| Root | In English | Origin Language | Etymology (Root Origin) |
English Examples
|
| ab-, a-, abs-
| away
| Latin
| ab "away"
| abnormal, abrasion, absent, abstract, aversion
|
| ac-, acu-
| sharp or pointed
| Latin
| acutus past participle of acuere "to sharpen", from acus "needle"
| acid, acupuncture, acute
|
| acri-
| sharp, pungent, bitter
| Latin
| acer
| acrid, acrimony
|
| acro-
| height, summit, tip
| Greek
| Greek ἄκρος ákros "high", "extreme"
| acrobatics, acromegalia, acronym, acrophobia,
|
| ad-, a-, ac-, af-, ag-, al-, ap-, ar-, as-, at-
| movement to or toward; in addition to
| Latin
| ad "to", "toward"
| adapt, affect, ascend, accept
|
| adip- | fat | Latin | adeps, adipis "fat" | adipose
|
| aer-, aero-
| air, atmosphere
| Greek
| ἀήρ (aer) "air"
| aeronautics, aerosol
|
| aesthet
| feeling, sensation
| Greek
| aisthētikos "of sense perception" from αἰσθάνεσθαι aisthanesthai "to perceive"
| aesthetics
|
| agri-
| field
| Latin
| ager "field, country"
| agriculture
|
| agro-
| field
| Greek
| from Greek ἀγρός agros "field"
| agronomy
|
| am-, amat-, amor-
| love, loved
| Latin
| amor "love" from amāre "to love"
| amateur, amorous
|
| ambi-
| both, on both sides
| Latin
| ambi "on both sides"
| ambidexterity
|
| amic-, -imic- | friend | Latin | amicus | amicable, inimical
|
| amphi-
| around, about, both, on both sides of, both kinds
| Greek
| ἀμφί amphi "on both sides"
| amphibian, amphibolic
|
| ampl- | ample | Latin | amplus | amplification
|
| an-, a- | not, without | Greek | Greek ἀν-/ἀ- "not" | anhydrous, atypical
|
| ana-, an-
| again, against, back, up
| Greek
| from Greek prefix ἀνά ana- "again", "against"
| anabaptist, anaphylaxis, anode
|
| anima- | breath | Latin | anima "breath" | animal, animation
|
| ann-, -enn-
| year, yearly
| Latin
| annus "year"
| anniversary, annual, biannual, millennium
|
| ant-, anti-
| against, opposed to, preventive
| Greek
| ἀντί anti "against"
| antibiotic, antipodes
|
| ante-, anti-
| before, in front of, prior to
| Latin
| ante "before", "against"
| antediluvian, antebellum, anticipate
|
| anth-, antho-
| flower
| Greek
| ἄνθος anthos "flower"
| anther, anthology
|
| anthropo-
| human
| Greek
| ἄνθρωπος anthropos "man"
| anthropology, anthropomorphic
|
| apo-
| away from, separate, at the farthest point
| Greek
| ἀπό apo "from, away, un-, quite"
| apogee, apostasy
|
| aqu- | water | Latin | aqua | aquamarine, aquarium, aqueduct
|
| ar- | plow, till | Latin | arāre | arable
|
| ar- | be dry | Latin | ārēre "be dry or parched" | arid
|
| arche-, archi-
| ruler
| Greek
| ἀρχή arche "rule" (in compounds: ἀρχε-, ἀρχι-)
| archangel, archetype
|
| archaeo-, archeo-
| ancient
| Greek
| ἀρχαῖος arkhaios "ancient" from arkhē "beginning"
| archaeology or archeology, archaic
|
| arct-, arcto-
| Relating to the North Pole or the region near it; relating to cold; used as the scientific name of some bear species, e.g. Ursus arctos horribilis
| Greek
| ἄρκτος arktos "bear"
| Arctic Ocean
|
| argent- | silver | Latin | argentum "silver" | argent, Argentina
|
| arist-, aristo- | excellence | Greek | ἀρετή, ἄριστος arete, aristos | Aristocracy
|
| arthr-, arthro-
| joint
| Greek
| ἄρθρον arthron "joint"
| arthritis, arthropod
|
| astr-, astro-
| star, star-shaped
| Greek
| ἄστρον astron "star"
| asterisk, astrology, astronomy, disaster
|
| athl-
| prize
| Greek
| ἄθλος athlos "contest, feat"
| athlete
|
| aud-, audi-
| hearing, listening, sound
| Latin
| audire "to hear"
| auditorium, auditory
|
| aug-, auct-
| grow, increase
| Latin
| augēre "to increase"
| augmentation
|
| aur-
| relating to gold, or gold-colored
| Latin
| aurum "gold"
| aureole
|
| auri- | relating to the ear | Latin | auris "ear" | auricle
|
| aut- , auto-
| self; directed from within
| Greek
| αὐτός (autos) "self", "same"
| automobile, autonomy
|
| avi- | bird | Latin | avis "bird" | aviary, aviation
|
| axi- | axis | Latin | axis "axis" | axisymmetry
|
| axio- | merit | Greek | ἄξιος (axios) "worth" | axiology
|
| Root | Meaning In English | Origin Language | Etymology (Root Origin) | English Examples
|
| bac-
| rod-shaped
| Latin
| from baculum "rod"
| bacilla, bacteria
|
| baro-
| weight, pressure
| Greek
| βάρος (baros)
| barometer, barograph, baroreceptor
|
| basi-
| at the bottom
| Greek
| from βαίνω, I walk, march, βάσις "step"
| basic, basis
|
| bathy-, batho- | deep, depth | Greek | βαθύς (bathús, bathýs) "deep" | batholith, bathyscaphe
|
| be-, beat- | bless | Latin | beare, beatus | beatification
|
| bell(i)- | war | Latin | bellum, belli | antebellum, bellicose, belligerent
|
| ben- | good, well | Latin | bene (adverb) | benefit, benignity
|
| bi- | two | Latin | bis, "twice"; bini, "in twos" | binoculars, bigamy, biscotti
|
| bib- | drink | Latin | bibere, bibitus | imbibe
|
| bibl- | book | Greek | βιβλίον (biblíon) "book" | bibliography, bible
|
| bi(o)-
| life
| Greek
| βίος (bíos) "life"
| biology, biologist, biosphere
|
| blenn(o)-
| slime
| Greek
| βλέννος (blennos)
| blennophobia, blennosperma
|
| blast-
| germ, embryo, bud, cell with nucleus
| Greek
| βλασταίνω, "I put forth shoots"
| sideroblast, fibroblast, osteoblast, blastula
|
| bon(i)- | good | Latin | bonus | bonify, bonitary
|
| bor-
| north
| Greek / Latin (boreas)
| Greek βορρᾶς (borras) "the north wind"
| borealis
|
| botan- | plant | Greek | βοτάνη, βότανον (botanē, botanon) | botany
|
| bov- | cow, ox | Latin | bos, bovis | bovine
|
| brachi(o)-
| arm
| Greek
| βραχίων (brakhíōn) "arm"
| brachial artery, brachiosaurus
|
| brachy-
| short
| Greek
| βραχύς (brakhús, brakhýs) "short"
| brachydactyly
|
| brady- | slow | Greek | βραδύς (bradús, bradýs) | bradycardia
|
| branch- | gill | Greek | βράγχιον (brágkhion, bránkhion) "gill" | branchiopod, nudibranch
|
| brev(i)- | brief, short (time) | Latin | brevis, breviare | abbreviation, brevity
|
| briz- | nod | Greek | βρίζω (brizō) |
|
| brom- | oats | Greek | βρόμος, βρόμη (brómos, bróme) "oats" | Bromus ramosus
|
| brom- | oats | Greek | βρόμος (brómos) "stench, clangor" | bromide
|
| bronch- | windpipe | Greek | βρόγχος (brógkhos, brónkhos) | bronchitis, bronchus, bronchiole
|
| bront- | thunder | Greek | βροντή (brontē) | Brontosaurus
|
| bucc- | cheek, mouth, cavity | Latin | bucca | buccal, buccinator muscle
|
| bulb- | bulbous | Latin | bulbus | bulbous, bulbule
|
| bull- | bubble, flask | Latin | bulla, "bubble" | ebullient, ebullism
|
| burs- | pouch, purse | Latin | bursa | bursar, bursary, disburse, bursa
|
| Root | Meaning In English | Origin Language | Etymology (Root Origin) | English Examples
|
| cac(o)- | bad | Greek | κακός (kakos) | cacophony
|
| cad-, -cid-, cas- | fall | Latin | cadere, casus | accident, cadence, case
|
| caed-, -cid-, caes-, -cis- | cut | Latin | caedere, caesus | caesura, incisor, caesarean
|
| calc-
| stone
| Latin and Greek
| from Latin calx "lime", and from Greek χάλιξ (khalix) "pebble" "limestone"
| calculus, calcite, calcium
|
| calli-
| beautiful
| Greek
| from Greek κάλλος kallos "beauty"
| calligraphy
|
| calor- | heat | Latin | calor "heat" | calorie
|
| calyp- | cover | Greek | καλύπτειν (kaluptein) | apocalypse
|
| camer- | vault | Latin | camera | bicameral, camera
|
| camp- | field | Latin | campus "field", "level ground" | champion, campaign
|
