Greek and Latin Root Words Part 2 Flashcards
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Latin; great, large
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magn-? English examples: magnanimous, magnificent, magnitude
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Latin; greater
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maj-? English examples: majesty, majority, majuscule
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Latin; bad, wretched
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mal-? English examples: malfeasance, malicious, malignancy, malodorous
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Latin; breast
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mamm-? English examples: mammal, mammary gland
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Latin; flow
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man-? English examples: emanate, emanationism, immanant, immanation
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Latin; stay
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man-? English examples: immanence, immanent, manse, permanence, permanent, remanence, remanent
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Latin; order
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mand-? English examples: mandate, remand
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Greek; mental illness
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mania? English examples: kleptomania, maniac
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Latin; hand
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manu-? English examples: manual, manuscript, manufacture
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Latin; sea
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mar-? English examples: marine, maritime
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Latin; mother
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mater-, matr-? English examples: maternity, matriarch, matrix
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Latin; greatest
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maxim-? English examples: maximum
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Latin; middle
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medi-, -midi-? English examples: median, medieval
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Greek; great, large
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meg-? English examples: megaphone
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Greek; less
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mei-? English examples: meiosis
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Greek; black, dark
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melan-? English examples: Melanesia, melanoma
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Latin; better
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melior-? English examples: amelioration
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Latin; honey
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mell-? English examples: mellifluous
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Latin; remember
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memor-? English examples: memorial
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Greek; membrane
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mening-? English examples: meningitis
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Greek; month
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men-? English examples: menopause
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Latin; monthly
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menstru-? English examples: menstrual, menstruation
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Latin; measure
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mensur-? English examples: commensurate
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Latin; mind
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ment-? English examples: demented, mentality
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Greek; part
mer-? English examples: polymer
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Latin; reward, wages, hire
merc-? English examples: mercantile, mercenary, merchant
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Latin; dip, plunge
merg-, mers-? English examples: emerge, immersion
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Greek; middle
mes-? English examples: mesolithic, mesozoic
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Greek; measure
meter-, metr-? English examples: metric, thermometer
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Greek; above, among, beyond
meta-? English examples: metaphor, metaphysics
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Latin; grain
mic-? English examples: micelle
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Greek; small
micr-? English examples: microphone, microscope
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Latin; wander
migr-? English examples: emigrant, migrate
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Latin; soldier
milit-? English examples: military, militia
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Latin; thousand
mill-? English examples: millennium, million
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Latin; thousand each
millen-? English examples: millenary
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Greek; repeat
mim-? English examples: mime, mimic
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Latin; jut
min-? English examples: prominent
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Latin; less, smaller
min-? English examples: minority, minuscule, minutiae
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Latin; wonder, amazement
mir-? English examples: admire, miracle, mirror
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Greek; hate
mis-? English examples: misandry, misogyny
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Latin; mix
misce-, mixt-? English examples: miscellaneous, mixture
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Greek; thread
mit-? English examples: mitochondrion, mitosis
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Latin; send
mitt-, miss-? English examples: intermittent, missionary, transmission
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Greek; memory
mne-? English examples: amnesia, mnemonic
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Latin; grind
mol-? English examples: molar
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Latin; soft
moll-? English examples: emollient, mollify
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Greek; one
mon-? English examples: monism, monolith, monotone
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Latin; string of beads
monil-? English examples: Moniliformida
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Latin; mountain
mont-? English examples: Montana
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Latin; bite
mord-? English examples: mordacious, morsel, remorse
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Greek; form, shape
morph-? English examples: anthropomorphism, morpheme, morphology
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Latin; death
mort-? English examples: immortal, mortality, mortuary
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Latin; move, motion
mov-, mot-? English examples: mobile, momentum, motor, move
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Latin; milk
mulg-, muls-? English examples: emulsion
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Latin; many, much
mult-? English examples: multiple, multiplex, multitude
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Latin; wall
mur-? English examples: immured, mural
