Understanding Roots and Their Applications in English: Lesson 5
In Lesson 5, we explore the Latin root "cum", meaning "together with", and its transformations in modern English. We discuss words that derive from this root, such as "collaborate" and "coherent," illustrating how they express orderly connections among parts. We also examine other roots like "teneo," exploring terms such as "detain," "impertinent," and "tenacity." Through these definitions and examples, students will gain insight into the usage of these words in everyday language, enhancing their vocabulary and comprehension.
Understanding Roots and Their Applications in English: Lesson 5
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Lesson 5 Joining
Lesson 5 Roots • cum - with, together with • Words from this root almost never use the spelling cum - it has become co with the addition of l, m, n, or r • Collaborate
coherent • Showing an orderly relation of parts • Sticking together
colloquial • Characteristic of ordinary conversation rather than formal speech or writing.
commiserate • To feel or express sorrow or pity
condone • To forgive • to disregard an offense
commodious • Spacious, roomy, as in a house
contrite • Thoroughly remorseful and repentant of one’s sins.
Lesson 5 roots • Teneo, tenere, tenui, tentum - to hold, to keep • Detain
abstain • To refrain from something by one’s choice
impertinent • Impudent, rude • Irrelevant (not applicable)
pertinacious • Holding firmly, even stubbornly to a belief.
tenacity • Hanging onto something persistently or stubbornly.