| can(i)- | dog | Latin | canis "dog" | canine, Canis Major
|
| can-, -cin-, cant- | sing | Latin | canere "sing" | cantata, canto, cantor
|
| cand-
| glowing, iridescent
| Latin
| candere "to be white or glisten"
| candid, incandescent, candle, candela
|
| cap-, -cip-, capt-, -cept-
| hold, take
| Latin
| capere, captus "take or hold" (note the vowel change from a to i in compounds)
| capture, captive, conception, recipient
|
| capit-, -cipit-
| head
| Latin
| caput, capitis "head"
| capital, decapitation, precipitation
|
| capr- | goat | Latin | caper, capri | Capricorn, caprine
|
| caps- | box, case | Latin | capsa | capsule
|
| carbo- | coal | Latin | carbo, carbonis | carbon
|
| carcer- | jail | Latin | carcer, carcerare | incarceration
|
| carcin-
| cancer (disease)
| Latin from Greek
| Latin from Greek καρκίνος (karkinos) "crab"
| carcinoma, carcinogenic
|
| cardi(o)- | relating to the heart | Greek | καρδιά kardia "heart" | cardiology, cardiograph
|
| cardin- | hinge | Latin | cardo, cardinis | cardinal
|
| carn- | flesh | Latin | caro, carnis | carnival, carnivore
|
| carp(o)- | relating to fruit | Greek | from Greek καρπός (karpos) "fruit" | carpology, carpals
|
| carp-
| relating to the wrist
| Greek
| from Greek καρπός (karpos) "wrist"
| carpal, carpal tunnel syndrome
|
| cata- | down | Greek | κατά kata "down" | catastrophe, catatonia, catabolic
|
| caten- | chain | Latin | catena | concatenation
|
| cathar- | pure | Greek | καθαρός (katharos) | catharsis
|
| caud- | tail | Latin | cauda | caudal
|
| cav- | hollow | Latin | cavus "hollow" | cave, cavity, excavation
|
| ced-, cess- | go | Latin | cedere, cessus | procession, recede
|
| celer- | quick | Latin | celer, celerare | acceleration, celerity
|
| cen(o)- | new | Greek | καινός (kainos) | Cenozoic
|
| cen(o)- | empty | Greek | κενός (kenos) | cenotaph
|
| cens- | | Latin | censere "to estimate" | census
|
| cent- | hundred | Latin | centum | cent, centennial, centurion
|
| centen- | hundred each | Latin | centeni | centenary
|
| centesim- | hundredth | Latin | centesimus | centesimal, centesimation
|
| centr- | center | Greek | κέντρον (kéntron) "needle", "spur" | eccentric
|
| cephalo-
| head
| Greek
| κεφαλή kephale "head"
| cephalopod, encephalogram, cephalic
|
| ceram- | clay | Greek | κέραμος (keramos) | ceramic
|
| cerat-
| horn
| Greek
| κέρας, κέρατος (keras, keratos) "horn"
| keratin
|
| cern- | sift | Latin | cernere | discern
|
| cervic-
| relating to the neck, relating to the cervix
| Latin
| cervix, cervicis "neck"
| cervix, cervical
|
| ceter- | other | Latin | ceterus | et cetera
|
| chiro-
| of the hand or hands
| Greek
| χείρ kheir "hand"
| chiroptera, chiropractic, chiral
|
| chelono-
| relating to a turtle
| Greek
| χελώνη khelone "tortoise"
| chelonia
|
| chloro-
| green
| Greek
| from Greek χλωρός khlōros "green"
| chlorine, chlorophyll, chloroplast
|
| choreo-
| relating to dance
| Greek
| from Greek χορεία khoreia "dancing in unison" from χορός khoros "chorus"
| choreography
|
| chord-
| cord
| Latin and Greek
| chorda "rope" from χορδή (chordē)
| chordata
|
| chrom- | color | Greek | χρῶμα chrōma "color" | chromosome, chromium
|
| chryso- | gold | Greek | χρυσός khrusos "gold" | chrysolite
|
| cili- | eyelash | Latin | cilium | cilia
|
| cine- | motion | Greek | κινέω (kineo) | cinema
|
| ciner- | ash | Latin | cinis, cineris | incineration
|
| cing-, cinct- | gird | Latin | cingere, cinctus | succinct
|
| circ- | circle | Latin | circus | circus
|
| circum- | around | Latin | circum "around" | circumference, circumcise
|
| cirr- | orange | Greek | κιρρός (kirros) | cirrhosis
|
| cirr- | curl, tentacle | Latin | cirrus | cirrus
|
| civ- | citizen | Latin | civis | civility
|
| clad- | branch | Greek | κλάδος (klados) | clade
|
| clar- | clear | Latin | clarus, clarare | clarity, declaration
|
| clast- | broken | Greek | κλαστός (klastos) | iconoclast, osteoclast
|
| claud-, -clud-, claus-, -clus- | close | Latin | claudere, clausus | clause, exclusion, include
|
| clav-
| key
| Greek
| from Greek κλείς kleis "key" from κλείειν, kleiein "to close"
| conclave, clavicle
|
| cl(e)ist-
| closed
| Greek
| κλειστός kleistos
|
|
| cleithr-
| bar, key
| Greek
|
|
|
| clement- | mild | Latin | clemens, clementis | clemency, inclement
|
| clin-
| bed, lean, recline
| Latin
| -clinare
| declination, inclined
|
| cochl- | shell | Greek | κόχλος (kochlos) | cochlea
|
| coel- | hollow | Greek | κοῖλος (koilos) | spongocoel, coelom, blastocoel
|
| cogn- | know | Latin | cognoscere | cognitive, cognizant, recognize
|
| col- | strain | Latin | colare, colum | colander
|
| coll- | hill | Latin | collis |
|
| coll- | neck | Latin | collum | collar
|
| color- | color | Latin | color | coloration
|
| con-, co-, col-, com-, cor-
| with, together
| Latin
| cum
| connect, collide, compress
|
| condi- | season | Latin | condire | condiment
|
| con(o)- | cone | Greek | κῶνος (konos) | conic, conical
|
| contra- | against | Latin | contra | contrast, contradict ("say against")
|
| copro- | dung | Greek | κόπρος (kopros) | coprolite, coprophagia, coprophilia
|
| corac- | raven | Greek | κόραξ, κόρακος (korax, korakos) | coracoid
|
| cord- | heart | Latin | cor, cordis | accord, cordial
|
| corn- | horn | Latin | cornu | cornea, cornucopia, unicorn, cornified
|
| coron- | crown | Latin | corona, coronare | corona, coronation
|
| corpor- | body | Latin | corpus, corporis | corporation, corpse, corpuscle
|
| cortic- | bark | Latin | cortex, corticis | corticosteriod
|
| cosm(o)-' | universe | Greek | κόσμος (kosmos) | cosmonaut
|
| cosmet(o)- | | Greek | κοσμετ (kosmet-) | cosmetics, cosmetology
|
| cost- | rib | Latin | costa | costal
|
| cotyl- | cup | Greek | κοτύλη (kotulē) | cotyledon
|
| crani- | skull | Greek | κρανίον (kranion) | cranium
|
| crass- | thick | Latin | crassus | crassitude
|
| cre- | make | Latin | creare, creatus | creation, creature
|
| cred- | believe, trust | Latin | credere, creditus | credibility, credentials
|
| crep- | boot, shoe | Greek | κρηπίς, κρηπίδος (krēpis, krēpidos) |
|
| cribr- | sieve | Latin | cribrum, cribrare | cribble, cribrate
|
|
| ring
| Greek
| κρίκος (krikos)
|
|
| cris-, crit- | judge | Greek | κρίσις (crisis) | crisis, critic
|
| crisp- | curled | Latin | crispus | crispate
|
| crist- | crest | Latin | crista | cristate
|
| cross(o)- | fringe, tassel | Greek | κροσσός (krossos) |
|
| cruc(i)- | cross | Latin | crux, crucis | crucial, crucifix, crucify, excruciating
|
| crur(i)- | leg, shank | Latin | crus, cruris | crural
|
| crypt- | hidden | Greek | κρυπτός (kruptos) | cryptic, cryptography
|
| cten(o)- | comb | Greek | κτείς, κτενός (kteis, ktenos) | ctenophore
|
| cub- | cube | Greek | κύβος (kubos) | cubic, cuboid
|
| cub- | lie | Latin | cubare | incubation, succuba
|
| culin- | kitchen | Latin | culina | culinary
|
| culp- | blame, fault | Latin | culpa | culpable, exculpate
|
| cune- | wedge | Latin | cuneus | cuneiform
|
| curr-, curs- | run | Latin | currere, cursus | concurrent, recursion, cursive, current
|
| curv- | bent | Latin | curvus | curvature
|
| cuspid- | lance, point | Latin | cuspis, cuspidis | bicuspid
|
| cut(i)- | skin | Latin | cutis | cuticle
|
| cyan- | blue | Greek | κυανός (kuanos) | cyanide
|
