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Unit 3: Lesson 13

Greek and Latin Word Parts

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Many word parts in the English language come from other languages, especially Greek and Latin.

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Today, we are going to take a look at four Greek and Latin word parts and watch how they come together to make words.

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tele

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The word part tele means “far”.

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gram

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The word part gram means “message”.

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So the word telegram means?

Message that is far away

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Let’s take a look at another one.

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spect

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The word part spect means “look”.

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So the word inspect means?

To look inside

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struct

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The word part struct means “to build”.

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So the word construct means?

To build something

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Let’s try one more!

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vis

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The word part vis means “to see”.

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The word visible means?

Able to be seen

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SUM IT UP

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Many word parts in our language come from other languages, especially the Greek and Latin languages.

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These Greek and Latin word parts come together to make words.

Root/Affix	Meaning
spect	“look”
struct	“build”
vis	“see”
tele	“far away”