| 【site-, situ-】 are a [English Root word(stem)] from the Latin word(s) "situs," "sinere," "situatus," and "situare." It carries the basic meaning of "place," "position," and "site." from PIE *tkei- "to settle, dwell, be home" |
[English words in the top 5000 most frequently used containing the root "site-, situ-"]
site ****[1164] A site is a piece of ground that is used for a particular purpose or where a particular thing happens.
situation ****[871] You use situation to refer generally to what is happening in a particular place at a particular time, or to refer to what is happening to you.
website ***[2472] A website is a set of data and information about a particular subject which is available on the Internet.
[WORD ROOT]root site
[VARIATIONS OF ROOT] site, situ
[ETYMOLOGY]root (Latin) situs, sinere, situatus, situare
[MEANING]root place, position, site
【DETAILs OF ORIGIN(ETYMOLOGY】
- 【Latin】 situs [pp of sinere] a place, position, situation, location, station; idleness, sloth, inactivity; forgetfulness; the effects of neglect
- 【Latin】 sinere let, leave alone, permit
- 【Latin】 situatus [past participle of situare("to place, locate")]
- 【Latin】 situare [from Latin situs("a place, position")] to place, locate
Please see the Word information in detail as follows;
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site ★★★★[1164] noun from site
【DEFINITION】 A site is a piece of ground that is used for a particular purpose or where a particular thing happens.
【pl.】 sites
【ROOTs】 site; place, site, position
【Etymology】 《Latin situs》 [pp of sinere] a place, position, situation, location, station; idleness, sloth, inactivity; forgetfulness; the effects of neglect
【First Known Meaning】 place or position occupied by something
situation ★★★★[871] noun from situate 〈 site
【DEFINITION】 You use situation to refer generally to what is happening in a particular place at a particular time, or to refer to what is happening to you.
【pl.】 situations
【COMPOSITION】 situate + ion
【ROOTs】 ⑴ situ(site); place, site, position ⑵ at(ate); verb suffix ⑶ ion; noun suffix
【Etymology】 《Latin situatus》 [past participle of situare("to place, locate")]
【First Known Meaning】 place, position, or location,
【DERIVATIVEs】 situate, situational, situation
website ★★★[2472] noun from website 〈 site
【DEFINITION】 A website is a set of data and information about a particular subject which is available on the Internet.
【pl.】 websites
【COMPOSITION】 web + site
【ROOTs】 ⑴ web; web ⑵ site;
【Etymology】 《Old English webb》 woven fabric, woven work, tapestry
Other words containing "site-, situ-"; campsite, situate, situational
(※ Proto-Indo-European (PIE) is the theorized common ancestor of the Indo-European language family. Its proposed features have been derived by linguistic reconstruction from documented Indo-European languages.)
【OTHER ROOTs; 】
sist-
sing
simple
simil-, simul-
sign
sider
side
short
sex
seven
