WordRoots.md

Word Roots

Root

Roots	Meaning
ac, acr, acu	sour; sharp
act, ag	act; drive
aero	high; extreme
adip	fat
aer
aesthet	feeling
(a)estiv	summer
agogue	leader
agon	struggle
agr	field
al	nourish
alg	pain
all	other
alt	high
alter, ali	other
am	love
ambul	walk
ampl	large
andr	man; male
anem	wind
ang	strangle
angi	vessel
angl	angle
anim	breath; mind
ann, enn	year
anth	flower
anthrop	man
apt, ept	fit
aqua	water
arch	begin; rule; chief
argu	make clear
arm	weapons
art	skill; art
aster, astr	star
athl	contest; prize
atm	vapor
audi	hear
aug	increase; make to grow
aur	ear
aur	gold
avi	bird
ball	dance
ban	proclaim; forbid
band	bind
bar, barr	bar
bar	pressure; weight
bas, bat	go
bass	low
bat	beat
bath	deep
bell	beautiful
bell	war
bib	drink
bibli	book
bio	life
blanc	white
blast	bud
brac, brachi	arm
brev	short
bronch	windpipe
burs	bag
cad, cid, cas	fall
cal	heat
calc	lime
camp	field
cand	white; glowing
cant	sing
cap, capit	head
cap, cip, cept, ceive	take
car	car
carbo	coal; charcoal
card	heart
carn	flesh
carp	fruit
cast	throw
cast, chast	pure
caul	stalk
cause, cuse	reason
caust, caut	burn
cav	hollow
cede, ceed, cess	go; yield
cel	heaven; sky
celer	swift
cell	small room; hide
cens	assess
cent	hundred
centr	center
cerebr	brain
cern, cret	separate
cert	sure
chel	claw
chem	chemical
chir, cheir	hand
chlor	green
chol	bile
chondr	gram; cartilage
chor	dance
chrom	color
chron	time
chrys	gold
cide, cise	cut
cinct	bind; gird
circ	circle
cite	call; urge
civi	citizen
claim, clam	cry
clar	clear
claus, close, clud, clus	close
clin, clim	bend; slope
coct	cook
coel	hollow
coen, cen	common
cogn, gnos	know
col	large intestine
col, cult	till
coll	neck
conch	shell
copr	dung
cord	heart
corp	body
cosm	universe; order
count	count
cover	cover
cracy, crat	rule; power
crani	skull
cre, cresc	make; grow
cred	believe
cri	judge
crim	crime
cruc	cross
cry	cold
crypt	hidden
cryst	crystal
culp	blame; guilt
cumb, cub	lie (down)
cur, course	run
cur, cure	take care
curv	curved
cuss	strike; shake
cycl	circle
cyst	bladder
cyt	cell
dactyl	finger
damn	damage
deb	owe
dei, div	god
dem	people
dendr	tree
dent	tooth
derm	skin
dextr	right, skillful
dic	proclaim
dict	say
dign	worthy
divid	divide
doc	teach
dog, dox	opinion; praise
dol	grieve; feel pain
dom	house
dom, domin	rule
don, dat	give
dorm	sleep
dors	back
draw	draw
dress	direct; straighten
drom	run; course
duce, duct	lead
dur	hard; last
dyn, dynam	power
eco, oec	house
ed	eat
ego	I; self
electr	electric
empt	take, buy
enter	intestine
equ	equal
erg, urg	work
err	wander; err
erythr	red
ess	be
ethn	race
ev	age
fa, fess	speak
fac	face
fac, fact, fect, fic	make; do
fall, fals	deceive
fare	go
febr	fever
fend	strike
fer	carry; bear
ferr	iron
ferv	boil
fest	festival
fibr	fiber
fict, fig	form; shape
fid	trust
fil	thread
fili	son
fin	end; limit
firm	firm
fix	fasten
fla	blow
flam, flagr	flame; burn
flav	yellow
flect, flex	bend
flict	strike
flor	flower
flu, flux	flow
foli	leaf
form	form
fort	strong
fract, frag	break
franc	free
frater	brother
front	forehead
fug	flee
fum	smoke
fund, found	base
fuse	pour
gam	marriage
