The word derived from the Latin root word distrahere is "distract."
The root word for "to pull away" in Latin is "trahere." It means to pull, draw, or drag something away or towards oneself.
The English word "inhabit" comes from the Latin root "habitare," which means "to dwell" or "to live in."
The root "ject" is Latin in origin. It comes from the Latin word "jacere" meaning "to throw" or "to cast."
That is a trick question because the root phone is a greek AND a latin root.
Latin (portus), meaning harbor. Latin porto, meaning carry.
distract
Distrahere comes from the combination of Dis- (the adjective means wealthy, but wealth comes from underground, so as a prefix is means down or under) and traho, -ere, which means "to drag" (we get "tractor" from the Supine of this verb).
The root word for "to pull away" in Latin is "trahere." It means to pull, draw, or drag something away or towards oneself.
distra
It comes from the root scandere
'Illegal' comes from the Latin root 'lex, legis' meaning 'law'.
The English word "inhabit" comes from the Latin root "habitare," which means "to dwell" or "to live in."
The root "ject" is Latin in origin. It comes from the Latin word "jacere" meaning "to throw" or "to cast."
That is a trick question because the root phone is a greek AND a latin root.
Assuming you mean cred- as in incredible, credibility, etc., it comes from the Latin word credere (to believe).
Ten is the Latin root word. It means to hold or strain.
Latin (portus), meaning harbor. Latin porto, meaning carry.