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Latin Roots (A-D)
Common Latin roots that form the foundation of English words
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Latin and Greek roots, prefixes, and suffixes
Common Latin roots that form the foundation of English words
20 wordsEssential Latin roots from E to L
20 wordsEssential Latin roots from M to P
20 wordsEssential Latin roots from Q to Z
20 wordsCommon Greek roots that form the foundation of English words
20 wordsEssential Greek roots from M to Z
20 wordsCommon Latin prefixes that modify word meanings
20 wordsCommon Greek prefixes used in English
20 wordsCommon Latin suffixes that form nouns, verbs, and adjectives
20 wordsCommon Greek suffixes used in English
20 wordsLatin and Greek roots for numbers
20 wordsComplete vocabulary list for easy reference and copy-paste.
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| act, ag | to do, to drive, to force, to lead |
| anim | life, spirit, soul |
| ann, enn | year |
| aqu | water |
| aud | to hear |
| bene | good, well |
| cap, cept, ceive | to take, to seize |
| ced, cess | to go, to yield |
| cent | hundred |
| cern, cret | to separate, to judge |
| cid, cis | to cut, to kill |
| clud, clus | to close, to shut |
| cogn | to know |
| corp | body |
| cred | to believe, to trust |
| curr, curs | to run |
| dic, dict | to say, to speak |
| doc, doct | to teach |
| duc, duct | to lead |
| dur | hard, lasting |
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| equ | equal, even |
| err | to wander, to stray |
| fac, fect, fic | to make, to do |
| fer | to carry, to bear |
| fid | faith, trust |
| fin | end, limit |
| flex, flect | to bend |
| flu, flux | to flow |
| form | shape |
| fort | strong |
| fract, frag | to break |
| fus | to pour |
| gen | birth, race, kind |
| grad, gress | to step, to go |
| grat | pleasing, thankful |
| hab, hib | to have, to hold |
| ject | to throw |
| junct | to join |
| lect, leg | to choose, to read |
| loc | place |
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| magn | great, large |
| mal | bad, evil |
| man, manu | hand |
| mand | to order, to command |
| mem | mindful of |
| mit, miss | to send |
| mob, mot, mov | to move |
| mort | death |
| mut | to change |
| nat | to be born |
| nom, nym | name |
| nov | new |
| ord | order, rank |
| pend, pens | to hang, to weigh |
| pet, pit | to seek, to strive |
| plic, ply | to fold |
| pon, pos, posit | to place, to put |
| port | to carry |
| prim | first |
| prob | to prove, to test |
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| quer, ques, quir | to ask, to seek |
| reg, rect | to rule, to straighten |
| rupt | to break |
| scrib, script | to write |
| sect | to cut |
| sens, sent | to feel, to think |
| sequ, secut | to follow |
| simil, simul | like, resembling |
| solv, solut | to loosen, to free |
| spec, spect, spic | to look, to see |
| sta, stat, sist | to stand |
| stru, struct | to build |
| tang, tact | to touch |
| ten, tin, tent | to hold |
| tract | to pull, to drag |
| ven, vent | to come |
| ver | true |
| vert, vers | to turn |
| vid, vis | to see |
| voc, vok | to call |
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| aer | air |
| anthrop | human |
| arch | chief, ruler, first |
| ast, aster | star |
| auto | self |
| bio | life |
| chron | time |
| cosm | universe, order |
| crat, cracy | rule, power |
| cycl | circle, wheel |
| dem | people |
| derm | skin |
| dox | opinion, belief |
| dyn, dynam | power, force |
| geo | earth |
| gon | angle |
| graph, gram | to write, to draw |
| hydr | water |
| log, logy | word, study, reason |
| lys | to break down |
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| meter, metr | measure |
| micro | small |
| morph | form, shape |
| neur | nerve |
| nom | law, custom |
| onym | name, word |
| path | feeling, suffering, disease |
| ped | child |
| phil | love |
| phob | fear |
| phon | sound, voice |
| photo | light |
| polis | city |
| poly | many |
| psych | mind, soul |
| scop | to see, to watch |
| soph | wise |
| tele | far, distant |
| therm | heat |
| zo | animal, life |
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| ab-, abs- | away from |
| ad- | to, toward |
| ante- | before |
| circum- | around |
| co-, com-, con- | with, together |
| contra-, counter- | against |
| de- | down, away, reverse |
| dis-, di- | apart, not |
| ex-, e- | out, from |
| extra- | beyond, outside |
| in-, im- | in, into; not |
| inter- | between, among |
| intra- | within |
| per- | through, thoroughly |
| post- | after |
| pre- | before |
| pro- | forward, for |
| re- | back, again |
| sub- | under, below |
| trans- | across, beyond |
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| a-, an- | without, not |
| amphi- | both, around |
| ana- | up, back, again |
| anti- | against, opposite |
| apo- | away from |
| cata- | down, against |
| dia- | through, across |
| dys- | bad, difficult |
| ec-, ex- | out of |
| en-, em- | in, within |
| epi- | upon, over |
| eu- | good, well |
| hyper- | over, excessive |
| hypo- | under, below |
| meta- | beyond, change |
| para- | beside, beyond |
| peri- | around |
| pro- | before, forward |
| syn-, sym- | together, with |
| mono- | one, single |
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| -able, -ible | capable of, worthy of |
| -ation, -tion | action, state, result |
| -fy, -ify | to make, to cause |
| -ment | action, result, state |
| -or, -er | one who, that which |
| -ous, -ious | full of, having |
| -ive | tending to, having nature of |
| -al | relating to, characterized by |
| -ary | connected with, place for |
| -ity, -ty | state, quality |
| -ure | action, condition, result |
| -ant, -ent | one who, performing |
| -ence, -ance | state, quality, act |
| -ile | capable of, pertaining to |
| -ine | relating to, resembling |
| -ory | place for, serving for |
| -ose | full of |
| -tude | state, condition |
| -ulent | full of |
| -cide | killing |
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| -ism | doctrine, belief, practice |
| -ist | one who practices or believes |
| -ize | to make, to become |
| -logy | study of, science |
| -phobia | fear of |
| -phile | lover of |
| -scope | instrument for viewing |
| -graph | something written, instrument |
| -meter | measuring device |
| -cracy | rule by, government |
| -mania | obsession, madness |
| -pathy | feeling, suffering, disease |
| -nomy | law, system of laws |
| -morph | form, shape |
| -oid | resembling, like |
| -osis | condition, process |
| -ic, -tic | pertaining to |
| -archy | rule, government |
| -gon | angle |
| -hedron | base, face |
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| uni-, mono- | one |
| bi-, di- | two |
| tri- | three |
| quadr-, tetra- | four |
| quint-, penta- | five |
| sex-, hexa- | six |
| sept-, hepta- | seven |
| oct- | eight |
| nov-, ennea- | nine |
| dec-, deca- | ten |
| cent- | hundred |
| milli- | thousand, thousandth |
| kilo- | thousand |
| semi-, hemi- | half |
| multi-, poly- | many |
| omni-, pan- | all |
| prim-, proto- | first |
| ultra- | beyond |
| mega- | large, million |
| nano- | billionth, tiny |