As you read the lines below, use your knowledge of Latin and Greek roots to determine the meaning of any unfamiliar words.

Ador'd for ever be the God unseen,
Which round the sun revolves this vast machine,
Though to his eye its mass a point appears:
Ador'd the God that whirls surrounding spheres,
Which first ordain'd that mighty Sol should reign
The peerless monarch of th' ethereal train:

Based on your understanding of its meaning, select the root of the word ethereal.
A) Old English ǣther, "one or the other"
B) -ial, "of or related to"
C) Greek aither, "upper air"
D) Latin dies, "day"

Root words are the words from which originates some other words. They may not necessarily be from original English, and may even be from Greek or Latin words.

The given lines of poetry are from Phillis Wheatley's "Thoughts on the Works of Providence".

Here, Wheatley used the word "ethereal" to refer to the almighty God.

The root word for the word "ethereal" is from the Greek word 'aither' which means 'upper air'.

This word is used to refer to anything that seems heavenly or divine, something out of the ordinary. Thus, the correct answer is option C.

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