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Roots & Affixes
Greek and Latin Roots and Affixes and their meanings
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Ambi | Both |
| Ex | Out |
| Fore | Front |
| Con/com | With |
| Multi | Many |
| Sub | Under |
| Sym, Sys, Syn | Together |
| Ultra | Beyond |
| Arch | Rule |
| Auto | Self |
| Bio | Life |
| Cycle | Circle |
| Ethno | Race/Culture |
| Graph | Write |
| Phone | Sound |
| Photo | Light |
| Port | Carry |
| Tele | Far |
| Therm/Thermo | Heat |
| Duct | Lead |
| Lumen | Light |
| Magna | Large |
| Miss/mitt | Send |
| Mov/mot/mobil | Move |
| Reg | King |
| Scrib | Write |
| Tempo | Time |
| Tend/Tens/Tenu | Stretch |
| Video/vis | See |
| Viv/Vict | Live |
| -Able/ible | Capable of, fit for (Washable, Recyclable) |
| -fy | Cause to become (Nullify, Catify) |
| -ship | Condition or quality (Friendship) Art or skill (Horsemanship) |
| -ity | Degree or state (Humidity) |