Vocabulary Root Words
Keep this list in your notebook.
Latin roots are present in many of our English language words, especially in science. Whenever
you encounter a new term in this class you break down the word into its parts and use these
prefixes, suffixes, and stems to figure out its meaning. You will have a vocabulary quiz EVERY
Tuesday!
Section 1
a-, anabacacouadenoagri-al
alb-
no; lacking; none
away from; out from
to; toward
hearing
gland
field, soil
having character of
white
-algia
amphibiananaangio
antho
anti-
pain
double life
not; without
up
vessel
flower
against
benebibiobrachibranchibronchicalor-
well; good
two, twice
life, living
having arms
having fins
windpipe
heat
chemchlorchrom-cide
circum
cococc-
refers to chemistry
green
color
killing
around, about
with, together
seed
Section 2
anthropoaquarchaeoarthroaster; astro
audiautobaro-
man
water
primitive, ancient
joint
stars
hear
self
weight
Section 3
cardicarpal
caudcellcenticentrcephalcervic-
heart
wrist
tail
chamber
hundredth
center
head
neck
Section 4
contracosmocotyl-cycly
cyst-cyte
dactyldeca-
against
world; order
cup
ring, circle
bladder, pouch
cell, receptacle
finger
ten
demidendrdentdermdidiadigit
half
tree
tooth
skin
two
across
finger, toe
enencephalend; ent
enterethnoextraex-
in; into
brain
within
intestines
race, people
outside
out of
geoglob-gon
-gony
-grade
gravgymno-
land; earth
ball; round
angle; corner
generation
step; division
heavy
naked
histhomohydrhypohyperichthyim-
tissue
man; same/alike
water
beneath, less
above, over
fish
not
Section 5
disdormdors-duct
echinecoectelectro-
apart, out
sleep
back
lead
spiny, prickly
house
outside
electricity
Section 6
-fid; fis-flect; -flex
florfluorfolifractgalactgastro-
divided, split
bend
flower
fluorine
leaf
break
milk, milky fluid
stomach
Section 7
gyngyrhemhepatherbheterohexhibern-
female
ring; circle
blood
liver
grass
different; other
six
winter
Section 8
ininterintra-ism
isokilolactlat-
to, not, toward, into
between
within, inside
a state or condition
equal; same
thousand
milk
side; flat
mammmargmedmegmelamesmetameteor-
breast
border; edge
middle
great; million
black; dark
middle; half
between; along
lofty; high; in air
-less
leuclinguliqulip-logy
macr-
without
white; bright; light
tongue
become fluid, liquid
fat
study of
large
micromillimismitomolemonomov-
small
thousandth
wrong
thread; filament
mass
one; single
move
nucoculoctolfomniooopthal-
center
eye
eight
smell
all
egg
eye
-pedpentperphagphilphoto-phyll
foot
five
through
feed; eat
living; fond of
light
leaf
Section 9
Section 10
morphmycelmyrianematneonephronoctnon-
shape; form
threadlike
many
thread
new; recent
kidney
night
not
Section 11
orboscuovoxypaleopalmpanpath-
circle; ring
mouth
egg
sharp; acid; oxygen
old; ancient
broad; flat
all
disease; suffering
Section 12
physi-phyt-pod
polypompreproprocto-
nature ; qualities
plant
foot
many; several
fruit
before; ahead of time
forward; favoring
rectum; anus
protopseudpulmopyrquadrquinre-
first; primary
false; deceptive
lung
heat; fire
four
five
again; back
semiseptsexsolsomnspecsphere-
half; partly
partition; seven
six
sun
sleep
look at
ball
tarsotaxteleterrtetrthermtoxico-
ankle
arrangement
far off; at a distance
earth
four
heat
poison
vasventrvitzozygo-
vessel
belly
life
animal
yolk
Section 13
renrhinrhizsaprsclersci-scope
-scribe
kidney
nose
root
rotten
hard
know
look; observe
write
Section 14
-spire
spore
stellsternstratsubsursym; syn
breathe
seed
stars
breast; chest
layer
under; below
over; above; on top
together
Section 15
transtritrophultraur-
across
three
one who feeds; well fed
beyond
urine