Root words 2 Flashcards
eco-
house, home
echin-
spiny; prickly
ec-
out of; outside
dys-
ill; bad
dynamo-
power
-duct
lead
du-; duo
two
dors-
back
dorm-
sleep
dis-
apart; out
digit
finger; toe
dia-
through; across
di-
two; double
derm-
skin
dent-
tooth
dendr-
tree
demi-
half
deci-
tenth
deca-
ten
dactyl-
finger
cyt-; cyte, cyto
cell
cyst-
bladder; pouch
-cycle; cyci-
ting; circle
cyan-
dark blue
cuti-, cutan-
skin
-cule; -culus
added to nouns to form diminutive
crypt-
hidden; covered
counter-
against
coytl-
cup
cosmo-
world; order; form
corp-
body
contra-
against
coni-
cone
com-, con-
with; together
coll-
glue
coel-
hollow
cocc-
seed
co-
with; together
cirru-
hair like curls
curcum-
around; about
-cide
killing
chym-
juice
chrom-; -chrome
color
chlor-
green
chem-
referring to chemistry
cervic-
neck
cephal-
head
centr-
center
centi-
hundredth
-cene
new; recent
cell-
storeroom
house, home
eco-
spiny; prickly
echin-
out of; outside
ec-
ill; bad
dys-
power
dynamo-
lead
-duct
two
du-; duo
back
dors-
sleep
dorm-
apart; out
dis-
finger; toe
digit
through; across
dia-
two; double
di-
skin
derm-
tooth
dent-
tree
dendr-
half
demi-
tenth
deci-
ten
deca-
finger
dactyl-
cell
cyt-; cyte, cyto
bladder; pouch
cyst-
ting; circle
-cycle; cyci-
dark blue
cyan-
skin
cuti-, cutan-
added to nouns to form diminutive
-cule; -culus
hidden; covered
crypt-
against
counter-
cup
coytl-
world; order; form
cosmo-
body
corp-
against
contra-
cone
coni-
with; together
com-, con-
glue
coll-
hollow
coel-
seed
cocc-
with; together
co-
hair like curls
cirru-
around; about
curcum-
killing
-cide
juice
chym-
color
chrom-; -chrome
green
chlor-
referring to chemistry
chem-
neck
cervic-
head
cephal-
center
centr-
hundredth
centi-
new; recent
-cene
storeroom
cell-