List of Greek and Latin roots in English

Question 1

ab-
a-
abs-

Answer 1

away from

abnormal, abrasion, absent,
abstain, abstract, aversion

Question 2

ac-

Answer 2

sharp or pointed

acupuncture

Question 3

acid-

Answer 3

sour or acid

acidosis

Question 4

agri-

-egri-

Answer 4

field

agriculture, peregrine

Question 5

alb-

Answer 5

dull white

albedo, albino, albumen

Question 6

ana-

an-

Answer 6

again, against, back, up

anabaptist, anaphylaxis,
anion, anode

Question 7

anth-

Answer 7

flower

anthology, anther

Question 8

aqu-

Answer 8

water

aquamarine, aquarium,
aqueduct, aquifer

Question 9

avi-

Answer 9

bird

aviary, aviation

Question 10

bac-

Answer 10

rod-shaped

bacilla, bacteria

Question 11

ben-

Answer 11

good, well

benefit, benignity

Question 12

bibl-

Answer 12

book

bible, bibliography

Question 13

bio-

Answer 13

life

biography, biology, biologist, biosphere,
bioluminescent

Question 14

botan-

Answer 14

plant

botany

Question 15

calc-

Answer 15

stone

calcite, calcium, calculus

Question 16

call-

calli-

Answer 16

beautiful

calligraphy

Question 17

calor-

Answer 17

heat

calorie

Question 18

chlor-

Answer 18

green

chlorine, chlorophyll, chloroplast

Question 19

chore-

Answer 19

relating to dance

choreography

Question 20

cyan-

Answer 20

blue

cyanide

Question 21

de-

Answer 21

from, away from,
removing, down

deletion, dementia, descend

Question 22

di-

Answer 22

two

dicot, diode, dipole

Question 23

dict-

Answer 23

say, speak

contradict, dictate, dictation, dictionary, edict,
predict

Question 24

dom-

Answer 24

house

dome

Question 25

dynam-

Answer 25

power dynamism, dynasty, dynamite

Question 26

exo-

Answer 26

outside exoskeleton, exothermic

Question 27

frig-

Answer 27

cold frigid, frigorific

Question 28

fund-

Answer 28

bottom fundamentalism, profundity

Question 29

graph-

Answer 29

draw, write grapheme, graphic, graphology

Question 30

grav-

Answer 30

heavy aggravation, grave, gravity

Question 31

zo-

Answer 31

animal, living being protozoa, zoo, zoology

Question 32

xanth-

Answer 32

yellow xanthogenic

Question 33

vulner-

Answer 33

wound vulnerable

Question 34

viv-

Answer 34

live revive, survive, vivid

Question 35

voc-

Answer 35

voice provocative, vocal, vocation

Question 36

visc-

Answer 36

thick viscosity

Question 37

vir-

Answer 37

green virid, viridian

Question 38

ultra-

Answer 38

beyond ultrasonic

Question 39

trecent-

Answer 39

three hundred trecentennial, trecentillion

Question 40

tredec-

Answer 40

thirteen tredecimal

Question 41

test-

Answer 41

witness testament, testimony

Question 42

text-, tex-

Answer 42

weave context, texture, textile

Question 43

sud-

Answer 43

sweat sudoriferous

Question 44

stru-, struct-

Answer 44

to make up, to build construction, construe

Question 45

stell-

Answer 45

star constellation, stellar

Question 46

sperm-

Answer 46

seed angiosperm

Question 47

rid-, ris-

Answer 47

laugh derision, ridicule

Question 48

pter-

Answer 48

wing, fern helicopter

Question 49

proxim-

Answer 49

nearest approximate, proximity

Question 50

proct-

Answer 50

anus proctology

Question 51

lingu-

Answer 51

language, tongue bilingual, linguistic

Question 52

lumin-

Answer 52

light illumination, luminous

Question 53

manu-

Answer 53

hand manual, manuscript

Question 54

migr-

Answer 54

wander emigrant, migrate

Question 55

morph-

Answer 55

form, shape anthropomorphism, morpheme, morphology

Question 56

myrid-

Answer 56

countless, ten thousand myriad, myriapod

Question 57

nomin-

Answer 57

name nomination

Question 58

nutri-

Answer 58

nourish nutrient

Question 59

opt-

Answer 59

eye optical

Question 60

or-

Answer 60

mouth oral, orator

Question 61

ori-, ort-

Answer 61

eastern orient

Question 62

orth-

Answer 62

straight orthodontist, orthodoxy, orthosis

Question 63

par(a)-

Answer 63

beside, near parallel, parameter

Question 64

path-

Answer 64

feel, hurt pathetic, pathology

Question 65

pen-

Answer 65

almost peninsula, penultimate, penumbra

Question 66

phil-, -phile

Answer 66

love, friendship hydrophile, philosophy

Question 67

phor-

Answer 67

carry, bear metaphor

Question 68

potam-

Answer 68

river hippopotamus, Mesopotamia

Question 69

homin-

Answer 69

human hominid

Question 70

heli-

Answer 70

sun heliocentric, heliotrope, helium

Question 71

acerb-

Answer 71

sour, sharp, bitter acerbic, exacerbate

Question 72

aesthet-

Answer 72

feeling and sensation aesthetics, anaesthetic

Question 73

amic-, -imic-

Answer 73

friend amicable, inimical

Question 74

archae-, arche-

Answer 74

ancient archaeology or archeology, archaic

Question 75

aur-

Answer 75

relating to gold, or gold-colored Latin aureate, aureole

Question 76

auri

Answer 76

relating to the ear auricle

Question 77

bucc-

Answer 77

cheek, mouth, cavity buccal, buccinator muscle

Question 78

brachy-

Answer 78

short brachydactyly

Question 79

brady-

Answer 79

