Unit 2 (We Are Family) (Pater/Mater/Gen)

The root words "pater/patri" mean.....

• birth, race, kind

• father

• mother

• life

The root words "mater/matri" mean.....

• birth, race, kind

• father

• mother

• life

The root word "gen" means.....

• birth, race, kind

• light

• love

• life

What word means:

a man who controls a family, group, or government

• patriarch

• patriarchal

• patrician

• genetic

What word means:

a characteristic of a system of society or government controlled by men

• patriarch

• patriarchal

• patrician

• genetic

What word means:

a person who is a member of the highest social class

• matron

• patriarchal

• patrician

• congenial

What word means:

of or relating to a mother; motherly

• matron

• maternal

• matriarchy

• generation

What word means:

an older married woman who usually has a high social position

• matron

• genetic

• matriarchy

• maternal

What word means:

a family, group, or government controlled by a woman or a group of women and/or females

• matron

• maternal

• patriarch

• matriarchy

What word means:

to produce something or cause something to be produced

• congenial

• generate

• generation

• matron