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Latin/Greek Roots
Latin/Green Roots and Bases - List 1 through 4
| Root | Definition |
|---|---|
| phon | sound |
| plic | fold, bend |
| reg | straight, direct, to lead |
| sol | 1. sun / 2. alone |
| somnus | sleep |
| spec | see, look |
| soph | wise |
| sub | under, below |
| script, scrib | write |
| scop | look, see |
| sequ | follow |
| tele | far away |
| tract | draw, pull |
| terre | earth, land |
| theos | God, religion |
| thesis | put, place |
| terminus | end |
| vac | empty |
| vid | see |
| voc, vok | call |
| viv | life |
| vol | will |
| volv | roll |
| vert | turn |
| ven | come |
| mal | bad |
| mono | one |
| magnus | large |
| mater | mother |
| micro | small |
| macro | large |
| mania | madness |
| meter | measure |
| mov, mob, mot | move |
| mit, mis | send |
| nihil | nothing |
| neo | new |
| nom | name |
| omni | all |
| ortho | straight |
| path | feel |
| pel | push, drive |
| pend | hand, pay out |
| phil | love |
| poly | many |
| pre | before |
| pro | for |
| ped | child, foot |
| pater | father |
| phobia | fear |
| extro | outward |
| extra | beyond |
| eu | good |
| equi | equal |
| fratri | brother |
| flect, flex | bend |
| facile | easy |
| fid | faith |
| fall | error |
| fact | do |
| grad, gres | go, step |
| gram, graph | write |
| geo | earth |
| helio | sun |
| hetero | different |
| homo | same |
| logos | study |
| ject | throw |
| jur, jus, jud | swear, law |
| leth | deadly |
| leg | law |
| lect, leg | choose, read |
| mor, mort | die |
| mars | war |
| morph | shape |
| arch | leader, ruler |
| ambul | walk, move |
| agon | struggle |
| astro | star |
| alter, allos | other |
| auto | self |
| anthrop | man |
| bene | good, well |
| bell | war |
| chron | time |
| con | with |
| cide | cut, kill |
| circum | around |
| cept | take, sieze |
| cede, ceed, cess | go, yield |
| cern, cert | perceive |
| clam | call out |
| cred | believe |
| capit | head |
| cog | know |
| cur, course | run |
| crat | rule |
| dic | say, speak |
| dol | grief |
| duc | lead |