Greek & Latin roots of gnglish

capio(cipio)-capere-captum(ceptum

take, sezie

(reception, captive, captor)
cedo-cedere-cessum
go, yield
- (recede, antecedent, concede
- recess, ancestor, concession)
claudo-claudere-clausum(cludo-cludere-clusum)
close
- (clause, claudification; conclude, include
- preclude, exclude)
credo-credere-creditum

believe, trust

(credible, incredible, credulous, credit)
curro-currere-cursum

run

(current, occur, incur, recur)
duco-ducere-ductum

to lead, leader

(deduce, reduce, induce, produce)
tango-tangere-tactum
touch
- (tangent, tangible, tangential
- tactile, contact, intact)
verto-vertere-versum

to turn

(avert, convert, divert)
vinco-vincere-victum

to conquer

(invincible, convince, victorious, evict)

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Greek & Latin roots of gnglish

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3rd conjugation

Updated

2010-09-09T18:55:18Z

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