Greek and Latin Root Words

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• Person a/an absense greek atheist existence god agnostic
• Ab/abs latin abduct carry force kidnap aberrant deviating
• Sharp tone bitter language acer/acid/acri harsh sour latin
• Act/ag drive lead act move latin active physical
• Acu sharp latin acumen keenness judgment acuminate tapering
• Bring ad ac/af/ag/al/an/ap/ar/as/at consonants latin accord agree harmony
• Belonging middle ages long aev/ev era latin primeval
• Agog leader greek pedagogue teacher dogmatic synagogue place
• Farming agr field latin agribusiness large-scale business agriculture
• Alien ali latin characteristic place society strange alienation
• Alim support nourish cherish latin aliment alimony allowance
• Alt high deep latin altar elevated structure religious
• Alter latin change modify alternate proceed turns alternative
• Love liking latin amiable friendly likeable enamored captivated
• Walk place amb/ambul latin ambulate amble slowly ambulance
• Ambi sides latin ambient surrounding ambidextrous hands ambivalent
• Greek structure amph/amphi double sides amphibian animal live
• Anim life breath spirit latin animal multicellular organism
• Yearly years annu/anni/enni latin annuity income payment anniversary
• Ant/ante latin antecedent antediluvian extremely happening flood antedate
• Human beings anthrop mankind greek anthropic related race
• Ancient antiqu latin antiquated fashionable antique belonging earlier
• Relating appeal appell call latin appellation title appellative
• Suitable apt/ept skill ability latin inept lack judgment
• Water plants large aquatic underground aqu/aqua latin aquarium
• Arch chief rule superior greek archangel angel archaic
• Weapons arm/arma latin armistice truce temporary stop fighting
• Art made human latin artisan craftsperson artifact object
• Stars study astr/aster greek asterisk sign astral relating
• Daring aud/audi/aus bold listen hear latin auditorium part
• Aug/aux increase latin augment make greater inaugurate begin
• Auto greek automatic self-acting self-regulating autograph person's signature
• Manner thorougly english befuddled confused perplexed beguile delude
• Existing war bel/bell latin rebel carry armed resistance
• Ben/bon good favorable latin beneficent kindly benediction blessing
• Bi double latin bicycle light-framed vehicle mounted wheels
• Life bio greek biologist scientist studies biosphere part
• Brev short latin abbreviate make shorter abbreviation act
• Cap/capit head latin capita unit population capitol building
• Cap/capt/cept/cip hold seize latin capable ability capacity intercept
• Heart card/cord latin cardiac relating cardiology branch medicine
• Flesh plant carn body latin carnal carnation perennial
• Great cata downward greek catalyst causing change cataract
• Ced/ceed/cess yield surrender move latin cede accede agree
• Speed celer swift latin accelerate increase accelerant substance
• Period years relating cent hundred latin centimeter unit
• Center moving directed centr latin concentric common centrifugal
• Cern perceive latin concern regard interest discern detect
• Certainty state cert latin certify confirm formally genuine
• Substance kill ant/anti opposite greek antibiotic microorganisms antiseptic
• Time chron long greek chronic constant prolonged chronicle
• Cutting cid/cis cut kill latin homicide killing person
• Circu/circum latin circumvent avoid circumflex curving circuitous taking
• Cit/citat call start latin cite mention illustration proof
• Relating citizen ordinary civi latin civil community life
• Outcry clam/claim call shout latin exclaim cry suddenly
• Seclusion claud/claus/clos/clud/clus shut close latin clause stipulation provision
• Mercy showing clemen mild kind merciful latin clemency
• Point inclination cli/clin/cliv leaning inclined sloped latin climax
• Co/col/com/con/cor latin coherent understandable sticking collaborate work communication
• Code cod book latin systematic comprehensive collection laws
• Process cogni/gno learn latin cognition mental knowledge acquired
• Contrary contra/contro opposite latin contradict speak opposed contravene
• Body corp latin corpse dead corpulent excessively fat
• System universe cosm greek cosmic relating infinite vast
• Cour/cur run latin concurrence agreement opinion simultaneous occurrence
• Government cracy/crat rule strength greek aristocracy hereditary ruling
• Cre/cresc/cret/cru rise grow latin accrue increase result growth
• Crea bring create latin creature created living recreation
• Cred trust latin credo statement belief principle creed
• Critical judgment crit separate judge greek inclined severely
• Parish cur/cura care latin curator overseas museum collection
• Greek characterized cycl/cyclo circle wheel cycle cyclical moving
• De intensive prefix latin demolish tear completely deplore
