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naut
(NAWT)sailor or ship
Greek for sailor. An astronaut is a 'star-sailor'; a nautical chart is for sailing.
rootGreek
Earth, water, skyExample words
astronaut
a person who travels into space — a star-sailor
nautical
having to do with sailing
aeronautics
the science of flying through the air
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Grades served: 6, 7
Level 2Level 1 holds the word parts students meet first. Level 3 holds the ones that turn up in harder reading.
Earth, water, sky. Roots about the natural world: land, water, stars, and sky.
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