Question

word search: mystery root
read the clues. write the answers on the lines.

1. this latin root means health. s a n
2. this latin root means rank. o r d
3. this latin root means head. c a p
4. this greek root means love. p h i l
5. this latin root means short. b r e v

circle your answers in the puzzle. search down, across, and on the diagonal.

bonus on the lines below, write the letters you did not circle in order from
left to right, top to bottom.
l o n g a
this latin root means the opposite of brev. complete this latin idiom with the word.
ars __ __, vita brevis.
ars means \art.\ vita means \life.\ what does the idiom mean?

Explanation:

1. The Latin root for "health" is "san" (e.g., "sanitary").
2. The Latin root for "rank" is "ord" (e.g., "order").
3. The Latin root for "head" is "cap" (e.g., "captain").
4. The Greek root for "love" is "phil" (e.g., "philosophy").
5. The Latin root for "short" is "brev" (e.g., "brief").

The uncircled letters form "longa". The idiom uses "longa" (opposite of "brev"): "Ars longa, vita brevis" means art is long-lasting, life is short.

Answer:

1. san
2. ord
3. cap
4. phil
5. brev

Bonus uncircled letters: longa
Idiom: Ars longa, vita brevis
Idiom meaning: Art is long, life is short.