Question

Read the following word:

mortician

Select the root of the word above, then the meaning of that root by clicking on the drop down arrows below.

root:
root meaning:

Answer 1

The root word of mortician is "mort" which is Latin for death.

Answer 2

The root word of mortician is "mort" which means death in Latin. The term mortician is derived from the Latin word mort- (“death”) plus -ician. A mortician is an undertaker.

A root word has no prefix or suffix. it constitutes the most basic part of a word.

In linguistics, a root word holds the most basic meaning of any word. It's what's left after you remove all the affixes.