This section covers certain roots which, by their use as prefixes, suffixes and syllables, make up the majority of English language words. Remembering these words will help you in figuring out the meanings of words including new ones you come across every day.
| -path- , -pathy |
Meaning: “feel”, “suffer”, “disease”,
Origin: pathos (Greek) means “emotion”,"feeling", "suffering", "disease"
pati (Greek) means "to suffer" or "to endure"
patheia (Greek) means "effect,"
Example Words:
a·pathy: a- ("without") + pathos ("feeling")
psycho·path: psyche ("mind") + pathos ("suffering")
- suffering from an undiagnosed mental disorder
tele·pathy: tele ("far") + pathos ("feeling")
- Communication by means other than through the normal senses
patho·genic: pathos ("disease") + genic ("produced by")
- capable of producing disease
allo·pathy: allos ("other") + patheia
-treatment of disease by remedies that produce effects opposite to the symptoms
More Words:
(from pathos) sympathy, empathy, pathology, pathos, psychopathic, sympathy, empathy, apathy, pathetic, pathogenic, pathology, sociopath, osteopathy,
(from pati) passion, passive, patience,
(from patheia) homeopathy
|-spec- , -spic-|
Meaning: “to look (at)” or “view”
Origin: specare (Latin) means "to look."
specere (Latin) means "to look at, view"
Example Words:
con·spic·uous: com ("together, all") + specare
- easily seen or noticed; readily visible or observable
in·spect: in ("into") + specere
- to look carefully at or over; view closely and critically
retro·spect: retro ("back") + specere
- to look back in thought; refer back
de·spise: de ("down") + specere
- to regard with contempt, disgust
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[Trivia from folklore] While many say a king is one who rules a kingdom and an Emperor is one who rules an empire. While that is partially right the main difference quoted is that a King is usually elected by hereditary right, while an Emperor has won a war and taken over the ruler ship.
Q) What is the origin of the word “Box Office”?
In earlier centuries the theatres didn’t have payment systems or ticket counters, there used to be a box where the people coming in would throw money and walk in to watch the play / show, as the collection gathered in the box, the box would be taken around to all the floors and then finally to a room / office room where it was stored, counted and kept in the safe. This bought the name as box office.
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