What is the root word for antisocial? antisocial (adj.) also anti-social, "unsocial, averse to social intercourse," 1797, from anti- + social (adj.). What word is anti? The word anti comes from the prefix anti-, which means“against” or “opposite,” and is still used in English ...
rhiz(o)- (G) root (rhizome, mycorrhiza, Rhizopoda) rhod(o)- (G) red (rhododendron, rhodopsin, rose) rhynch- snout -rrh- flow (catarrh) rode- gnaw rogos- wrinkled rostr(i)- (L) beak, prow (rostrum) rota- tum, wheel (rotation) rub(e)r- (L) red rumen- throat S saccha...
Persephone herself is considered a fitting other half to Hades because of the meaning of her name which bears the Greek root for "killing" and the -phonein her name means "putting to death."[18] Hermes[ WhileHermesdid not primarily reside in the Underworld and is not usually associated wit...
It stems from the PIE root "tkey-", to beget, but had its original "tk-" swapped into "kt-", perhaps even in big dripping letters on some temple wall somewhere. On rare occasions, such bastardized words are imported back into their original language. Take the familiar verb HODL for ...
We’ll learn about the life-giving benefits of delicious salads both raw and cooked, the gorgeous breads and savory pies that are a part of every meal, the bean dishes that are passed down through generations, and the seafood that is at the root of the Ikarian culinary culture. filled ...
Greek and Latin Root words本人是一线教师擅长课堂教学模式的研究能够很好的激发学生的学习兴趣 Greek and Latin Root Words for Biology The key to learning biological terms is in learning the origins of those words which is usually Greek or Latin. The following list was obtained from: http://www....
As Roger Ebert recounted, Constantine’s Gus“specializes in finding the Greek root for any word (even ‘kimono’), and delivers a toast in which he explains that ‘Miller’ goes back to the Greek word for apple, and ‘Portokalos’ is based on the Greek word for oranges, and so, he ...
photo (rootfor light) + graph (suffixfor written) = photograph (light that is written) re (prefixfor again) + flect (rootfor bend) = reflect (to bend again) Now you might think these are funny ways to define the words “photograph” and “reflect.” This is because using Latin to ...
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: "For if the root still lives, leaves come again to the house and spread their over-reaching shade against the scorching dog star (seirios kynos)."Apollonius Rhodius, Argonautica 3. 958 ff (trans. Rieu) (Greek epic C3rd B.C.) : "Like Seirios (Sirius) rising from Okeanos (Oceanus)...