An Exhaustive List of Root Words and Affixes
A
Root
Meaning in English
Origin
Etymology (root origin)
language
English examples
abnormal, abrasion,
absent, abstract,
aversion, abstain
acupuncture
acidosis
ab-, a-, abs-
away
Latin
ab "away"
acacid-
sharp or pointed
sour or acid
Latin
Latin
acu-
sharp
Latin
acr(i)-
sharp, pungent, bitter
Latin
acr(o)-
height, summit, tip
Greek
acere
acidus
acutus, past participle of
acute, acupuncture,
acuere "to sharpen", from
acutifoliate
acus "needle"
acer, acris
acrid, acrimony
acrobatics,
ἄκρος (ákros) "high",
acromegaly, acronym,
"extreme"
acrophobia,
movement to or toward; in
addition to
Latin
ad "to", "toward"
fat
air, atmosphere
Latin
Greek
aesthet-
feeling, sensation
Greek
agri-, -egri-
field
Latin
agro-
field
Greek
adeps, adipis "fat"
ἀήρ (aer) "air"
aisthētikos "of sense
perception" from
αἰσθάνεσθαι
(aisthanesthai) "to
perceive"
ager, agris "field,
country"
ἀγρός (agros) "field"
alb-
dull white
Latin
albus
am-, amat-,
amor-
love, loved
Latin
ambi-
both, on both sides
Latin
amic-, -imic-
Latin
amplan-, a-
friend
around, about, both, on both
sides of, both kinds
ample
not, without
ana-, an-
again, against, back, up
Greek
andro-
male, masculine
Greek
ad-, a-, ac-, af, ag-, al-, ap-,
ar-, as-, atadipaer-, aero-
amphi-
Greek
Latin
Greek
adapt, affect, ascend,
accept
adipose
aeronautics, aerosol
aesthetics, anaesthetic
agriculture, peregrine
agronomy
albedo, albino,
albumen
amor "love" from amāre
amateur, amorous
"to love"
ambidexterity,
ambi "on both sides"
ambivalent
amicus
amicable, inimical
ἀμφί amphi "on both
amphibian, amphibolic
sides"
amplus
amplification
Greek ἀν-/ἀ- "not"
anhydrous, atypical
anabaptist,
from Greek prefix ἀνάanaphylaxis, anion,
ana- "again", "against"
anode
ἀνδρός andros
androgen, android
Root
Meaning in English
anemoanima-
wind
breath
ann-, -enn-
year, yearly
ant-, anti-
against, opposed to, preventive
ante-, anti-
before, in front of, prior to
anth-, antho-
flower
anthropo-
human
apo-
away from, separate, at the
farthest point
aqu-
water
arar-
plow, till
be dry
arche-, archi- ruler
archaeo-,
archeo-
ancient
Origin
Etymology (root origin) English examples
language
Greek
ἄνεμος anemos
anemometer
Latin
anima "breath"
animal, animation
anniversary, annual,
Latin
annus "year"
biannual, millennium
antagonist, antibiotic,
Greek
ἀντί anti "against"
antipodes
antebellum,
Latin
ante "before", "against" antediluvian,
anticipate, antiquarian
Greek
ἄνθος anthos "flower"
anther, anthology
ἄνθρωπος anthropos
anthropology,
Greek
"man"
anthropomorphic
ἀπό apo "from, away, un- apocrine, apogee,
Greek
, quite"
apostasy
aquamarine, aquarium,
Latin
aqua
aqueduct, aquifer
Latin
ărāre
arable
Latin
ārēre "be dry or parched" arid
ἀρχή arche "rule" (in
Greek
archangel, archetype
compounds: ἀρχε-, ἀρχι-)
ἀρχαῖος arkhaios
archaeology or
Greek
"ancient" from arkhē
archeology, archaic
"beginning"
argent-
Relating to the North Pole or the
region near it; relating to cold;
used as the scientific name of
Greek
some bear species, e.g. Ursus
arctos horribilis
silver
Latin
arist(o)-
excellence
Greek
arthr(o)-
joint
Greek
argentum
ἀρετή, ἄριστος arete,
aristos
ἄρθρον arthron
astr-, astro-
star, star-shaped
Greek
ἄστρον astron "star"
athl-
prize
Greek
aud(i)-
hearing, listening, sound
Latin
aug-, auct-
grow, increase
Latin
aurauri-
relating to gold, or gold-colored Latin
relating to the ear
Latin
aut- , auto-
self; directed from within
Greek
avi-
bird
Latin
arct(o)-
ἄρκτος arktos "bear"
Arctic Ocean
argent, Argentina
ἄθλος athlos "contest,
feat"
audire "to hear"
augēre, auctus "to
increase"
aurum "gold"
auris "ear"
αὐτός (autos) "self",
"same"
avis
aristocracy
arthritis, arthropod
asterisk, astrology,
astronomy, disaster
athlete, pentathlon
auditorium, auditory
augmentation
aureate, aureole
auricle
automobile, autonomy
aviary, aviation
Root
axiaxio-
Meaning in English
axis
merit
Origin
Etymology (root origin) English examples
language
Latin
axis
axisymmetry
Greek
ἄξιος (axios) "worth"
axiology
B
bac-
rod-shaped
Origin
language
Latin
baro-
weight, pressure
Greek
βάρος (baros)
basi-
at the bottom
Greek
from βαίνω, I walk,
march, βάσις "step"
basic, basis
deep, depth
Greek
βαθύς (bathús, bathýs)
batholith, bathyscaphe
bless
Latin
beare, beatus
bell(i)-
war
Latin
bellum, belli
ben-
good, well
Latin
bi-
two
Latin
bibbibl-
drink
book
Latin
Greek
bene (adverb)
bis, "twice"; bini, "in
twos"
bibere, bibitus
βιβλίον (biblíon) "book"
bi(o)-
life
Greek
βίος (bíos) "life"
blenn(o)-
slime
Greek
germ, embryo, bud, cell
Greek
with nucleus
good
Latin
Greek / Latin
north
(boreas)
beatification
antebellum, bellicose,
belligerent
benefit, benignity
binary, binoculars, bigamy,
biscotti
imbibe
bible, bibliography
biography, biology,
biologist, biosphere
blennophobia, blennosperma
blastula, fibroblast,
osteoblast, sideroblast
bonify, bonitary
Root
bathy-,
bathobe-, beat-
blastbon(i)bor-
Meaning in English
botan-
plant
Greek
bov-
cow, ox
Latin
brachi(o)-
arm
Greek
brachybrady-
short
slow
Greek
Greek
branchi-
gill
Greek
brev(i)briz-
brief, short (time)
nod, slumber
Latin
Greek
brom-
oats
Greek
Etymology (root origin)
from baculum "rod"
English examples
bacilla, bacteria
barograph, barometer,
baroreceptor
βλέννος (blennos)
βλασταίνω, "I put forth
shoots"
bonus
Greek βορρᾶς (borras)
borealis
"the north wind"
βοτάνη, βότανον (botanē,
botany
botanon)
bos, bovis
bovine
brachial artery,
βραχίων (brakhíōn)
brachiosaurus
βραχύς (brakhús, brakhýs) brachydactyly
βραδύς (bradús, bradýs) bradycardia
βράγχιον (brágkhion,
branchiopod, nudibranch
bránkhion)
brevis, breviare
abbreviation, brevity
βρίζω (brizō)
βρόμος, βρόμη (brómos,
Bromus ramosus
bróme) "oats"
Root
Meaning in English
Origin
language
Etymology (root origin)
brom-
stench
Greek
bronch-
windpipe
Greek
brontbuccbulbbull-
thunder
cheek, mouth, cavity
bulbous
bubble, flask
Greek
Latin
Latin
Latin
βρόμος (brómos) "stench,
clangor"
βρόγχος (brógkhos,
brónkhos)
βροντή (brontē)
bucca
bulbus
bulla, "bubble"
burs-
pouch, purse
Latin
bursa
English examples
bromide
bronchitis, bronchus,
bronchiole
Brontosaurus
buccal, buccinator muscle
bulbous, bulbule
ebullient, ebullism
bursa, bursar, bursary,
disburse
C
Root
Meaning in English
bad
cac(o)cad-, -cid-, cas- fall
caed-, -cid-,
cut
caes-, -cis-
Origin
Etymology (root origin)
language
Greek
κακός (kakos)
Latin
cadere, casus
cacophony
accident, cadence, case
Latin
caesura, incisor
caedere, caesus
English examples
calc-
stone
Latin and
Greek
calli-
beautiful
Greek
calorcalypcamercampcan(i)can-, -cin-,
cant-
heat
cover
vault
field
dog
Latin
Greek
Latin
Latin
Latin
from Latin calx "lime", and
from Greek χάλιξ (khalix)
"pebble" "limestone"
from Greek κάλλος kallos
"beauty"
calor "heat"
καλύπτειν (kaluptein)
camera
campus "field", "level ground"
canis
sing
Latin
canere
cantata, canto, cantor
cand-
glowing, iridescent
Latin
candere "to be white or glisten"
candela, candid, candle,
incandescent
capture, captive,
conception, recipient
cap-, -cip-,
capt-, -cept-
hold, take
Latin
capere, captus "take or hold"
(note the vowel change from a
to i in compounds)
capit-, -cipit-
head
Latin
caput, capitis "head"
caprcapscarbocarcercarcin-
goat
box, case
coal
jail
cancer (disease)
Latin
Latin
Latin
Latin
Latin from
caper, capri
capsa
carbo, carbonis
carcer, carcerare
Latin from Greek καρκίνος
calcite, calcium, calculus
calligraphy
calorie
apocalypse
bicameral, camera
champion, campaign
canine, Canis Major
capital, decapitation,
precipitation
Capricorn, caprine
capsule
carbon
incarceration
carcinogenic, carcinoma
cardi(o)cardincarn-
Origin
language
Greek
relating to the heart Greek
hinge
Latin
flesh
Latin
carp(o)-
relating to fruit
carp-
relating to the wrist Greek
cata-, cat-
down
Greek
catencatharcaudcaus-, -cuscavced-, cesscelercen(o)cen(o)censcentcentencentesim-
chain
pure
tail
cause or motive
hollow
go
quick
new
empty
hundred
hundred each
hundredth
Latin
Greek
Latin
Latin
Latin
Latin
Latin
Greek
Greek
Latin
Latin
Latin
Latin
centr-
center
Greek
cephalo-
head
Greek
ceram-
clay
Greek
cerat-
horn
Greek
cern-
ceter-
sift
Latin
relating to the neck,
Latin
relating to the cervix
other
Latin
chiro-
