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Economics and commerce
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Classics
Undergraduate 1
11/30/2009

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Term
Agr-
Definition

Meaning: Field

Derivation: Agriculture

Term
Aqu-
Definition

Meaning: water

 

Derivation: aquaduct, aquifer

Term
Aster-
Definition

Meaning: Star

 

Derivation: asteroid

Term
Astr-
Definition

Meaning: star

 

derivation: astronomy

Term

Cap-,

-Cip-

Capt-

-ceive

Definition

Meaning: to seize

 

derivation: captivate,

Anticipate

Capture

Conceive

Term

Cole-

Cult-

Definition

Meaning: to till, inhabit

 

Derivation: Cultivate

Culture

Term

Crede-

Credit-

Definition

Meaning: to trust, believe

 

Derivation: credible

incredible

Term

da-

dat-

dit-

Definition

Meaning: to give

 

Derivation: tradition,

date

Term
eco-
Definition

Meaning: house


Derivation: ecology,

economy

Term

Fer-

lat-

Definition

Meaning: to carry

 

derivation: confer, aquifer, latitude, ferry

Term
-gram
Definition

meaning: something written

 

derivation: telegram

Term

hydr-

hydro-

Definition

Meaning: water

 

Derivation: hydropower

Term

i-

it-

Definition
Meaning: to go
Term
Lucr-
Definition

Meaning: wealth

 

derivation: lucrative

Term
macr-
Definition

meaning: long, large

 

derivation: macroeconomy

Term

man-,

manu-

Definition

meaning: hand

 

derivation: manual, manumitt

Term

-mit,

mitt-

miss-

Definition

meaning: to send

 

derivation: mission,

admit

Term

naus-

naut-

Definition

meaning: ship

 

derivation: nautical,

nassues

Term
Nav-
Definition

Meaning: ship

 

derivation: Navy, navigate, naval, navarch

Term
Nom-
Definition

meaning: law

 

Derivation: Nomad

Term
oti-
Definition

meaning: leisure

 

derivation: otiose

Term
pac-
Definition

meaning- peace

 

derivation: pact, pacific

Term
pecuni-
Definition

meaning: money

 

derivation: pecuniary

Term

pete-

petit-

Definition

meaning: to seek

 

derivation: compete, petition

Term
-phor
Definition

meaning: to carry

 

derivation: phosphorus

euphoria

Term

porta-

 

portat-

Definition

meaning: to carry

 

derivation: portable, teleport

Term
spher-
Definition

meaning: circle, orb

 

derivation: hemisphere

sphere

Term

serva-

servat-

Definition

meaning: serve, to save

 

derivation: servant, conservation

Term
tech-
Definition

meaning: skill

 

derivation: technology, technical

Term
trop-
Definition

meaning: turn

 

derivation: tropical

Term
Vi-
Definition

meaning: road, way

 

derivation: viaduct

Term
vent-
Definition

meaning: come

 

derivation: advent

Term
Combining Form: -nomy
Definition

meaning: laws of, science of

 

derivation: economy

astronomy

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