| cycl(o)- | circular | Greek | κύκλος (kuklos) | bicycle, cycle, cyclone
|
| cylind- | roll | Greek | κύλινδρος (kulindros) | cylinder
|
| cyn(o)- | dog | Greek | κύων, κυνός (kuōn, kunos) | cynosure
|
| cyst- | capsule | Greek | κύστις (kustis) | cystic
|
| cyt(o)- | cell | Greek | κύτος (kutos) | cytoplasm, cnidocyte
|
| Root | Meaning In English | Origin Language | Etymology (Root Origin) | English Examples
|
| dactyl-
| finger, toe, digit
| Greek
| δάκτυλος (daktulos)
| dactylology, pterodactyl
|
| damn-, -demn- | to inflict loss upon | Latin | damnāre | condemn, damnation
|
| de- | from, away from, removing | Latin | dē | delete, demented
|
| deb- | owe | Latin | debere, debitus | debit
|
| deca-, dec-, deka-, dek-
| ten
| Greek
| δέκα deka, ten
| decagram, decahedron
|
| decim-
| tenth part
| Latin
| decimus, tenth; from decem, ten
| decimal, decimate
|
| delt- | | Greek | δέλτα (delta) | deltoid
|
| dem-, demo-
| people
| Greek
| δῆμος (dēmos)
| demagogue, democracy
|
| den- | ten each | Latin | deni | denarius, denary
|
| dendr-, dendro-
| resembling a tree
| Greek
| δένδρον (dendron): akin to δρύς, drys, "tree"
| dendrite
|
| dens- | thick | Latin | densus | condense, density
|
| dent- | tooth | Latin | dens, dentis | dental, dentures
|
| derm- | skin | Greek | δέρμα (derma) | dermis, epidermis, hypodermic
|
| deuter- | second | Greek | δεύτερος (deuteros) | Deuteronomy, deuterostome
|
| dexter- | right | Latin | dexter | dexterity
|
| dextro- | right | Greek | δεξ-, right | dextrose
|
| di- | two | Greek | δι | dicot, dipole
|
| dia- | apart, through | Greek | διά (dia) | dialysis, diameter
|
| dict- | say, speak | Latin | dicere, dictus | contradict, dictation, dictionary, edict, predict
|
| digit- | finger | Latin | digitus | digital
|
| dino- | terrible, fearfully great | Greek | δεινός (deinos) | dinosaur
|
| dipl- | double; twofold | Greek | διπλός (diplos) | diploid, diplosis
|
| doc-, doct- | teach | Latin | docere, doctus | docile, doctor
|
| dodec- | twelve | Greek | δώδεκα (dodeka) | dodecasyllabic
|
| dog-, dox- | opinion, teaching | Greek | δόξα | dogmatic
|
| dom- | house | Latin | domus | dome
|
| dorm- | sleep | Latin | dormire | dormant, dormitory
|
| dors- | back | Latin | dorsum | dorsal
|
| du- | two | Latin | duo | dual
|
| dub- | doubtful | Latin | dubius | dubious
|
| duc-, duct- | lead | Latin | dux, ducis | abduction, conductor, introduction, production, reduction, deduction
|
| dulc- | sweet | Latin | dulcis |
|
| dur- | hard | Latin | durus | durable, duration, duress, endure, obdurate
|
| dy- | two | Greek | δυο (duo) | dyad
|
| dynam- | power | Greek | δύναμη (dunamē) | dynamism, dynasty
|
| dys- | badly, ill | Greek | δυσ- | dysentery, dysplasia, dystrophy
|
| Root | Meaning In English | Origin Language | Etymology (Root Origin) | English Examples
|
| f-, fat- | say, speak | Latin | fari, fatus | fate, infant, preface
|
| fab- | bean | Latin | faba | faba bean
|
| fac-, -fic-, fact, -fect- | make | Latin | facere, factus | defect, factory, manufacture
|
| falc- | sickle | Latin | falx, falcis | falciform
|
| fall-, -fell-, fals- | deceive | Latin | fallere, falsus | falsity, infallibility
|
| fallac- | false | Latin | fallax, fallacis | fallacy
|
| famili- | a close attendant | Latin | famulus | familiarity
|
| fant- | to show | Greek | φαντάζω | fantasy
|
| fasc- | bundle | Latin | fascis | fasciculation
|
| fatu- | foolish, useless | Latin | fatuus | fatuous, infatuation
|
| feder- | treaty, agreement, contract, league, pact | Latin | foedus, foederis | confederation, federal
|
| fel- | cat | Latin | feles, felis | Felinae, feline
|
| felic- | happy, merry | Latin | felix, felicis | felicity
|
| fell- | suck | Latin | fellare | fellation
|
| femin- | women, female | Latin | femina | femininity
|
| femor- | thigh | Latin | femur, femoris | femoral
|
| fend-, fens- | prevent | Latin | fendere, -fensus | defend, offense
|
| fenestr- | window | Latin | fenestra | defenestration
|
| fer- | carry | Latin | ferre | reference, transfer
|
| feroc- | fierce | Latin | ferox, ferocis | ferocity
|
| ferr- | iron | Latin | ferrum | ferrous
|
| fet- | stink | Latin | fetere | fetid, fetor
|
| fic- | fig | Latin | ficus | Ficus
|
| fid-, fis- | faith, trust | Latin | fides, fidere, fisus | confidence, fidelity
|
| fil- | thread | Latin | filum | filament
|
| fili- | son | Latin | filius | affiliation
|
| fin- | end | Latin | finis | finish, final
|
| find-, fiss- | split | Latin | findere, fissus | fission
|
| firm- | fix, settle | Latin | firmus, firmare | confirmation, firmament
|
| fistul- | hollow, tube | Latin | | fistula
|
| fl- | blow | Latin | flare, flatus | flatulence, inflation
|
| flacc- | flabby | Latin | flaccus, flaccere | flaccid
|
| flav- | yellow | Latin | flavus | flavonoid
|
| flect-, flex- | bend | Latin | flectere, flexus | flexor, inflection
|
| flig-, flict- | strike | Latin | fligere, flictus | conflict, inflict
|
| flor- | flower | Latin | flos, floris | floral, florid
|
| flu-, flux- | flow | Latin | fluere, fluxus | effluent, fluency, influx
|
| foc- | hearth | Latin | focus | focal
|
| fod-, foss- | dig | Latin | fodere, fossus | fossil
|
| foen- | hay | Latin | faenum |
|
| foli- | leaf | Latin | folium | defoliant
|
| font- | spring | Latin | fons, fontis |
|
| for- | bore | Latin | forare, foratus | perforation
|
| form- | shape | Latin | forma | conformity, deformity, formation
|
| fornic- | vault | Latin | fornix, fornicis | fornication
|
| fort- | strong | Latin | fortis | fortification
|
| fove- | shallow round depression | Latin | fovea | fovea
|
| frang-, -fring-, fract-, frag- | break | Latin | frangere, fractus | fracture, fragment, frangible, infringe
|
| frater-, fratr- | brother | Latin | frater | fraternity
|
| fric-, frict- | rub | Latin | fricare, frictus | dentifrice, friction
|
| frig- | cold | Latin | frigere | frigid, frigorific
|
| front- | forehead | Latin | frons, frontis | confront, frontal
|
| fruct-, frug- | fruit | Latin | frux, fructis | fructose
|
| fug-, fugit- | flee | Latin | fugere | centrifuge, fugitive, refuge
|
| fum- | smoke | Latin | fumus | fume, fumigation
|
| fund- | bottom | Latin | fundus, fundare | fundamentalism, profundity
|
| fund-, fus- | pour | Latin | fundere, fusus | effusion, profusion
|
| fung-, funct- | do | Latin | fungi, functus | function, fungibility
|
| fur-, furt- | steal | Latin | fur, furare | furtive
|
| furc- | fork | Latin | furca | bifurcation
|
| fusc- | dark | Latin | fuscus | obfuscation
|
| Root | Meaning In English | Origin Language | Etymology (Root Origin) | English Examples
|
| macro- | long | Greek | μακρός (makros) | macron
|
| magn- | great, large | Latin | magnus | magnanimous, magnificent
|
| maj- | greater | Latin | major, majus | majesty, majority, majuscule
|
| mal- | bad, wretched, | Latin | malus | malfeasance, malicious, malignancy, malodorous
|
| mamm- | breast | Latin | mamma | mammal, mammary gland
|
| man- | flow | Latin | manare | emanationism, immanant
|
| man- | stay | Latin | manēre, mansus | immanence, permanent, remanence
|
| mand- | hand | Latin | mandāre, mandatus | mandate, remand
|
| mania | crazy | Greek | μανία | kleptomania, maniac
|
| manu- | hand | Latin | manus | manual, manuscript
