Greek and Latin Root Words
Root
Meaning
English Words
arch
chief, primary or first
archaeo
ancient/primitive
archetype
aster/astra
star
astronomy
archaeology
audi
hear
Audible
bene
good/well
Benefit
bio
brev
life
short
Biology
abbreviation
chloro
green
chlorophyll
chrono
time
chronology
derm
skin
dermatologist
dic/dict
speak
dictionary
fer
fix
carry
fasten
transfer
Affix
gen
birth
generate
geo
earth
geography
graph
write
Graphic
hemo
blood
hemoglobin
herb
plants
herbaceous
hydro
jur/just
water
law
hydrate
Jury
log/logue
word/thought
dialogue
luc
light
Lucid
manu
hand
Manual
meter/metr
measure
thermometer
neg
no
ocu
olig
eye
few
Negate
ocular
oligarchy
op/oper
work
operation
osteo
bone
osteoporosis
path
feeling
sympathy
ped
child
pediatrics
phil
phys
love
body/nature
philosophy
physical
pod
foot
podiatrist
proto
first
prototype
pseudo
false
pseudonym
scrib/script
write
scribble
sect
cut
dissect
sol
struct
alone
build
solitary
construct
tact
touch
contact
tele
far off
telephone
ter/terr
earth
territory
vac
empty
vacant
ver
truth
verify
verb
word
verbal
vid/vis
see
video
Greek and Latin Prefixes-/-Suffixes
Prefix/Suffix
Meaning
ad-
to
English Words
addict
-al
relating to
ambi-
both
maternal
ante-
before
antecedent
anti-arium
against
place of
antifreeze
aquarium
auto-
self
centi-
hundred
centimeter
circum-
around
circumvent
ambidextrous
autobiography
con-
with
concert
de-
from/down
depart
decidi-
ten
two
dis-
opposite
-dom
quality/state
ex-
out
hetero-
different
hypo-ic
too little
relating to
-ile
quality/state
decimeter
diameter
disable
freedom
exit
heterogeneous
hypoactive
poetic
juvenile
in-
not
inter-
between
invalid
interstate
intra-
within
intramurals
-ism
quality/state
catholicism
-ist
macro-
one who practices
large
biologist
macrobiologist
micro-
small
microbiologist
milli-
thousand
mis-
bad
miscarriage
mono-
single
monotheism
nano-
billion
nanosecond
neo-ology
new
study of
neonatology
biology
millipede
omni-
all
omniscient
-ous
quality/state
nebulous
pan-
all
pantheon
per-
throughout
pervade
peri-
all around
periscope
polypost-
many
after
polygon
postpone
pre-
before
precede
pro-
forward
progress
re-
again
reappear
retro-
back
retrogress
sub-
under
submarine
supersym-
more than
together
supermarket
symbol
preservation
-tion
quality/state
-ular
relating to
cellular
un-
not
unwilling