of the hand or hands Greek
χείρ kheir "hand"
chelono-
relating to a turtle
Greek
chloro-
green
Greek
choreo-
relating to dance
Greek
χελώνη khelone "tortoise"
from Greek χλωρός khlōros
"green"
from Greek χορεία khoreia
"dancing in unison" from χορός choreography
khoros "chorus"
Root
cervic-
Meaning in English
Greek
Etymology (root origin)
English examples
(karkinos) "crab"
καρδιά kardia "heart"
cardiograph, cardiology
cardo, cardinis
cardinal
caro, carnis
carnal, carnival, carnivore
from Greek καρπός (karpos)
carpology
"fruit"
from Greek καρπός (karpos)
carpal, carpal tunnel
"wrist"
syndrome
from Greek κατά (katá) "down", catabolic, catalyst,
κάθοδος (kathodos) "descent" or catastrophe, catatonia,
"way down"
cathode, cation
catena
catenary, concatenation
καθαρός (katharos)
catharsis
cauda
caudal
causa
cavus "hollow"
cave, cavity, excavation
cedere, cessus
procession, recede
celer, celerare
acceleration, celerity
καινός (kainos)
Cenozoic
κενός (kenos)
cenotaph
censere "to estimate"
census
centum
cent, centennial, centurion
centeni
centenary
centesimus
centesimal, centesimation
κέντρον (kéntron) "needle",
eccentric
"spur"
cephalic, cephalopod,
κεφαλή kephale
encephalogram
κέραμος (keramos)
ceramic
κέρας, κέρατος (keras, keratos)
keratin
"horn"
cernere
discern
cervix, cervicis "neck"
cervix, cervical
ceterus
et cetera
chiroptera, chiropractic,
chiral
chelonia
chlorine, chlorophyll,
chloroplast
Root
Meaning in English
Origin
Etymology (root origin)
language
Latin and chorda "rope" from χορδή
Greek
(chordē)
English examples
chord-
cord
chrom-
color
Greek
χρῶμα chrōma "color"
chromosome, chromium
chron-
time
Greek
χρόνος chronos
chrysocilicinecinercing-, cinctcirccircumcirrcirrcivcladclarclastclaud-, -clud-,
claus-, -clus-
gold
eyelash
motion
ash
gird
circle
around
orange
curl, tentacle
citizen
branch
clear
broken
Greek
Latin
Greek
Latin
Latin
Latin
Latin
Greek
Latin
Latin
Greek
Latin
Greek
χρυσός khrusos "gold"
cilium
κινέω (kineo)
cinis, cineris
cingere, cinctus
circus
circum "around"
κιρρός (kirros)
cirrus
civis
κλάδος (klados)
clarus, clarare
κλαστός (klastos)
chronic, chronometer,
chronology
chrysolite
cilia
cinema
incineration
succinct
circus
circumference, circumcise
cirrhosis
cirrus
civility
clade
clarity, declaration
iconoclast, osteoclast
close
Latin
claudere, clausus
clause, exclusion, include
clav-
key
Greek
cl(e)istcleithrclementclincochl-
closed
bar, key
mild
bed, lean, recline
shell
Greek
Greek
Latin
Latin
Greek
coel-
hollow
Greek
κοῖλος (koilos)
cogn-
know
Latin
cognoscere
colcollcollcolorcon-, co-, col-,
com-, corcondicon(o)-
strain
hill
neck
color
Latin
Latin
Latin
Latin
colare, colum
collis
collum
color
with, together
Latin
cum
season
cone
Latin
Greek
condire
κῶνος (konos)
contra-
against
Latin
contra
from Greek κλείς kleis "key"
from κλείειν, kleiein "to close"
κλειστός kleistos
clemens, clementis
-clinare
κόχλος (kochlos)
chordata
conclave, clavicle
clemency, inclement
declination, inclined
cochlea
spongocoel, coelom,
blastocoel
cognitive, cognizant,
recognize
colander
collar
coloration
collide, compress, connect,
contain
condiment
conic, conical, conoid
contradict ("say against"),
contrast
Root
Meaning in English
Origin
language
Etymology (root origin)
κόπρος (kopros)
English examples
coprolite, coprophagia,
coprophilia
coracoid
copro-
dung
Greek
corac-
raven
Greek
cord-
heart
Latin
κόραξ, κόρακος (korax,
korakos)
cor, cordis
corn-
horn
Latin
cornu
coron-
crown
Latin
corona, coronare
corpor-
body
Latin
corpus, corporis
corticcosm(o)-'
cosmet(o)costcotyl-
bark
universe
Latin
Greek
Greek
Latin
Greek
cortex, corticis
κόσμος (kosmos)
κοσμητ- (kosmet-)
costa
κοτύλη (kotulē)
accord, cordial
cornea, cornucopia,
unicorn
corona, coronation
corporation, corpse,
corpuscle
corticosteriod
cosmonaut
cosmetics, cosmetology
costal
cotyledon
Greek
κράτος (kratos)
democracy
Greek
Latin
Latin
κρανίον (kranion)
crassus
creare, creatus
credere, creditus
cranium
crassitude
creation, creature
credentials, credibility,
creditor
cranicrasscre-
rib
cup
government, rule,
authority
skull
thick
make
cred-
believe, trust
Latin
crep-
boot, shoe
Greek
cribrcris-, critcrispcristcross(o)-
sieve
ring
judge
curled
crest
fringe, tassel
Latin
Greek
Greek
Latin
Latin
Greek
κρηπίς, κρηπίδος (krēpis,
krēpidos)
cribrum, cribrare
κρίκος (krikos)
κρίσις (crisis)
crispus
crista
κροσσός (krossos)
cruc(i)-
cross
Latin
crux, crucis
crur(i)cryptcten(o)cubcubculinculpcune-
leg, shank
hidden
comb
cube
lie
kitchen
blame, fault
wedge
Latin
Greek
Greek
Greek
Latin
Latin
Latin
Latin
crus, cruris
κρυπτός (kruptos)
κτείς, κτενός (kteis, ktenos)
κύβος (kubos)
cubare
culina
culpa
cuneus
curr-, curs-
run
Latin
currere, cursus
-cracy, -crat
cribble, cribrate
crisis, critic
crispate
cristate
crucial, crucifix, crucify,
excruciating
crural
cryptic, cryptography
ctenophore
cubic, cuboid
incubation, succuba
culinary
culpable, exculpate
cuneiform
concurrent, current,
cursive, recursion
Root
curvcuspidcut(i)cyancycl(o)cylindcyn(o)cystcyt(o)-
Meaning in English
bent
lance, point
skin
blue
circular
roll
dog
capsule
cell
Origin
language
Latin
Latin
Latin
Greek
Greek
Greek
Greek
Greek
Greek
Etymology (root origin)
curvus
cuspis, cuspidis
cutis
κυανός (kuanos)
κύκλος (kuklos)
κύλινδρος (kulindros)
κύων, κυνός (kuōn, kunos)
κύστις (kustis)
κύτος (kutos)
English examples
curvature
bicuspid
cuticle
cyanide
bicycle, cycle, cyclone
cylinder
cynosure
cystic
cytoplasm, cnidocyte
D
Meaning In
English
finger, toe, digit
Origin
Etymology (root
language
origin)
Greek
δάκτυλος (daktulos)
to inflict loss upon
Latin
damnāre
condemn, damnation
Latin
dē
delete, demented
Latin
debere, debitus
debit
ten
Greek
δέκα deka, ten
decagram, decahedron
tenth part
Latin
people
ten each
Greek
Greek
Latin
resembling a tree
Greek
thick
tooth
skin
second
right
right
two
apart, through
Latin
Latin
Greek
Greek
Latin
Greek
Greek
Greek
decimus, tenth; from
decem, ten
δέλτα (delta)
δῆμος (dēmos)
deni
δένδρον (dendron): akin
to δρύς, drys, "tree"
densus
dens, dentis
δέρμα (derma)
δεύτερος (deuteros)
dexter
δεξ-, right
δι
διά (dia)
dict-
say, speak
Latin
dicere, dictus
digit-
finger
Latin
digitus
Root
dactyldamn-, demndedebdeca-, dec-,
deka-, dekdecimdeltdem-, demodendendr-,
dendrodensdentdermdeuterdexterdextrodidia-
from, away from,
removing, down
owe
English examples
dactylology, pterodactyl
decimal, decimate
deltoid
demagogue, democracy
denarius, denary
dendrite
condense, density
dental, dentifrice, dentures
dermis, epidermis, hypodermic
Deuteronomy, deuterostome
dexterity
dextrose
dicot, diode, dipole
dialysis, diameter
contradict, dictation, dictionary,
edict, predict
digital
Meaning In
English
terrible, fearfully
dinogreat
double; twofold
dipldoc-, doctteach
twelve
dodecdogmat-, dox- opinion, tenet
house
domsleep
dormback
dorstwo
dudoubtful
dub-
Origin
language
Root
Etymology (root
origin)
English examples
Greek
δεινός (deinos)
dinosaur
Greek
Latin
Greek
Greek
Latin
Latin
Latin
Latin
Latin
διπλός (diplos)
docere, doctus
δώδεκα (dodeka)
δόξα
domus
dormire
dorsum
duo
dubius
diploid, diplosis
docile, doctor
dodecasyllabic
dogmatic, orthodox
dome
dormant, dormitory
dorsal
dual
dubious
abduction, conductor, introduction,
production, reduction, deduction
duc-, duct-
lead
Latin
dux, ducis
dulc-
sweet
Latin
dulcis
dur-
hard
Latin
durus
dydynamdys-
two
power
badly, ill
Greek
Greek
Greek
δυο (duo)
δύναμη (dunamē)
δυσ-
durable, duration, duress, endure,
obdurate
dyad
dynamism, dynasty, dynamite
dysentery, dysplasia, dystrophy
E
ec-
out
Origin
language
Greek
eco-
house
Greek
οἶκος (oikos)
ectoed-, esegoego-, egem-, empteme-
outside
eat
self, I (first person)
goat
buy
vomit
striving to equal,
rivaling
in
inside
narrow
nine
sword
Greek
Latin
Latin, Greek
Greek
Latin
Greek
ἐκτός (ektos)
edere, esus
ego, ἐγώ
αἴξ (aix)
emere, emptus
ἔμετος (emetos)
eccentric
ecology, economics,
ecumenism
ectoderm
edible
egocentric
egophony
exemption, redeem
emetic
Latin
aemulus, aemulare
emulation
Greek
Greek
Greek
Greek
Latin
ἐν (en)
ἔνδον (endon)
ἐγγύς (engys)
ἐννέα (ennea)
ensis
emphasis
endocrine
Root
emulen-, emendoengyenneaens-
Meaning in English
Etymology (root origin)
ἐκ (ek)
