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WWW List #17
Word Within a Word v. 1
| Stem | Meaning | Sample words |
|---|---|---|
| lingu | tongue | bilingual, language |
| mot | move | motor, motion |
| nav | ship | navy, circumnavigate |
| und | wave | inundate, undulate |
| flect | bend | reflect, deflect |
| coron | crown | coronation, corona |
| aur | gold | auriferous, auric |
| liter | letter | literature, illiterate |
| rat | think | ratio, irrational |
| sis | condition | osmosis, arteriosclerosis |
| par | equal | par, compare |
| mens | measure | dimension, commensurate |
| mony | condition | harmony, ceremony |
| quin | five | quintuplets, quintillion |
| socio | society | sociable, sociology |
| ovi | egg | ovary, oval |
| phasia | speech | aphasis, dysphasia |
| pter | wing | pterdactyl, helicopter |
| phen | appearance | phenomenon, fantasy |
| hist | tissue | histopathology, histology |
| glott | tongue | monoglot, polyglot |
| phan | appearance | phantom, epiphany |
| peri | near or around | perimeter, periodical |
| pot | drink | potable, potion |
| via | road | trivia, obvious |