Latin and Greek Roots and Affix List
A comprehensive list of roots, stems, prefixes, and suffixes to help students break down
words for better understanding:
Root/Affix
Example
1.
2.
3.
4.
a-, anabyss
adadvance
agri/agro
agriculture
ama/ami/amor
amorous,
amiable
5. ambiambivalent
6. andr/o
android
7. ann/enn
annual
8. anteanteroom
9. anthrop/o
anthropology
10. antianti-nuke
11. aqua
aquatic
12. arch/archi
archenemy
13. astro/aster/astr
astronomy
14. aud
auditory
15. autoautomatic
16. avi
aviation
Definition
Root/Affix
Example
not, without
103. lun/luni
lunar
104. macromacroscopic
105. magnimagnify
106. malmaladjusted
107. man/u/i
manipulate
108. mania
kleptomania
109. mar/e
maritime
110. mater/matr
maternal
111. metametamorphosis
112. meter/metr
thermometer
113. micromicroscope
114. mid-/medimidterm
115. mil(l)millennium
116. mismistake
to; toward
field
love, friend
both
man, male
year
before
man, human
against
water
rule, first, chief
star
Definition
moon
large, long
large
bad
hand
excessive desire
sea
mother
change; beyond
measure
very small
middle; halfway
thousand
wrong
hear
self; alone
bird
misnomer
117. mis-/misomisanthropic
118. mit/miss
transmit
to hate
send
17. bel(l)
bellicose
18. benebenefit
19. bi-/binbifocal
20. bibl/i/o
Bible
21. bio
biology
22. cacocacophony
23. capit
decapitate
24. capt
capture
25. cardi/o
cardiogram
26. carn/carni
carnivore
27. catacatastrophe
28. cede/ceed/cess
recede
29. centcentury
30. cephal/o
hydrocephalic
31. chrom
monochromatic
32. chron
chronological
33. -cide, cis
suicide,
excision
34. circumcircumference
35. clar
clarity
36. cogn
incognito
37. con-, com-, corcompanion
38. contra-/countercounteract
39. corp/o, corpor
corporal
40. cosmo
cosmopolitan
41. -cracy/crat
democracy
42. cred
incredible
war
good; well
two
book
life
bad, ill
head
take, hold, seize
missive
119. mobile
mobility
120. monomonogram
121. morph/o
amorphous
122. mort/mor
immortal
123. multimultitude
124. mut
mutation
125. nasc/nat
prenatal;
movable
one
form; shape
death
many
change
birth; born
heart
flesh, meat
down, completely,
against, intensive
move, yield
hundred
head
color
time
to kill; cut
around
clear
knowledge
with; together
against
body
universe, world
govern
believe
nascent
126. naut
nautical
127. nav
navigation
128. necr/o
necropolis
129. neoneophyte
130. nomen/nom
nomenclature
131. nonnonconformist
132. nov
renovate
133. nym/onym
acronym
134. omniomnipotent
135. ortho
orthodontics
136. pac
pacific
137. panpandemic
138. paraparaphrase
139. pater/patri
paternal
140. path/o/pathy
empathetic;
141. ped/i/-pede/pod
centipede
142. pend
suspend
143. perperforate
144. peri-
sailor; seaman
ship; boat
dead, death
new
name; noun
not
new
name; word
all
straight, correct
peace
all; every
similar
father
feeling; disease
foot
hang
through
around, surround
43. cycl/o
bicycle
44. dedescend
45. decdecade
46. dem
democracy
47. derm
dermatology
48. didivorce
49. diadiaphanous
50. dic/dict
dictate
51. disdisapprove
52. duc, duct
educate
53. dyn/a, dynam/o
dynamic
54. dysdysfunctional
55. e-, exexonerate
56. ectoectotherm
57. ego
egotistical
58. en-, emenergy
59. endoendocarditis
60. epiepicanthus,
61. equiequilateral
62. erg/o
ergophobic
63. eueuphoria
64. extra-, extroextravagant
65. fac(t)/fec/fic
manufacture
66. -fer/-ferous
transfer
67. fid
infidelity
68. fin
periscope
