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Which word is derived from a Latin or Greek root that means "head"?

a. decapitate
b. gargoyle
c. orifice
d. orthodontist

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It would be the word "A. Decapitate" that is derived from a Latin or Greek root that means "head", since the latin word for head is "caput", which is the basis of "deCAPItate". 
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