slow bradycardia

Question 80

cac-

Answer 80

bad cacophony

Question 81

cardi-

Answer 81

relating to heart cardiograph, cardiology

Question 82

carn-

Answer 82

flesh carnal, carnival, carnivore

Question 83

cata-, cat-

Answer 83

down catabolic, catalyst, catastrophe, catatonia, cathode, cation

Question 84

chir-

Answer 84

of the hand or hands chiral, chiropractic, chiroptera

Question 85

clav-

Answer 85

key clavichord, clavicle, conclave

Question 86

derm-

Answer 86

skin dermis, epidermis, hypodermic

Question 87

dino-

Answer 87

terrible, fearfully great dinosaur

Question 88

ed-, es-

Answer 88

eat edible

Question 89

eur-

Answer 89

wide Europe

Question 90

extrem-

Answer 90

outermost, utmost extremity, extremophile

Question 91

f-, fat-

Answer 91

speak, say fate, infant, preface

Question 92

fallac-

Answer 92

false fallacy

Question 93

ferr-

Answer 93

iron ferrous

Question 94

flor-

Answer 94

flower floral, florid

Question 95

font-

Answer 95

spring font, fontal, fontanelle

Question 96

gladi-

Answer 96

sword gladiator

Question 97

gymn-

Answer 97

nude gymnasium, gymnastics, gymnosperm

Question 98

herb-

Answer 98

grass herbal, herbicide

Question 99

infra-

Answer 99

below, under infrastructure

Question 100

kine-

Answer 100

movement, motion telekinesis, kinetic energy, kinesthetic

Question 101

ampl-

Answer 101

ample, abundant, bountiful amplification

Question 102

audi-

Answer 102

hearing, listening, sound audible, auditorium, auditory

Question 103

axio-

Answer 103

merit axiology

Question 104

bell-

Answer 104

war antebellum, bellicose, belligerent

Question 105

cad-, -cid-, cas-

Answer 105

fall accident, cadence, case

Question 106

cast-

Answer 106

pure caste, castigate, castrate

Question 107

caten-

Answer 107

chain catenary, concatenation

Question 108

ced-, cess-

Answer 108

go procession, recede, secede

Question 109

celer-

Answer 109

quick acceleration, celerity

Question 110

cervic-

Answer 110

relating to the neck cervix, cervical

Question 111

chelon-

Answer 111

relating to turtle chelonia

Question 112

chrom-

Answer 112

colour chromium, chromosome, monochrome

Question 113

cili-

Answer 113

eyelash cilia, supercilious

Question 114

cogn-

Answer 114

know cognitive, cognizant, recognize

Question 115

condi-

Answer 115

season condiment

Question 116

contra-

Answer 116

against contradiction, contrast

Question 117

copr-

Answer 117

dung coprolite, coprophagia, coprophilia

Question 118

cyt-

Answer 118

cell cytoplasm, cnidocyte

Question 119

den-

Answer 119

ten each denarius, denary

Question 120

dendr-

Answer 120

resembling a tree dendrite, dendrochronology

Question 121

eco-

Answer 121

house ecology, economics, ecumenism

Question 122

eme-

Answer 122

vomit emetic

Question 123

err-

Answer 123

stray aberration, errant

Question 124

fatu-

Answer 124

foolish, useless fatuous, infatuation

Question 125

fusc-

Answer 125

dark obfuscation

Question 126

geo-

Answer 126

earth geography, geology, geometry

Question 127

germin-

Answer 127

sprout germination

Question 128

hom-

Answer 128

same homophone, homosexual

Question 129

id-

Answer 129

shape idol

Question 130

itiner-

Answer 130

route, way itinerary

Question 131

jac-

Answer 131

lie adjacent

Question 132

juven-

Answer 132

young, youth juvenile, rejuvenate

Question 133

lav-

Answer 133

wash lavatory

Question 134

liter-

Answer 134

letter alliteration, illiterate, literacy, literal, obliterate

Question 135

lith-

Answer 135

stone lithosphere, megalith, monolith, Neolithic Era

Question 136

lun-

Answer 136

moon lunar, lunatic

Question 137

lysis

Answer 137

dissolving analysis, cytolysis, hydrolysis

Question 138

mei-

Answer 138

less meiosis

Question 139

meta-

Answer 139

above, among, beyond metaphor, metaphysics

Question 140

nox-, noc-

Answer 140

harmful noxious

Question 141

nunci-

Answer 141

announce pronunciation

Question 142

odor-

Answer 142

fragrant odourous

Question 143

-oma

Answer 143

cancer melanoma

Question 144

oper-

Answer 144

work inoperable, opera

Question 145

ophi-

Answer 145

snake ophiophagy

Question 146

optim-

Answer 146

best optimal

Question 147

pac-

Answer 147

peace pacifism

Question 148

paed-

Answer 148

child paediatric

Question 149

pector-

Answer 149

chest pectoral

Question 150

pecun-

Answer 150

money pecuniary

Question 151

pisc-

Answer 151

fish Pisces, piscivore

Question 152

plac-, -plic-

Answer 152

please placebo, placid

Question 153

prehend-, prend-, | prehens-

Answer 153

grasp comprehend

Question 154

puni-

Answer 154

punish impunity, punitive

Question 155

ram-

Answer 155

branch ramification, ramose

Question 156

sanguin-

Answer 156

blood consanguinity, sanguine

Question 157

schem-

Answer 157

plan schematic

Question 158

sci-

Answer 158

know prescient, science

Question 159

somn-

Answer 159

sleep insomnia

Question 160

sui-

Answer 160

self suicide, sui generis