Latin Roots Flashcards
1
Q
a-
an-
A
not
2
Q
ab-
A
away
3
Q
ad-
ac-
af-
ag-
al-
am-
an-
ap-
as-
at-
A
to
4
Q
-alia
A
noun pluralizer
5
Q
ambi-
A
both
6
Q
ante-
ant-
A
before, front
7
Q
anti-
A
against, alternating
8
Q
aqua-
A
water
9
Q
-aster
A
an inferior or defective one
10
Q
-ate
A
having; office
11
Q
-ation
-tion
A
action, process
12
Q
aud-
A
to hear
13
Q
aur-
A
gold
14
Q
bell-
belli-
A
war
15
Q
bi-
A
two
16
Q
bucc-
A
mouth, cheek
17
Q
brevi-
A
short
18
Q
butyr-
A
butter
19
Q
caball-
A
horse
20
Q
calc-
A
limestone, heel
21
Q
cap-
capit-
cipit-
A
head
22
Q
capill-
A
hair
23
Q
caud-
A
tail
24
Q
caul-
A
stem
25
cer-
wax
26
cing-
cinct-
to gird, wrap around
27
circum-
around
28
clav-
clavi-
key
29
clin-
to lean
30
-cide
killing
31
-cole
-colous
inhabiting
32
com-
con-
col-
co-
cor-
together
33
contra-
against
34
-culture
growing, cultivation
35
cumb-
to lie
36
de-
down, away
37
dent-
tooth
38
dis-
dif-
di-
away, reverse
39
duc-
-duce
-duct
to lead, carry
40
e-
ex-
ef-
ec-
out of, away from, forth
41
eleo-
elaeo-
elaio-
oil
42
-etum
a group of, a place where plants are grown
43
equi-
equal
44
-escent
-escence
-esce
state of, being
45
-faction
act of making
46
femin-
female
47
-fer
bearing
48
ferr-
sider-
iron
49
-fic
making, causing
50
fil-
thread
51
fiss-
breaking, dissolving
52
flor-
flower
53
foli-
leaf
54
-form
shape, form
55
gen-
to create, birth
56
glac-
ice
57
grav-
gravi-
heavy
58
-ic
relating to
59
-id
a member of family
60
im-
in-
il-
ir-
not
61
in-
im-
ir-
in
62
infra-
below, under
63
inter-
between
64
intra-
within
65
intro-
in, inward
66
-ist
one who does
67
-itis
inflammation
68
-ium
diminutive ending
69
jur-
law
70
kal-
potassium
71
lapid-
stone
72
lingu-
lingui-
tongue, language
73
longi-
long
74
loqui-
loqu-
to speak
75
mal-
bad
76
manu-
-man-
hand
77
matr-
mother
78
medi-
media-
medio-
middle
79
mel-
melli-
honey
80
moll-
molli-
soft
81
multi-
many
82
nar-
nas-
nose, nostril
83
nav-
ship
84
niv-
snow
85
noci-
hurtful
86
noct-
night
87
non-
not
88
null-
nulli-
none
89
ob-
oc-
of-
op-
inward
90
octa-
octo-
eight
91
omni-
all
92
or-
mouth
93
oss-
bone
94
ovo-
ovi-
egg
95
part-
-para
birth
96
parti-
part
97
patr-
father
98
pavon-
peacock
99
ped-
foot
100
per-
through
101
petr-
stone, rock
102
pil-
hair
103
pinn-
feather
104
pisci-
fish
105
pollin-
pollen
106
port-
carry
107
post-
after, behind
108
pre-
before, in front of
109
puerper-
child
110
punct-
point
111
purpur-
purple
112
quadra-
quadri-
quadru-
four
113
quin-
quint-
quinque-
five
114
re-
again
115
ren-
kidney
116
rostr-
jaw, beak
117
s-
out
118
sacchar-
sugar
119
salt-
to jump
120
sanguin-
blood
121
sapon-
soap
122
sci-
to know
123
-sect
cut, divide
124
secund-
secundi-
second
125
semi-
demi-
hemi-
1/2
126
set-
bristle
127
sex-
six
128
sial-
saliva
129
-sol
soil
130
spir-
breathe, spiral
131
sub-
suc-
suf-
sus-
sup-
under, below
132
sud-
sweat
133
super-
above, over
134
sur-
over
135
sylv-
silv-
wood
136
temp-
tempor-
time
137
ten-
-ten-
to hold
138
tendin-
tendon
139
terr-
land
140
tert-
third
141
-tonus
muscular tension
142
tort-
tors-
to twist
143
toxi-
poison
144
tri-
three
145
umbr-
shadow
146
uni-
one
147
vas-
vessel
148
vene-
veno-
vein
149
ven-
to come
150
vent-
wind
151
vert-
to turn
152
vitell-
egg yolk
153
vitr-
glass
154
vivi-
living
155
vol-
to fly
156
-vore
one that eats
157
-vorous
eating
158
