Greek and Latin

Let's have some practice time:
Words making includes Root words is known to us. Let us gather some more roots of the words.

1. a - in Greek means without - the word "abyss" means without bottom
Check with James Cameron's film with the same word as its title. An interesting film.

2. a- in Latin means on
Example words are: ashore means on the shore
afire - on fire; aside (means on the side)

3. aer- in Greek means air
eg: aerospace (means the air space), aerial (means related to air)

4. acro means top or height in Greek
acrobat means a high walker
acronym means a word formed from the first letters of a word
eg:AIDS is an acronym for "Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome".
Fear of heights is mentioned as "acrophobia"

5. act means to do in Latin
activity, react, interact

Let's meet with some more words in my next post.