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Latin Root Words aqua, port, rupt. Meaning Aqua means “water”
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Transcript of Latin Root Words aqua, port, rupt. Meaning Aqua means “water”
Latin Root Wordsaqua, port, rupt
Meaning
Aqua means “water”
Aqua ExamplesExample Meaning
aquatic “relating to or being in water”
aquarium “a place for water”
aquanaut “an underwater explorer”
Aquarius “water bearer”
Sentences
On Monday, the aquarist cleans the aquarium.
The whale squirted an aqueous, watery substance into the air.
Meaning
port means “to carry”
Port ExamplesExample Meaning
portable “able to be moved or carried”
support “to hold up or carry”
export “to send away”
transport “take or carry to another place”
Sentences
Find the cause of the fire and report it to them.
He carried his portfolio of art samples.
MeaningRupt means “to break or tear”
Rupt ExamplesExample Meaning
abrupt “toward breaking”
corrupt “break within”
disrupt “alter or destroy the structure of something”
erupt “break out”
Sentences
The tire will rupture if we fill it with any more air.
The driver came to an abrupt stop.
Exercises1. Means “to break or
tear”
2. Means “water”
3. Means “to carry”
a)aqua
b)rupt
c) port
Answers
1. Means “to break or tear” B. rupt
2. Means “water” A. aqua
3. Means “to carry” C. port
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