gastr	stomach
ge	earth
gen	produce; race
ger	old
germ	bud; seed
gest, ger	carry
glob	ball
gnath	jaw
gon	angle
gorg, gurg	throat
grad, gress	walk
gram, graph	write
grand	great
grat	please
grav	heavy
greg	collect; flock
gyn	woman
gyr	circle
hab	have
hagi	holy
hal	breathe
hal	salt
hap	luck
heli	sun
helic	spiral
hem	blood
hepat	liver
her	heir
herb	grass
here, hes	stick
hibern	winter
hist	tissue
horr	tremble
hum	man
hum	ground
hyal	glass
hydr	water
hyet	rain
hygr	wet
hypno	sleep
hyps	high
hyster	womb
icon	image
ident	the same
ideo	idea
idio	personal; distinct
idol	image
ign	fire
insul	island
it	go
ject, jac	throw
join, junct, jug	join
journ	day
jud	judge
jur	swear
just	law; right
juven, jun	young
lab, lep	take; seize
labor	work
lact	milk
laps	slip; glide
laryng	windpipe
lat	bring; bear
lat	wide
later	side
latry	worship
lav, lu	wash
lax	loosen
lect, leg, lig	choose; gather; read
leg	law
leg	send
leuc, leuk	white
lev	raise; light
levo	left
liber	free
liber, libr	balance; weigh
libr	book
lic	be permitted
lig	bind
lim, Iimin	threshold
lin	line; flax
lingu	tongue; language
linqu, lict, lip	leave
lip	fat
liqu	fluid
liter	letter
lith	stone
loc	place
log, loqu, locut	speak
logy	study of
long	long
lope	run
luc, lust	light
lud, lus	play
lumin	light
lys, lyt	loosen
magn	great
magnes, magnet	magnesia; magnet
man	stay
man, manu	hand
mand	order; entrust
mania	madness
mar, mari	sea
mark	mark; boundary
matr	mother
meas, mens	measure
mechan	machine
med	heal
medi	middle
melan	black
mell	honey
memor	remember
men, mens	month
ment	mind
mer	part
merc	trade; reward
merg, mers	sink; dip
meter, metr	measure
migr	remove; wander
milit	soldier; fight
min	jut; project
min	small
minister	serve
mir	wonder; behold
misc, mix	mix
mit, miss, mis	send; let go
mod	manner
mon	advise; remind
monstr	show
mor	custom
morph	form
mort	death
mount	mountain; ascend
mov, mot, mob	move
mun	service
mur	wall
mut	change
my	muscle
myc	fungus
myel	marrow
myst	mystery
narc	numbness
nas, nar	nose
nat, nasc	be born
nau, nav	ship
necro	death; dead
nect	bind
neg	deny
nerv, neur	nerve
neutr	neither
nihil	nothing
nitr	niter
noc	harm
noct	night
nom	law
nom, nomin	name
norm	rule; norm
not	mark
nounce, nunci	report
nov	new
nucle	nut
nul	nothing
numer	number; count
nutri	nourish
ocul	eye
od, hod	way
od, ol	smell
od	song
onym	name
oo, ov	egg
oper	work
ophthalm	eye
opt	eye; sight
opt	choose
optim	best
ora	speak; pray
ordin	order
ori	rise; begin
orn	decorate
oscill	swing
oss, oste	bone
oxy	sharp; acid
pac	peace
pact	agree; fasten
pan	bread
par	appear
par	bear
par	equal
par	prepare
part	part
pass	pass
pat, pass	suffer
path	feeling; suffering; disease
patr	father
ped	child
ped	foot
ped	ground
pel, puls	drive
pen, pun	punish
pend, pens, pond	hang; weigh; pay
pept, peps	digest
per	try
pet, petit	seek
petr	rock
phag	eat
phan	appear; show
pharmac	drug
pharyng	throat
phe , phas	speak
phil	love
phobia	fear
phon	sound
photo	light
phren	mind
phyl	race
phyll	leaf
physi	nature
phyt	plant
pict	paint
pil	hair
plac	please
plagi	oblique
plain	beat the breast
plan	flat
plant	plant
plas	form
plaud	strike; clap
