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Greek and Latin Root Words List 1

Rootwords, their meanings, and vocabulary

AB
autoself
matermother
paterfather
fraterbrother
magnagreat or large
spectsight or look
autocracya government run by a single ruler
automationmachinery run by itself
autonomousindependent; self sufficinet
matriarcha mother figure in charge of a family
matrona married woman
paternityfatherhood
paternalfatherly
fraternalbrotherly
fraternizeto treat in a brotherly way;
fraternitybrotherhood; male club
Magna CartaGreat document
Magnanimousgreat or noble; forgiving
magnumlarge bottle of wine or vessel
magnitudeof great importance or degree
spectaclea remarkable sight to see
specimenan example to study
spectatora person who sees or watches something
introspectto look insided oneself
retrospecta look to the past

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