Question

Which words contain a root that means “rule”? Check all that apply.aristocracycongressmandemocratdiplomatgovernormonocrat

Answer 1

Answer:

• Aristocracy (aristos - excellent; kratos - rule).
• Democrat (from democracy, demo - people; kratos - rule).
• Diplomat (from diplomacy, diploma - two; kratos - rule).
• Monocrat (from monocracy, mono - one; kratos - rule).

Many words that we use in English have Greek roots. This is usually because many Greek concepts (especially those of science, philosophy and art) were adopted by the Romans, and then passed on to Romance languages. These words then passed to English due to French influence.