ple, plei	more
plen, plet	fill; full
plex, plic, ply	fold
plore	cry
plus, plur	more
pneum, pneumon	breathe; lung
pod, pus	foot
pol	axis
polis, polit	city; government
popul	people
port	carry
port	gate; harbor
pos, pon	place; put
pot, poss	be able; power
pot, pos	drink
prec	pray
preci	price
pred	prey; plunder
prehend, pris	seize
press	press
prim, prin	first
priv	individual; deprive
prob	test
propr	one's own
prox, proach	near
psych	soul; mind
pto	fall
pud	be ashamed
pugn	fight
pung, punct	prick
pur	pure
purg	purify
pute	think; prune
pyr	fire
quer	complain
quer, quest, quir, quisit	seek; ask
qui	quiet; rest
quit	free; release
radi	ray
radic	root
rap	snatch
ras, rad	scrape
rat	reckon; reason
rect	right; straight
reg	king, rule
ren	kidney
rept	creep
rhin	nose
rhiz	root
rid, ris	laugh
rip, riv	stream; bank
rob	strong
rode, ros	gnaw
rog	ask
roll, rol	roll
rot	wheel; turn
rrhea	flow
rud	crude
rupt	break
rur, rus	country
sacr, sanct	sacred
sal	salt
sal, sil, sult	leap
salut, san	health
sanguin	blood
sap	be wise; taste
sat	enough
scal	ladder
scend	climb
schiz	split
sci	know
scler	hard
scop	look
scrib, script	write
scut	shield
sect	cut
sed, sid, sess	sit
semin	seed
sen	old
sens, sent	feel
sequ, secut, sue	follow
sert	join; put
serv	serve; keep
sign	mark
simil, simul, sembl	like; same
sinu	curve
sist	stand
smith	worker
soci	companion; join
sol	alone
sol	sun
solid	solid
solv, solut	loosen
somn	sleep
son	sound
soph	wise; wisdom
sort	kind
spec, spect, spic	see; look
sper	hope
spers	scatter
spher	ball
spir	breathe
splend	shine
spond, spons	promise
st(a), stit, stitu(t)	stand; set up
stall	place
stell	star
steno	narrow
stereo	solid
stig, sting, stinct	prick
still	drop
stom	mouth
ston	slone
strat	army
strat	spread
string, strict	draw tight
stroph	turn
stru, struct	build
suade, suas	advise
sume, sumpt	take
summ	sum, highest
sur	sure, secure
surge	rise
tac	silent
tail	cut
tang, tact	touch
tax, tact	arrange
techn	art; skill
tect	builder
tect, teg	cover
temper	mix properly
tempor	time
tempt	try
ten, tin, tain	hold; keep
tend, tens, tent	stretch
tenu	thin
terg	back
term	end; limit
terr	earth
terr	frighten
test	witness
text	weave
the(o)	god
therap	cure
therm	heat
thes, thet	place; put
tim	fear
tom	cut
ton	tone
ton	thunder
top	place
tor, tort	twist
tour	turn
tox	poison
tract	draw
tribut	pay; bestow
trich	hair
trit	rub
trop	turn
troph	nourish
trud, trus	thrust; push
tuber	swelling
tum	swell
turb	disturb
typh	fever
ultim	last
umbr	shadow
und	wave
ur	tail
ur	urine
urb	city
us, ut	use
vac, van, void	empty
vade, vas	go
vag	wander
val, vail	strong; worth
var(i)	diverse; change
vas	vessel
veh, vect	carry
veloc	fast
velop	wrap
ven, vent	come
venge	avenge
vent	wind
ver	true
verb	word
verg	incline
verm	worm
vers, vert	turn
vest	clothe; garment
vi, via, voy	way
vic, vice	substitution
vict, vinc	conquer
vid, vis	see
vig, veg	lively
vit	life
viv	live
voc, voke	voice; call
vol	fly
vol	will
volve, volut	roll
vor	eat
vulcan	Vulcan
vulg	common people
vulse	pluck
war	aware
wright	worker
xen	foreign
xer	dry
xyl	wood
zo	animal
zyg	yoke
zym	leaven