English examples
ennead, enneagon
Origin
language
eo-, eos-, eoso- dawn, east
Greek
epi-, epupon
Greek
knowledge or science Greek
epistemequ-, -iqueven, level
Latin
horse
Latin
equwork
Greek
ergstray
Latin
errred
Greek
erythr(o)within
Greek
esoetho-, eth-,
custom, habit
Greek
ethiRoot
Meaning in English
sieve
ethm-
people, race, tribe,
nation
true
etym(o)well, good
euwide
eurex-, e-, effrom, out
outside
exoexter-, extra- outer
outermost, utmost
extremethn-
Etymology (root origin)
English examples
Ἠώς/Ἕως
ἐπί (epi)
ἐπιστήμη (epistēmē)
aequus
equus
έργον (ergon)
errare
ἐρυθρός (eruthros)
ἔσω (esō)
Eocene
epicenter, epoch
epistemic
equal, equivalence
Equestrian
ergonomics
aberration, errant
erythrocyte
esoteric
ἦθος (ēthos)
ethology
Greek
ἠθμός (hethmos); ἤθειν
(hethein)
ethmoid
Greek
ἔθνος (ethnos)
ethnic, ethnarch
Greek
Greek
Greek
Latin
Greek
Latin
Latin
ἔτυμος (etumos)
εὖ (eu)
εὐρύς (eurus)
ex
ἔξω
externus
extremus
etymology
euphoria, euthanasia
Europe
exclude, extrude, extend
exothermic
exterior
extremity, extremophile
F
Root
f-, fatfabfac-, -fic-, fact, fectfalcfall-, -fell-, falsfallacfamilifantfascfatufeder-
say, speak
bean
Origin
language
Latin
Latin
Etymology (root
English examples
origin)
fari, fatus
fate, infant, preface
faba
faba bean
make
Latin
facere, factus
defect, factory, manufacture
sickle
deceive
false
a close attendant
to show
bundle
foolish, useless
treaty, agreement, contract,
league, pact
Latin
Latin
Latin
Latin
Greek
Latin
Latin
falx, falcis
fallere, falsus
fallax, fallacis
famulus
φαντάζω
fascis
fatuus
falciform
falsity, infallibility
fallacy
familiarity
fantasy
fasciculation
fatuous, infatuation
Latin
foedus, foederis
confederation, federal
Meaning in English
felfelicfellfeminfemorfend-, fensfenestrferferocferrfetficfid-, fisfilfilifinfind-, fissfirmfistulflflaccflavflect-, flexflig-, flictflorflu-, fluxfocfod-, fossfoenfolifontfor-
cat
happy, merry
suck
women, female
thigh
prevent
window
carry
fierce
iron
stink
fig
faith, trust
thread
son
end
split
fix, settle
hollow, tube
blow
flabby
yellow
bend
strike
flower
flow
hearth
dig
hay
leaf
spring
bore
Origin
language
Latin
Latin
Latin
Latin
Latin
Latin
Latin
Latin
Latin
Latin
Latin
Latin
Latin
Latin
Latin
Latin
Latin
Latin
Latin
Latin
Latin
Latin
Latin
Latin
Latin
Latin
Latin
Latin
Latin
Latin
Latin
Latin
form-
shape
Latin
forma
fornicfortfovefrang-, -fring-,
fract-, fragfrater-, fratrfric-, frict-
vault
strong
shallow round depression
Latin
Latin
Latin
fornix, fornicis
fortis
fovea
break
Latin
frangere, fractus
brother
rub
Latin
Latin
frater
fricare, frictus
Root
Meaning in English
Etymology (root
origin)
feles, felis
felix, felicis
fellare
femina
femur, femoris
fendere, -fensus
fenestra
ferre
ferox, ferocis
ferrum
fetere
ficus
fides, fidere, fisus
filum
filius
finis
findere, fissus
firmus, firmare
flare, flatus
flaccus, flaccere
flavus
flectere, flexus
fligere, flictus
flos, floris
fluere, fluxus
focus
fodere, fossus
fenuculum
folium
fons, fontis
forare, foratus
English examples
Felinae, feline
felicity
fellation
femininity
femoral
defend, offense
defenestration
reference, transfer
ferocity
ferrous
fetid, fetor
Ficus
confidence, fidelity
filament
affiliation
finish, final
fission, fissures
confirmation, firmament
fistula
flatulence, inflation
flaccid
flavonoid
flexor, inflection
conflict, inflict
floral, florid
effluent, fluency, influx
focal
fossil
defoliant
perforation
conformity, deformity,
formation
fornication
fortification
fovea
fracture, fragment,
frangible, infringe
fraternity
dentifrice, friction
Root
frigfrontfruct-, frugfug-, fugitfumfundfund-, fusfung-, functfur-, furtfurcfusc-
Meaning in English
cold
forehead
fruit
flee
smoke
bottom
pour
do
steal
fork
dark
Origin
language
Latin
Latin
Latin
Latin
Latin
Latin
Latin
Latin
Latin
Latin
Latin
Etymology (root
origin)
frigere
frons, frontis
frux, fructis
fugere
fumus
fundus, fundare
fundere, fusus
fungi, functus
fur, furare
furca
fuscus
English examples
frigid, frigorific
confront, frontal
fructose
centrifuge, fugitive, refuge
fume, fumigation
fundamentalism, profundity
effusion, profusion
function, fungibility
furtive
bifurcation
obfuscation
G
Root
Meaning in
English
Origin
language
Etymology (root origin)
English examples
galact-
milk
Greek
γάλα, γαλακτός (gala,
galaktos)
gastr-
stomach
Greek
γαστήρ (gaster)
ge(o)gelgen(o)ger-, gestgerminglabrglacigladigliaglobgloriglutingrad-, -gred-,
gressgramgrangrandgraphgrat-
earth
icy cold
race, kind
bear, carry
sprout
hairless
ice
sword
glue
sphere
glory
glue
Greek
Latin
Greek
Latin
Latin
Latin
Latin
Latin
Greek
Latin
Latin
Latin
γῆ (gē), γεω- (geō-)
gelum
γένος (genos)
gerere, gestus
germen, germinis
glaber
glacies
gladius
γλία (glia)
globus
gloria
gluten, glutinis
gastric,
gastroenterologist
geology
gelid
genocide
digest, gestation
germination
glabrous
glacier
gladiator
glial
global, globule
glorify
agglutination
walk, step, go
Latin
gradus, gradere, gressus
grade, regress
writing
grain
grand
draw, write
thank, please
Greek
Latin
Latin
Greek
Latin
γράμμα (gramma)
granum
grandis
γραφή (graphē)
gratus
grammatic
granary, granule
grandiloquous
graphic, graphology
gratitude
galactic
gravgregguberngustguttur-
Meaning in
English
heavy
flock
govern, pilot
taste
throat
Origin
language
Latin
Latin
Latin
Latin
Latin
gravis
grex, gregis
gubernare
gustus
guttur
gymn(o)-
nude
Greek
γυμνός (gymnos)
gyn-
woman
Greek
γυνή
Root
Etymology (root origin)
English examples
gravity
gregarious, segregation
gubernatorial
gusto
guttural
gymnasium,
gymnosperm
gynecology
H
Root
hab-, -hib-,
habit-, -hibithaem(o)-,
hem(o)-
Meaning in
English
Origin
language
Etymology (root
origin)
English examples
have
Latin
habere, habitus
habit, prohibition
blood
Greek
αἷμα (haima)
haemophilia, hemoglobin
hal(o)-
salt
Greek
hal-, -helhapl(o)haur-, haustheli(o)hemihenhendechepther-, hesherbhered-
breathe
simple, single
draw
sun
half
one
eleven
seven
cling
grass
heir
Latin
Greek
Latin
Greek
Greek
Greek
Greek
Greek
Latin
Latin
Latin
herp-
creep
Greek
heter(o)heurhexhibernhiemhipp(o)hirsut-
different,
other
find
six
wintry
winter
horse
hairy
ἅλς, ἁλός (hals,
halos)
halare, halatus
ἁπλοῦς (haplous)
haurire, haustus
ἥλιος (hēlios)
ἥμισυς (hēmisus)
ἕν (hen)
ἕνδεκα (hendeka)
ἑπτά (hepta)
haerere, haesus
herba
heres, heredis
ἕρπω, ἕρπειν
(herpō, herpein)
halogen
anhelation, inhale
haploid, haplotype
exhaustion
heliocentric, heliotrope, helium
hemicycle, hemisphere
henad, hyphen
hendecagon
heptagon, heptathlon, heptode
adhesive, coherent
herbal, herbicide
heredity
herpes, herpetology
Greek
ἕτερος (heteros)
heterodoxy
Greek
Greek
Latin
Latin
Greek
Latin
εὑρίσκω (heuriskō)
ἕξ (hex)
hibernus
hiems
ἵππος (hippos)
hirtus, hirsutus
heuristic
hexagon, hexahedron, hexode
hibernation
hiemal
hippodrome
hirsute
Origin
language
Latin
Latin
Greek
Greek
Greek
Greek
Latin
Greek
Latin
Greek
Greek
Etymology (root
origin)
hispidus
histrio, histrionis
ὁδός (hodos)
ὅλος (holos)
ὁμός (homos)
ὅμοιος (homoios)
homo, hominis
ὁμαλός (homalos)
honos, honoris
ὅρος (horos)
ὥρα (hōra)
hispidity, hispidulous
histrionic
cathode, herpolhode, hodometer
holistic
homophone, homosexual
homeostasis
hominid
anomalous
honorable, honorarium
aphorism, horizon
horoscope
Greek
ὁρμή (hormē)
hormone
hort(i)hospithosthumhyal-
Meaning in
English
bristly
actor
way
whole
same
like
human
even, flat
esteem
boundary
hour
that which
excites
garden
host
enemy
ground
glass
Latin
Latin
Latin
Latin
Greek
hortus, horti
hospes, hospitis
hostis
humus, humare
ὕαλος (hualos)
hydr(o)-
water
Greek
hygrhyohyp(o)hyperhypn(o)hyster-
wet
U-shaped
under
above, over
sleep
later
Greek
Greek
Greek
Greek
Greek
Greek
Root
hispidhistrihod(o)hol(o)hom(o)home(o)hominhomalhonorhorhor(o)horm-
English examples
horticulture
hospital, hospitality
hostile
exhumation, inhume
hyaline, hyaloid
hydraulics, hydrology, hydrolysis,
ὕδωρ (hudōr)
hydrophily, hydrophobia, hydroponic,
hydrous
ὑγρός (hugros)
hygrometer
ὑοειδής (huoeidēs) hyoid
ὑπό (hupo)
hypothermia
ὑπέρ (huper)
hyperbole, hypertonic
ὕπνος (hupnos)
hypnosis
ὕστερος (husteros) hysteresis
I
Root
ichthy(o)icosid(o)ide(o)idi(o)ignin- (1), im-
Meaning in
English
fish
twenty
