Latin and Greek Roots
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Latin and Greek Morphemes in English
These are some Greek and Latin morphemes found in English words, in alphabetical order.
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a-/an-
|
not,
without |
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ab-/abs-
|
from,
away |
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ac/acer/acerb
|
sharp,
tip, extremities |
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ad-
|
to,
toward |
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aden
|
gland |
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ag/ig
|
act,
do, drive |
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agr
|
field |
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al/all/allel
|
other |
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al/ol
|
nurture,
grow |
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alb/albin
|
white |
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alg
|
pain |
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ali
|
wing |
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alt
|
high |
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am/im/amor
|
love |
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ambl
|
walk,
go |
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ana-
|
up,
again, back |
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andr
|
male,
man |
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anim
|
mind,
spirit, life |
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ann/enn
|
year |
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ante-/anti-
|
old,
before |
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anthrop
|
human |
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apec/apic
|
tip |
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api
|
bee |
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apo-
|
away,
from, off |
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apt/ept
|
fit,
capable |
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arachn
|
spider |
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arch
|
first,
govern |
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-ary/-ory
|
A,
N |
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aster
|
star |
|
-ate
|
N,
A, V* |
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aud
|
hear |
|
aur
|
ear |
|
auto,
tauto |
self,
same |
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av
|
bird,
fly |
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axill
|
armpit |
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bath,
bathy |
depth |
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bell
|
war |
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bene/bon
|
good,
well |
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bi
|
two |
|
bio
|
life |
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bol/bl
|
throw,
extend |
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bov/bu/bos/bou
|
cow,
milk |
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brach/brachy
|
short |
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cac
|
bad |
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cad/cas/cid
|
fall |
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cap/cep/cip/cup
|
take,
contain |
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car/carn
|
flesh |
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card/cord
|
heart,
agree |
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cata-
|
down,
away, back, opposite |
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caud/doc
|
tail |
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ced/ceed/cess
|
go,
let go |
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cens
|
judge,
assess |
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cent
|
hundred,
hundredth |
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cephal
|
head |
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cer/cre/cr
|
separate,
judge |
|
cervic
|
neck,
neck of uterus |
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chir
|
hand |
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chrom
|
color |
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chron
|
time |
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cid/cis
|
cut,
kill |
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circum-
|
around |
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clam/claim
|
cry
out, call |
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clav
|
key,
locked |
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clud/clus
|
to
close |
|
col
|
live,
inhabit, grow |
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con-/co-
|
together,
with |
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contra-/counter-
|
against,
facing |
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corp/corpor
|
body,
flesh |
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cosm
|
universe,
order, ornament |
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crat/crac
|
govern |
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cre/cred
|
believe,
trust |
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cruc
|
cross,
important point |
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crypt/cryph
|
secret,
hidden |
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cub/cumb
|
lie
down, remain |
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culp
|
fault,
crime |
|
cur
|
care |
|
curs/curr
|
run |
|
cut
|
skin |
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dam/damn/dem/demn
|
loss,
harm |
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de-
|
in
reverse, away, down |
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dec/decor
|
acceptable |
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dec/dic/deic
|
speak,
point |
|
decem/decim/deca
|
ten,
tenth |
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dei/div
|
god,
augury |
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dem
|
people |
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demi
|
half |
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den/odon
|
tooth |
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dendr/dr/dry
|
tree |
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derm/dermat
|
skin |
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di/dich/dy/du
|
two |
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dia-
|
through,
apart |
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dipl
|
double |
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dit/don/dot
|
give |
|
dog/doc
|
teach |
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dol/dolor
|
suffer |
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dos/dow/da/dat
|
? |
|
duc
|
lead,
draw, pull |
|
dyn
|
power |
|
ecto-
|
outside |
|
ed/es
|
eat |
|
-ence/-ance
|
N |
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endo-
|
inside |
|
-ent/-ant
|
A,
N |
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epi-
|
on,
over |
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equ/iqu
|
even,
level |
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erg/urg/org
|
work |
|
ero
|
physical
love |
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esthet/esthes
|
perceive,
feel |
|
eu
|
well,
good |
|
ev
|
age,
time |
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ex-/e-/ec-
|
out,
away |
|
extra-
|
outside |
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fa/pha/phe
|
speak,
spoken of |
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fac/fec/fic
|
do,
make |
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fer/pher/phor
|
bear,
carry, send, bring |
|
fla
|
blow |
|
flu/fluc/fluv
|
flow,
river |
|
formic
|
ant |
|
frag/frang/fring
|
break |
|
frater
|
brother |
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fug
|
flee |
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fus
|
pour,
melt, blend |
|
gam
|
marriage,
sexual union |
|
gaster
|
stomach |
|
ge
|
earth |
|
gem/gemin
|
twin |
|
ger
|
old
person |
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glosss/glot/glott
|
tongue,
speech |
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gn/gnos/gnor
|
know |
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gon/gen/gn
|
birth,
type, origin |
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grad/gred/gress
|
step,
go |
|
graph/gram
|
write,
record |
|
grat
|
thankful,
kind |
|
gravid
|
pregnant |
|
greg
|
gather |
|
gyn/gynec
|
woman,
female |
|
hecto/hecato
|
hundred,
many |
|
heli
|
sun |
|
hem/em
|
blood |
|
hemi/semi
|
half |
|
hepat
|
liver |
|
hept/sept/septen
|
seven,
seventh |
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herp/herpet/serp
|
creep,
reptile |
|
hes/her
|
to
stick hold back |
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hetero-
|
other,
different |
|
hex/sex
|
six,
sixth |
|
hist
|
body
tissue |
|
hom
|
earthling,
human |
|
homo-/homeo-
|
same |
|
hor
|
hour,
time, season |
|
hyd/hydr
|
water |
|
hypo-
|
under,
below, partial |
|
hyster
|
womb,
neurotic disorder |
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-ia
|
land,
state, medical condition |
|
iatr
|
treat,
heal |
|
-ic |
A,N |
|
ichthy
|
fish |
|
idio
|
individual,
own |
|
in-
|
not |
|
in-/en-
|
in,
into |
|
infra-
|