• Ten dec/deca greek decalogue commandments decimate destroy large
• God divine nature dei/div latin divinity state deify
• Dem common people greek demographic related population balance
• God demi partly latin demigod male offspring mortal
• Skin derm greek dermatology branch medicine concerned pathology
• Di double greek diphase phases dichotomy division contradictory
• Dia greek diagram drawing explains relationship parts diachronic
• Dic/dict speak pronounce latin edict formal command benediction
• Dif/dis negative latin diffuse spread disparity difference dissuade
• Doctrine doc/doct teach prove latin doctrinaire relating person
• Assertion accepted dog/dox opinion belief praise greek dogmatic
• Control power dom/domin master lord latin dominate authority
• Gift donation charity don give latin act giving
• Dorm sleep latin dormant inactive asleep dormitory room
• Drom/drome run step arena greek dromedary one-humped camel
• Carry easily duc/duct lead pull latin induce bring
• Twofold double dupl latin duplicity double-dealing deceptiveness duplex
• Dur hard lasting latin durable withstand wear tear
• Dyn/dynam power energy greek dynamite class powerful explosives
• Disorder dys bad impaired abnormal greek dysfunctional functioning
• E/ex intensive prefix latin emit send enervate weaken
• Part ecto external greek ectogenous develop host ectoplasm
• Ego self-centered i latin egocentric egomania extreme egocentrism
• Inside mineral endo latin endomorph enclosed endogenous growing
• Epi greek epidermis outer layer skin covering dermis
• Equ equal latin equator imaginary circle earth equidistant
• Erg work greek ergatocracy government workers ergonomics science
• Err mistake wander latin errant mistaken straying proper
• Ethos study eth/ethos character greek peculiar person culture
• Act struct build latin destruction destroying structure built
• Language eu good greek eulogy high praise euphemism
• Extra/extro latin extraordinary ordinary extracurricular regular curriculum extraterrestrial
• Sweet fac/fic/fec make latin beneficent performing acts kindness
• False misleading making fall/fals deceptive/false/erroneous latin untrue mistaken
• Federal government states federation fed 108a league pact
• Fer bear carry latin coniferous pertaining needle-leaved cone-bearing
• Confidence fid faith trust latin confide fidelity loyalty
• Fin end latin finite limited impermanent finale concluding
• Bent back flect/flex bend latin flexible capable reflex
• Flowing flu/fluct/flux flow latin fluctuate vary irregularly rise
• Fort brave strong chance latin fortify strengthen reinforce
• Frac/frag break latin fractional small fractions pieces refract
• Frat brother latin fraternity social organization men students
• Function func perform discharge latin assigned duty activity
• Marriage time gam greek polygamous wife husband endogamy
• People gen birth class descent race generate latin
• Earth science studies geo greek geology structure composition
• Gloss/glot language tongue latin glossa polyglot speaker glossolalia
• Grad/gress step latin regress move backward revert earlier
• Graph/gram write draw record greek graphology study handwriting
• Grat pleasing latin gratify gratitude thankfulness gratuitous free
• Seriousness grav/griev heavy hamful latin gravity grave requiring
• Greg flock herd latin aggregate collective mass sum
• Women gyn greek misogynist hates gynecology branch medicine
• Sun helio greek heliocentric center heliolatry worship heliotaxis
• Blood hemo greek hemorrhage heavy bleeding hemoglobin respiratory
• Herb herbal plants vegetation latin relating herbicide chemical
• Hetero mixed unlike greek heterosexual sexually oriented persons
• Hom/homo/human man humanity latin humane characterized kindness compassion
• Identical uniform homo alike greek homologous similar function
• Water hydr/hydra/hydro greek hydroelectric producing electricity action falling
• Excessively hyper excessive greek hyperbole purposeful exaggeration effect
• Abnormally low hypo beneath lower greek hypothetical based
• Ig/il/im/in/ir causative prefix latin ignominious disgraceful dishonorable impecunious
• Intensive prefix latin incite arouse action incarnate bodily
• Intervene inter mutual latin interpose insert interregnum= interval
• Intra/intro latin intraocular occurring eyeball intravenous vein intramural
• Eject jac/jact/ject throw fling latin reject refuse accept
• Jur/jus/jud swear law judge latin judicious wise sound
• Make choice lect/leg/lig read choose latin legible readable
• Leg law latin legacy gift made illegal prohibited
• Rise lev light latin levity manner attitude levitate
• Words language lexicon lex greek dictionary list lexicography
• Liber free latin liberal tolerant broad-minded generous lavish
• Library books work libretto librar/libr latin place collection
