Greek and Latin Roots Unit 2: We Are Family

This root word means "father" and is of Latin origin

• mater/matri

• dem

• pater/patri

• pop

Of or relating to a mother; motherly

• maternal

• benevolent

• dynamic

• paternal

Of, relating to, or involving genes, which is the part of a cell that controls or influences the appearance, growth, etc., of a living thing

• dysfunction

• speculate

• emigrate

• genetic

A person who is a member of the highest social class

• matron

• victor

• patrician

• reflective

A group of people born and living during the same time

• malcontent

• nationality

• generation

• native

This root word means "mother" and is of Latin origin

• bene/bon

• mater/matri

• pater/patri

• mal

Pleasant, enjoyable, or friendly

• congenial

• benevolent

• captivate

• benign

A man who controls a family, group, or government

• democracy

• tangible

• immigrant

• patriarch

This root word means "birth, race, kind", and is of Greek origin

• hydr

• circ/circum

• onym

• gen

Of or relating to a mother; motherly

• congenial

• maternal

• matron

• generate