shape
idea; thought
personal
fire
in, on
Origin
language
Greek
Greek
Greek
Greek
Greek
Latin
Latin
Etymology (root
origin)
ἰχθύς (ichthus)
εἴκοσι (eikosi)
εἶδος (eidos)
ιδέα (idea)
ἴδιος (idios)
ignis
in
English examples
ichthyology
icosagon, icosahedron
idol
, ideogram, ideology
idiom, idiosyncrasy, idiot
igneous, ignition
incur, intend, invite
Meaning in
English
in- (2), il-, im-, not, un(negation)
irbelow, under
infraisland
insulRoot
Origin
language
Etymology (root
origin)
Latin
in-
Latin
Latin
infra
insula
inter-
among, between
Latin
inter (preposition)
intrairasc-, iratis-, isoiter-
within
be angry
equal, the same
again
Latin
Latin
Greek
Latin
itiner-
route, way
Latin
intra
irasci
ἴσος (isos)
iterum, iterare
iter, itineris – march,
journey
English examples
illicit, impossible, inimical,
irrational
infrastructure
insular, insulation
intercollegiate, intermission,
intersection
intramural
irascible, irate
isometric, isomorphic, isotropic
iteration
itinerary
J
Root
jacjac- (originally IAC),
-jectjanujocjugjung-, junctjuniorjus-, jur-, judic(originally IVS)
juv-, jutjuvenjuxta-
Meaning in
Origin
English
language
lie
Latin
Etymology (root origin)
English examples
adjacent
eject, interject,
ejaculate, trajectory
janitor
jocularity
conjugal, subjugate
conjunction, juncture
juniority
cast, throw
Latin
door
joke
yoke
join
younger
Latin
Latin
Latin
Latin
Latin
jacēre "to be thrown"
iacio, iacere, ieci, iectus – "to
throw" (and cognates thereof)
janua
jocus
jugare, jugum
jungere, junctus
junior
law, justice
Latin
ius, iuris; iudex, iudicis
justice, jury, judge
help
young, youth
beside, near
Latin
Latin
Latin
juvare, jutus
juvenis
juxta
adjutant
juvenile, rejuvenate
juxtaposition
K
Root Meaning in English
kil(o)- thousand
kine- movement, motion
klept- steal
Origin language
Greek
Greek
Greek
Etymology (root origin)
English examples
χίλιοι (chilioi)
kilobyte, kilogram, kilometer
κινέω (kineo)
telekinesis, kinetic energy, kinesthetic
κλέπτης (kleptēs)
kleptomania
Root Meaning in English Origin language Etymology (root origin)
Greek
κῦδος (kudos)
kudos
kudo- glory
English examples
L
Meaning in
English
slide, slip
lip
toil
tear
cry, tears
milk
layer, slice
shine
stone
large
ghost, mask
broad, wide
side
praise
wash
not tense
hurt
law
smooth
gentle
lion
flake, scale
grasp, seize
Origin
language
Latin
Latin
Latin
Latin
Latin
Latin
Latin
Greek
Latin
Latin
Latin
Latin
Latin
Latin
Latin
Latin
Latin
Latin
Greek
Latin
Latin
Greek
Greek
Etymology (root
origin)
labi, lapsus
labia, labiae
labor
lacer
lacrima "tear"
lac, lactis, lactare
lamina
λαμπάς lampas "torch"
lapis, lapidis
largus
larva
latus
latus, lateris
laudere
lavare
laxus, laxare
laedere, laesus
lex, legis, legare
λείος leios
lenis, lenire
leo, leonis "lion"
λέπις lepis
λήψης lepsis
elapse, relapse
bilabial, labial
collaboration, elaboration
laceration
lacrimal, lacrimous
lactate, lactation, lactose
laminate, lamination
lamp
lapidary
enlargement
larva, larvae, larval
latitude
bilateral
laud
lavatory
laxative, relaxation
lesion
legal, legislative
leiomyoma
leniency
Leo, leonine, Leopold
Lepidoptera
epilepsy
white
Greek
λευκός leukos
leucocyte
lev-
lift, light
Latin
liberlibrliglinlingulinqu-, lictlip(o)-
free
book
bind
line
language, tongue
leave
fat
Latin
Latin
Latin
Latin
Latin
Latin
Greek
Root
lab-, lapslabilaborlacerlacrimlactlaminlamplapidlarglarvlat(i)laterlaud-, lauslavlaxled-, leslegleiolenileonleplepsleuc(o)-,
leuk(o)-
levis "light" (in weight),
levare
liber, liberare
liber, libri
ligare, ligatus
linea
lingua
linquere, lictus
λίπος lipos
English examples
elevator, levitation
liberation
library
ligament, ligature
linearity, line
bilingual, linguistic
relict, relinquish
lipolysis
Root
Meaning in
English
Origin
language
Etymology (root
origin)
English examples
liter-
letter
Latin
littera
lith(o)-
stone
Greek
λίθος lithos
Latin
locus
alliteration, illiterate, literacy, literal,
obliterate
lithosphere, megalith, monolith,
Neolithic Era
local, location
Greek
λόγος logos "word"
logic, monologue, morphological
Latin
Latin
Latin
Latin
Latin
Latin
Greek
longus
loqui
lux, lucis light
ludere, lusus
lumen, luminis
luna
λύσις, lysis
elongate, longitude
allocution, eloquence
Lucifer (bearer of light)
allude, illusion
illumination, luminous
lunar, lunatic
analysis, cytolysis, hydrolysis
place
thought, word,
logspeech
long
longloqu-, locut- speak
bright, light
luclud-, lusplay
light
luminmoon
lundissolving
lysis
loc-
M
macromagnmaj-
Meaning In
English
long
great, large
greater
Origin
Language
Greek
Latin
Latin
Etymology (Root
Origin)
μακρός (makros)
magnus
major, majus
mal-
bad, wretched,
Latin
malus
mammmanmanmandmania
manumarmater-,
matrmaximmedi-, midimegmeimelanmelior-
breast
flow
stay
hand
mental illness
hand
sea
Latin
Latin
Latin
Latin
Greek
Latin
Latin
mamma
manare
manēre, mansus
mandāre, mandatus
μανία (manίā)
manus
mare, maris
macron
magnanimous, magnificent
majesty, majority, majuscule
malfeasance, malicious, malignancy,
malodorous
mammal, mammary gland
emanationism, immanant
immanence, permanent, remanence
mandate, remand
kleptomania, maniac
manual, manuscript
marine, maritime
mother
Latin
mater, matris
matriarch, matrix
greatest
Latin
maximus
maximal
middle
Latin
medius, mediare
median, medieval
great, large
less
black, dark
better
Greek
Greek
Greek
Latin
μέγας (megas)
μείον (meiōn)
μέλας (melas)
melior
megaphone
meiosis
Melanesia, melanoma
amelioration
Root
English Examples
Root
mellmemormeningmen(o)mentmermercmerg-,
mersmesmeter-,
metrmetamicmicr(o)migrmilitmillmillenmimminminmirmismisce-,
mixtmitmitt-, missmnemolmollmon(o)monilmontmorph-
Meaning In
English
honey
remember
membrane
moon
mind
part
reward, wages,
hire
Origin
Language
Latin
Latin
Greek
Greek
Latin
Greek
Etymology (Root
Origin)
mel, mellis
memor
μενινξ (meninx)
μήν (men)
mens, mentis
μέρος (meros)
mellifluous
memorial
meningitis
menopause, menstruation
demented, mentality
polymer
Latin
merx, mercis
mercantile, merchant
dip, plunge
Latin
mergere
emerge, immersion
middle
Greek
μέσος (mesos)
mesolithic, mesozoic
measure
Greek
μέτρον (metron)
metric, thermometer
Greek
μετά (meta)
metaphor, metaphysics
Latin
Greek
Latin
Latin
Latin
Latin
Greek
Latin
Latin
micelle
microphone, microscope
emigrant, migrate
military, militia
millennium, million
millenary
mime, mimic
prominent
minority, minuscule
Greek
mica
μικρός (mikros)
migrare
miles, militis
mille
milleni
μίμος (mimos)
minere
minor, minus
miror, mirari,
miratus sum
μῖσος (misos)
mix
Latin
miscere, mixtus
miscellaneous, mixture
thread
send
memory
grind
soft
one
string of beads
mountain
Greek
Latin
Greek
Latin
Latin
Greek
Latin
Latin
form, shape
Greek
μίτος (mitos)
mitochondrion
mittere, missus
intermittent, missionary, transmission
μνήμη (mnēmē)
mnemonic
mola, molere, molitus molar
mollis
emollient, mollify
μόνος (monos)
monism, monolith, monotone
monile
Moniliformida
mons, montis
Montana
anthropomorphism, morpheme,
μορφή (morphē)
morphology
mors, mortis
immortal, mortality, mortuary
movere, motus
mobile, momentum, motor, move
mulgere
emulsion
above, among,
beyond
grain
small
wander
soldier
thousand
thousand each
repeat
jut
less, smaller
wonder,
amazement
hate
death
mortmov-, mot- move, motion
mulg-,
milk
Latin
Latin
Latin
Latin
English Examples
admire, miracle, mirror
misandry, misogyny
Root
mulsmult(i)murmusmuscmutmymyrimyth(o)myxmyz-
Meaning In
English
many, much
wall
thief
fly
change
mouse
countless, ten
thousand
story
slime
suck
Origin
Language
Etymology (Root
Origin)
English Examples
Latin
Latin
Latin
Latin
Latin
Greek
multus
murus, muri
mus, muris
musca, muscae
mutare
μῦς (mus)
multiple, multiplex, multitude
immured, mural
mouse
Muscicapidae, Muscidae
mutation
musophobia
Greek
μύριος (murios)
myriad
Greek
Greek
Greek
μῦθος (muthos)
μύξα (muxa)
mythic, mythology
N
narnarcnarrnasnasc-, natnautnavne(o)necr(o)nect(o)nect-, nexnegnemanemornephrnes-
nostril
numb
tell
nose
born
ship
ship
new
dead
swimming
join, tie
say no
hair
grove, woods
kidney
island
Origin
language
Latin
Greek
Latin
Latin
Latin
Greek
Latin
Greek
Greek
Greek
Latin
Latin
Greek
Latin
Greek
Greek
neur-
nerve
Greek
νευρών (neurōn)
nictnigrnihilnoct-
wink