|
| mar- | sea | Latin | mare, maris | marine, maritime
|
| mater-, matr- | mother | Latin | mater, matris | matriarch, matrix
|
| maxim- | greatest | Latin | maximus | maximal
|
| medi-, -midi- | middle | Latin | medius, mediare | median, medieval
|
| meg- | great, large | Greek | μέγας (megas) | megaphone
|
| mei- | less | Greek | μείον (meiōn) | meiosis
|
| melan- | black, dark | Greek | μέλας (melas) | Melanesia, melanoma
|
| melior- | better | Latin | melior | amelioration
|
| mell- | honey | Latin | mel, mellis | mellifluous
|
| memor- | remember | Latin | memor | memorial
|
| mening- | membrane | Greek | μενινξ (meninx) | meningitis
|
| men(o)- | moon | Greek | μήν (men) | menopause, menstruation
|
| ment- | mind | Latin | mens, mentis | demented, mentality
|
| mer- | part | Greek | μέρος (meros) | polymer
|
| merc- | reward, wages, hire | Latin | merx, mercis | mercantile, merchant
|
| merg-, mers- | dip, plunge | Latin | mergere | emerge, immersion
|
| mes- | middle | Greek | μέσος (mesos) | mesolithic, mesozoic
|
| meter-, metr- | measure | Greek | μέτρον (metron) | metric, thermometer
|
| meta-
| above, among, beyond
| Greek
| μετά (meta)
| metaphor, metaphysics
|
| mic- | grain | Latin | mica | micelle
|
| micr(o)- | small | Greek | μικρός (mikros) | microphone, microscope
|
| migr- | wander | Latin | migrare | emigrant, migrate
|
| milit- | soldier | Latin | miles, militis | military, militia
|
| mill- | thousand | Latin | mille | millennium, million
|
| millen- | thousand each | Latin | milleni | millenary
|
| mim- | repeat | Greek | μίμος (mimos) | mime, mimic
|
| min- | jut | Latin | minere | prominent
|
| min- | less, smaller | Latin | minor, minus | minority, minuscule
|
| mir-
| wonder, amazement
| Latin
| miror, mirari, miratus sum
| admire, miracle, mirror
|
| mis- | hate | Greek | μῖσος (misos) | misandry, misogyny
|
| misce-, mixt- | mix | Latin | miscere, mixtus | miscellaneous, mixture
|
| mit- | thread | Greek | μίτος (mitos) | mitochondrion
|
| mitt-, miss- | send | Latin | mittere, missus | intermittent, missionary, transmission
|
| mne- | memory | Greek | μνήμη (mnēmē) | mnemonic
|
| mol- | grind | Latin | mola, molere, molitus | molar
|
| moll- | soft | Latin | mollis | emollient, mollify
|
| mon(o)- | one | Greek | μόνος (monos) | monism, monolith, monotone
|
| monil- | string of beads | Latin | monile | Moniliformida
|
| mont- | mountain | Latin | mons, montis | Montana
|
| morph-
| form, shape
| Greek
| μορφή (morphe)
| anthropomorphism, morpheme, morphology
|
| mort- | death | Latin | mors, mortis | immortal, mortality, mortuary
|
| mov-, mot-
| move, motion
| Latin
| movere, motus
| mobile, momentum, motor, move
|
| mulg-, muls- | milk | Latin | mulgere | emulsion
|
| mult(i)- | many, much | Latin | multus | multiple, multiplex, multitude
|
| mur- | wall | Latin | murus, muri | immured, mural
|
| mus- | thief | Latin | mus, muris | mouse
|
| musc- | fly | Latin | musca, muscae | Muscicapidae, Muscidae
|
| mut- | change | Latin | mutare | mutation
|
| my- | mouse | Greek | Μυς (mus) | musophobia
|
| myri- | countless, ten thousand | Greek | μύριος (murios) | myriad
|
| myth- | story | Greek | μῦθος (muthos) | mythic, mythology
|
| myx- | slime | Greek | μύξα (muxa) |
|
| myz- | suck | Greek | |
|
| Root | Meaning in English | Origin Language | Etymology (Root Origin) | English Examples
|
| pac- | peace | Latin | pax, pacis | pacifism
|
| pach- | thick | Greek | παχύς (pachus) | pachydermata
|
| paed- | child | Greek | παῖς, παιδός (pais, paidos) | paediatric
|
| pagin- | page | Latin | pagina | pagination
|
| pal- | stake | Latin | palus | impale
|
| palae-, pale- | ancient, old | Greek | παλαιός (palaios) | paleontology
|
| palin- | back | Greek | παλιν (palin) | palindrome
|
| pall- | pale | Latin | pallere | pallid, pallor
|
| palli- | mantle | Latin | pallium | pallium
|
| palm- | palm | Latin | palma | palmate
|
| palustr(i)- | in marshes | Latin | paluster | palustral
|
| pan-, pam- | all | Greek | πᾶς, παντός (pas, pantos) | pandemic
|
| pand-, pans- | spread | Latin | pandere, pansus | expand, expansion
|
| par(a)- | beside, near | Greek | παρά (para) | parallel, parameter
|
| pariet- | wall | Latin | paries, parietis | parietal
|
| part(i)- | part | Latin | pars, partis | partition
|
| parthen(o)- | maiden | Greek | παρθένος (parthenos) | parthenogenesis
|
| parv- | little | Latin | parvus |
|
| pasc-, past- | feed | Latin | pascere, pastus | pasture, repast
|
| pass- | pace, step | Latin | passus |
|
| passer- | sparrow | Latin | passer | passeriform, passerine
|
| pat- | be open | Latin | patere | patent
|
| path- | to feel, hurt | Greek | πάθος (pathos) | pathetic, pathology
|
| pati-, pass- | suffer; feel; endure; permit | Latin | pati, passus | passive, patient
|
| patr(i)- | father | Latin | pater, patris | patriarch, patrilocal
|
| pauc- | few | Latin | paucus | paucity
|
| pav- | | Latin | | pavement
|
| pecc- | sin | Latin | peccare | impeccable
|
| pect- | fixed | Greek | πηκτός (pēktos) | pectic, pectin
|
| pector- | chest | Latin | pectus, pectoris | pectoral
|
| pecun- | money | Latin | pecunia | pecuniary
|
| ped- | child | Greek | παῖς, παιδός (pais, paidos) | pedagogy
|
| ped- | foot | Latin | pes, pedis | pedal
|
| pejor- | worse | Latin | pejor | pejorative
|
| pel-, puls- | drive | Latin | pellere | propellent, propulsion
|
| pen- | almost | Latin | paene | peninsula, penultimate, penumbra
|
| pend-, pens- | hang | Latin | pendere | suspend
|
| penn-, pinn- | feather | Latin | penna | pennate
|
| pent- | five | Greek | πέντε (pente) | pentagon
|
| pentecost- | fiftieth | Greek | (pentekostos) | pentecostalism
|
| pept- | to digest | Greek | πέσσειν, πεπτός (pessein, peptos) | peptic
|
| per- | thoroughly, through | Latin | per | perfect, persistent
|
| peran- | across, beyond | Greek | |
|
| peri- | around | Greek | περί | perimeter, periscope
|
| persic- | peach | Greek | περσικός (persikos) |
|
| pessim- | worst | Latin | pessimus | pessimal
|
| pet- | strive towards | Latin | petere | appetite, competition
|
| petr- | rock | Greek | πέτρα (petra) | petroglyph
|
| phaeo- | dark | Greek | φαιός (phaios) |
|
| phag- | eat | Greek | φαγεῖν (phagein) | sarcophagus
|
| phalang- | close formation of troops, finger bones | Greek | φάλαγξ, φάλαγγος (phalanx, phalangos) | phalange(s)
|
| phalar- | having a patch of white | Greek | φάλαρος (phalāros)<ref>"phalaros" in LSJ</ref> |
|
| pharma- | drug, medicine | Greek | φάρμακον | pharmacy
|
| phanero- | visible | Greek | φανερός |
|
| pher- | bear, carry | Greek | φέρω | pheromone
|
| philia- | love, friendship | Greek | φιλια | philosophy
|
| phleg- | heat | Greek | φλέγω | Phlegmatics
|
| phloe- | tree bark | Greek | φλοιός (phloios) | Phlobaphene
|
| phob(ia)- | fear | Greek | φόβος (phobos) | hydrophobia
|
| phon(o)- | sound | Greek | φωνή (phone) | microphone, phonograph
|
| phor- | carry, bearing, bearer | Greek | φόρος (phoros) | metaphor
|
| phos-, phot- | light | Greek | φῶς | photograph
|
| phragm- | fence | Greek | φράγμα (phragma) | diaphragm
|
| phren- | diaphragm, mind | Greek | φρήν, φρενός (phrēn, phrenos) | schizophrenia
|
| phryn(o)- | toad, toad-like | Greek | φρύνη (phrunē) |
|
| phyl- | tribe | Greek | φύλων (phulon) | phylum
