词根词缀:-ate (to do)
【来源及含义】Latin: a suffix; to do, to make, to cause, or to act upon; to do something with
【同源单词】abbreviate, abdicate, abdicate, abnegate, accelerative, accentuate
词根词缀:silico-, silic-
【来源及含义】Latin: flint, quartz, sand; a crystalline compound [SiO2]
【相关词根词缀】Other related "sand" units: amatho-; ammo-; areni-; thino-.
【同源单词】pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis, silex, silica, silicate, silicatosis, siliceous