black
nothing
night
Latin
Latin
Latin
Latin
nictari
niger
nihilum
nox, noctis
Root
Meaning in English
Etymology (root origin)
naris
νάρκη (narkē)
narrare
nasus
nascere, natus
ναῦς (naus)
navis
νέος (neos)
νεκρός (nekros)
νηκτός (nektos)
nectere, nexus
negare
νῆμα (nēma)
nemus, nemoris
νεφρός (nephros)
νῆσος (nēsos)
English examples
narcosis, narcotic
narrative
nasal
nascent, native
astronaut
naval
neologism
necrophobia
nectopod
connection
negative
nematode
nemoral
nephritis
Polynesia
neurology,
neurosurgeon
nictation
denigrate
annihilation
nocturnal, noctambulist
Root
Meaning in English
knot
arrangement, law
those who let pasture
nomadherds
name
nominnot
nonninth
nonnonagen- ninety each
nonagesim- ninetieth
letter, note, paper
notspurious
nothback, south
notonine
novnew
novnine each
novennovendec- nineteen
nox-, noc- harmful
nod
nunubnut
nucback of neck
nuchnaked
nudnone
null(i)number
numerannounce
nuncinuptinourish
nutrinodnom-
Origin
language
Latin
Greek
Greek
Latin
Latin
Latin
Latin
Latin
Latin
Etymology (root origin)
nodus
νόμος (nomos)
νομάς, νομάδος (nomas,
nomados)
nomen, nominis
non
nonus
nonageni
nonagesimus
notare
νότος (notos)
novem
novus
noveni
novendecim
noxa
nuere
nubes, nubis
nux, nucis
nucha
nudus
nullus
numerus
nuntius
Greek
Latin
Latin
Latin
Latin
Latin
Latin
Latin
Latin
Latin
Latin
Latin
Latin
Latin
Latin
Latin
nutrire
English examples
node, nodule
nomadic
nomination
none
nonary
nonagenary
nonagesimal
notaphily
novennial
innovation, nova
novenary
noxious
innuendo
nubile
nucleus
nuchal cord
denude, nudity
nullify
numeral
pronunciation
nuptial
nutrient
O
Root
ob-, o-, oc-,
osoctoctoctavoctogenoctogesim-
Meaning in
English
Origin
language
Etymology (root origin)
English examples
against
Latin
ob
obstinate, ostentatious, obstreperous
eight
eight
eighth
eighty each
eightieth
Greek
Latin
Latin
Latin
Latin
ὀκτώ (oktō)
octō
octāvus
octogeni
octogesimus
octagon, octahedron, octode
octangular, octennial, octovir
octaval
octogenary
octogesimal
octonocul-
Meaning in
English
eight each
eye
Origin
language
Latin
Latin
octoni
oculus, oculare
od-, -ode
path, way
Greek
ὁδός (hodos)
od-
hate
Latin
odont-
tooth
Greek
odoroecooedoenoesophogdo-oid
ole-
fragrant
house
swollen
wine
gullet
eighth
like
oily
olecran-
skull of elbow
oligoliv-oma
omasomentominommomniomoomphaloneronomont-onym
ooopacoperoperculophiophthalmopisthopoteroptopt-
few
olive
cancer
paunch
fat skin
creepy
eye
all
shoulder
navel
burden
name
existing
name
egg
shady
work
little cover
snake
eye
behind
either
eye
choose
Latin
Greek
Greek
Greek
Greek
Greek
Greek
Latin
Latin from
Greek
Greek
Latin
Greek
Latin
Latin
Latin
Greek
Latin
Latin
Greek
Latin
Greek
Greek
Greek
Greek
Latin
Latin
Latin
Greek
Greek
Greek
Greek
Greek
Latin
odium
ὀδούς, ὀδόντος (odous,
odontos)
odor
οἶκος (oikos)
οἴδημα (oidēma)
οἶνος (oinos)
οἰσοφάγος (oisophagos)
ὄγδοος (ogdoos)
-οειδής (-oeidēs)
Root
Etymology (root origin)
English examples
octonary
ocular, oculus
odometer, anode, diode, triode,
tetrode, pentode
odious
odontology
odorous
ecology
oedema
oenology
oesophagus
organoid, mucoid
ὠλέκρανον (ōlekranon)
olecranon
ὀλίγος (oligos)
oliva
-ωμα
omasum
omentum
omen, ominis
ὄμμα (omma)
omnis
oligarchy
ὀμφαλός (omphalos)
onus, oneris
όνομα (onoma)
ὄντος (ontos)
ὄνυμα (onuma)
(oion)
opacus
opus, operis
operculum
ὄφις (ophis)
ὀφθαλμός (ophthalmos)
ὄπισθεν (opisthen)
ὁπότερος (hopoteros)
ὀπτός optos
optare
omphalectomy
onerous
onomatopoeia
ontogeny, ontology
pseudonym
oocyte
opacity
opera
omasum
ominous
ommatidium
omnipotence, omnivore
ophthalmology
opisthosoma, opsimath
optical
adopt, optional
Root
optimororborchordinorganori-, ortornornithorth(o)oscilloss(i)osteoostiostracotovovioxy-
Meaning in
English
best
mouth
circle
testicle
order
organ, instrument,
tool
eastern
decorate
bird
straight
swing
bone
bone
entrance
shell
ear
egg
sheep
sharp, pointed
Origin
language
Latin
Latin
Latin
Greek
Latin
optimus
os, oris
orbis
ὄρχις (orchis)
ōrdō, ordinis
optimum
oral, orator
orbit
orchid
ordinal, ordinary
Greek
ὄργανον (organon)
organism
Latin
Latin
Greek
Greek
Latin
Latin
Greek
Latin
Greek
Greek
Latin
Latin
Greek
oriri, ortus
ōrnāre
ὄρνις (ornis, ornithos)
ὀρθός (orthos)
oscillum
os, ossis
ὀστοῦν (ostoun)
ostium
ὄστρακον (ostrakon)
οὖς,ωτός (ous, ōtos)
ovum
ovis
ὀξύς (oxus)
orient
adorn, ornament, ornate
ornithology
orthodoxy, orthosis
oscillation
ossification
osteoporosis
ostiole
ostracism
otology
oval, ovule
ovine
oxymoron
Etymology (root origin)
English examples
P
pac-
peace
Origin
Etymology (root
language
origin)
Latin
pax, pacis
pach-
thick
Greek
paed-
child
Greek
paginpalpalae-, palepalinpallpallipalmpalustr(i)pan-, pam-
page
stake
ancient, old
back
be pale
mantle
palm
in marshes
all
Latin
Latin
Greek
Greek
Latin
Latin
Latin
Latin
Greek
Root
Meaning in English
παχύς (pachus)
παῖς, παιδός (pais,
paidos)
pagina
palus
παλαιός (palaios)
πάλιν (palin)
pallere
pallium
palma
paluster
πᾶς, παντός (pas,
English examples
pacifism
pachydermata,
Pachypodium
paediatric
pagination
impalement, pale
paleontology
palindrome
pallid, pallor
pallium
palmate
palustral
pandemic
spread
beside, near
wall
part
maiden
little
feed
pace, step
sparrow
be open
feel, hurt
suffer, feel, endure,
permit
Latin
Greek
Latin
Latin
Greek
Latin
Latin
Latin
Latin
Latin
Greek
Etymology (root
origin)
pantos)
pandere, pansus
παρά (para)
paries, parietis
pars, partis
παρθένος (parthenos)
parvus
pascere, pastus
passus
passer
patere
πάθος (pathos)
Latin
pati, passus
patr-
father
Greek
patr(i)paucpavpeccpectpectorpecun-
father
few
sin
fixed
chest
money
Latin
Latin
Latin
Latin
Greek
Latin
Latin
ped-
child
Greek
pedpejor-
foot
worse
Latin
Latin
πατήρ, πατριά (patēr,
patria)
pater, patris
paucus
pavire
peccare
πηκτός (pēktos)
pectus, pectoris
pecunia
παῖς, παιδός (pais,
paidos)
pes, pedis
pejor
pell-, puls-
drive
Latin
pellere, pulsus
pen-
almost
Latin
paene
pend-, penspenn-, pinn-
hang
feather
Latin
Latin
pendere
penna
pent-
five
Greek
πέντε (pente)
pentecost-
fiftieth
Greek
pept-
to digest
Greek
perperanperi-
thoroughly, through
across, beyond
around
Latin
Greek
Greek
Root
pand-, panspar(a)parietpart(i)parthen(o)parvpasc-, pastpasspasserpatpathpati-, pass-
Meaning in English
Origin
language
πεντηκοστός
(pentēkostos)
πέσσειν, πεπτός
(pessein, peptos)
per
πέραν (peran)
περί (peri)
English examples
expand, expansion
parallel, parameter
parietal
bipartite, partition
parthenogenesis
parvovirus
pasture, repast
passeriform, passerine
patent
pathetic, pathology
passive, patience
patriarch
patrilocal
paucal, paucity
pavement
impeccable
pectic, pectin
pectoral
pecuniary
pedagogy
pedal, quadruped
pejorative
propellent, propulsor,
repellent
peninsula, penultimate,
penumbra
suspend
pennate, pinnate
pentagon, pentode,
pentagrid
pentecostalism
peptic, peptide
perfection, persistence
perimeter, periscope
Greek
Greek
Greek
Greek
Greek
Greek
Greek
Greek
Etymology (root
origin)
περσικός (persikos)
pessimus
petere
πέτρα (petra)
φαιός (phaios)
φαγεῖν (phagein)
φάλαγξ, φάλαγγος
(phalanx, phalangos)
φάλαρος (phalāros)[1]
φάρμακον (pharmakon)
φανερός (phaneros)
φέρω (pherō)
φιλέω (phileō, philia)
φλέγω (phlegō)
φλοιός (phloios)
φόβος (phobos)
sound
Greek
φωνή (phōnē)
phor-
carry, bear
Greek
phos-, phot-
light
Greek
phragm-
fence
Greek
phren-
diaphragm, mind
Greek
phryn(o)phylphyll-
toad, toad-like
tribe
leaf
Greek
Greek
Greek
physa-
bladder
Greek
physphytpicpilpin(o)pinping-, pictpingupirpiscpis-
nature
plant
pitch
hair
drink
pine
paint
fat
pear
fish
pea
Greek
Greek
Latin
Latin
Greek
Latin
Latin
Latin
Latin
Latin
Greek
plac-
plate, tablet
Greek
φόρος (phoros)
φῶς, φωτός (phōs,
phōtos)
φράγμα (phragma)
φρήν, φρενός (phrēn,
phrenos)
φρύνη (phrunē)
φύλον (phulon)
φύλλον (phullon)
φυσά, φούσκα (phusa,
phouska)
φύσις (phusis)
φυτόν (phuton)
pix, picis
pilus
πίνειν (pinein)
pinus
pingere, pictus
pinguis
pirus
piscis
πίσος (pisos)
πλάξ, πλακός (plax,
plakos)
Root
Meaning in English
phalarpharmacphaneropherphil-, -phile
phlegphloephob-
peach
worst
strive towards
rock
dark
eat
close formation of
troops, finger bones
having a patch of white
drug, medicine
visible
bear, carry
love, friendship
heat
tree bark
fear
phon(o)-