|
| phyll- | leaf | Greek | φύλλων (phullon) | chlorophyll
|
| physa- | bladder | Greek | φυσά, φούσκα (phusa, phouska) |
|
| phys- | nature | Greek | φύση (physe) | physics
|
| phyt- | plant | Greek | φυτών (phuton) | neophyte
|
| pic- | pitch | Latin | pix, picis |
|
| pil- | hair | Latin | |
|
| pin- | pine | Latin |
|
| ping-, pict- | paint | Latin | pingere | picture
|
| pino- | drink | Greek | πίνειν (pinein) | pinocytosis
|
| pir- | pear | Latin | |
|
| pisc- | fish | Latin | piscis | Pisces
|
| pis- | pea | Greek | πίσος (pisos) |
|
| plac- | plate, tablet | Greek | πλαξ, πλακός (plax, plakos) |
|
| plac- | calm | Latin | placare, placatus | placate
|
| plac-, -plic- | please | Latin | placēre, placitus | placid
|
| plagi- | oblique | Greek | πλάγιος (plagios) |
|
| plan- | flat | Latin | planus | explanation, planar
|
| plang- | | Latin | plangere | plangent
|
| plas- | mould | Greek | πλάθω (platho) | plasma, plastic
|
| platy- | flat, broad | Greek | πλατύς (platus) | platypus
|
| plaud-, plaus- | clap | Latin | plaudere, plausus | applaud
|
| ple-, plet- | fill | Latin | plere | complete, suppletive
|
| pleb- | people | Latin | plebs, plebis | plebian
|
| plect-, plex- | plait | Latin | plectere, plexus | perplex
|
| plec- | interwoven | Greek | πλέκω (pleko) | Plectics
|
| plen- | full | Latin | plenus | plenary
|
| plesi- | near | Greek | πλησίος (plēsios) |
|
| pleth- | full | Greek | πλῆθος (plēthos) | plethora
|
| pleur- | side | Greek | πλευρά pleura |
|
| plic- | fold, braid | Latin | plicare, plicatus | duplication, replicate
|
| plinth- | brick | Greek | πλίνθος (plinthos) |
|
| plor- | | Latin | plorare | implore
|
| plu- | rain | Latin | pluere |
|
| plum- | feather | Latin | pluma | plumage, plumate
|
| plumb- | lead | Latin | plumbum |
|
| plur- | more | Latin | pluris | plural
|
| plurim- | most | Latin | plurimus |
|
| plus- | more | Latin | plus |
|
| pluvi- | rain | Latin | pluvia | pluvial
|
| pneu- | air, lung | Greek | πνεῦμα | pneumatic
|
| pod- | foot | Greek | πούς, ποδός (pous, podos) | podiatry, tripod
|
| pogon(o)- | beard | Greek | πώγων, πώγωνος (pōgōn, pōgōnos) | pogonotrophy
|
| poie- | make | Greek | ποιέω | poiesis
|
| pole-, poli- | city | Greek | πόλις (polis) | metropolis, politics
|
| pol- | pole | Greek | πόλος (polos) | dipole, polar
|
| pol- | stake, pale | Latin | palus | pole-vault
|
| polem- | war | Greek | πόλεμος (polemos) | polemic
|
| poli(o)- | grey | Greek | πολιός (polios) |
|
| pollic- | thumb | Latin | pollex, pollicis |
|
| pollin- | | Latin | pollen, pollinis | pollination
|
| poly- | many | Greek | πολύς (polus) | polygon
|
| pon-, posit- | put | Latin | ponere, positus | component, position, postpone
|
| ponder- | weight | Latin | pondus, ponderis | ponderable
|
| pont- | bridge | Latin | pons, pontis | pontoon
|
| popul- | people | Latin | populus | population
|
| por- | passage | Greek | πόρος (poros) | pore
|
| porc- | pig | Latin | porcus | porcine, pork
|
| porphyr- | purple | Greek | πορφύρα (porphura) | porphyrin
|
| port- | gate | Latin | porta | portal
|
| port- | carry | Latin | portare, portatus | export, transportation
|
| post- | after, behind | Latin | post | posterior, postscript
|
| pot- | drink | Latin | potare | potable
|
| potam- | river | Greek | ποταμός (potamos) | Mesopotamia, hippopotamus
|
| prasin- | leek-green | Greek | πράσινος (prasinos) | prasinous
|
| prat- | meadow | Latin | pratum |
|
| prav- | crooked | Latin | pravus | depravity
|
| pre- | before | Latin | prae | previous
|
| prec- | pray | Latin | prex, precare | deprecation
|
| pred- | | Latin | praedari | predator
|
| prehend-, prend- | grasp | Latin | prehendere | comprehend
|
| prem-, -prim-, press- | press | Latin | premere, pressus | pressure
|
| presb- | old | Greek | πρέσβυς (presbus) | Presbyterianism
|
| preter- | past | Latin | praeter | preterite, pretermission
|
| preti- | price | Latin | pretium |
|
| prim- | first | Latin | primus | primary, primeval, primitive
|
| prior- | former | Latin | prior | priority
|
| priv- | separate | Latin | privare, privatus | deprivation
|
| pro- | before, in front of | Greek | πρό (pro) |
|
| pro- | for, forward | Latin | pro | propulsion
|
| prob- | try | Latin | probare | probation
|
| proct- | anus | Greek | πρωκτός (proktos) | proctology
|
| propri- | | Latin | proprius | appropriate
|
| pros(o)- | forward | Greek | πρός (pros) |
|
| prot(o)- | first | Greek | πρῶτος (prōtos) | protoplasm
|
| proxim- | nearest | Latin | proximus | proximity
|
| prun- | plum | Latin | prunus | prune
|
| psamma- | sand | Greek | ψάμμος (psammos) |
|
| pseud(o)- | false | Greek | ψεῦδος (pseudos) | pseudonym
|
| psil(o)- | bare | Greek | ψιλός (psilos) | epsilon
|
| psych(o)- | mind | Greek | ψυχη (psychē) | psycho
|
| psychr(o)- | cold | Greek | ψυχρος (psuchros) |
|
| pter- | wing, fern | Greek | πτερών (pteron) | helicopter
|
| pto- | fall | Greek | πτώσης | ptosis
|
| ptyal- | saliva | Greek | πτύον (ptyon) |
|
| ptych- | fold, layer | Greek | πτυχή (ptuchē) | triptych
|
| pubi- | sexually mature | Latin | | pubic, pubescent
|
| public- | | Latin | publicus | publication
|
| pude- | | Latin | pudere | impudent
|
| pugn- | fight | Latin | pugnare | pugnacious, repugnant
|
| pulchr- | beautiful | Latin | pulcher, pulchri | pulchritude
|
| pulmon- | lung | Latin | pulmo, pulmonis | pulmonary
|
| pulver- | dust | Latin | pulvis, pulveris | pulverize
|
| pung-, punct- | prick | Latin | pungere | puncture, pungent
|
| puni- | punish | Latin | punire | punitive
|
| pup- | doll | Latin | pupa | pupa, puppet
|
| pur- | pure | Latin | purus | impure, purity
|
| purg- | | Latin | purgare | expurgate, purgatory
|
| purpur- | purple | Latin | purpura |
|
| put- | think | Latin | putāre | compute, putative
|
| pygo- | rump | Greek | πύγηε (pugē) |
|
| pyl- | gate | Greek | πυλών, πυλῶνος (pulōn) | pylon
|
| pyr(o)- | heat, fire | Greek | πύρ, πυρός (pur, puros) | pyrolysis
|
| Root | Meaning in English | Origin Language | Etymology (Root Origin) | English Examples
|
| sacchar- | sugar | Greek | σάκχαρον (sakcharon) | saccharin
|
| sacr-, secr- | sacred | Latin | sacer, sacrare | consecrate, sacrament
|
| sagac- | Wise | Latin | sagax, sagacis | sagacity
|
| sagitt- | arrow | Latin | sagitta | sagittal plane, Sagittaria
|
| sal- | salt | Latin | sal, salis, salere | salinity
|
| sali-, -sili-, salt- | jump | Latin | salire, saltus | resilient, salient, saltus
|
| salic- | willow | Latin | salix, salicis | salicin
|
| salv- | save | Latin | salvare | salvation
|
| san- | healthy | Latin | sanus | insane, sanity
|
| sanct- | holy | Latin | sancire | sanctify, sanctuary
|
| sanguin- | blood | Latin | sanguis, sanguinis | sanguine
|
| sapi-, -sipi- | taste; wise | Latin | sapere | sapient
|
| sapon- | soap | Latin | sapo, saponis | saponification
|
| sarc(o)- | flesh | Greek | σάρξ (sarx, sarkos) | sarcophagus
|
| sativ- | cultivated | Latin | sativus |
|
| saur- | lizard, reptile | Greek | σαῦρος (sauros) | dinosaur
|
| saxum | rock | Latin | saxum |
|
| scab- | scratch | Latin | scabere | scabies
|
| scal- | ladder, stairs | Latin | scala | scale
|
| scalen- | uneven | Greek | σκαληνός skalenos | scalene
|
| scand-, -scend-, scans-, -scens- | climb | Latin | scandere | ascend
