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What is the root word of ambulance?

Joe Ford

What is the root word of ambulance?

The term ambulance comes from the Latin word “ambulare” as meaning “to walk or move about” which is a reference to early medical care where patients were moved by lifting or wheeling. The word originally meant a moving hospital, which follows an army in its movements.

What are examples of root word?

Root Words as Word Stems

  • Acri: bitter (acrid, acrimony, acridity)
  • Astro: star (astronaut, astronomy, astrophysics)
  • Aud: hear (audience, audible, audio)
  • Auto: self (autonomy, autocrat, automatic)
  • Bene: good (benefactor, benevolent, beneficial)
  • Carn: flesh (carnal, carnivorous, reincarnate)

What does the root Logue mean?

-LOGUE is a suffix meaning speech. The roots are related to LEX-, which means word or speech, and to LEG– and LECT-, which mean to read or to collect. Words like analogue and catalogue are derived from these other roots.

What is a Loggy?

loggy in British English (ˈlɒɡɪ) adjectiveWord forms: -gier or -giest. slow, sluggish, or listless.

Is ology Latin or Greek?

Derived from the Greek suffix -logia, the suffix -ology in English means “the science of or the study of.”

What does Hydro stand for?

Definition for hydro (2 of 3) hydro- 1. a combining form meaning “water,” used in the formation of compound words: hydroplane; hydrogen.

What does BC Hydro do?

A mandate to generate, manufacture, conserve, supply, acquire, and dispose of power and related products. Regulatory power to the British Columbia Utilities Commission (BCUC), to ensure our customers receive safe, reliable and non-discriminatory energy services at fair rates.

Is water free in BC?

The average BC household pays about $500 per year for water and sewer services through utility user fees and property or parcel taxes. This means that we pay $1.37 per day to receive fresh water to our taps, and remove used water from our homes.