• Letter word liter latin literati scholarly learned persons
• Speech loc/log/loqu word speak talk latin loquacious talkative
• Bright luc/lum/lus light latin lucid clear intelligible translucent
• Lud play game latin allude make indirect reference
• Large macro long greek macrocosm universe macroeconomics study
• Magn great latin magnify enlarge magna cum laude
• Evil mal bad latin malign speak malaise feeling
• Man hand latin emancipate liberate manipulate operate control
• Order court mand latin mandate authoritative instruction mandatory
• Mania excessive disorder characterized enthusiasm marked obsession greek
• Relating sea blue mar/mari latin maritime marine native
• Mother mater/matr latin maternal relating characteristic matron mature
• Voice mega great large greek megaphone device amplify
• Kind meta change time greek metaphor figure speech
• Measures instrument meter/metr greek barometer weather forecasting measuring
• Small area micro greek microbiota microscopic life micrology
• Small min latin diminution lessening reduction diminutive minute
• Mis hatred bad improper wrong greek misconstrue misunderstand
• Miss/mit move send latin transmit place spread remittance
• Mob/mot/mov move latin immobile fixed motionless mobility state
• Mon/monit warn latin monitor maintain continuous observation admonish
• Mono single greek monogamy marriage person time monologue
• Mori/mort death latin moribund dying mortorio sculpture dead
• Form definite morph shape greek morphous amorphous lacking
• State multi latin multipara mother children multifaceted made
• Change mut latin mutative grammar expressing state place
• Birth place nas/nat spring latin nationality state belonging
• Nav ship latin naval relating shipping navigation theory
• Harmful nec/nic/noc/nox kill death harm latin internecine deadly
• Dead bodies necro corpse greek necromancy divination communicating
• Neg latin negate nullify cancel negative indicating opposition
• Word stone neo recent greek neologism expression existing
• Neur nerve greek neurology study nerves brain neurosis=
• Neutral neut/neutr latin belonging side war controversy neutralize
• Night noct/nox latin nocturnal pertaining active equinox times
• Nom/nomen/nym latin greek nominal existing nom de guerre
• Latin nonplussed bewildered nonchalant casual unconcerned licet lawful
• Novice beginner nov latin renovate restore earlier condition
• Count num number latin numismatics coin collecting numeral
• Ob/oc/of/op latin obdurate stubborn occlude shut block obliterate
• Olig greek oligopoly situation sellers action affect price
• Omni latin omnipotent unlimited power omnivorous eating absorbing
• Work working oper latin opera musical opere citato
• Opti/opto eye vision latin optimistic positive side optician
• Ortho straight correct latin orthodox traditional conservative orthopraxy
• Bone os/oss/ost/osteo latin greek osseous bony ossify turn
• Pac peace latin pact treaty pacifist person opposed
• Study past pal/paleo ancient greek paleontology geological eras
• Pan greek panorama broad view comprehensive picture panacea
• Par equality equal latin parable simple story teaches
• Para related alongside greek paradigm model pattern paradisiacal
• Pas/path
• One's father pater/patr latin paternity fatherhood descent father's
• Learning ped child greek pedant uninspired boring academic
• Foot ped/pod greek pediform shaped pedestrian commonplace pedate
• Pel/puls drive urge pulse regular rhythmical beating pulsate
• Completely latin peregrinate wander percutaneous effecting skin permeable
• Place point orbit nearest peri greek periosteal bone
• Act pet seek request assail latin petition superior
• Lover greek phil love fondness preference philanthropist mankind
• Fear phobos greek phobia abnormal irrational situation thing
• Sound phon voice greek microphone instrument waves electric
• Light photosensitive phos/phot greek sensitive radiant energy photograph
• Phys/physio nature greek physiology function living organism physical
• Picture pict paint latin image rendered flat surface
• Plac latin placid calm placate lessen another's anger
• State affairs relating political poli city citizen greek
• Poly greek polyphony symbol sounds polymorphic forms polyglot
• Pon/pos put place latin compose constitute form component
• People popul latin populate supply inhabitants popular reflecting
• Port carry gate latin portage act transporting carrying
• Post person's latin posterity future generations descendants posterior
• Pre earlier latin prenatal birth preclude make advance
• Grasp act prehend/prehens seize latin reprehend censure reprove
• Child prim latin prima facie sight face primapara
• Pro favor latin nata emergency thing born proponent
• Original proto earliest greek protogenic formed beginning prototype
• False pseudo greek pseudonym pen fictitious borrowed pseudopsia
