Latin Roots Flashcards
cosm
universe, world
cosmos, microcosm, cosmopolitan, cosmonaut
crat, cracy
rule
autocrat, aristocrat, theocracy, technocracy
crea
create
creature, recreation, creation
cred
believe
creed, credo, credence, credit, credulous, incredulous, incredible
cresc, cret, crease, cru
rise, grow
crescendo, concrete, increase, decrease, accrue
crit
separate, choose
critical, criterion, hypocrite
cur, curs
run
current, concurrent, concur, incur, recur, occur, courier, precursor, cursive
cura
care
curator, curative, manicure
cycl, cyclo
wheel, circular
Cyclops, unicycle, bicycle, cyclone, cyclic
deca
ten
decade, decalogue, decathlon, decahedron
dem
people
democracy, demography, epidemic
dent, dont
tooth
dental, denture, orthodontist, periodontal
derm
skin
hypodermic, dermatology, epidermis, taxidermy
dict
say, speak
dictation, dictionary, dictate, dictator, Dictaphone, edict, predict, verdict, contradict, benediction
doc, dokein
teach
doctrine, indoctrinate, document, dogma, dogmatic
domin
master
dominate, dominion, predominant, domain
don
give
donate, condone
dorm
sleep
dormant, dormitory
dox
opinion, praise
orthodox, heterodox, paradox, doxology
drome
run, step
syndrome (run together), hippodrome (place where horses run)
duc, duct
lead
induce, seduce (lead aside), produce, reduce
dura
hard, lasting
durable, duration, endure
dynam
power
dynamo, dynamic, dynamite, hydrodynamics
endo
within
endorse, endocardial, endoskeletal, endoskeleton, endosperm
equi
equal
equinox, equilibrium, equipoise
erg
work
energy, erg, allergy, ergometer, ergograph, ergophobia
fac, fact, fic, fect
do, make
factory, fact, manufacture, amplification, confection
fall, fals
deceive
fallacy, falsify, fallacious
fer
bear, carry
ferry, coniferous, fertile, defer, infer, refer, transfer
fid, fide, feder(is)
faith, trust
confidante, fidelity, confident, infidelity, infidel, federal, confederacy, semper fi
fila, fili
thread
filigree, filament, filter, filet, filibuster
fin
end, ended, finished
final, finite, finish, confine, fine, refine, define, finale
fix
fix
fix, fixation, fixture, affix, prefix, suffix
flex, flect
bend
flex, reflex, flexible, flexor, inflexibility, reflect, deflect
flu, fluc, fluv
flowing
influence, fluid, flue, flush, fluently, fluctuate
form
form, shape
form, uniform, conform, formulary, perform, formal, formula