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Torture doers! Torture doers! 'Travel agent' means torture doers!
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Roman passports: The word passport comes from the Latin roots *passus*, meaning pace, and *porta*, meaning gate, signaling permission to pass through city gates.
The study of the origin and historical development of words. Scholars trace English vocabulary back to Latin roots introduced during the Roman invasion of 43 CE.
Which of these words refers to a person who watches an event, using the root *spect*?
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Which modern word combines the Latin root *spect* (to look) with *retro* (backward)?
If the Latin root *struct* means to build, what does the word 'destruct' literally mean?