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Latin; thief
mus-? English examples: mouse
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Latin; fly
musc-? English examples: Muscicapidae, Muscidae
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Latin; change
mut-? English examples: mutation
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Greek; mouse
my-? English examples: musophobia
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Greek; countless, ten thousand
myri-? English examples: myriad, myriapod
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Greek; ant
myrmec-? English examples: myrmecoid, Myrmidons
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Greek; story
myth-? English examples: mythic, mythology
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Greek; slime
myx-? English examples: Myxini
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Greek; suck
myz-? English examples: Myzopoda
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Latin; nostril
nar-? English examples: naris
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Greek; numb
narc-? English examples: narcosis, narcotic
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Latin; tell
narr-? English examples: narrative
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Latin; nose
nas-? English examples: nasal
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Latin; born
nasc-, nat-? English examples: nascent, native
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Greek; ship
naut-? English examples: Argonaut, astronaut
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Latin; ship
nav-? English examples: naval
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Greek; new
ne-? English examples: neologism
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Greek; dead
necr-? English examples: necrophobia
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Greek; swimming
nect-? English examples: nectopod
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Latin; join, tie
nect-, nex-? English examples: connect, nexus
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Latin; say no
neg-? English examples: negative
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Greek; hair
nema-? English examples: nematode
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Latin; grove, woods
nemor-? English examples: nemoral
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Greek; kidney
nephr-? English examples: nephritis
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Greek; island
nes-? English examples: Polynesia
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Greek; nerve
neur-? English examples: neurology, neurosurgeon
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Latin; wink
nict-? English examples: nictation
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Latin; black
nigr-? English examples: denigrate
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Latin; nothing
nihil-? English examples: annihilation
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Latin; night
noct-? English examples: noctambulist, nocturnal
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Latin; knot
nod-? English examples: node, nodule
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Greek; arrangement, law
nom-? English examples: autonomous, taxonomy
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Greek; those who let pasture herds
nomad-? English examples: nomadic
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Latin; name
nomin-? English examples: nomination
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Latin; not
non-? English examples: none
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Latin; ninth
non-? English examples: nonary
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Latin; ninety each
nonagen-? English examples: nonagenary
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Latin; ninetieth
nonagesim-? English examples: nonagesimal
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Latin; letter, note, paper
not-? English examples: annotation, notable
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Greek; spurious
noth-? English examples: nothogenus
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Greek; back, south
noto-? English examples: notochord
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Latin; nine
nov-? English examples: November, novennial
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Latin; new
nov-? English examples: innovation, nova
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Latin; nine each
noven-? English examples: novenary
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Latin; nineteen
novendec-? English examples:
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Latin; harmful
nox-, noc-? English examples: noxious
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Latin; nod
nu-? English examples: innuendo
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Latin; to marry, to wed
nub-? English examples: connubial, nubile
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Latin; nut
nuc-? English examples: nucleus
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Latin; back of neck
nuch-? English examples: nuchal cord
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Latin; naked
nud-? English examples: denude, nudity
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Latin; none
null-? English examples: nullify
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Latin; number
numer-? English examples: numeral
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Latin; announce
nunci-? English examples: pronunciation
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Latin; pertaining to marriage
nupti-? English examples: nuptial
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Latin; nourish
nutri-? English examples: nutrient
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Latin; against
ob-, o-, oc-, of-, og-, op-, os-? English examples: obstinate, obstreperous, occur, offend, omit, oppose, ostentatious
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Greek; eight
oct-? English examples: octagon, octahedron, octode
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Latin; eight
oct-? English examples: octangular, octennial, octovir
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Latin; eighth
octav-? English examples: octaval
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Latin; eighty each
octogen-? English examples: octogenary
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Latin; eightieth
octogesim-? English examples: octogesimal
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Latin; eight each
octon-? English examples: octonary
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Latin; eye
ocul-? English examples: ocular, oculus, ullage
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Greek; path, way
od-? English examples: anode, diode, odometer, pentode, tetrode, triode
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Latin; hate
od-? English examples: odious
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Greek; tooth
odont-? English examples: odontology
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Latin; fragrant
odor-? English examples: odorous
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Greek; house
oeco-? English examples: ecology
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Greek; swollen
oed-? English examples: oedema
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Greek; wine
oen-? English examples: oenology
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Greek; gullet
oesophag-? English examples: oesophagus
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Greek; eighth
ogdo-? English examples: ogdoad
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Greek; like
#NAME?
