Latin and Greek Roots of English Vocabulary: An Online Manual: Lesson 29 [greg-/grex-]

June 6, 2010

Root	Original Meaning/ Usage Notes	English Derivatives	Vocabulary
(base) greg-/grex- [from Latin]	(noun) flock	to aggregate [literally, ‘to flock toward;’ to gather together into a mass or whole.] congregation egregious gregarious [literally, ‘of the flock;’ naturally sociable or friendly.] grex [literally, ‘flock;’ in Botany, a classification for cultivated plants derived from the same hybrid.] to segregate [literally, ‘to flock apart;’ to separate oneself or a designated group from the rest of society.]	congregation (noun) [literally, ‘a flocking together;’ a group of persons assembled for a specific purpose, especially for religious worship.] egregious (adjective) [literally, ‘out of the flock;’ strikingly inept or offensive or superfluous.]

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