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Cap
Origin: Latin
Meaning: Head
Example: Captain, Decapitate
Anti
Origin: Greek
Meaning: Against, Opposite
Example: Antivirus, Antisocial
Auto
Origin: Greek
Meaning: Self
Example: Autograph, Automatically
Bio
Origin: Greek
Meaning: Life
Example: Biology, Biography
logy
Origin: Greek
Meaning: Study of
Example: Technology, Biology
man
Origin: Latin
Meaning: Hand
Example: Manipulate, Manage
meter
Origin: Greek
Meaning: Measure
Example: Thermometer, Centimeter
multi
Origin: Latin
Meaning: Many, much
Example: Multimillionaire, Multicolored
clud/clus
Origin: Latin
Meaning: Shut
Examples: Exclude, Exclusive
fac/fact
Origin: Latin
Meaning: Do, make
Examples: Artifact, Factory
fer
Origin: Latin
Meaning: Bear, carry
Examples: Transfer, Prefer
fore
Origin: Old English
Meaning: Before, earlier
Examples: Forecast, Forehead
scrib/script
Origin: Latin
Meaning: To write
Examples: Scribble, Describe
Spec
Origin: Latin
Meaning: To look
Examples: Especially, Special
tend/tens
Origin: Latin
Meaning: To stretch, To strain
Examples: Extend, Attend