List of words with with Determine the meanings of Greek and Latin roots
Root | Meaning | Origin |
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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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