Roots Flashcards
- agr
- agri
- agro
field;
as agriculture, agoraphobia
- alt
- alti
high;
as in altitude, altar
- alter
other;
as in altercation, alternative
- anim
mind, life, spirit;
as in animal, animate, animosity
- ann
- annus
- enni
year;
as in annuity, annual, anniversary, perennial
- anthrop
man;
as in philosophy, anthropology, anthropometrics, anthropoid
- aper
- aperiens
- aperire
open;
as in aperture, aperient
- apt
fit;
as adapt, aptitude
- aqu
water;
as in aqueous, aquacade
- aster
- astr
- astro
- astron
star;
as in asteroid, disaster, astronomy
- aud
hear;
as in audible, audition
- aur
gold;
as in auriferous
- arch
rule, govern, authority over;
as anarchy, matriarch
- bell
war;
as in bellicose, antebellum, belligerent
- ben
good, well;
as in benevolent, benefactor
- biblio
- bibl
book;
as in biblical, bibliography
- bio
life;
as in biology, biopsy
- brev
short;
as in brevity, brief, abbreviation
- cad
- cas
- cid
fall;
as in cadence, casualty, incident
- cand
white, shining;
as in candid, candle, candidate
- incendere
something kindled, to set on fire;
as in incendiary, incite, incense
- capit
head;
as in decapitate, capital
- carn
flesh;
as in carnivorous, carnal
- celer
- celeritas
- celerite
swift;
as in celerity, accelerate
- cent
hundrer;
as in century, centennial, centipede
- chrom
color;
as in chromium, chromatic
- chron
time;
as in chronology, chronic
- cid
- cis
cut, kill;
as in suicide, incision, precision
- clin
lean, bend;
inclination, proclivity, recline
- clud
- clus
close, shut;
include, recluse, conclude
- cogn
- cognoscere
knowledge, know;
as in cognizant, cognition, incognito
- cord
- cordi
- cor
- chord
heart, feeling;
cordial, accord,
- corp
- corpus
body;
corpulent, corpse,
- cosm
- kosmos (citizens of the world)
world, universe;
cosmic, cosmopolitan
- dec
ten;
decimal, decade
- dem
people;
as in democracy, demographic
- demi
half, less;
demigod, diminutive
- derm
skin;
dermatology, epidermis
- di
day;
day, sundial
- dign
worth;
as in dignity, indignant
- domin
lord, master;
as in dominate, indomitable
- dorm
sleep;
as in dormant, dormitory
- ego
I;
as in egotism, egomaniac
- equ
equal;
as in equality, equilibrium, equanimity
- fid
faith, trust;
fidelity, confide
- fin
finish, final, end;
infinite, finale
- flect
- flex
bend;
flexible, inflection, reflection
- form
shape;
conform, reformation, formation
- frag
- fract
break;
fragment, fracture
- fug
flee;
fugitive, refugee
- fus
pour;
confuse, fusion
- gest
carry, bring, (carry in the womb);
ingest, congestion, gestation
- grad
- gress
step, go;
graduate, digress, gradual
- graph
write;
autograph, graphic
- grat
pleasing;
ingratiating, gratitude, congratulate
- hydr
of water;
as in dehydrated, hydrant
- integr
entire, whole;
integrate, integral
- junct
join, connection;
conjunction, jncture
- lat
- dilatare
carry, bear, spread out
translation, dilate
- lateralis
- latitudo
spread out, side, breadth, broad;
lateral, latitude
- leg
- lig
- lect
choose, gather;
legible, lector, eligible, collect
- liber
free;
liberate, liberal, liberty
- log
word, study;
catalogue, psycology
- loqu
- locut
speak, talk;
loquacious, circumlocution
- luc
- lum
light;
translucent, illuminate, lucid
- magn
great;
magnanimous, magnificent
- mar
sea;
marine, maritime
- mater
- matri
mother;
maternal, matrimony, matrilineal
