Vocabulary Chapter 10 Human Beings Bodies and Minds

Vocabulary Chapter 10 Human Beings– Bodies and Minds

Words to Learn Homo misanthrope sapiens homicide philanthropy anthropology android

Roots to Learn hom anthropo andro

Prefix and Suffix Prefix mis. The prefix mis-means bad or wrong. Suffix -cide The suffix –cide means to cut or to kill.

Root: hom What do you think these words mean? • Homo sapiens • homicide What is common between the two definitions? What is the same about these two words?

Latin and Greek Roots The Latin word homo, hominis means “human. ” hom=human The Greek root homo means “same. ”

Homo sapiens The Latin Homo sapiens is the scientific name for human beings, it literally means “wise man. ”

Homicide A homicide is the murder of a human being.

Root: anthropo What part of these words looks the same? • anthropology • misanthrope • philanthropy

Greek Root The Greek word anthropos means “man. ” anthropo=man

Anthropology is the study of human beings and their culture.

misanthrope A misanthrope is someone who hates people.

philanthropy Philanthropy is the act of charitable giving.

android An android is a machine or robot that resembles a human being.

Root: andro The root word of android is andro. The Greek word andros also means “man. ” andro=man

Analogies An analogy is a comparison of similar objects. Can you complete these analogies? • Tooth is to mouth as ______ is to foot. • Run is to track as _______ is to hoop. • Bird is to fly as fish is to _______. Now create 3 of your own!