Question

sort the words according to the meanings of their shared roots. homicide fratricide sedentary sediment sedative regicide sit; seat kill

Explanation:

• For the root "sit; seat":
• "sedentary" relates to sitting (e.g., a sedentary lifestyle means sitting a lot).
• "sediment" comes from the idea of settling (sitting) at the bottom.
• "sedative" has a root meaning to calm or make "sit" (in a relaxed state).
• For the root "kill":
• "homicide" is killing a human (homo - human, cide - kill).
• "fratricide" is killing a brother (fratri - brother, cide - kill).
• "regicide" is killing a ruler (regi - ruler, cide - kill).

Answer:

• sit; seat: sedentary, sediment, sedative
• kill: homicide, fratricide, regicide