ENGLISH ROOT WORD: pact "fasten", "fix" from Latin pangere, pagina, pagella, pactus

【pact】 is a [English Root word(stem)] from the Latin word(s) "pangere," "pagina," "pagella," and "pactus." It carries the basic meaning of "fasten," "fix," and "page."

[English words in the top 5000 most frequently used containing the root "pact"]

impact ****[1095] The impact that something has on a situation, process, or person is a sudden and powerful effect that it has on them.
page ****[358] A page is one side of one of the pieces of paper in a book, magazine, or newspaper. Each page usually has a number printed at the top or bottom.
propaganda ☆[5105] Propaganda is information, often inaccurate information, which a political organization publishes or broadcasts in order to influence people.

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[WORD ROOT]root pact
[VARIATIONS OF ROOT] pact, page
[ETYMOLOGY]root (Latin) pangere, pagina, pagella, pactus
[MEANING]root fasten, fix, page

【DETAILs OF ORIGIN(ETYMOLOGY】

• 【Latin】 pangere to fix, fasten
• 【Latin】 pagina [related to pagella] page, leaf of paper, strip of papyrus fastened to others
• 【Latin】 pagella [from pangere] small page
• 【Latin】 pactus [Perfect passive participle of pango(=pangere)] fastened, fixed; planted

Please see the Word information in detail as follows;

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impact ★★★★[1095] noun from impact 〈 pact
【DEFINITION】 The impact that something has on a situation, process, or person is a sudden and powerful effect that it has on them.
【pl.】 impacts
【ROOTs】 ⑴ im(in); in, on ⑵ pact; fasten, fix
【Etymology】 《Latin impactus》 [pp of impingere]
【First Known Meaning】 collision, act of striking against, striking of one thing against another
【DERIVATIVEs】 impaction, impact

page ★★★★[358] noun
【DEFINITION】 A page is one side of one of the pieces of paper in a book, magazine, or newspaper. Each page usually has a number printed at the top or bottom.
【pl.】 pages
【ROOTs】 page(pact); fix
【Etymology】 《Latin pagina》 [related to pagella] page, leaf of paper, strip of papyrus fastened to others
【First Known Meaning】 sheet of paper, one side of a printed or written leaf of a book or pamphlet
【DERIVATIVEs】 paginal, paginate, page

propaganda ☆[5105] noun from propagate
【DEFINITION】 Propaganda is information, often inaccurate information, which a political organization publishes or broadcasts in order to influence people.
【pl.】 UNCOUNTABLE NOUN
【ROOTs】 ⑴ pro; prefix ⑵ pag(pact); fasten ⑶ anda(ion); noun suffix
【First Known Meaning】 committee of cardinals in charge of foreign missions of the Catholic Church,
【DERIVATIVEs】 propaganda, propagandism, propagandist, propagandize, propagate, Propagation, propagational, propagative

Other words containing "pact"; compact, impaction, impinge, pact, pageant, propagate

【OTHER ROOTs; 】

pack
pac
over
out, ut
other
ori-, ort-
organ-
order
opt
oper-, opera-

 

 

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