• Mind psych greek psyche psychic perceptive nonmaterial spiritual
• Public information pub latin community people republic political
• Point punct prick latin punctilious strictly attentive small
• Supposed put/putat calculate latin putative repute suppose reputed
• Question investigation quer/ques/quir/quis ask/seek latin query inquest court
• Retract back repeat latin recant statement opinion rebut
• Upright position rect straight latin erect fix erectile
• Rect/reg/regn rule govern latin rector anglican cleric charge
• Retro backward latin retrospect review contemplation past retrograde
• Ridicule laughter rid/ris laugh latin deride mock words
• Rog/rogat latin interrogatory question prerogative special privilege rogatory
• Sacr/sanct sacred holy latin sanctuary haven retreat sanctify
• Sci latin scibile sciolism conceit due wisdom conscientious
• Instrument scop examine observe watch greek scopic visual
• Scrib/scrip write latin ascribe attribute source circumscribe limit
• Se latin secede withdraw membership alliance select pick
• Cut sec/sect/segm latin sectile relating mineral smoothly knife
• Secu/sequ follow latin prosecutor initiates civil criminal court
• Living semi half partly latin semiterrestrial partially land
• Sens/sent feel aware latin sensate perceived senses insensible
• Sunlight sun sol latin solarium room exposed solarize
• Solv/solu free loosen dissolve latin make pass solution
• Sleep one's asleep somn latin somnambulance walking somniloquence
• Argumentation soph wise skillful shrewd greek sophist skilled
• Spec/spect/spic latin specimen representative class sample specter apparition
• Breathing spir breath energy animation latin respiration aspiration
• Stationary state status stas/stat stand place position greek
• Restrict rigorous strict/string tight drawn latin limits stricture
• Sub/suc/suf/sug/sup/sus latin subtle hard detect describe subterfuge trick
• Super/sur latin superior higher rank authority supersede place
• Syl/sym/syn/sys greek syllogism argument conclusion deduced premises synchronous
• Sense touch tact/tang latin contact coming touching tactile
• Distant science transmission tele distance greek telemeter instrument
• Time tempor latin contemporary belonging period temporal related
• Ten/tain hold latin detain delay proceeding pertain relate
• Act tend/tens/tent stretch strive latin tension stretching tight
• Term end limit latin terminal concluding final fatal
• Land terra terr earth latin terraqueous consisting water
• Tertiary color terti latin tertial relating row flight
• God the/thei/theo greek atheist person existence theocracy government
• Treatment therapy therapeutic therap attend treat greek illness
• Heat therm/thermo warm hot greek thermochemistry chemistry thermal
• Instrument slices skin surgical tom/tome/tomy cut section greek
• Top/topo place region greek topography configuration land surface
• Twisting turning tors/tort/torqu twist turn latin retort quick
• Draw difficult tract drag pull latin attract tractor
• Change shape tran/trans latin transcend rise transmute appearance
• Tremble shaking trembling quivering trem/tremu shake latin tremendous
• Turb spinning confusion disturbance greek turbid state turmoil
• Type typical typ/type greek typal relating serving conforming
• Extreme ultra excessive side latin ultrasonic relating acoustic
• Reverse undo remove intensive prefix latin unfeigned feigned
• Single uni latin unique kind universal characterizing affecting
• City urb latin urban related suburb residential area
• Us/ut use/useful latin usage act usurp seize force
• Empty vac/vaca/vacu latin vacate occupants vacuum space matter
• Veh/vect carry latin vehicular relating vehicles vehemently vigorously
• Act ven/vent latin invent produce contrive ingenuity prevention
• Truthfulness true ver/verac/veri latin veritable real genuine verity
• Word verb latin verbatim verbal= proverbial widely referred
• Vers/vert turn change latin versatile adaptable all-purpose reversion
• Road traveling latin media middle viaduct series spans
• Defeat vict/vinc/vanq conquer latin victor adversary victory enemy
• Vid/vis latin video relating televised images visible perceptible
• Characteristics male vir man latin virile adult virulent
• Life vit latin vital characteristic relating vitalize endow
• Living research viv/viva alive lively animated latin survive
• Voc/voke call latin advocate recommend plead equivocal ambiguous
• Vol/voli choice latin voluntary one's free volition act
• Volv/volu roll turn latin evolution changing thing complex
• Animal plants vor/vorac devour greedy latin voracious insatiable
• Foreigners foreign xen/xeno stranger greek xenophobe person afraid
• Animals zo/zoo greek zoology study structure classification zoolatry

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