Roots List 14
arboretum - public garden where trees are cultivated and exhibited
Arbor Day - day designated for planning trees - usually in March, April, or May
grape arbor - grape vines trained to climb on a trellis or open-roof framework
arboraceous - full of trees, wooded
arboriculture - (culture - tending) - cultivation of trees and shrubs
arborvitae - (vita - life) - “tree of life” ; an evergreen tree of the cypress family bearing cones (conifer)
arbor
arboris
tree
synchronize - (syn - together, same) - do at same time
chronometer - (metron - measure) - device to measure time
chronology - (logos - word, study) - relate events in time sequence
chronic - over a period of time, “from time to time”
chronograph - (graph - write, draw) - device to measure and record time
chronos
time
temporal - pertaining to time
temporary - for a limited time
temporize - play for time; stall
extemporaneous - (ex - out) - speak or act at (or out of) the time without preparation
contemporary - (cum - together, with) - with the time
contemporaries - people who are alive at the same time
tempo - (Italian from Latin) - time in music; rate of speed at which a piece of music moves
tense - (French: temps) - verb forms which indicate past, present or future time
tempus
temporis
time
parable - (ballein - to throw) - to throw a story in for comparison while teaching a lesson or moral
parachute - (L. cadere - to fall) - goes along with you as you fall and slows you down
parenthesis - (thesis - place) - a statement placed beside (or within) the main sentence
paragraph - (graph - write) - an editing mark beside a page or print to show needed indention
parallel - (allos - other) - lying along side of another line but not touching
para
beside, along with
international - (natio - nation, race, kindred) - between or among nations
interject - (jacio, jactum - throw) - throw between
interaction - (ago, actum - act, perform) - discussion or action between or among people
intervene - (venio, ventum - come) - come between
intergalactic - (galactos [Gr] - milk) - between stars in the Milky Way
interlude - (ludus - play) - light entertainment in the midst of serious activities, a “break”
inter
between, among, amid