Building Vocabulary from Word Roots

Lesson 10Latin and Greek Bases

pan(t) and omni

Omni and Pan(t)

The Latin base omni means “all or every.”

The Greek base pan(t) also means “all or every!”

These bases are found only at the beginning of words with a second base.

omni= “all or every”omni+ vor (eat) = omnivore— “eating” “everything” both plants and animals

omni+ sci(know) = omniscient— “all-knowing”

omni+ bus = omnibus—a vehicle for “all” (abbreviated bus)

omni+ present (to be at hand)= omnipresent—”being” “everywhere”

Pan(t)= “all or every”

pan + dem (the people)= pandemic—disease afflicting “all” of the people

pan + orama(view, see) = panorama— a “view” of “everything”

pan + acea(heal, cure) = panacea—a medicine used to cure “all” symptoms

Pan + demon (devil) = pandemonium—extreme chaos on a large scare; affecting “everyone”

How do the bolded words use the meanings of “all” and “every”? Use context clues to help create a definition.

With all the security cameras at Coy it seems as if the principals can be omniscient about what goes on in their school. (The base sci means “know.”)

The panoramic view of the city from the airplane was breathtaking. (the base orama means “view.”)

We usually think of wolves as meat eaters, but in fact they are omnivores. (The base vor means “eat.”)

Practice

How do the bolded words use the meanings of “all” and “every”? Use context clues to help create a definition.

With all the security cameras at Coy it seems as if the principals can be omniscient about what goes on in their school. (The base sci means “know.”) to “know” “all”; knowing everything that happens

The panoramic view of the city from the airplane was breathtaking. (the base orama means “view.”) able to “view” “all”; able to see everything around you

We usually think of wolves as meat eaters, but in fact they are omnivores. (The base vor means “eat.”) one who “eats” “every” thing; an animal that eats both meat and plants

Practice

Use the definitions of the bases, prefixes, and suffixes, if provided, and the context of the sentence to determine the meanings of the bolded words.

The girl pantomimed the pandemic being cured by the panacea. (the base mine means “imitate”, the base dem means “people”, the base acea means “cure, heal”)

Practice

The girl pantomimed the pandemic being cured by the panacea. (the base mine means “imitate”, the base dem means “people”, the base acea means “cure, heal”)

• Pantomimed- “imitated” “every” thing; acted out an entire event• Pandemic- something that affects “all” of the

“people”; a disease that affects a large number of people• Panacea- a medicine or cure that “heals” “all”

things; a “cure-all”; also known as a silver bullet

Practice

Use the definitions of the bases, prefixes, and suffixes, if provided, and the context of the sentence to determine the meanings of the bolded words.

The church teaches that an omnipotent and omnific God created animals to be omnivores, herbivores, or carnivores. (the base pot means “power”, the base fic means “make, create”, the base vor means “eat”)

Practice

The church teaches that an omnipotent and omnific God created animals to be omnivores, herbivores, or carnivores. (the base pot means “power”, the base fic means “make, create”, the base vor means “eat”)

• omnipotent- having “all” of the “power”; powerful

enough to do anything

• omnific- able to “create” “all”; one who can make

everything

• omnivores- one who “eats” “all”; an animal that eats

both plants and animals

Practice

Pan(t), omni—these bases mean ______, ______

After delivering the panegyric to the student body about the class valedectorian, there was really nothing left for the principal to say; he had already said every good thing he could think of. (the base egyric means “speech”)

• Define the word panegyric using a definition of the base

Test Prep

Pan(t), omni—these bases mean all, every

After delivering the panegyric to the student body about the class valedectorian, there was really nothing left for the principal to say; he had already said every good thing he could think of. (the base egyric means “speech”)

• Define the word panegyric using a definition of the base

• A “speech” to “all” of the people, usually a speech of praise

Test Prep

Pan(t), omni—these bases mean ______, ______

It would be nearly impossible to print an omnibus of Stephen King’s collected works; he has written over fifty novels and more than two hundred short stories. (the base bus means “for”)

• Define the word omnibus using a definition of the base

Test Prep

Pan(t), omni—these bases mean all, every

It would be nearly impossible to print an omnibus of Stephen King’s collected works; he has written over fifty novels and more than two hundred short stories. (the base bus means “for”)

• Define the word omnibus using a definition of the base

• A vehicle or work “for” “all” of the parts; a book that contains all of his writings

Test Prep