- mega
large;
megaton, megaphone
- ment
mind;
mental, metality
- merg
plunge, sink;
submerge, merger
- meter
measure;
chronometer, symmetry
- micro
small;
microscopic, microfilm
- migr
wanter, move;
migration, immigrant
- mir
look;
admire, mirror
- mon
advise, remind;
admonish, monument
- mot
- mov
move;
motor, motility, movable
- nav
ship;
navigate, naval
- neg
deny;
negate, negative, renege
- nomen
name;
nominee, nomenclature, cognomen
- nov
new;
novelty, novice, innovation
- ocul
eye;
oculist, binocular
- oper
work;
cooperation, operation, operate, opera
- pater
- patri
father;
patrilineal, patriarchal, patriot
- ped
- pod
foot;
impede, biped, tripod, pedals
- pedant
- pedante
teacher;
pedant, pedantic
- ped
child;
pediatrics, pedagogue
- pel (pellere, impellere)
- puls
drive, set in motion;
compel, compulsion, expulsion, pulse
- pend
- pens
hang;
as in pendant, pension
- pet
- petere
seek, attack;
impetus, petition
- petr
stone;
petrify, peter, petrichor
- phil
loving;
philosophy, philanderer, philanthropy
- phob
fear;
claustrophobia, acrophobia, agoraphobia, alektrophobia
- phon
sound;
phonetics, phonic
- pot
drink;
potion, potable
- poten
powerful;
potency, potential, impotent
- pretend
- prehens
take, grasp;
apprehend, comprehend, comprehension
- prot
first;
protagonist, prototype
- psych
mind;
psyche, psychological, psychic
- quer
- quit
- quis
- ques
ask, seek;
query, inquiry, inquisition, quest
- reg
- rig
- rect
rule, govern;
regent, rigid, corrective, regina
- rid
- ris
laugh;
ridicule, risible
- rupt
break;
rupture, disrupt, interruption
- sacr
holy;
sacred, sacramental, sacrilegious
- sanct
- sanctus (prescribe by law)
holy, prescribe by law;
sanction, sanctify
- sci
- scio
know;
prescience, conscious, omniscience
- scop
- skopos (mark, or shoot at)
watch, instrument for viewing;
scope, periscope, horoscope
- sec
- sect
cut;
secant, bisect, sector
- sed
- sid
- sess
sit, seat;
sedate, reside, session
- sent
- sens
fee, think;
sentiment, sensible
- serv
keep;
reserve, servant, conservation
- sist
place, stand;
assist, resistance
- solv
- solu
loosen;
dissolve, solve, absolution
- somn
sleep;
somnambulist, insomnia
- soph
wisdom;
sophisticated, philosophy
- spir
breathe;
transpiration, expire, respiration, conspire
- string
- strict
bind;
strict, stringent, stricture
- stru
- struct
build;
construct, construe, destruct
- sum
- sumpt
take;
assume, pressume, presumptuous
- tang
- ting
- tact
- tig
touch;
tangible, contingency, contact, contiguous
- teg
- tect
cover;
tegument, detect
- tele
distance;
telephone, teletransport, telescope
- tempor
time;
temporary, extemporaneous
- term
end;
terminal, terminate
- ter
- terr
land, earth;
inter, terratory, terrace
- therm
heat;
thermometer, thermal, thermos
- tort
- tors
twist;
torque, torsion, contort
- trit
rub;
trite, attrition
- trud
- trus
thrust;
intrude, extrude, abstruse
- umbra
shade;
umbrella, umbrage
- urb
city;
urban, suburban
- vac
empty;
vacate, evacuation
- vad
- vas
go;
evade, evanescence, evasive
- val
- vail
be strong;
valiant, travail, prevail
- verb
word;
verbose, verbatim
- vid
- vis
see;
evident, visionary, visual
- vinc
- vict
conquer;
victory, invincible, evict
- vit
- viv
live;
vivacity, vitamins, vital
- voc
- vok
call;
vocal, vocation, revoke
- volv
- volut
roll, turn;
involve, revolution, evolve, revolve