|
| scaph- | anything hollow, bowl, ship | Greek | | scaphoid
|
| schem- | plan | Greek | σχῆμα (schema) | schematic
|
| schis- | split | Greek | σχίσμα (schisma) | schism
|
| sci- | know | Latin | scire | prescient, science
|
| scind-, sciss- | split | Latin | scindere | scissors
|
| scler- | hard | Greek | σκληρός (sklēros) | scleroderma, sclerosis
|
| scoli- | crooked | Greek | σκολιός (skolios) | scoliosis
|
| scop-, scopy, scept- | look at, examine, view, observe | Greek | σκοπός (skopos) | kaleidoscope, stethoscope
|
| scrib-, script- | write | Latin | scribere | inscribe, scripture
|
| sculp- | carve | Latin | sculpere | sculpture
|
| scut- | shield | Latin | scutum | scute
|
| scyph- | cup | Greek | χούφτα (choyphta) | Scyphozoa
|
| se-, sed- | apart | Latin | se | secede, sedition
|
| seb- | tallow | Latin | sebum | sebaceous, sebum
|
| sec-, sect-, seg- | cut | Latin | secare | secant, section, segment
|
| sed- | settle, calm | Latin | sedare | sedative
|
| sed-, -sid-, sess- | sit | Latin | sedere | reside, sediment, session, supersede
|
| sedec- | sixteen | Latin | sedecim | sedecimal
|
| seget- | in cornfields | Latin | segetum |
|
| sei- | shake | Greek | σεισμός (seismos) | seismograph
|
| selen- | moon | Greek | σελήνη (selene) | Selene
|
| sell- | saddle, seat | Latin | sella | sella turcica
|
| sema- | sign | Greek | σῆμα (sema) | semantics, semaphore
|
| semi- | half | Latin | semis | semi-final
|
| semin- | seed | Latin | semen, seminis | insemination
|
| sen- | old man | Latin | senex, senis | senator, senility
|
| sen- | six each | Latin | seni | senary
|
| senti-, sens- | feel | Latin | sentire, sensus | consensus
|
| sept- | fence, partition, enclosure | Latin | saeptum | transept
|
| sept- | seven | Latin | septem | septennium
|
| septen- | seven each | Latin | septeni | septenary
|
| septim- | seventh | Latin | septimus |
|
| septuagen- | seventy each | Latin | septuageni | septuagenary
|
| septuagesim- | seventieth | Latin | septuagesimus | septuagesimal
|
| septuagint- | seventy | Latin | septuaginta | Septuagint
|
| sequ-, secut- | follow | Latin | sequere | consecutive, sequence
|
| ser(o)- | any body fluid | Latin | serum | serous
|
| ser(ot)- | late | Latin | serus |
|
| serp- | crawl | Latin | serpere | serpent
|
| serr- | saw, saw-toothed | Latin | serra, serrare | serration
|
| serv- | save, protect, serve | Latin | servare | conservation
|
| sesqui- | one and a half | Latin | sesqui | sesquicentennial
|
| set- | hair | Latin | seta |
|
| sever- | stern, strict, serious | Latin | severus | severity
|
| sex-, se- | six | Latin | sex | semester, sexangle, sexennium
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| sexagen- | sixty each | Latin | sexageni | sexagenary
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| sexagesim- | sixtieth | Latin | sexagesimus | sexagesimal
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| sext- | sixth | Latin | sextus | sextant
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| sibil- | hiss | Latin | sibilus, sibilare | sibilance
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| sicc- | dry | Latin | siccus | desiccation
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| sider- | star | Latin | sidus, sideris | sidereal
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| sign- | sign | Latin | signum | design, designate, signal
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| sil- | quiet or still | Latin | silere | silence
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| silv- | forest | Latin | silva | silviculture
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| simi- | ape, monkey | Latin | simia | simian
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| simil- | likeness, trust, group | Latin | similis | assimilate, similarity
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| simul- | an imitating, feigning | Latin | simulare | simulation
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| singul- | one each | Latin | singuli | singular
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| sinistr- | left | Latin | sinister, sinistri | sinistral
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| sinu- | (to draw) a line | Latin | sinuare | insinuate
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| sinus- | hollow, bay | Latin | sinus |
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| siph(o)- | tube | Greek | σίφων (siphon) | siphon
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| sist- | cause to stand | Latin | sistere | consist
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| sito- | food, grain, wheat | Greek | σίτος (sitos) | sitology
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| soci- | group | Latin | socius, sociare | associate, social
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| sol- | sun | Latin | sol | solar
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| sol- | comfort, soothe | Latin | solare | consolation
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| solen- | pipe, channel | Greek | σωλήν (solen) | solenoid
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| solv-, solut- | loosen, set free | Latin | solvere | solution
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| soma- | body | Greek | σῶμα (sōma) | somatic
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| somn- | sleep | Latin | somnus | insomnia
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| somni- | dream | Latin | somnium |
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| son- | sound | Latin | sonus | resonance
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| soph- | Wise | Greek | σοφός (sophos) | sophist
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| sorb-, sorpt- | suck | Latin | sorbere | absorb, absorption
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| sord- | dirt | Latin | sordes, sordere | sordid
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| soror- | sister | Latin | soror | sorority
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| spati- | space | Latin | spatium | spatial
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| spec-, -spic-, spect- | look | Latin | specere | conspicuous, inspection, specimen
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| spect- | watch, look at | Latin | spectare | spectator
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| specul- | observe | Latin | speculari | speculation
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| sper- | hope | Latin | spes, sperare | desperation, esperance
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| sperm- | seed | Greek | σπέρμα (sperma) | angiosperm
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| sphen(o)- | wedge | Greek | σφήν (sphen) |
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| spher- | ball | Greek | σφαῖρα (sphaira) | spheroid, sphere
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| sphinct- | closing | Greek | σφίγγα | sphincter
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| spic- | spike | Latin | spica | spicule
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| spin- | thorn | Latin | spina | spine