persicpessimpetpetrphae(o)phagphalang-
Origin
language
Greek
Latin
Latin
Greek
Greek
Greek
Greek
English examples
pessimal
appetite, competition
petroglyph
phaeomelanin
sarcophagus
phalanges
phalarope
pharmacy
phanerozoic
pheromone
philosophy, hydrophile
phlegm, phlegmatics
phlobaphene, phloem
hydrophobia
homophone, microphone,
phonograph
metaphor
phosphor, photograph
diaphragm
schizophrenia
Phrynobatrachus
phylogenetics, phylum
chlorophyll, phyllotaxis
physics
neophyte, phytoplankton
depilatory, epilator
pinocytosis
pineal gland
depiction, picture
Pinguicula
piriformis muscle
Pisces, piscivore
Root
mould
flat, broad
Origin
language
Latin
Latin
Greek
Latin
Latin
Greek
Greek
Etymology (root
origin)
placare, placatus
placēre, placitus
πλάγιος (plagios)
planus
plangere, planctus
πλάθω (plathō)
πλατύς (platus)
clap
Latin
plaudere, plausus
Meaning in English
placplac-, -plicplagiplanplang-, planctplasplatyplaud-, -plod-,
plaus-, -plosple-, pletpleb-
calm
please
oblique
flat
fill
people
Latin
Latin
plere
plebs, plebis
plec-
interwoven
Greek
πλέκω (plekō)
plect-, plexplenplesiplethpleurplicplinthplorpluplumplumbplurplurimplusplutopluvipneu-
plait
full
near
full
side
fold
brick
rain
feather
lead
more
most
more
wealth
rain
air, lung
Latin
Latin
Greek
Greek
Greek
Latin
Greek
Latin
Latin
Latin
Latin
Latin
Latin
Latin
Greek
Latin
Greek
pod-
foot
Greek
pogon(o)-
beard
Greek
poiepolpole-, polipolempoli(o)pollicpollin-
make
pole
city
war
grey
thumb
Greek
Greek
Greek
Greek
Greek
Latin
Latin
plectere, plexus
plenus
πλησίος (plēsios)
πλῆθος (plēthos)
πλευρά (pleura)
plicare, plicatus
πλίνθος (plinthos)
plorare
pluere
pluma
plumbum
pluris
plurimus
plus
πλοῦτος (ploutos)
pluvia
πνεῦμα (pneuma)
πούς, ποδός (pous,
podos)
πώγων, πώγωνος
(pōgōn, pōgōnos)
ποιέω (poieō)
πόλος (polos)
πόλις (polis)
πόλεμος (polemos)
πολιός (polios)
pollex, pollicis
pollen, pollinis
English examples
placate
placebo, placid
plagioclase
explanation, planar, plane
plangent
plasma, plastic
platypus
applaud, applause,
explosion, implode
complement, suppletion
plebian, plebs
plectics,
symplectomorphism
perplex
plenary
plethora
duplication, replicate
implore
plumage, plumate
plural
plutocracy
pluvial
pneumatic
podiatry, tripod
pogonotrophy
poiesis
dipole, polar
metropolis, politics
polemic
pollination
poly-
many
Origin
Etymology (root
language
origin)
Greek
πολύς (polus)
pon-, posit-
put
Latin
ponere, positus
ponderpontpopulporporcporphyrportportpostpot-
weight
bridge
people
passage
pig
purple
gate
carry
after, behind
drink
Latin
Latin
Latin
Greek
Latin
Greek
Latin
Latin
Latin
Latin
pondus, ponderis
pons, pontis
populus, populare
πόρος (poros)
porcus
πορφύρα (porphura)
porta
portare, portatus
post
potus, potare
potam-
river
Greek
ποταμός (potamos)
prasinpratpravpreprecpredprehend-, prend-,
prehensprem-, -prim-,
presspresbypreterpreti-
leek-green
meadow
crooked
before
pray
Greek
Latin
Latin
Latin
Latin
Latin
πράσινος (prasinos)
pratum
pravus
prae
prex, precis, precāri
praeda, praedari
grasp
Latin
prehendere, prehensus
comprehend
press
Latin
premere, pressus
pressure
old
past
price
Greek
Latin
Latin
πρέσβυς (presbus)
praeter
pretium, pretiare
Presbyterianism
preterite, pretermission
prim-
first
Latin
primus
priorpriv(i)proproprobproctpropripros(o)prot(o)proximprun-
former
separate
before, in front of
for, forward
try
anus
Latin
Latin
Greek
Latin
Latin
Greek
Latin
Greek
Greek
Latin
Latin
Root
Meaning in English
forward
first
nearest
plum
English examples
polygon
component, position,
postpone
preponderance
pontoon
population
pore
porcine, pork
porphyrin
portal
export, transportation
posterior, postscript
potable
Mesopotamia,
hippopotamus
prasinous
depravity
previous
deprecation
predator
primary, primeval,
primitive
prior
priority
privus, privare, privatus deprivation, privilege
πρό (pro)
pro
propulsion
probus, probare
probation
πρωκτός (prōktos)
proctology
proprius
appropriate, propriety
πρός (pros)
πρῶτος (prōtos)
protoplasm
proximus, proximare
approximate, proximity
prunus
prune
Root
psammapseud(o)psil(o)psych(o)psychr(o)pterptoptyalptychpubipublicpudepugnpulchrpulmonpulverpung-, punctpunipuppurpurgpurpurputpyg(o)pylpyr(o)-
Meaning in English
sand
false
bare
mind
cold
wing, fern
fall
saliva
fold, layer
sexually mature
fight
beautiful
lung
dust
prick
punish
doll
pure
purple
prune, reckon
rump
gate
heat, fire
Origin
language
Greek
Greek
Greek
Greek
Greek
Greek
Greek
Greek
Greek
Latin
Latin
Latin
Latin
Latin
Latin
Latin
Latin
Latin
Latin
Latin
Latin
Latin
Latin
Greek
Greek
Greek
Etymology (root
origin)
ψάμμος (psammos)
ψευδής (pseudēs)
ψιλός (psilos)
ψυχή (psuchē)
ψυχρός (psuchros)
πτερόν (pteron)
πτώσης (ptōsēs)
πτύον (ptyon)
πτύξ, πτυχή (ptuchē)
pubes
publicus
pudere
pugna, pugnare
pulcher, pulchri
pulmo, pulmonis
pulvis, pulveris
pungere, punctus
punire, punitus
pupa
purus
purgare
purpura
putāre
πυγή (pugē)
πυλών, πυλῶνος (pulōn)
πῦρ, πυρός (pur, puros)
English examples
pseudonym
epsilon
psycho
helicopter
ptosis
triptych
pubescent, pubic
publication
impudent
pugnacious, repugnant
pulchritude
pulmonary
pulverize
puncture, pungent
punitive
pupa, puppet
impurity, purify
expurgate, purgatory
compute, putative
pygostyle
pylon
pyrolysis
Q
Root
Meaning In
English
Origin
Language
Etymology (Root
Origin)
quadr-
four
Latin
quattuor
quadragenquadragesimquartquasi-
forty each
fortieth
fourth
as if
Latin
Latin
Latin
Latin
quadrageni
quadragesimus
quartus
quasi
quatern-
four each
Latin
quaterni
English Examples
quadrangle,
quadrillion
quadragenary
quadragesimal
quartary, quartile
quasar
quaternary,
quaternion
Root
quati-, quassquer-, -quir-, quesit-, quisitquiquinquindecimquindenquinquequintquot-
Meaning In
English
shake
Origin
Language
Latin
Etymology (Root
Origin)
quatere
search, seek
Latin
quaerere
Inquisition, query
rest
five each
fifteenth
fifteen each
five
fifth
how many, how
great
Latin
Latin
Latin
Latin
Latin
Latin
quies
quini
quindecimus
quindeni
quinque
quintus
quiet
quinary
quindecimal
quindenary
quinquennium
quintary, quintile
English Examples
Latin
quota, quotient
R
Origin
Language
Latin
Latin
Latin
Latin
Latin
Etymology (Root
Origin)
radere, rasus
radius, radiare
rādix, rādīcis
rāmus
rana
abrade, abrasion
radiance, radiation
eradicate, radical
ramification, ramose
Rana
Latin
rancere
rancid, rancor
rapum
ῤαφή (rhaphē)
rarus
raucus
re-
rapeseed
harsh, hoarse
again, back
Latin
Greek
Latin
Latin
Latin
straight
Latin
regere, rectus
oar
kidney
crawl, creep
net
Latin
Latin
Latin
Latin
remus
renes
repere, reptus
rete
retro-
backward, behind
Latin
retro
rhabd-
rod
Greek
ῥάβδος (rhabdos)
ῥάχις, ῥάχεως
(rhachis)
ῥαγίζω
Root
rad-, rasradiradicramranrancrapraphrarraucre-, redreg-, -rig-,
rectremrenrep-, reptret-
Meaning In English
scrape, shave
beam, spoke
root
branch
frog
rancidness, grudge,
bitterness
turnip
seam
rhach-, rach- spine
rhag-
tear, rent
Greek
Greek
English Examples
rarity
raucous
recede, redact
dirigible, erect, erection,
rectum
bireme, trireme
renal
reptile
reticle, retina
retrograde, retrospective,
retrovirus
rhabdoid, rhabdom
rhachiodont
rhagades
Root
rherhigrhinrhizrhod(o)rhombrhynchrid-, risroborrod-, rosrogrostrrotruber-, rubrrugruminrump-, ruptrur-
Meaning In English
flow
chill
nose, snout
root
rose
spinning top
snout
laugh
oak, strength
gnaw
ask
beak, prow
wheel
red
wrinkle
throat
break
country
Origin
Language
Greek
Greek
Greek
Greek
Greek
Greek
Greek
Latin
Latin
Latin
Latin
Latin
Latin
Latin
Latin
Latin
Latin
Latin
Etymology (Root
English Examples
Origin)
ῥεῖν (rhein)
rheostat
ῥῖγος (rhigos)
rhigosaurus
ῥίς, ῥινός (rhis, rhinos) rhinoplasty
ῥίζα (rhiza)
rhizome
ῥόδον (rhodon)
rhododendron
ῥόμβος (rhombos)
rhombus
ῥύγχος
Rhynchobatus
ridere, risus
derision, ridicule
robur, roboris
corroboration
rodere, rosus
corrode, erosion, rodent
rogare
interrogation
rostrum
rostrum
rota, rotare
rotation
ruber
rubric, ruby
ruga, rugare
corrugation
rumen, ruminis
rumination
rumpere, ruptus
eruption, rupture, interrupt
rus, ruris
rural
S
saccharsacr-, secrsagacsagittsalsali-, -sili-, saltsalicsalvsansancsanguinsapi-, -sipisapon-
sugar
sacred
wise
arrow
salt
jump
willow
save
healthy
holy
blood
taste, wise
soap
Origin
