Greek and Latin

Root Words, Prefixes- / -Suffixes

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Root
Meaning
English Words
arch ancient archetype
aster/astra star astronomy
audi hear audible
bene good/well benefit
bio life biology
brev short abbreviation
chloro green chlorophyll
chrono time chronology
derm skin dermatologist
dic/dict speak dictionary
fer carry transfer
fix fasten affix
gen birth generate
geo earth geography
graph write graphic
hemo blood hemoglobin
herb plants herbaceous
hydro water hydrate
jur/just law jury
log/logue word/thought dialogue
luc light lucid
manu hand manual
meter/metr measure thermometer
neg no negate
ocu eye ocular
olig few oligarchy
op/oper work operation
osteo bone osteoporosis
path feeling sympathy
ped child pediatrics
phil love philosophy
phys body/nature physical
pod foot podiatrist
proto first prototype
pseudo false pseudonym
scrib/script write scribble
sect cut dissect
sol alone solitary
struct build construct
tact touch contact
tele far off telephone
ter/terr earth territory
vac empty vacant
ver truth verify
verb word verbal
vid/vis see video

Greek and Latin Prefixes- / -Suffixes

Prefix/Suffix
Meaning
English Words
ad- to addict
-al relating to maternal
ambi- both ambidextrous
ante- before antecedent
anti- against antifreeze
-arium place of aquarium
auto- self autobiography
centi- hundred centimeter
circum- around circumvent
con- with concert
de- from/down depart
deci- ten decimeter
di- two diameter
dis- opposite disable
-dom quality/state freedom
ex- out exit
hetero- different heterogeneous
hypo- too little hypoactive
-ic relating to poetic
-ile quality/state juvenile
in- not invalid
inter- between interstate
intra- within intramurals
-ism quality/state catholicism
-ist one who practices biologist
macro- large  macrobiologist
micro- small microbiologist
milli- thousand millipede
mis- bad miscarriage
mono- single monotheism
nano-  billion nanosecond
neo- new neonatology
-ology study of biology
omni- all omniscient
-ous quality/state nebulous
pan- all pantheon
per- throughout pervade
peri- all around periscope
poly- many polygon
post- after postpone
pre- before precede
pro- forward progress
re- again reappear
retro- back retrogress
sub- under submarine
super- more than supermarket
sym- together symbol
-tion quality/state preservation
-ular relating to cellular
un- not unwilling

 

                                 

Root
 Meaning 
 English Words
arch 
  ancient
archetype
aster/astra     star    astronomy
audi      hear  audible
bene       good/well   benefit
bio    life biology
brev  short  abbreviation
chloro green  chlorophyll
chrono   time     chronology
derm  skin   dermatologist
dic/dict  speak  dictionary
fer carry  transfer
fix fasten   affix
gen   birth   generate
     
                            
                                           
                                            
                                          
geo                        earth                      geography
graph                      write                      graphic
hemo                      blood                      hemoglobin
herb                       plants                     herbaceous
hydro                     water                     hydrate
jur/just                  law                         jury
log/logue               word/thought          dialogue
luc                          light                       lucid
manu                      hand                       manual
meter/metr           measure                 thermometer
neg                         no                          negate
ocu                         eye                        ocular
olig                        few                        oligarchy
op/oper                 work                      operation
osteo                      bone                       osteoporosis
path                       feeling                  sympathy
ped                        child                       pediatrics
phil                        love                       philosophy
phys                       body/nature           physical
pod                        foot                        podiatrist
proto                      first                        prototype
pseudo                  false                       pseudonym
scrib/script             write                      scribble
sect                        cut                         dissect
sol                          alone                      solitary
struct                      build                       construct
tact                        touch                      contact
tele                        far off                     telephone
ter/terr                 earth                      territory
vac                         empty                     vacant
ver                         truth                       verify
verb                       word                      verbal
vid/vis                  see                         video
Pre/suffex          Meaning        English Words
ad-                         to                           addict
-al                          relating to              maternal
ambi-                     both                       ambidextrous
ante-                      before                   antecedent
anti-                       against                  antifreeze
-arium                     place of                 aquarium
auto-                      self                         autobiography
centi-                     hundred                centimeter
circum-                  around                    circumvent
con-                       with                       concert
de-                         from/down            depart
deci-                      ten                         decimeter
di-                          two                        diameter
dis-                        opposite                 disable
-dom                      quality/state           freedom
ex-                         out                         exit
hetero-                  different               heterogeneous
hypo-                     too little             hypoactive
-ic                          relating to              poetic
-ile                         quality/state           juvenile
in-                          not                         invalid
inter-                      between                interstate
intra-                      within                     intramurals
-ism                        quality/state           catholicism
-ist                         one who practices      biologist
macro-                  large                       macrobiologist
micro-                 small                       microbiologis
milli-                      thousand                millipede
mis-                        bad                        miscarriage
mono-                     single                      monotheism
nano-                      billion                     nanosecond
neo-                       new                        neonatology
-ology                     study of                 biology
omni-                     all                          omniscient
-ous                        quality/state           nebulous
pan-                       all                          pantheon
per-                        throughout             pervade
peri-                       all around                    periscope
poly-                      many                      polygon
post-                      after                       postpone
pre-                        before                    precede
pro-                        forward                  progress
re-                         again                      reappear
retro-                     back                       retrogress
sub-                        under                      submarine
super-                     more than             supermarket
sym-                       together                 symbol
-tion                       quality/state           preservation
-ular                       relating to              cellular
un-                         not                         unwilling