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Latin; oil
ole-? English examples: oleosity
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Latin; from Greek; skull of elbow
olecran-? English examples: olecranon
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Greek; few
olig-? English examples: oligarchy
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Latin; olive
oliv-? English examples: olivaceous, olivary, olivette
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Greek; cancer
#NAME?
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Latin; paunch
omas-? English examples: omasum
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Latin; fat skin
oment-? English examples: omental
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Latin; creepy
omin-? English examples: abominable, ominous
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Greek; eye
omm-? English examples: ommatidium
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Latin; all
omni-? English examples: omnipotence, omnivore
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Greek; shoulder
omo-? English examples: omohyoid
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Greek; navel
omphal-? English examples: omphalectomy
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Latin; burden
oner-? English examples: exonerate, onerous
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Greek; name
onom-? English examples: onomatopoeia
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Greek; existing
ont-? English examples: ontogeny, ontology
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Greek; name
#NAME?
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Greek; egg
oo-? English examples: oocyte
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Latin; shady
opac-? English examples: opacity
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Latin; work
oper-? English examples: inoperable, opera
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Latin; little cover
opercul-? English examples:
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Greek; snake
ophi-? English examples: ophiophagy
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Greek; eye
ophthalm-? English examples: ophthalmology
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Greek; behind
opisth-? English examples: opisthosoma, opsimath
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Greek; either
opoter-? English examples:
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Greek; eye
opt-? English examples: optical
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Latin; choose
opt-? English examples: adopt, optional
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Latin; best
optim-? English examples: optimum
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Latin; mouth
or-? English examples: oral, orator
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Latin; circle
orb-? English examples: orbit
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Greek; testicle
orch-? English examples: orchid
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Latin; order
ordin-? English examples: ordinal, ordinary
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Greek; organ, instrument, tool
organ-? English examples: organism
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Latin; eastern
ori-, ort-? English examples: orient
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Latin; decorate
orn-? English examples: adorn, ornament, ornate
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Greek; bird
ornith-? English examples: ornithology
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Greek; straight
orth-? English examples: orthodontist, orthodoxy, orthosis
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Latin; swing
oscill-? English examples: oscillation
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Latin; bone
oss-? English examples: ossification
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Greek; bone
osteo-? English examples: osteoporosis
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Latin; entrance
osti-? English examples: ostiole
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Greek; shell
ostrac-? English examples: ostracism
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Greek; ear
ot-? English examples: otology
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Latin; egg
ov-? English examples: oval, ovary, ovule
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Latin; sheep
ovi-? English examples: ovine
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Greek; sharp, pointed
oxy-? English examples: oxygen, oxymoron
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Latin; peace
pac-? English examples: pacifism
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Greek; thick
pach-? English examples: pachydermata, Pachypodium
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Greek; child
paed-? English examples: paediatric
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Latin; page
pagin-? English examples: pagination
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Latin; stake
pal-? English examples: impalement, pale
