List of words with with Determine the meanings of Greek and Latin roots
| Root | Meaning | Origin |
|---|---|---|
| aqua | water | Latin |
| aud | hear | Latin |
| bio | life | Greek |
| chrono | time | Greek |
| dict | say, speak | Latin |
| geo | earth | Greek |
| graph | write | Greek |
| ject | throw | Latin |
| log | word, study | Greek |
| manu | hand | Latin |
| meter | measure | Greek |
| mit/miss | send | Latin |
| multi | many | Latin |
| ped | foot | Latin |
| phon | sound | Greek |
| photo | light | Greek |
| port | carry | Latin |
| scope | see | Greek |
| scrib/script | write | Latin |
| struct | build | Latin |
| tele | far | Greek |
| therm | heat | Greek |
| vid/vis | see | Latin |
| vac | empty | Latin |
| terra | land | Latin |
| auto | self | Greek |
| bene | good | Latin |
| cent | hundred | Latin |
| circum | around | Latin |
| cred | believe | Latin |
| dem | people | Greek |
| dent | tooth | Latin |
| dom | home | Latin |
| ego | self | Latin |
| fac/fact | make, do | Latin |
| fid | faith, trust | Latin |
| fract/frag | break | Latin |
| gen | birth, race, kind | Greek |
| hab | have, hold | Latin |
| homo | same | Greek |
| hydr | water | Greek |
| jud | judge | Latin |
| jur/jus | law | Latin |
| liber | free | Latin |
| loc | place | Latin |
| luc/lum | light | Latin |
| mal | bad | Latin |
| mater | mother | Latin |
| mem | remember | Latin |
| micro | small | Greek |
| mort | death | Latin |
| nat | born | Latin |
| neg | deny | Latin |
| nomen/nym | name | Latin/Greek |
| nov | new | Latin |
| ocu | eye | Latin |
| pan | all | Greek |
| path | feeling, disease | Greek |
| phil | love | Greek |
| phys | body, nature | Greek |
| poli | city | Greek |
| psych | mind | Greek |
| pul | drive, urge | Latin |
| quer/quis | ask | Latin |
| rect | straight | Latin |
| rupt | break | Latin |
| sci | know | Latin |
| sect | cut | Latin |
| sens/sent | feel | Latin |
| sol | sun | Latin |
| son | sound | Latin |
| spec | look | Latin |
| spir | breathe | Latin |
| stat | stand | Latin |
| tang/tact | touch | Latin |
| temp | time | Latin |
| ten | hold | Latin |
| theo | god | Greek |
| tract | pull | Latin |
| trib | give | Latin |
| urb | city | Latin |
| vac | empty | Latin |
| ven/vent | come | Latin |
| ver | true | Latin |
| vers/vert | turn | Latin |
| vid/vis | see | Latin |
| voc/vok | call | Latin |
| volv/volut | roll | Latin |
| zoo | animal | Greek |
| agon | struggle | Greek |
| arch | ruler, chief | Greek |
| bas | low | Latin |
| brev | short | Latin |
| ced/cess | go, yield | Latin |
| claim/clam | shout | Latin |
| crat/cracy | rule | Greek |
| cycl | circle | Greek |
| dyna | power | Greek |
| equ | equal | Latin |
| fid | trust | Latin |
| flam | fire | Latin |
| fort | strong | Latin |
| gam | marriage | Greek |
| grat | pleasing | Latin |
| hemo | blood | Greek |
| iso | equal | Greek |
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