Question

todays word set: specious, especial, specimen. what is the shared root of all 3 words? what does it mean? break each word into its parts (prefix + root + suffix): specious: __ + + especial: + + specimen: + + __

Explanation:

The Latin root "spec -" means to look or see. In "specious", "speci -" is the root with the -ous suffix. In "especial", "e -" is a prefix and "special" has the root "spec -" with an -al suffix. In "specimen", "spec -" is the root and -imen is a suffix.

Answer:

Shared root: spec -; Meaning: to look or see
Specious: s + spec + ious
Especial: e + spec + ial
Specimen: spec + i + men