Root words 4 Flashcards
hipp-
horse
hist-
tissue
holo-
entire; whole
homo-
man
homo-
same; alike
hort-
garden
hybrid
mongrel
hydr-
water
hygr-
wet; moist
hypo-
beneath; under; less
hyper-
above; beyond; over
hypho-
weaving
hypno-
sleep
-ic
added to nouns to form adjectives
ichthy-
fish
ign-
fire
im-, in-
not
in-
to; toward; into
-ine
of or pertaining to
infro-
below; beneath
inter-
between
intra-
within; inside
-ion
go; come
-ism
a state or condition
iso-
equal; same
-itis
equal; same
-itis
inflammation; disease
karyo-
nucleus
kilo-
thousand
lachry-
tear
lact-
milk
lat-
side; flank
-less
without
leuc-
white; bright; light
lign-
wood
lin-
line
lingu-
tongue
liqu-
become fluid, liquid
lip-
fat
lith-; -lite
stone; petrifying
loc-
place
-logy
study
-lysis; -lyte; -lyst
dissolve, separate; loosen
macro-
large
mal-
bad; evil
malle-
hammer
mamm-
breast
marg-
border; edge
mast-
breast
med-
middle
meg-
great; million
mela-; melan-
black; dark
-mer, -mere
part, unit
mes-
middle; half; intermediate
met-; meta-
between; along; after
meteor-
lofty, high, in air
-meter; -metry
way of measuring, instrument for measuring
horse
hipp-
tissue
hist-
entire; whole
holo-
man
homo-
same; alike
homo-
garden
hort-
mongrel
hybrid
water
hydr-
wet; moist
hygr-
beneath; under; less
hypo-
above; beyond; over
hyper-
weaving
hypho-
sleep
hypno-
added to nouns to form adjectives
-ic
fish
ichthy-
fire
ign-
not
im-, in-
to; toward; into
in-
of or pertaining to
-ine
below; beneath
infro-
between
inter-
within; inside
intra-
go; come
-ion
a state or condition
-ism
equal; same
iso-
equal; same
-itis
inflammation; disease
-itis
nucleus
karyo-
thousand
kilo-
tear
lachry-
milk
lact-
side; flank
lat-
without
-less
white; bright; light
leuc-
wood
lign-
line
lin-
tongue
lingu-
become fluid, liquid
liqu-
fat
lip-
stone; petrifying
lith-; -lite
place
loc-
study
-logy
dissolve, separate; loosen
-lysis; -lyte; -lyst
large
macro-
bad; evil
mal-
hammer
malle-
breast
mamm-
border; edge
marg-
breast
mast-
middle
med-
great; million
meg-
black; dark
mela-; melan-
part, unit
-mer, -mere
middle; half; intermediate
mes-
between; along; after
met-; meta-
lofty, high, in air
meteor-
way of measuring, instrument for measuring
-meter; -metry