Prefix

Prefix	Meaning
a-	in; on
a-	intensive
a-, an-	not; without
ab-	from; away from; off
ad-	at; for; to
al-	all
ambi-	about; around; on both sides
amphi-	around; on both sides
ana-	up; back; again
ante-	before（与 post- 相反）
anti-	gainst; opposite to（与 pro- 相反）
apo-	from; away; off
auto-	self
be-	make
be-	cover with
be-	upon
be-	by
be-	intensive
bene-	well; good（与 male- 相反）
bi-	double; two
by-	secondary; beside
caco-	bad
cata-	down; downwards; fully
circum-	around; round about
cis-	on this side
com-	together; with; wholly
contra-	against
de-	down; downward
de-	apart; away; from
deca-	ten
demi-	half
di-, diplo-	double; twice
dia-	across; between; through
dicho-	in two
dis-	apart; away; not
duo-	double; two
dys-	bad
e-
ecto-	outside
en-	at; in; into; near; on
endo-	within
ennea-	nine
ento-	within
eo-	dawn
epi-	ainong; besides; to; upon
eso-	within
eu-	well
eury-	wide
ex-	fully; out of
exo-	outside
extra-	beyond
for-	away from
fore-	before
forth-	towards
hecto-	hundred
hemi-	half
hendeca-	eleven
hepta-	seven
hetero-	other; different
hexa-	six
holo-	whole
homo-	same（与 hetero- 相反）
homo-	human
hyper-	above; beyond
hypo-	under（与 hyper- 相反）
in-	in; into; on
in-	negative; not
infra-	below
inter-	between; among
intra-, intro-	inward; within（与 extra- 相反）
iso-	equal
kilo-	thousand
macro-	large; long
mal(e)-	badly; ill（与 bene- 相反）
mega-	large; million
meso-	middle
meta-	after; among; with
micro-	small
milli-	thousand; thousandth
mis-	bad(ly); ill; wrong(ly)
miso-	hate
mono-	alone; single; sole
mult(i)-	many; much
myria-	countless; ten thousand
nano-	dwarf
ne-	negative; not
neo-	new
non-	not
novem-, non-	nine
ob-	at; against; before; near; over; towards
octa-	eight
oligo-	few
omni-	all
ortho-	straight; right
out-	beyond; out
over-	above; across; beyond
paleo-	old
pan(to)-	all
para-	against; beside; beyond; contrary
pen-	almost
penta-	five
per-	away; thoroughly; through
peri-	around; round about
poly-	many
post-	after; behind（与 ante- 相反）
pre-	before
pro-	before; for; forth; forward
prot(o)-	first
pseudo-	false
quadr-, quart-	four
quasi-	as if
quinqu-, quint-	five
re-	again, back
retro-	backward
se-	apart; away
semi-	half
sept-	seven
sesqui-	one-and-one-half
sex-	six
step-	orphaned
sub-	under
super-	above; over
syn-	with; together
tele-	far off
ter-	three
tetra-	four
trans-	beyond; across; over
tri-	three; threefold
twi-	two
ultra-	beyond
un-	not
un-	the reversal of an action
under-	beneath; under
uni-	one
up-	up; aloft
with-	against; back

Suffix

Prefix	Meaning