language
Greek
Latin
Latin
Latin
Latin
Latin
Latin
Latin
Latin
Latin
Latin
Latin
Latin
sarc(o)-
flesh
Greek
saur-
lizard, reptile
Greek
Root
Meaning in English
Etymology (root
origin)
σάκχαρον (sakcharon)
sacer, sacrare
sagax, sagacis
sagitta
sal, salis, salere
salire, saltus
salix, salicis
salvus, salvare
sanus
sancire, sanctus
sanguis, sanguinis
sapere
sapo, saponis
σάρξ, σαρκός (sarx,
sarkos)
σαῦρος (sauros)
English examples
saccharin
consecrate, sacrament
sagacity
sagittal plane, Sagittaria
salinity
resilient, salient, saltus
salicin
salvation
insane, sanity
sanctify, sanctuary
consanguinity, sanguine
insipience, sapient
saponification
sarcophagus
dinosaur
saxscabscal-
rock
scratch
ladder, stairs
Origin
Etymology (root
language
origin)
Latin
saxum
Latin
scabere
Latin
scala
scalen-
uneven
Greek
σκαληνός (skalēnos)
climb
Latin
scandere
ascend, transcendent
scaphoid bone
Root
scand-, -scend-,
scans-, -scensscaph-
Meaning in English
scel-
leg, thigh
Greek
schem-
plan
Greek
schis-
split
Greek
sciscind-, scisssclerscoli-
Latin
Latin
Greek
Greek
scrib-, scriptsculpscutscyphse-, sedsebsec-, sect-, segsed-
know
split
hard
crooked
look at, examine, view,
observe
write
carve
shield
cup
apart
tallow
cut
settle, calm
Latin
Latin
Latin
Greek
Latin
Latin
Latin
Latin
σκάφη, σκάφος
σκέλος, σκέλεος
(skelos)
σχῆμα (schēma)
σχίζω, σχίσμα
(schisma)
scire
scindere
σκληρός (sklēros)
σκολιός (skolios)
σκέπτομαι, σκοπός
(skopos)
scribere, scriptus
sculpere, sculptus
scutum
χούφτα (chouphta)
se
sebum
secare
sedare, sedatus
sed-, -sid-, sess-
sit
Latin
sedere, sessus
sedecseget-
sixteen
in cornfields
Latin
Latin
sei-
shake
Greek
selensellsemasemiseminsensensenti-, senssept-
moon
saddle, seat
sign
half
seed
old man
six each
feel
fence, partition, enclosure
Greek
Latin
Greek
Latin
Latin
Latin
Latin
Latin
Latin
sedecim
segetum
σείω, σεισμός
(seismos)
σελήνη (selēnē)
sella
σῆμα (sēma)
semis
semen, seminis
senex, senis
seni
sentire, sensus
saeptum
scop-, scept-
anything hollow, bowl, ship Greek
Greek
English examples
scabies
scalar, scale
scalene muscles, scalene
triangle
isosceles
schematic
schism
prescient, science
rescind, scissors
scleroderma, sclerosis
scoliosis
horoscope, kaleidoscope,
stethoscope
inscribe, scripture
sculpture
scute
Scyphozoa
secede, sedition
sebaceous, sebum
secant, section, segment
sedative
reside, sediment,
session, supersede
sedecimal
seismograph
Selene, selenium
sella turcica
semantics, semaphore
semifinal
insemination
senator, senility
senary
consensus, sentient
transept
septseptenseptimseptuagen-
seven
seven each
seventh
seventy each
Origin
language
Latin
Latin
Latin
Latin
septuagesim-
seventieth
Latin
septuagesimus
septuagintsequ-, secutser-, satserserserpserrservsesquisetsever-
seventy
follow
cultivate
body fluid
late
crawl, creep
saw, saw-toothed
save, protect, serve
one and a half
bristle, hair
stern, strict, serious
Latin
Latin
Latin
Latin
Latin
Latin
Latin
Latin
Latin
Latin
Latin
septuaginta
sequere, secutus
serere, satus
serum
serus
serpere, serptus
serra, serrare
servare
sesqui
saeta
severus
sex-, se-
six
Latin
sex
sexagensexagesimsextsibilsiccsidersignsilsilv(i)simisimilsimulsingulsinistrsinusinussiph(o)sistsit(o)socisolsol-
sixty each
sixtieth
sixth
hiss
dry
star
sign
quiet or still
forest
ape, monkey
likeness, trust, group
imitating, feigning
one each
left
(to draw) a line
hollow, bay
tube
cause to stand
food, grain, wheat
group
sun
comfort, soothe
Latin
Latin
Latin
Latin
Latin
Latin
Latin
Latin
Latin
Latin
Latin
Latin
Latin
Latin
Latin
Latin
Greek
Latin
Greek
Latin
Latin
Latin
sexageni
sexagesimus
sextus
sibilus, sibilare
siccus
sidus, sideris
signum
silere
silva
simia
similis
simulare
singulus
sinister, sinistri
sinuare
sinus
σίφων (siphōn)
sistere
σῖτος (sitos)
socius, sociare
sol, solis
solari
Root
Meaning in English
Etymology (root
origin)
septem
septeni
septimus
septuageni
English examples
septennial
septenary
septimal, septime
septuagenary
septuagesima,
septuagesimal
Septuagint
consecutive, sequence
sative
serous
serein, serotine
serpent
serration
conservation
sesquicentennial
seta, setose
severity
semester, sexangle,
sexennium
sexagenary
sexagesimal
sextant
sibilance
desiccation
sidereal
design, designate, signal
silence
silviculture
simian
assimilate, similarity
simulation
singular
sinistral
insinuate
siphon
consist, persistence
sitology
associate, social
solar
consolation
Root
Meaning in English
Origin
language
Etymology (root
origin)
sol-
alone, only
Latin
solus
solensolv-, solutsomasomnsomnisonsophsorb-, sorptsordsororspati-
pipe, channel
loosen, set free
body
sleep
dream
sound
wise
suck
dirt
sister
space
Greek
Latin
Greek
Latin
Latin
Latin
Greek
Latin
Latin
Latin
Latin
σωλήν (sōlēn)
solvere, solutus
σῶμα (sōma)
somnus
somnium
sonus
σοφός (sophos)
sorbere
sordes, sordere
soror
spatium
Latin
specere
Latin
Latin
Latin
Greek
Greek
Greek
Greek
Latin
Latin
Latin
spectare
speculari
spes, sperare
σπέρμα (sperma)
σφήν (sphēn)
σφαῖρα (sphaira)
σφίγγα
spica
spina
spirare
Latin
spondere, sponsus
spondylspu-, sputsqualsquamsquarros-
watch, look at
observe
hope
seed
wedge
ball
closing
spike
thorn
breathe
a surety, guarantee; give
assurance, promise
solemnly
vertebra
spew, spit
scaly, dirty, filthy
scale
spreading at tips
Latin
Latin
Latin
Latin
spuere
squalere
squama
st-
stand
Latin
stare, status
stagn-
pool of standing water
Latin
stagnare
σταλακτίτης
(stalaktitēs)
σταλαγμός
(stalagmos)
stannum
statuere
spec-, -spic-, spect- look
spectspeculsperspermsphen(o)sphersphinctspicspinspirspond-, spons-
stalact-
Greek
stalagm-
Greek
stannstatu-, -stitu-
tin
stand
Latin
Latin
English examples
desolate, sole, solo,
solipsism
solenoid
dissolve, solution
somatic
insomnia
resonance
sophist
absorb, absorption
sordid
sorority
spatial
conspicuous, inspection,
specimen
spectator
speculation
desperation, esperance
angiosperm
sphere, spheroid
sphincter
spicule
spine
respiration
sputum
squalid, squalor
stable, station, status,
statistic, statue
stagnant
stalactite
stalagmite
stannous
institution, statute
Root
Meaning in English
Origin
language
stea-
fat, tallow
Greek
stegstellstensterestern-, stratsternstichstigstillstimulstingu-, stinctstochstomstreptstrigstrigosstring-, strictstrophstru-, structstudstupstylsu-, sutsuisuad-, suassuavsub-, su-, sussubtersucrsudsulcsum-, sumptsupersupinsuprasurdsurg-
covering
star
narrow
solid
spread, strew
breastbone
line, row
Greek
Latin
Greek
Greek
Latin
Greek
Greek
Greek
Latin
Latin
Latin
Greek
Greek
Greek
Latin
Latin
Latin
Greek
Latin
Latin
Latin
Greek
Latin
Latin
Latin
Latin
Latin
Latin
Latin
Latin
Latin
Latin
Latin
Latin
Latin
Latin
Latin
drip
goad, rouse, excite
apart
aim
mouth
twisted
compress
having stiff bristles
upright, stiff
turning
structure , building
dedication
wonder
column, pillar
sew
self
urge
sweet
below
under
sugar
sweat
furrow
take
above, over
lying back
above, over
deaf
rise
syn-, sy-, syl-, sym- with
Greek
Etymology (root
English examples
origin)
στέαρ, στέατος (stear,
stearic acid
steatos)
steganography
stella
constellation, stellar
στενός (stenos)
stenography
στερεός (stereos)
sternere, stratus
stratify
στέρνον (sternon)
sternum
στίχος (stichos)
στίγμα (stigma)
stigma
stilla, stillare
distillation
stimulus
stimulate
stinguere
distinction, distinguish
στόχος
stochastic
στόμα (stoma)
stomatoplasty
στρεπτός (streptos)
strix, strigis
strigogyps
stringere, strictus
στροφή (strophē)
struere, structus
studere
stupere
στῦλος (stulos)
suere, sutus
sui
suadere, suasus
suavis
sub
subter
sudare
sulcus
sumere, sumptus
super
supinus
supra
surdus
surgere
σύν (sun)
stringent
apostrophe
construction, construe
student
stupor
stylus
suture
suicide
persuasion
suave
submerge
subterfuge
sucrose
sudoriferous
sulcus
assumption, consume
supersede
supination
supranationalism
absurdity
resurgent
symbol, symmetry,
synonym, system
Root
Meaning in English
pipe
syring-
Origin
language
Greek
Etymology (root
origin)
σύριγξ, σύριγγος
(syrinx, syringos)
English examples
syringe
T
Root
Meaning in
English
be silent
swift
ribbon
ankle
tac-, -tictachtaeniataltang-, -ting-, tact-,
touch
tagcarpet
tapetslow
tard-
Origin
language
Latin
Greek
Greek
Latin
