Classical Roots Chapter 15
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- Root: Pes
- L. Foot
- Expedient
- Appropriate to a purpose / a means to an end (Pes L. "Foot")
- Expedite
- To hurry up / to perform business quickly (Pes L. "Foot")
- Impede
- To hinder (Pes L. "Foot")
- Pedigree
- A line or list of ancestors / a line of descent showing pure breeding of animals (Pes L. "Foot")
- Pedometer
- A device that calculates distance traveled by counting the number of steps taken (Pes L. "Foot")
- Root: Pous
- G. Foot
- Antipodes
- Two places on opposite sides of the earth / something that is the exact opposite of something else (Pous G. "Foot")
- Podiatry
- The study and treatment of foot ailments (Pous G. "Foot")
- Podium
- An elevated platform (Pous G. "Foot")
- Root: Gradior
- L. "to step"
- Aggression
- the act or habit of launching attacks / hostile action or behavior (Gradior L. "to step")
- Degradation
- Reduction in rank or status / lowering of moral or intellectual character / disgrace (Gradior L. "to step")
- Digress
- To stray from the main topic / to turn aside (Gradior L. "to step")
- Gradation
- A systematic progression through a series of stages (Gradior L. "to step")
- Gradient
- An incline or slope; the rate of incline (Gradior L. "to step")
- Regress
- To go back; to return to a former or less developed condition (Gradior L. "to step")