tele
Vocabulary Root Words Unit 8: Places
from a far
Greek
telegram
(tele, from afar + gram, to write)
telephone
(tele, from afar + phone, sound)
A sound transmitted from a distance.
television
(tele, from afar + vis, to see + ion, state)
A message sent from a distance.
via-, voy, vey
Images that have been transmitted
from a distance.
way, road, path
Latin
viaduct
(via, road + duct, to lead)
voyage
(via, way + age, state)
convey
(con, with + vey, road)
pre, pro, ante, ant(i)
way, road, path
premature
(pre, before + maturas, ripen)
progeny
(pro, forward + gen, birth + y, state of)
antecedent
(ante, before + cede, to go + ent, in a state of)
chron(o), temp
time
Bridge spanning a road.
A long journey.
To carry, transport.
Latin
Occurring before an assigned time.
An offspring or descendent
A preceding event.
Greek
anachronism
(ana, back + chron, time + ism, act)
chronic
(chron, time + ic, relating to)
temporary
(temp, time +ary, relating to)
ann, enn
year, years
annuity
(ann, year + ity, state of)
Out of place or time.
Frequent recurrence over a period of
time.
Enjoyed for a limited time.
Latin
Yearly payment of an income
anniversary
(ann, year + vers, turn + ary, relating to)
Happening every year.
millennium
(mill, thousand + enn, years + ium, grouping)
A period of one thousand years.
prim / proto
first
Latin/Greek
primogenitor
(prim, first + gen, birth + itor, one who)
The earliest ancestor of a people or
family.
primary
(prim, first + ary, relating to)
First or highest in rank.
prototype
(proto, first + type, model)
An original from which other things are
developed.