Grade 9 Unit 2 Greek/Latin Roots

Grade 9 Unit 2 Greek/Latin Roots

Unit 2 Greek/Latin Roots

• dur-

• -temp-

• -sum-

• -cred-

dur-

• The Latin root dur means “hard.”

• This Latin root is the word origin of a good number of English vocabulary words

• endure, during, and duration

-temp-

• The Latin root temp means “time.”

• contemporary, temporary, and the Latin phrase tempus fugit ("time flies")

-sum-

• comes from Latin, where it has the meaning "take up;

  pick up.'' 

• assume, consume, consumption, presume

-cred-

• The Latin root word cred means “believe.”

• credit, credo, and credentials