ROOT WORDS Flashcards
A-
Not, without
Examples: apolitical, atheist, anarchy, anonymous, apathy, aphasia, anemia.
An-
Not, without
Example:
Apolitical, atheist, anarchy, anonymous, aphasia, anemia.
Agri
Pertaining to fields or soil
Example: agriculture, agroindustry
Agro
Pertaining to fields or soil
Example: agriculture, agroindustry
Belli
War
Example: rebellion, belligerent, casts belli, bellicose.
Carn
Flesh
Carnivorous, incarnate, reincarnation, carnal
Cent
Hundred
Centennial, century, centipede
Dec
Ten, ten times
Decimal, decade, Decalogue , decimate, decathlon
Deca
Ten, ten times
Decimal, decade, Decalogue , decimate, decathlon
Dei
God
Deity
Deify
Div
God
Divinity, divine, divination
Ecto-
Outside, external
Example: ectomorph, ectoderm, ectoplasm.
Erg
Work, effect
Example: energy, allergy, ergo meter, ergograph, ergophobia
Fer
Bear, carry
Example: ferry, conferous, fertile, defer, infer, refer, transfer,
Fix
Repair, attach
Example: fix, fixation, fixture, affix, prefix, suffix.
Helio
Sun
Example: heliograph, heliotrope, heliocentric
Hydr, hydra, hydro
Water
Example: dehydrate, hydrant, hydraulic, hydrogen, hydrophobia
Ignis
Fire
Example: ignite, igneous, ignition
Inter
Between, among
Example: international, intercept, interject, intermission, internal, intermittent
Magn
Great
Example: magnify, magnificent, magnanimous, magnate, magnitude, magnum.
Meso
Middle
Example: mesomorph, mesoamerica, mesosphere
Numisma
Coin
Example: numismatics
Oct
Octopus, octagon, octogenarian, octave
