Latin root ‘cred’ · meaning

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Your new ahaBelieve or trust.

Latin developed into the Romance languages through centuries of spoken change. Source: Latin ↗

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58suffix ‘-logy’ in words such as biology · meaningRECALL
The study of a subject.
The ending comes through Greek logos and is used for many fields of study.
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59suffix ‘-phobia’ · meaningRECALL
Fear or aversion.
In everyday language it can mean a strong fear, while in social contexts it can describe prejudice.
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60Word roots · explain their usefulness when reading unfamiliar vocabularyRECALL
They help reveal the meaning of unfamiliar words.
A root is a clue, not a guarantee: languages borrow, change, and make exceptions.
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