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WWW List #16
Word Within a Word v.1
| Stem | Meaning | Sample Words |
|---|---|---|
| Anglo | English | Anglophobe, Anglo-Saxon |
| ist | one who | artist, orthodontist |
| saur | lizard | dinosaur, tyrannasaurus |
| pithec | ape | ausralopitecus, oreopithecus |
| calli | beautiful | calligraphy, calliopsis |
| austro | south | Australia, ausralopithecus |
| cephalo | head | cephalopod, microcephalic |
| chiro | hand | chiropractor, chriomancy |
| caust | burn | caustic, holocaust |
| terr | land | extraterrestial, terrian |
| cata | down | catapult, catastrophe |
| jur | swear | jury, adjure |
| flu | flow | fluent, fluid |
| here | stick | adhesive, adhere |
| pos | put | postion, transpose |
| mund | world | mundo, mundane |
| cracy | government | democracy, plutocracy |
| mania | madness | egomania, kleptomania |
| ize | make | mobilize, victimize |
| antho | flower | anthology, anthozoan |
| algia | pain | neuralgia, algophobia |
| somn | sleep | insomnia, somniferous |
| quadr | four | quadrant, quadruplet |
| err | wander | error, erratic |
| sine | without | sinecure, sine die |