Greek and Latin Roots in Everyday Life - By jldavi21
00:0-1 | welcome to Greek and Latin roots in everyday life , | |
00:03 | an introduction lesson to Greek and Latin roots . A | |
00:06 | route is a base of the word that gives it | |
00:09 | meaning . Many English words were created using routes from | |
00:13 | the Greek and Latin languages . Greek has spoken in | |
00:15 | the country . Greece , while Latin , was used | |
00:18 | in ancient Rome . Try is a Greek and Latin | |
00:21 | root , meaning three . You can find the root | |
00:23 | try in the word tripod . Notice the three legs | |
00:27 | of the tripod . Hi door is the Greek root | |
00:30 | , meaning water . You can discover the route hide | |
00:33 | or , in the word hydrate . Many athletes drink | |
00:36 | water to hydrate their bodies . Telephone is made up | |
00:39 | of two Greek roots . Tele and phone tell a | |
00:43 | means at a distance . While phone means sound or | |
00:46 | voice , the two routes put together would mean a | |
00:50 | voice at a distance , just like talking on a | |
00:52 | telephone . Your voices carried over a great distance to | |
00:56 | the person who you are converse ing with Cortes is | |
00:59 | a Latin root , meaning fourth or four . You | |
01:02 | can find the root Cortes in the English word quarter | |
01:06 | . It takes four quarters to equal $1 . Photosynthesis | |
01:12 | is the process of plants absorbing light in order to | |
01:15 | grow . Photosynthesis uses the Greek root photo , which | |
01:19 | means light anise is the Latin root meaning year . | |
01:24 | You can find the root anise in the English work | |
01:27 | annual , such as an annual or yearly calendar . | |
01:32 | Centam is Latin 400 . Notice how the words centimeter | |
01:36 | contains the roots . Centam . There are 100 centimeters | |
01:40 | in a meter . The Greek root thermos translates to | |
01:45 | heat . Thermostat can be found in the word thermometer | |
01:49 | . You use a thermometer to measure your temperature , | |
01:52 | which is your body . Heat by is Latin for | |
01:56 | two . You can find the root by at the | |
01:59 | beginning of the word binoculars . Binoculars used to lenses | |
02:04 | to see objects that are far away . Lastly , | |
02:07 | we have the word duel . It comes from the | |
02:10 | Greek and Latin root duo , meaning Tua's well . | |
02:15 | A duel takes place against two opposing sides , like | |
02:19 | these ponds in a chess game . Notice how all | |
02:22 | these Greek and Latin roots were contained in words we | |
02:25 | encountered every day ? Can you think of other words | |
02:28 | containing these routes ? |
DESCRIPTION:
It is absolutely amazing that the English language is really made from other languages! The Greeks and Romans were two of the main contributors to our language. Therefore, many of our words are based on their language. This video will take you through several root words, prefixes, and suffixes.
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Greek and Latin Roots in Everyday Life is a free educational video by jldavi21.It helps students in grades 4 practice the following standards L.4.4.B.
This page not only allows students and teachers view Greek and Latin Roots in Everyday Life but also find engaging Sample Questions, Apps, Pins, Worksheets, Books related to the following topics.
1. L.4.4.B : Use common, grade-appropriate Greek and Latin affixes and roots as clues to the meaning of a word (e.g., telegraph, photograph, autograph)..