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Derivatives of Words
Derivatives of words help know the meaning of the word itself!
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Sub | Under |
| Super | Over |
| Medi | Middle |
| Extra | Beyond |
| Sol | Sun |
| Luna | Moon |
| Terra | Earth (Latin) |
| Geo | Earth, Ground (Greek) |
| Mar | Sea |
| Semi/Hemi/Demi | Half |
| Mono | One |
| Uni | One |
| Duo | Two |
| Bi | Two |
| Tri | Three |
| Quad/Quat | Four |
| Quint | Five |
| Pent | Five |
| Sext | Six |
| Sept | Seven |
| Oct | Eight |
| Nov | Nine |
| Dec | Ten |
| Cent | Hundred |
| Mill | Thousand |
| Poly | Many |
| Proto | First |
| Phobia | Fear, dislike |
| Cide | Kill |
| Viv | Live, ALive |
| Micro | Small |
| Macro | Large |
| Hyper | Over, above |
| Hypo | Under, Beneath |
| Endo | Within |
| Exo | Out of, outside |
| Inter | Between |
| Intra | Within |
| Homo | Alike |
| Hetero | Different |
| Belli | War |
| Pace | Peace |
| Pre | Before |
| Post | After |
| Pro | Forward |
| Retro | Backward |
| A/An | Not, or Without |
| A/Ab | Away or From |
| Anti | Against, Opposite |
| Contra | Against |
| Dis | Apart or Away |
| Dys | Bad, Ill |
| Mal | Bad, Ill |
| Mis | Hate |
| In/Im | Not |
| Non | Not |
| Un | Not |
| E/Ex | Out |
| Ob/Op | Against |
| Bene | Good |
| Eu | Good |
| Philo | Love |
| Con/Col/Com/Cor/Co | Together, With |
| Syn/Sym | Together, With |
| Pro | Forward |
| Vor | Eat |
| Carne | Meat |
| Omni | All, Everything |
| Anima | Breath, Spirit, Soul |
| Spir | Breath, Soul |
| Cant | Sing |
| Dic/Dict | Speak |
| Locut/Loqu | Speak, Talk |
| Somnu | Speak |
| Auto | Self |
| Sophos | Wisdom |
| Biblio | Book |
| Bio | Life |
| Anthropos | People |
| Morph | Form |
| Graph | Write, Draw |
| Potens/Potent | Power |
| Pater | Father |
| Mater | Mother |
| Frat | Brother |
| Sor | Sister |
| Gen | Birth |
| Vis/Vid | See |
| Tact/Tangi | Touch |
| Audi | Hear |
| Son | Sound |
| Patho/Pathy | Feelings, Suffering |
| Corp | Body |
| Man | Hand |
| Ad | To |
| Ante | Before |
| Circum | Around |
| Con/Com | Together, With |
| De | From, Down |
| In/Il/Im | In, Into, On |
| Inter | Between |
| Intro | Within |
| Peri | Around, About |
| Re | Again, Back |
| Se | Apart |
| Tele | Distant |
| Trans | Across, Beyond |
| Tors/Tort | Twist |
| Flect/Flex | Bend |
| Fract/Frag | Break |
| Rupt | Break, Burst |
| Prehend/Prehens | Seize, Grasp |
| Ject | Throw |
| Vers/Vert | Turn |
| Cur/Curr/Curs | Run |
| Grad | Step |
| Deo/Theo | God |
| Cred | Believe |
| Fid | Faith, trust, loyalty |
| Archy | Rule |
| Vict/Vinc | Conquer |
| Cracy | Government |
| Mand | Order, Command |