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Greek; ancient, old
palae-, pale-? English examples: paleontology
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Greek; back
palin-? English examples: palindrome
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Latin; be pale
pall-? English examples: pallid, pallor
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Latin; mantle
palli-? English examples: pallium
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Latin; palm
palm-? English examples: palmate
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Latin; in marshes
palustr-? English examples: palustral
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Greek; all
pan-, pam-? English examples: pandemic
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Latin; spread
pand-, pans-? English examples: expand, expansion
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Greek; beside, near
par(a)-? English examples: parallel, parameter
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Latin; wall
pariet-? English examples: parietal
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Latin; part
part-? English examples: bipartite, partition
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Greek; maiden
parthen-? English examples: Parthenon, parthenogenesis
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Latin; little
parv-? English examples: parvovirus
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Latin; feed
pasc-, past-? English examples: pasture, repast
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Latin; pace, step
pass-? English examples:
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Latin; sparrow
passer-? English examples: passeriform, passerine
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Latin; be open
pat-? English examples: patent
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Greek; feel, hurt
path-? English examples: pathetic, pathology
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Latin; suffer, feel, endure, permit
pati-, pass-? English examples: passive, patience
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Greek; father
patr-? English examples: patriarch
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Latin; father
patr-? English examples: patrilocal
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Latin; few
pauc-? English examples: paucal, pauciloquent, paucity
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Latin;
pav-? English examples: pavement
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Latin; sin
pecc-? English examples: impeccable
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Greek; fixed
pect-? English examples: pectic, pectin
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Latin; chest
pector-? English examples: pectoral
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Latin; money
pecun-? English examples: pecuniary
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Greek; child
ped-? English examples: pedagogy
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Latin; foot
ped-? English examples: pedal, quadruped
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Latin; worse
pejor-? English examples: pejorative
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Latin; drive
pell-, puls-? English examples: propellent, propulsor, repellent
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Latin; almost
pen-? English examples: peninsula, penultimate, penumbra
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Latin; hang
pend-, pens-? English examples: suspend
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Latin; feather
penn-, pinn-? English examples: pennate, pinnate
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Greek; five
pent-? English examples: pentagon, pentode, pentagrid
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Greek; fiftieth
pentecost-? English examples: pentecostalism
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Greek; to digest
pept-? English examples: peptic, peptide
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Latin; thoroughly, through
per-? English examples: perfection, permeate, persistence, pervade
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Greek; across, beyond
peran-? English examples:
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Greek; around
peri-? English examples: perimeter, peripheral, periscope
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Greek; peach
persic-? English examples:
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Latin; worst
pessim-? English examples: pessimal
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Latin; strive towards
pet-? English examples: appetite, competition
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Greek; rock
petr-? English examples: petroglyph
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Greek; dark
phae-? English examples: phaeomelanin
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Greek; eat
phag-? English examples: sarcophagus
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Greek; close formation of troops, finger bones
phalang-? English examples: phalanges
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Greek; having a patch of white
