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The Latin root for "to cut off" is "seca-" or "sect-," which comes from the Latin verb "secare" meaning "to cut" or "to divide." This root is commonly seen in words like "section," "bisect," and "intersect."
cide= to cut off ; to kill ex. to kill a dispute
The Latin roots that mean 'to cut off' are abs- and caedo. The root 'abs-' comes from the syllable 'ab', which means 'off'. The verb 'caedo', as 'I cut', is the first person singlar present indicative of the infinitive 'caedere'. Cid
Off or Office
Division or section is the English meaning of the Latin root 'temp-'. From this root come the Latin noun 'tempus' for time, and the English noun 'temperature'. The Latin nouns 'tempus' and 'templum', which means 'a section, a part cut off', are related to the Greek word 'temenos'. But only the Latin language, not the Greek, is the source for the root 'temp-'.
The word "decide" comes from the Latin word "decidere," which is derived from the root word "cid" meaning "to cut off" or "to settle." This connection reflects the idea of making a choice that cuts off or settles other options.
The root word for "undecided" is "decide," which comes from the Latin word "decidere," meaning to cut off or determine. In this case, the prefix "un-" is added to indicate the opposite of being determined or settled on a decision.
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The root word for exorbitant is the Latin term orbita, which means course or track.The breakdown of the word exorbitant is as follows:ex- means out fromorbita means course or track.So the word exorbitant would mean going off track or unusually high.
To cut off the gods.
The Greek root that means away from or off is "apo-".
It depends how much you cut off