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| spir- | breathe | Latin | spirare | respiration
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| spond-, spons- | a surety, guarantee; give assurance, promise solemnly | Latin | spondere, sponsus |
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| spondyl- | vertebra | | |
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| spu-, sput- | spew, spit | Latin | spuere | sputum
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| squal- | scaly, dirty, filthy | Latin | squalere | squalid, squalor
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| squam- | scale | Latin | squama |
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| squarros- | spreading at tips | Latin | |
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| st- | stand | Latin | stare, status | stable, station, status, statistic, statue, establish
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| stagn- | pool of standing water | Latin | stagnare | stagnant
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| stalact- | | Greek | σταλακτίτης (stalaktites) | stalactite
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| stalagm- | | Greek | σταλαγμός (stalagmos) | stalagmite
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| stann- | tin | Latin | stannum | stannous
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| statu-, -stitu- | stand | Latin | statuere | institution, statute
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| stea- | fat, tallow | Greek | στέαρ, στέατος (stear, steatos) | stearic acid
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| steg- | covering | Greek | | steganography
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| stell- | star | Latin | stella | constellation, stellar
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| sten- | narrow | Greek | στενός (stenos) | stenography
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| stere- | solid | Greek | στερεός (stereos) |
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| stern-, strat- | spread, strew | Latin | sternere, stratus | stratify
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| stern- | breastbone | Greek | στέρνον (sternon) | sternum
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| stich- | line, row | Greek | στίχος (stichos) |
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| stig- | | Greek | στίγμα | stigma
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| still- | drip | Latin | stilla, stillare | distillation
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| stimul- | goad, rouse, excite | Latin | stimulus | stimulate
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| stingu-, stinct- | apart | Latin | stinguere | distinction, distinguish
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| stoch- | aim | Greek | στόχος | stochastic
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| stom- | mouth | Greek | στόμα |
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| strept- | twisted | Greek | στρεπτός (streptos) |
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| strig- | compress | Latin | strix, strigis | strigogyps
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| string-, strict- | upright, stiff | Latin | stringere, strictus | stringent
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| strigos- | having stiff bristles | Latin |
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| stroph- | turning | Greek | στροφή (strophe) | apostrophe
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| stru-, struct- | | Latin | struere | construction, construe
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| stud- | dedication | Latin | studere | student
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| stup- | wonder | Latin | stupere | stupor
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| styl- | column, pillar | Greek | στῦλος (stulos) | stylus
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| su-, sut- | sew | Latin | suere | suture
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| sui- | self | Latin | | suicide
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| suad-, suas- | urge | Latin | suadere, suasus | persuasion
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| suav- | sweet | Latin | suavis | suave
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| sub-, su-, sus- | below | Latin | sub | submerge
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| subter- | | Latin | subter | subterfuge
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| sucr- | sugar | Latin | | sucrose
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| sud- | sweat | Latin | sudare | sudoriferous
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| sulc- | furrow | Latin | sulcus | sulcus
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| sum-, sumpt- | take | Latin | sumere | assumption, consume
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| super- | above, over | Latin | super | supersede
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| supin- | lying back | Latin | supinus | supination
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| supra- | above, over | Latin | supra | supranationalism
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| surd- | deaf | Latin | surdus | absurdity
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| surg- | rise | Latin | surgere | resurgent
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| syn-, sy-, syl-, sym- | with | Greek | σύν (sun) | symbol, system, synonym, symmetry
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| syring- | pipe | Greek | σύριγξ, σύριγγος (syrinx, syringos) | syringe
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| Root | Meaning in English | Origin Language | Etymology (Root Origin) | English Examples
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| tac-, -tic- | be silent | Latin | tacere, tacitus | reticent, tacit
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| tach- | swift | Greek | ταχύς (tachus) | tachometer
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| taenia- | ribbon | Greek | ταινία (tainia) |
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| tal- | ankle | Latin | talus |
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| tang-, -ting-, tact-, tag- | touch | Latin | tangere, tactus | contact, tangent
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| tapet- | carpet | Latin | tapete, tapetis |
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| tard- | slow | Latin | tardus | retard, tardy, tardigrade
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| tars- | ankle | Greek | ταρσός (tarsos, a flat basket) | tarsal
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| taur- | bull | Greek | ταῦρος (tauros) | Minotaur
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| taur- | bull | Latin | taurus | Taurus
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| tax- | arrangement, order | Greek | τάξης (taxis) | taxonomy
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| techn- | | Greek | τέχνη (techne) | technology
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| teg-, tect- | cover | Latin | tegere, tectus | protection
