Which root means spec?

Which root means spec?

-spec-, root. -spec- comes from Latin, where it has the meaning “look at; examine.

How do you find Latin roots?

In order to find the root of each word, simply remove the genitive ending (which changes with each declension). Then you can add on the appropriate endings for the word’s declension to form the other cases in singular and plural.

What is the Latin root for vision?

The Latin root vis is easily recalled through the word vision, someone’s ability to “see,” whereas vid can be remembered through video, or moving images which you “see” on a screen.

What are words that start with spec?

specced.

What are the specs?

1 : specification —usually used in plural also : a single quantity (such as a dimension or a measure of performance) describing a product especially as part of a specification. 2 : speculation built the house on spec. spec. verb.

Is Greek Latin?

Greek did not come from Latin. Some form of Greek or Proto-Greek has been spoken in the Balkans as far back as 5.000 years. The oldest ancestor of the Latin language, which was an Italic language goes back some 3.000 years. In other words: Greek is older than Latin, so there’s no way that Greek could come from Latin.

What is a Latin root word?

A root word is the Latin or Greek basis of a word that, generally speaking, can’t be used as a standalone word. You may also see just “root” used to refer to the basic Greek or Latin word part that cannot stand alone.

How many Latin roots are there?

This table also serves as an index to the pages where you can learn English words from Latin and Greek roots. More than 80 of these roots are from Latin. (Many are from Latin via French– the biggest source of English words after Old English).

What is the Latin name for eye?

What is visual in Latin?

Etymology. From Late Latin visualis (“of sight”), from Latin visus (“sight”).