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Over 60% of English words come from Latin. Learn these essential roots and you'll unlock the meaning of hundreds of words you already use every day.
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“body”
4 derivatives
“hand”
5 derivatives
“head”
4 derivatives
“eye”
4 derivatives
“hear”
4 derivatives
“see”
5 derivatives
“voice”
4 derivatives
“tooth”
4 derivatives
“heart”
5 derivatives
“foot”
4 derivatives
“nose”
3 derivatives
“knee”
3 derivatives
“back”
3 derivatives
“blood”
3 derivatives
“lead”
5 derivatives
“carry”
5 derivatives
“make”
4 derivatives
“write”
5 derivatives
“send”
5 derivatives
“run”
4 derivatives
“come”
5 derivatives
“hold”
4 derivatives
“place”
5 derivatives
“turn”
5 derivatives
“pull, draw”
5 derivatives
“break”
4 derivatives
“take, seize”
5 derivatives
“move”
5 derivatives
“bend”
4 derivatives
“knowledge”
4 derivatives
“mind”
4 derivatives
“read, choose”
5 derivatives
“truth”
4 derivatives
“memory”
4 derivatives
“reason”
4 derivatives
“eagerness”
4 derivatives
“teach”
4 derivatives
“believe”
4 derivatives
“think”
3 derivatives
“feel, perceive”
5 derivatives
“say, speak”
5 derivatives
“look, see”
5 derivatives
“king”
4 derivatives
“law”
4 derivatives
“citizen”
4 derivatives
“people”
4 derivatives
“war”
3 derivatives
“peace”
4 derivatives
“free”
4 derivatives
“slave, servant”
4 derivatives
“master, lord”
4 derivatives
“justice”
4 derivatives
“love”
4 derivatives
“call”
5 derivatives
“road, way”
4 derivatives
“death”
4 derivatives
“build”
5 derivatives
“earth”
5 derivatives
“water”
4 derivatives
“fire”
3 derivatives
“sun”
4 derivatives
“moon”
3 derivatives
“star”
3 derivatives
“forest”
4 derivatives
“sea”
4 derivatives
“time”
4 derivatives
“life”
4 derivatives
“light”
4 derivatives
“wind”
3 derivatives
“flower”
4 derivatives
“mountain”
4 derivatives
“fish”
3 derivatives
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