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| tele- | far, end | Greek | τῆλε | telephone, telescope, telegram
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| teleo- | complete | Greek | τέλος | teleology
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| temno- | cut | Greek | τέμνω |
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| tempor- | time | Latin | tempus, temporis | temporary, temporal.
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| ten-, -tin-, tent- | hold | Latin | tenere, tentus | continent, tenacious
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| tend-, tens- | stretch | Latin | tendere, tensus | extend, extension
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| tenu- | slender, thin | Latin | tenuis | attenuate, tenuous
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| tep- | be warm | Latin | tepere | tepid
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| ter-, trit- | rub | Latin | terere, tritus | attrition, contrite
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| teret- | rounded | Latin | teres, teretis |
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| terg-, ters- | wipe | Latin | tergere, tersus | detergent
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| termin- | | Latin | terminus | determine, termination
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| tern- | three each | Latin | terni | ternary, ternion
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| terr- | dry land | Latin | terra | terrace, terrain, terracotta
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| terti- | third | Latin | tertius | tertian, tertiary
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| test- | witness | Latin | testis | testimony
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| tetr- | four | Greek | τετρά (tetra-) | tetrahedron
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| tex-, text- | weave | Latin | texere, textus | texture, textile
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| thalam- | chamber, bed | Greek | θάλαμος (thalamos) |
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| thalass- | sea | Greek | θάλασσα (thalassa) | Panthalassa
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| than- | death | Greek | θάνατος (thanatos) | euthanasia
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| the- | put | Greek | τίθημι (tithemi) | theme, thesis thesaurus
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| -theca | case | Greek | θήκη | Bibliotheca
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| thel(o)- | | Greek | θηλή |
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| the(o)-, thus- | god | Greek | θεός (theos) | theology, enthusiasm
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| theori- | | Greek | θεωρία | theorem, theory
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| therm- | heat | Greek | θερμός (thermos) | thermometer, endotherm
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| thero- | beast, animal | Greek | θήρ, θηρός | theropod
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| thymo- | mood | Greek | θυμός | dysthymia
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| thyreo- | large shield | Greek | θυρεός | thyroid
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| tim- | be afraid | Latin | timere | timid
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| ting-, tinct- | moisten | Latin | tingere, tinctus | tincture
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| tom- | cut | Greek | τομή (tome), τόμος (tomos) | ectomy, atom, tome
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| ton- | stretch | Greek | τόνος (tonos) | tone, isotonic
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| top- | place | Greek | τόπος (topos) | topic, topography
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| torn- | cut | Latin from Greek | tornare < τόρνος (tornos) |
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| torpe- | numb | Latin | torpere | torpor
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| torqu-, tort- | twist | Latin | torquere, tortus | extortion, torque, torture
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| tot- | all, whole | Latin | totus | total
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| tox(o)- | arrow, bow | Greek | τόξον (toxon) |
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| trab- | beam | Latin | trabs, trabis | trabeculae
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| trachy- | rough | Greek | τραχύς (trachus) | trachea
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| trag(o)- | goat | Greek | τράγος (tragos) | tragus
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| trah-, tract- | pull/draw | Latin | trahere, tractus | subtrahend, tractor
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| trans-, tra-, tran- | across | Latin | trans | tradition, transcend, transportation
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| trapez- | four-sided, table | Greek | τράπεζα (trapeza) | trapezoid trapezius
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| traum- | wound | Greek | τραῦμα (trauma) | trauma, traumatic
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| trecent- | three hundred | Latin | trecenti | trecentennial
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| tredec- | thirteen | Latin | tredecim |
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| treiskaidek- | thirteen | Greek | τρεισκαίδεκα | triskaidekaphobia
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| trem- | tremble | Latin | tremere | tremor
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| trema- | hole | Greek | τρῆμα (trēma) | trematode
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| tri- | three | Greek | τρεῖς, τρία (treis, tria) | triad, trigon, tripod
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| tri- | three | Latin | tres | triangle, trivia, triumvirate
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| tricen- | thirty each | Latin | triceni | tricenary
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| tricesim-, trigesim- | thirtieth | Latin | tricesimus | trigesimal
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| trich- | hair | Greek | θρίξ, τριχός (thrix, trichos) | trichopathophobia, peritrichous
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| trin- | three each | Latin | trini | trinity
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| troch- | wheel | Greek | τροχός | trochlea
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| trop- | turning | Greek | τρόπος (tropos) | tropic
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| troph- | feed, grow | Greek | τροφός | pogonotrophy, trophic, dystrophy
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| trud-, trus- | thrust | Latin | trudere, trusus | extrusion, intrude
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| tuss- | cough | Latin | tussis, tussire | pertussis
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| tympan- | drum | Greek | τύμπανον (tumpanon) | tympani
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| typ- | stamp, model | Greek | τύπος (tupos)
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