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AP Literature Roots
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Arch/Archy | Rule, govern, 1st in importance |
| Cosm/Cosmo | Order, Universe |
| Cred | Believe |
| Dei/Div | God |
| Duc/Duct/Duit | Lead |
| Liber/Liver | Free |
| Gram/Graph | Write |
| Helio | Sun |
| Mater | Mother |
| Pater | Father |
| Naut | Sailor |
| Phob/Phobos | Fear, Dislike |
| Port | Carry |
| Psych | Mind, Soul |
| Aud/Aus | Listen |
| Bene/Bon | Good, Well |
| Cracy | Power |
| Dem/Demo | People |
| Gen | Kind, Race, Birth, Orgin |
| Logos, Log, Logue | Reason |
| Metr/Meter | Measure |
| Morph | Form |
| Phon/Phone/Phono | Sound |
| Poly | Many |
| Vers/Vert | Turn |
| Vis/Vid | See |
| Astr, Aster, Astro | Star |
| Anthrop | Human Being |
| Aristo | Best |
| Belli | War |
| Cryph/Crypt | Hidden, Secret |
| Dog/Dox | Opinion, Teaching |
| Leg/Lex/Lekt/Lect | Law, Word |
| Oper/Opus | Work |
| Phil/Phila/Phile/Philo | Love |
| Scop/Scope | Watch, Look at |
| Strict/String | Bind, Draw Tight |
| Temop/Tempor | Time |
| The/Theo | God |
| Vict/Vinc | Conquer, Win |
| Ag/Agi/Ago | Move, Go, Do |
| Cide | Killing, Killer |
| Clam/Claim | Declare, Call Out, Cry Out |
| Dic/Dict | Speak, Say, Tell, Declare |
| Fid/Fide/Feder | Faith, Trust |
| Fact/Frag | Break |
| Ject/Jac/Ject | Throw |
| Junct/Join | Join |
| Mors/Mori/Mort | Death |
| Punct | Point, Dot |
| Rect/Recti | Right, Straight |
| Secut/Sequ | Follow |
| Viv/Vita | Live, Alive, Life |