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Ms. H. Roots 1
Latin Roots (A-M)
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| ambi | both |
| ann | year or yearly |
| enn | year or yearly |
| ambul | walk |
| amor | love |
| ante- | before |
| ant(i) | against |
| aqu | water |
| astro | star |
| aud | hearing, sound |
| ben/bene | good |
| biblio | book |
| bio | life |
| auto | self |
| aristo | best |
| cand | glow |
| chrom | color |
| chron | time/order |
| circ | circle |
| circum | around |
| contra | opposite or against |
| cred | believe or faith |
| cosm | universe/order |
| cracy | type of government |
| crat | member of a type of government |
| cycl | circle/wheel |
| de | opposite/away from |
| dem/demo | people |
| derm | skin |
| dict | speak |
| dis | away/apart/negative |
| dorm | sleep |
| duct | lead |
| dyn | power |
| endo | inside |
| epi | on top of |
| equ | equal or level |
| ethno | race or nationality |
| exo | outside |
| fore | before |
| geo | earth |
| gon | angle |
| graph | write/represent/record |
| gyn | woman |
| ject | throw |
| hemi | half |
| hydro | water |
| hyper | too much/too fast |
| in/il/im/ir | not |
| in/il/im/ir | going into |
| inter | between |
| legis/leg | law |
| litho | stone |
| log | thought, word, speech (dialogue) |
| logos | study |
| ology/logy | study of |
| mal | bad |
| mania | madness |
| mech | machine |
| mega | big |
| meta | above/over/beyond |
| meter | measure |
| mid | middle |
| min | small |
| mis | bad or wrong |
| mit (submit) | send |
| morph | shape/form |
| mort | death |
| multi | many |