145. phag
esophagus
circle, wheel
from; down; away
phagocyte
146. phil/o/phile
bibliophile
147. -phobia
agoraphobia
148. phon/e
telephone
149. phor/e
metaphor
ten
people
skin
apart
through; across
150. phos/phot
phosphorescence
say, speak
to eat
love; affinity for
fear
sound
bear, produce
carry
light
not; apart
photograph
151. polypolygon
152. pon/pos
depose
153. port
transport
154. postpostpone
155. pot/poss
potent
156. prepre-war
157. propronoun;
lead
power, energy,
strength
bad, difficult
abnormal, impaired
out of
outside
self
many
place; put
carry
after
power
before
for; forth
in
inside
outside, over
among, after
equal
epilogue
work
good, well
outside,
beyond, above
do, make
carry, produce
trust
end
final
proceed
158. pseud/o
pseudopod
159. psych
psychology
160. pyro
pyromaniac
161. quadquadruplets
162. rereturn
163. retroretroactive
164. sci
prescient
165. scop, -scope
endoscope
166. scrib/scrip
scripture
167. semisemicircle
168. sen
false
mind
fire; heat; fever
four
back; again
backward; behind
know
view; examine
write
half
old
69. flu
fluctuate
70. frater
fraternal
71. fus
profusion
72. gen/gon
73. geo
geography
74. glott
glottal
75. gnos/gnom
diagnosis
76. graph/gram
autograph
77. greg
congregation
78. gress/grad/e
transgress
degrade
79. gyn
gynecology
80. heli/o
heliocentric
81. hemihemisphere
82. hemo/em
hemophilia
83. hetero
heterogeneous
84. hom/o
homicide
85. homo/homeo
homonym
86. hydr/o
hydrant
87. hyperhyperactive
88. hypohypodermic
89. in-, im-, ir-, il
incorrect;
irrational
90. interintertwine
91. intra-, introintramural
92. -itis -titis
dermatitis
93. ject
94. junct
f low
brother
pour
birth; origin
earth
genesis
tongue
knowledge
write; record
senile
169. sent/sens
presentiment
170. sol
parasol
171. soph
philosopher
172. soror
sorority
173. spec/t/spic
spectator
174. spir/o
respiration
175. sta/t/-stasis
homeostasis
flock
to step, to go
woman; female
sun
half
blood
different, other
man
same, similar,
equal
water
above; over
below
not
between; among
within, inward
into
inflamation of
throw; hurl
join
reject
176. struct
construct
177. subsubway
178. supersuperintendent
179. syn-, sym-, sylsynthesis
180. teletelescope
181. temp
temporary
182. ten/tin/tain
tenacious
183. terra
terrain
184. the/o
atheist
185. therm/o
thermometer
186. tom/tome
appendectomy
187. tort
distortion
188. tox
toxemia
189. tract
extract
190. transtransfer
191. tritriple
192. ununwise
193. uniunilateral
194. ven
convene
195. ver
feel; think
sun
wise
sister
look at; examine
breathe
stand; firm;
stable, steady
build
under
above; over
together, same
far
time
hold
earth; land
God
heat
to cut
turn; twist
poison
draw; pull
across
three
not
one
come
true
conjunction
95. kilokilowatt
96. later
unilateral
97. laud
laudatory
98. leg
99. lingu
linguistics
100. lith
monolith
101. log/o/ology
dialogue
verity
thousand
side
praise
law
legal
tongue; language
stone
study of; word
reason
geology
102. luc/lus/lumen
translucent;
illuminate
light
verisimilitude
196. vers/vert
versatile
197. vic/vinc
victory
198. vid/vis
evident
199. viv/i/vit/vi
survive
200. voc/vok
vocal/provoke
201. vol
volunteer
202. volv/volut
revolve
203. vor
voracious
204. xen/o
xenophobic
205. zo
zoology
to turn
conquer
see
life
call, voice
wish
roll
devour; eat
foreign
animal
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