phalar-? English examples: phalarope
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Greek; drug, medicine
pharmac-? English examples: pharmacy
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Greek; visible
phaner-? English examples: phanerozoic
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Greek; bear, carry
pher-? English examples: pheromone
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Greek; love, friendship
phil-, -phile? English examples: hydrophile, philosophy
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Greek; heat
phleg-? English examples: phlegm, phlegmatics
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Greek; tree bark
phloe-? English examples: phlobaphene, phloem
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Greek; fear
phob-? English examples: hydrophobia
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Greek; sound
phon-? English examples: homophone, microphone, phonograph
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Greek; carry, bear
phor-? English examples: metaphor
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Greek; light
phos-, phot-? English examples: phosphor, photograph
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Greek; fence
phragm-? English examples: diaphragm
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Greek; diaphragm, mind
phren-? English examples: phrenetic, schizophrenia
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Greek; toad, toad-like
phryn-? English examples: Phrynobatrachus
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Greek; tribe
phyl-? English examples: phylogenetics, phylum
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Greek; leaf
phyll-? English examples: chlorophyll, phyllotaxis
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Greek; nature
phys-? English examples: physics
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Greek; bladder
physalid-? English examples: physalis
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Greek; plant
phyt-? English examples: neophyte, phytoplankton
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Latin; pitch
pic-? English examples:
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Latin; hair
pil-? English examples: depilatory, epilator
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Greek; drink
pin-? English examples: pinocytosis
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Latin; pine
pin-? English examples: pineal gland
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Latin; paint
ping-, pict-? English examples: depiction, picture
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Latin; fat
pingu-? English examples: Pinguicula
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Latin; pear
pir-? English examples: piriformis muscle
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Latin; fish
pisc-? English examples: Pisces, piscivore
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Greek; pea
pis-? English examples:
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Greek; plate, tablet
plac-? English examples:
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Latin; calm
plac-? English examples: placate, placid
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Latin; please
plac-, -plic-? English examples: placebo
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Greek; oblique
plagi-? English examples: plagioclase
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Latin; flat
plan-? English examples: explanation, planar, plane
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Latin;
plang-, planct-? English examples: plangent
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Greek; mould
plas-? English examples: plasma, plastic
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Greek; flat, broad
platy-? English examples: platypus
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Latin; approve, clap
plaud-, -plod-, plaus-, -plos-? English examples: applaud, applause, explosion, implode, plaudits, plausible
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Latin; fill
ple-, plet-? English examples: complement, suppletion
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Latin; people
pleb-? English examples: plebian, plebs
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Greek; interwoven
plec-? English examples: plectics, symplectomorphism
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Latin; plait
plect-, plex-? English examples: perplex
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Latin; full
plen-? English examples: plenary
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Greek; near
plesi-? English examples:
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Greek; full
pleth-? English examples: plethora
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Greek; side
pleur-? English examples:
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Latin; fold
plic-? English examples: duplication, replicate
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Greek; brick
plinth-? English examples:
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Latin; rain
plu-? English examples:
