I don't know why I remember this, but in 7th grade one of our vocab words was "docile". The definition of docile is easily taught. When my teacher read out the word and then asked the definition, I could easily make an educated guess on the definition because of Latin. The Latin word for "teach" is doceo, docere, docui, doctum. The root of both the Latin word and the English word is the same. I raised my hand and my answer was "to teach," which is half correct! There are many other examples of Latin words or roots in the English language, and they will help me on future tests or assignments.
-Charlotte Eades A4
Sources:
https://www.latin-is-simple.com/en/vocabulary/search/?q=teach&ref=homeform - principle parts
https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/docile
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