Etymology (root
origin)
tacere, tacitus
ταχύς (tachus)
ταινία (tainia)
talus
reticent, tacit
tachometer
Latin
tangere, tactus
contact, tactile, tangent
Latin
Latin
English examples
tars-
ankle
Greek
taurtaur-
Greek
Latin
Greek
τάξις (taxis)
taxonomy
technteg-, tectteleteleotemn-
bull
bull
arrangement,
order
art, skill
cover
far, end
complete
cut
tapete, tapetis
tardus
ταρσός (tarsos, a flat
basket)
ταῦρος (tauros)
taurus
Greek
Latin
Greek
Greek
Greek
τέχνη (technē)
tegere, tectus
τῆλε (tēle)
τέλος (telos)
τέμνω (temnō)
technology
integument, protection
telegram, telephone, telescope
teleology
tempor-
time
Latin
tempus, temporis
ten-, -tin-, tent-
hold
Latin
tenere, tentus
tend-, tenstenutepter-, tritteretterg-, ters-
stretch
slender, thin
be warm
rub
rounded
wipe
boundary, limit,
end
three each
dry land
Latin
Latin
Latin
Latin
Latin
Latin
tendere, tensus
tenuis
tepere
terere, tritus
teres, teretis
tergere, tersus
Latin
terminus
Latin
Latin
terni
terra
tax-
terminternterr-
retard, tardigrade, tardy
tarsal
Minotaur
Taurus
contemporary, temporal,
temporary
continent, detention, tenacious,
tenor
extend, extension
attenuate, tenuous
tepid
attrition, contrite
detergent
determine, terminal,
termination
ternary, ternion
terrace, terracotta, terrain
heat, warm
beast, animal
mood
large shield
be afraid
moisten
Origin
language
Latin
Latin
Greek
Latin
Greek
Greek
Greek
Greek
Greek
Greek
Greek
Greek
Greek
Greek
Greek
Greek
Latin
Latin
tom-
cut
Greek
tontop-
stretch
place
torn-
cut
torpetorqu-, torttottox(o)trabtrachytrag(o)trah-, tract-
numb
twist
all, whole
arrow, bow
beam
rough
goat
draw, pull
Greek
Greek
Latin from
Greek
Latin
Latin
Latin
Greek
Latin
Greek
Greek
Latin
Etymology (root
origin)
tertius
testis
τετρά (tetra-)
texere, textus
θάλαμος (thalamos)
θάλασσα (thalassa)
θάνατος (thanatos)
τίθημι (tithemi)
θήκη (thēka)
θηλή
θεός (theos)
θεωρία
θερμός (thermos)
θήρ, θηρός
θυμός
θυρεός
timere
tingere, tinctus
τομή (tome), τόμος
(tomos)
τόνος (tonos)
τόπος (topos)
tornare < τόρνος
(tornos)
torpere
torquere, tortus
totus
τόξον (toxon)
trabs, trabis
τραχύς (trachus)
τράγος (tragos)
trahere, tractus
trans-, tra-, tran-
across
Latin
trans
trapeztraumtrecenttredec-
four-sided, table
wound
three hundred
thirteen
Greek
Greek
Latin
Latin
treiskaidek-
thirteen
Greek
trem-
tremble
Latin
τράπεζα (trapeza)
τραῦμα (trauma)
trecenti
tredecim
τρεισκαίδεκα
(treiskaideka)
tremere
Root
tertitesttetrtex-, textthalamthalassthanthe-theca
thel(o)the(o)-, thustheorithermtherothymothyreotimting-, tinct-
Meaning in
English
third
witness
four
weave
chamber, bed
sea
death
put
case
god
English examples
tertian, tertiary
testament, testimony
tetrahedron, tetrode
texture, textile
Panthalassa
euthanasia
theme, thesis
Bibliotheca
theology, enthusiasm
theorem, theory
thermometer, endotherm
theropod
dysthymia
thyroid
timid
tincture
ectomy, atom, tome
tone, isotonic
topic, topography
torpor
extortion, torque, torture
total
trabeculae
trachea
tragus
subtrahend, tractor
tradition, transcend,
transportation
trapezoid trapezius
trauma, traumatic
trecentennial
tredecimal
triskaidekaphobia
tremor
Meaning in
English
hole
tremathree
trithree
trithirty each
tricentricesim-, trigesim- thirtieth
trich-
hair
Greek
trintrittrochtrop-
three each
third
wheel
turning
Latin
Greek
Greek
Greek
troph-
feed, grow
Greek
trud-, trustusstympan-
thrust
cough
drum
Latin
Latin
Greek
Etymology (root
origin)
τρῆμα (trēma)
τρεῖς, τρία (treis, tria)
trēs
triceni
tricesimus
θρίξ, τριχός (thrix,
trichos)
trini
τρίτος (tritos)
τροχός (trochos)
τρόπος (tropos)
τροφή, τροφός
(trophos)
trudere, trusus
tussis, tussire
τύμπανον (tumpanon)
typ-
stamp, model
Greek
τύπος (tupos)
Root
Origin
language
Greek
Greek
Latin
Latin
Latin
English examples
trematode
triad, trigon, tripod, triode
triangle, trivia, triumvirate
tricenary
trigesimal
trichopathophobia, peritrichous
trinity
tritagonist
trochlea
tropic
pogonotrophy, trophic,
dystrophy
extrusion, intrude
pertussis
tympani
archetype, phenotype,
typography
U
Root
uberuliguloultimultraumbilicumbrun-, uniuncunciundundecimundenunguiungulur-, urour-, uro-
Meaning in English
fruitful
in marshes
wooly
farthest
beyond
navel
shade, shadow
one
hooked
ounce, twelfth
wave
eleventh
eleven each
claw, nail
claw, hoof
tail
urine
Origin Language
Latin
Latin
Greek
Latin
Latin
Latin
Latin
Latin
Latin
Latin
Latin
Latin
Latin
Latin
Latin
Greek
Greek
Etymology (Root Origin)
uber, uberare
English Examples
exuberant
ultimus
ultra
umbilicus
umbra
unus, unius
uncus
uncia
unda
undecimus
undeni
unguis
ungula
οὐρά (oura)
οὖρον (ouron)
ultimate
ultrasonic
umbilical
penumbra, umbrella
unary, union
uncinate
uncial
abundant, undulate
undecimal
undenary
ungulate
uroid, uroborus
urology
Root
urburgursut-, usuvuxor-
Meaning in English
city
work
bear
use
grape
wife
Origin Language
Latin
Latin
Latin
Latin
Latin
Latin
Etymology (Root Origin)
urbs, urbis
urgere
ursus
uti, usus
uva
uxor
English Examples
urban
urgent
Ursa Major, ursine
usual, utility
uvea
uxoricide
V
vacvad-, vasvagvanvapveh-, vectvelvell-, vulsvelocvenvenven-, ventvendvenerventventrververbverbervermvern-
empty
go
wander
empty, vain, idle
lack (of)
carry
veil
pull
quick
vein
hunt
come
sell
respectful
wind
belly
true
word
whip
worm
spring
Origin
Language
Latin
Latin
Latin
Latin
Latin
Latin
Latin
Latin
Latin
Latin
Latin
Latin
Latin
Latin
Latin
Latin
Latin
Latin
Latin
Latin
Latin
vert-, vers-
turn
Latin
vertere, versus
vesicvespervestvestigvetveter-
bladder
evening, western
clothe, garment
follow, track
forbid
old
Latin
Latin
Latin
Latin
Latin
Latin
vesica
vespera
vestis
vestigium
vetare
vetus, veteris
Root
Meaning in English
Etymology (Root
Origin)
vacare
vadere
vagus, vagare
vanus
vapor
vehere, vectus
velum
vellere, vulsus
velox, velocis
vena
venari
venire
vendere
venus
ventus
venter
verus
verbum
verber
vermis
ver, vernus
English Examples
vacancy, vacation, vacuum
evade, pervasive
vague, vagabond
vanity
evaporation, vapid, vaporize
vehicle, vector
revelation, velate
convulsion
velocity
venosity
venison
advent, convention
vendor, vending
veneration, venereal
ventilation
ventral
verify, verity
verbal, verbatim, verbosity
reverberation
vermiform
vernal
convert, inversion, invert,
vertical
vesical
vesperal
divest, vest
investigate
veto
inveterate, veteran
Root
vivicvicen-, vigenvicesim-,
vigesimvid-, visvilvillvinvinc-, victvirvirviscviscervitvitellvitivitrvivvocvolvolvolv-, volutvomvor-, voracvov-, votvulgvulnervulp-
way
change
twenty
Origin
Language
Latin
Latin
Latin
Etymology (Root
Origin)
via
vicis
viceni
deviate, obvious, via
vice versa, vicissitude
vicenary
twentieth
Latin
vecesimus
vicesimary, vigesimal
see
cheap
shaggy hair, velvet
wine
conquer
man
green
thick
organs of the body
cavity
life
yolk
fault
glass
live
voice
fly
wish
roll
discharge
swallow
vow
common, crowd
wound
fox
Latin
Latin
Latin
Latin
Latin
Latin
Latin
Latin
videre, visus
vilis
villus
vinum
vincere, victus
vir
virere
viscum
video, vision
vile, vilify
villiform
vinous
invincible, victory
virility
virid, viridian
viscosity
Latin
viscus, visceris
visceral
Latin
Latin
Latin
Latin
Latin
Latin
Latin
Latin
Latin
Latin
Latin
Latin
Latin
Latin
Latin
vita
vitellus
vitium
vitrum
vivere
vox, vocis
volare
velle
volvere, volutus
vomere
vorare, vorax
vovere, votus
vulgus
vulnus, vulneris
vulpes, vulpis
vital
Meaning in English
English Examples
vice, vitiate
vitreous
revive, survive, vivid
vocal, vocation, provocative
volatility
volition
convolution, revolve
vomit
devour, voracious
votive
divulge, vulgarity, vulgate
vulnerable
vulpine
X
Root Meaning in English Origin language Etymology (root origin) English examples
Greek
ξάνθος (xanthos)
xanthogenic
xanth- yellow
Greek
ξένος (xenos)
xenophobia
xen- foreign
Greek
ξηρός (xēros)
xerography, xerophyte
xer- dry
Greek
ξίφος (xiphos)
xiphoid
xiph- sword
Greek
ξύλον (xulon)
xylophone, xylem
xyl- wood
Z
Root Meaning in English Origin language Etymology (root origin) English examples
ζῷον (zōion)
protozoa, zoo, zoology
zo- animal, living being Greek
Greek
ζώνη (zōnē)
zone
zon- belt, girdle
Greek
ζυγός (zugon)
heterozygous, zygote
zyg- yoke
Greek
ζύμη (zumē)
enzyme, lysozyme
zym- ferment