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Latin; feather
plum-? English examples: plumage, plumate
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Latin; lead
plumb-? English examples: plumber
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Latin; more
plur-? English examples: plural
280
Latin; most
plurim-? English examples:
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Latin; more
plus-? English examples: surplus
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Greek; wealth
plut-? English examples: plutocracy
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Latin; rain
pluvi-? English examples: pluvial
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Greek; air, lung
pneu-? English examples: pneumatic
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Greek; foot
pod-? English examples: podiatry, tripod
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Greek; beard
pogon-? English examples: pogonotrophy
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Greek; make
poie-? English examples: poiesis
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Greek; pole
pol-? English examples: dipole, polar
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Greek; city
pole-, poli-? English examples: metropolis, politics
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Greek; war
polem-? English examples: polemic
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Greek; grey
poli-? English examples: poliomyelitis
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Latin; thumb
pollic-? English examples: pollicate
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Latin; fine flour
pollin-? English examples: pollination
294
Greek; many
poly-? English examples: polygon
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Latin; put
pon-, posit-? English examples: component, position, postpone
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Latin; weight
ponder-? English examples: preponderance
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Latin; bridge
pont-? English examples: pontoon
298
Latin; people
popul-? English examples: population
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Greek; passage
por-? English examples: pore, porosity
300
Latin; pig
porc-? English examples: porcine, pork
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Greek; purple
porphyr-? English examples: porphyrin
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Latin; gate
port-? English examples: portal
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Latin; carry
port-? English examples: export, transportation, portable
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Latin; after, behind
post-? English examples: posterior, postscript
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Latin; drink
pot-? English examples: potable
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Greek; river
potam-? English examples: hippopotamus, Mesopotamia
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Greek; leek-green
prasin-? English examples: prasinous
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Latin; meadow
prat-? English examples:
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Latin; crooked
prav-? English examples: depravity
310
Latin; before
pre-? English examples: previous
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Latin; pray
prec-? English examples: deprecation
312
Latin; prey
pred-? English examples: predator
313
Latin; grasp
prehend-, prend-, prehens-? English examples: comprehend
314
Latin; press
prem-, -prim-, press-? English examples: pressure
315
Greek; old
presby-? English examples: Presbyterianism
316
Latin; past
preter-? English examples: preterite, pretermission
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Latin; price
preti-? English examples:
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Latin; first
prim-? English examples: primary, primeval, primitive
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Latin; former
prior-? English examples: priority
320
Latin; separate
priv(i)-? English examples: deprivation, privilege
321
Greek; before, in front of
pro-? English examples: prologue, prostate
322
Latin; for, forward
pro-? English examples: procrastinate, propulsion
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Latin; worthy, good
prob-? English examples: probation
324
Greek; anus
proct-? English examples: proctology
325
Latin; one's own, ownership
propri-? English examples: appropriate, property, propriety
326
Greek; forward
pros-? English examples: prosenchyma, prosthesis
327
Greek; first
prot-? English examples: protoplasm
328
Latin; nearest
proxim-? English examples: approximate, proximity
329
Latin; plum
prun-? English examples: prune
330
Greek; sand
psamm-? English examples: psammite, psammophyte, psammosere, psammous
331
Greek; false
pseud-? English examples: pseudonym
332
Greek; bare
psil-? English examples: epsilon
333
Greek; mind
psych-? English examples: psycho, psychology
334
Greek; cold
psychr-? English examples: psychrometer
335
Greek; wing, fern
pter-? English examples: helicopter, pterodactyl
336
Greek; fall
pto-? English examples: ptosis
337
Greek; saliva
ptyal-? English examples:
