ISEE/SSAT Vocabulary BuilderWord partsRootspac
RootLatin
pac
peace
Latin pax, pacis meant peace: pacifists reject war, pacifiers calm distress, and leaders pacify a conflict by restoring calm.
Words built from it
- pacify — to calm someone down
pac (peace) + -ify (to make) - pacific — peaceful in nature
pac (peace) + -ic (adjective ending) - pacifist — a person opposed to war or violence
pac (peace) + -ist (one who believes) - pacifier — something that soothes or calms
pac (peace) + -ifier (one that makes) - compact — a formal agreement between parties
com- (together) + pac (agree) - pacification — the act of bringing peace
pac (peace) + -ification (act of making) - appease — to calm, satisfy, or make peaceful
a- (to) + pais (peace, from Latin pacem)
Looks like it, but is not
- impact — from Latin impingere 'strike against,' not pax/pacis 'peace'
- space — from Old French espace, from Latin spatium 'room,' not pax 'peace'
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More roots
- nom/nomin — name
- nov — new
- path — feeling
- ped — foot, walk
- ped/pedo (child) — child