Word part · Latin root
The Latin root spect
Means: look, or see.
At a glance
- Part
- spect
- Meaning
- look, or see
- Layer
- Latin: Prefixes, suffixes and roots behind many school and book words.
Have students find the looking in each word: an inspector looks closely, a spectator watches.
Example words
Read each word, then its sum: the parts that build it, and what they mean together.
Colors:prefixroot or basesuffix
- in (prefix)+spect (root or base)→inspect
look closely into
- in (prefix)+spect (root or base)+or (suffix)→inspector
a person who looks closely at things to check them
- in (prefix)+spect (root or base)+ion (suffix)→inspection
a close look to check something
- spect (root or base)+ator (suffix)→spectator
a person who watches an event
- re (prefix)+spect (root or base)+ful (suffix)→respectful
full of respect
- re (prefix)+spect (root or base)→respect
look back at someone and think well of them
- dis (prefix)+re (prefix)+spect (root or base)→disrespect
a lack of respect
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Parts that share a lesson with spect.
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