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Greek; fold, layer
ptych-? English examples: triptych
339
Latin; sexually mature
pub-? English examples: pubescent, pubic
340
Latin; shame
pude-? English examples: impudent, pudendum
341
Latin; fight
pugn-? English examples: pugnacious, repugnant
342
Latin; beautiful
pulchr-? English examples: pulchritude
343
Latin; lung
pulmon-? English examples: pulmonary
344
Latin; dust
pulver-? English examples: pulverize
345
Latin; prick
pung-, punct-? English examples: puncture, pungent
346
Latin; punish
puni-? English examples: impunity, punitive
347
Latin; doll
pup-? English examples: pupa, puppet
348
Latin; pure
pur-? English examples: impurity, purify
349
Latin; cleanse
purg-? English examples: expurgate, purgatory, purge
350
Latin; purple
purpur-? English examples:
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Latin; prune, reckon
put-? English examples: compute, putative
352
Greek; rump
pyg-? English examples: pygostyle, callipygian
353
Greek; gate
pyl-? English examples: pylon
354
Greek; heat, fire
pyr-? English examples: pyrolysis
355
Latin; four
quadr-? English examples: quadrangle, quadrillion
356
Latin; forty each
quadragen-? English examples: quadragenary
357
Latin; fortieth
quadragesim-? English examples: quadragesimal
358
Latin; fourth
quart-? English examples: quartary, quartile
359
Latin; as if
quasi-? English examples: quasar
360
Latin; four each
quatern-? English examples: quaternary, quaternion
361
Latin; shake
quati-, quass-? English examples:
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Latin; search, seek
quer-, -quir-, quesit-, -quisit-? English examples: Inquisition, query
363
Latin; rest
qui-? English examples: quiet, requiem
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Latin; five each
quin-? English examples: quinary
365
Latin; fifteenth
quindecim-? English examples: quindecimal
366
Latin; fifteen each
quinden-? English examples: quindenary
367
Latin; five
quinque-? English examples: quinquennium
368
Latin; fifth
quint-? English examples: quintary, quintile
369
Latin; how many, how great
quot-? English examples: quota, quotient
370
Latin; scrape, shave
rad-, ras-? English examples: abrade, abrasion, erasure
371
Latin; beam, spoke
radi-? English examples: radiance, radiation
372
Latin; root
radic-? English examples: eradicate, radical
373
Latin; branch
ram-? English examples: ramification, ramose
374
Latin; frog
ran-? English examples: Rana
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Latin; rancidness, grudge, bitterness
ranc-? English examples: rancid, rancor
376
Latin; turnip
rap-? English examples: rapeseed
377
Greek; seam
raph-? English examples:
378
Latin; rare
rar-? English examples: rarity
379
Latin; harsh, hoarse
rauc-? English examples: raucous
380
Latin; again, back
re-, red-? English examples: recede, redact
381
Latin; straight
reg-, -rig-, rect-? English examples: dirigible, erect, erection, rectum
382
Latin; oar
rem-? English examples: bireme, trireme
383
Latin; kidney
ren-? English examples: renal
384
Latin; crawl, creep
rep-, rept-? English examples: reptile
385
Latin; net
ret-? English examples: reticle, retina
386
Latin; backward, behind
retro-? English examples: retrograde, retrospective, retrovirus
387
Greek; rod
rhabd-? English examples: rhabdoid, rhabdom
388
Greek; spine
rhach-, rach-? English examples: rhachiodont
389
Greek; tear, rent
rhag-? English examples: rhagades
390
Greek; flow
rhe-? English examples: rheostat
391
Greek; chill
rhig-? English examples: rhigosaurus
392
Greek; nose, snout
rhin-? English examples: rhinoceros, rhinoplasty
393
Greek; root
rhiz-? English examples: rhizome
394
Greek; rose
rhod-? English examples: rhododendron
395
Greek; spinning top
rhomb-? English examples: rhombus
396
Greek; snout
rhynch-? English examples: Rhynchobatus
397
Latin; laugh
rid-, ris-? English examples: derision, ridicule
398
Latin; oak, strength
robor-? English examples: corroboration
399
Latin; gnaw
rod-, ros-? English examples: corrode, erosion, rodent
400
Latin; ask
rog-? English examples: derogatory, interrogation
401
Latin; beak, prow
rostr-? English examples: rostral, rostriform, rostrum
402
Latin; wheel
rot-? English examples: rotation, rotunda
403
Latin; red
ruber-, rubr-? English examples: rubric, ruby
404
Latin; wrinkle
rug-? English examples: corrugation
405
Latin; throat
rumin-? English examples: rumination
406
Latin; break
rump-, rupt-? English examples: eruption, interrupt, rupture
407
Latin; country
rur-? English examples: rural
408
Greek; sugar
sacchar-? English examples: saccharin
409
Latin; sacred
sacr-, secr-? English examples: consecrate, sacrament
410
Latin; wise
sagac-? English examples: sagacity
411
Latin; arrow
sagitt-? English examples: sagittal plane, Sagittaria
412
Latin; salt
sal-? English examples: salinity
413
Latin; jump
sali-, -sili-, salt-? English examples: resilient, salient, saltus
414
Latin; willow
salic-? English examples: salicin
415
Latin; save
salv-? English examples: salvation
416
Latin; healthy
san-? English examples: insane, sanity
417
Latin; holy
sanc-? English examples: sanctify, sanctuary
418
Latin; blood
sanguin-? English examples: consanguinity, sanguine
