Question

name: where do words get their meanings? many words can be traced back to latin, and there are still remnants of latin word origins in modern english. match the meaning of the latin roots listed with the word in the right - hand column. examples of words that use the root are in parentheses to help you. root meaning acute (acupuncture) many scribe (inscription) to carry mort (mortuary) sharp port (transportation) write rupt (disruption) to look spect (spectator) to break multi (multimedia) death education.com copyright © 2017 education.com llc all rights reserved. more worksheets at www.education.com

Explanation:

The task is to match Latin - word roots with their meanings. 'Acute' in 'acupuncture' implies sharpness. 'Scribe' in 'inscription' is related to writing. 'Mort' in'mortuary' is associated with death. 'Port' in 'transportation' means to carry. 'Rupt' in 'disruption' means to break. 'Spect' in'spectator' means to look. 'Multi' in'multimedia' means many.

Answer:

acute (acupuncture) - sharp
scribe (inscription) - write
mort (mortuary) - death
port (transportation) - to carry
rupt (disruption) - to break
spect (spectator) - to look
multi (multimedia) - many