Thursday, January 17, 2008

Today's Latin Roots

Pot -- 1. drink

        2. powerful 

(1. potion, potable 2. potentate, potential, potent, omnipotent, omnipotence)

 

Reg -- King

(Regal, regent)

 

Vol -- Wish

(voluntary, malevolent, benevolent, volition)

 

OUR OWN WORDS MADE WITH LATIN ROOTS

 

Senregphobia-- Fear of old king

 

Potvol-- Drink wish (sort of like eating your words)

 

Potregphobia-- Fear of powerful king

 

Potpyrophobia-- Fear of powerful fire

 

Potvolposphobia-- Fear of powerful fox

 

Potnecrophobia-- Fear of powerful dead

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