419
Latin; taste, wise
sapi-, -sipi-? English examples: insipience, sapient
420
Latin; soap
sapon-? English examples: saponification
421
Greek; flesh
sarc-? English examples: sarcophagus
422
Greek; lizard, reptile
saur-? English examples: dinosaur
423
Latin; rock
sax-? English examples:
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Latin; scratch
scab-? English examples: scabies
425
Latin; ladder, stairs
scal-? English examples: scalar, scale
426
Greek; uneven
scalen-? English examples: scalene muscles, scalene triangle
427
Latin; climb
scand-, -scend-, scans-, -scens-? English examples: ascend, transcendent, descend
428
Greek; anything hollow, bowl, ship
scaph-? English examples: scaphoid bone
429
Greek; leg, thigh
scel-? English examples: isosceles
430
Greek; plan
schem-? English examples: schematic
431
Greek; split
schis-? English examples: schism
432
Latin; know
sci-? English examples: prescient, science
433
Latin; split
scind-, sciss-? English examples: rescind, scissors
434
Greek; hard
scler-? English examples: scleroderma, sclerosis
435
Greek; crooked
scoli-? English examples: scoliosis
436
Greek; look at, examine, view, observe
scop-, scept-? English examples: horoscope, kaleidoscope, stethoscope
437
Latin; write
scrib-, script-? English examples: inscribe, scripture
438
Latin; carve
sculp-? English examples: sculpture
439
Latin; shield
scut-? English examples: scute
440
Greek; cup
scyph-? English examples: Scyphozoa
441
Latin; apart
se-, sed-? English examples: secede, sedition
442
Latin; tallow
seb-? English examples: sebaceous, sebum
443
Latin; cut
sec-, sect-, seg-? English examples: secant, section, segment
444
Latin; settle, calm
sed-? English examples: sedative
445
Latin; sit
sed-, -sid-, sess-? English examples: reside, sediment, session, supersede
446
Latin; sixteen
sedec-? English examples: sedecimal
447
Latin; in cornfields
seget-? English examples:
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Greek; shake
sei-? English examples: seismograph
449
Greek; moon
selen-? English examples: Selene, selenium
450
Latin; saddle, seat
sell-? English examples: sella turcica
451
Greek; sign
sema-? English examples: semantics, semaphore
452
Latin; half
semi-? English examples: semifinal
453
Latin; seed
semin-? English examples: insemination
454
Latin; old man
sen-? English examples: senator, senility
455
Latin; six each
sen-? English examples: senary
456
Latin; feel
senti-, sens-? English examples: consensus, sentient
457
Latin; fence, partition, enclosure
sept-? English examples: transept
458
Latin; seven
sept-? English examples: septennial
459
Latin; seven each
septen-? English examples: septenary
460
Latin; seventh
septim-? English examples: septimal, septime
461
Latin; seventy each
septuagen-? English examples: septuagenary
462
Latin; seventieth
septuagesim-? English examples: septuagesima, septuagesimal
463
Latin; seventy
septuagint-? English examples: Septuagint
464
Latin; follow
sequ-, secut-? English examples: consecutive, sequence
465
Latin; cultivate
ser-, sat-? English examples: sative
466
Latin; body fluid
ser-? English examples: serous
467
Latin; late
ser-? English examples: serein, serotine
468
Latin; crawl, creep
serp-? English examples: serpent
469
Latin; saw, saw-toothed
serr-? English examples: serration
470
Latin; save, protect, serve
serv-? English examples: conservation
471
Latin; one and a half
sesqui-? English examples: sesquicentennial
472
Latin; bristle, hair
set-? English examples: seta, setose
473
Latin; stern, strict, serious
sever-? English examples: severity
474
Latin; six
sex-, se-? English examples: semester, sexangle, sexennium
475
Latin; sixty each
sexagen-? English examples: sexagenary
476
Latin; sixtieth
sexagesim-? English examples: sexagesimal
477
Latin; sixth
sext-? English examples: sextant
478
Latin; hiss
sibil-? English examples: sibilance
479
Latin; dry
sicc-? English examples: desiccation
480
Latin; star
sider-? English examples: sidereal
481
Latin; sign
sign-? English examples: design, designate, signal
482
Latin; quiet or still
sil-? English examples: silence
483
Latin; forest
silv(i)-? English examples: silviculture
484
Latin; ape, monkey
simi-? English examples: simian
485
Latin; likeness, trust, group
simil-? English examples: assimilate, similarity
486
Latin; imitating, feigning
simul-? English examples: simulation
487
Latin; one each
singul-? English examples: singular
488
Latin; left
sinistr-? English examples: sinistral
489
Latin; (to draw) a line
sinu-? English examples: insinuate
490
Latin; hollow, bay
sinus-? English examples:
491
Greek; tube
siph(o)-? English examples: siphon
492
Latin; cause to stand
sist-? English examples: consist, persistence
493
Greek; food, grain, wheat
sit-? English examples: sitology
494
Latin; group
soci-? English examples: associate, social
495
Latin; sun
sol-? English examples: solar
496
Latin; comfort, soothe
sol-? English examples: consolation, solace
497
Latin; alone, only
sol-? English examples: desolate, sole, solo, solipsism
498
Greek; pipe, channel
solen-? English examples: solenoid
499
Latin; loosen, set free
solv-, solut-? English examples: dissolve, solution
500
Greek; body
soma-? English examples: somatic
