This document discusses Greek and Latin root words that are commonly found in English words related to water, the sea, mind, study, knowledge, circles, around, middle, saying, writing, and recording. It provides the meaning and origin of root words like hydr/aqua, mar/mer, mem, ology, sci, cycl, circ/circum, centr/center, dict, scrib/script, and graph/gram and examples of English words derived from each root.

1. Latin and Greek root words
by:
Conner and Corbin

2. Hydr
• Meaning:Water
• Origin:Greek

3. Hydr words
• Dehydrate
• Hydroelectric
• Hydrant

4. Aqua
• Meaning:Water
• Origin:Latin

5. Aqua words
• AquaticAquatic
• AqueductAqueduct
• Aquarium
• Aquifer

6. Mar/Mer
• Meaning:Sea
• Origin:Latin

7. Mer/MAR
Marine
Marina
Maritime

8. MemMem
Meaning:Mindful/recallMeaning:Mindful/recall
Orgin:LatinOrgin:Latin

9. Mem wordsMem words
• MemoirMemoir
• MemorializeMemorialize
• MemorableMemorable
• MementoMemento

10. OlogyOlogy
• Meaning:StudyMeaning:Study
• Origin:GreekOrigin:Greek

11. Ology wordsOlogy words
• GeologyGeology
• AnthropologyAnthropology
• EtymologyEtymology

12. 12
Sci
• Meaning:To know
• Origin:Latin

13. 13
Sci words
• Science
• Conscience
• Conscientious

14. 14
Cycl
• Meaning:Circle
• Origin:Greek

15. 15
Cycl
• cycle
• cyclical
• cyclone

16. 16
Circ/Circum
• Meaning:Around
• Origin:Latin

17. 17
Circ/Circum
• circumference
• circuit
• circumstance
• circumvent

18. 18
Centr/Center
• Meaning:Middle
• Origin:Greek

19. 19
Centr/Center
• central
• concentric
• eccentric

20. 20
Dict
• Meaning:say,declare
• Origin:Latin

21. 21
Dict words
• Dictate
• contradict
• edict

22. 22
Scrib/Script
• Meaning:Write
• Origin:Latin

23. 23
Scrib/Script Words
• Inscription
• Transcript
• Prescription

24. 24
Graph/Gram
• Meaning:Write,Draw,Describe,Record
• Origin:Greek