPELPEL
REREPELPEL

31. COMCOMPELPEL:: to drive orto drive or
urge forcefully orurge forcefully or
irresistibly <irresistibly <hungerhunger
compelledcompelled him to eathim to eat>>
(v.)(v.)

32. Answer:Answer: -ject--ject-
To throwTo throw
EJEJECTECT REREJECTJECT
INTERINTERJECTJECT ININJECTJECT

33. INTERINTERJECTJECT:: toto
throw in betweenthrow in between
or among otheror among other
thingsthings <<interjectinterject aa
remarkremark>> (v.)(v.)

34. Answer:Answer: -pend--pend-
To hangTo hang
DEDEPENDPEND
PENPENDANTDANT
PENDPENDULUMULUMIMIMPENDPEND

35. PENPENDANTDANT:: somethingsomething
suspended: as a : ansuspended: as a : an
ornament (as on aornament (as on a
necklace) allowed tonecklace) allowed to
hang freehang free (n.)(n.)