The Greek and Latin Roots of English

by Tamara M. Green

Over 60 percent of all English words have Greek or Latin roots; in the vocabulary of the sciences and technology, the figure rises to over 90 percent. Through the study of the Greek and Latin roots of English, students can expand their knowledge of English vocabulary and also come to understand the ways in which the history of the English language have shaped our perceptions of the world around us.

The approach of this new fourth edition of The Greek and Latin Roots of English is vocabulary is organized into various topics, including politics and government, psychology, medicine and the biological sciences, literature, ancient culture, and religion and philosophy. Cumulative chapter exercises on tear-out pages reinforce both vocabulary already learned and analytical skills developed in previous lessons. This text will help students begin to learn not only vocabulary, but also the pleasures (and pitfalls) of language study.

Genres: Nonfiction, Language, Ebooks, Linguistics, History, School

214 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1990

Reviews

[Kara ✨]

Read for my English Word Origins class.

[Elle D. Lemesurier · Rating 1 out of 5]

I just finished reading all this for an English Words Origins class. The charts of Latin and Greek words sometimes seem to come out the blue and not reference anytning the textbook was talking about. That being said, this book has to be more than 70% lists of words and meanings, which I guess would be helpful if you were taking a vocab class.
It just seemed disorganized overall. Only good for the very very basics of Latin & Greek.

[Elizabeth · Rating 3 out of 5]

Shout out to Etymology and rip to the OG teacher teaching the class