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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
Common Core alignment
Grades served: 6, 7
- L.6.4bUse common, grade-appropriate Greek or Latin affixes and roots as clues to the meaning of a word (e.g., audience, auditory, audible).
- L.7.4bUse common, grade-appropriate Greek or Latin affixes and roots as clues to the meaning of a word (e.g., belligerent, bellicose, rebel).
Earth, water, sky. Roots about the natural world: land, water, stars, and sky.
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