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Latin roots 6 gr
root | definition |
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-y | characterized by; like; to some degree; inclined to |
-er | more; one who; that which |
-est | most |
-ly | in a manner that is; like a (noun) |
-hood | condition or state or quality, |
-ful | full of; having |
-less | without |
-able; -ible | capable or worthy of |
-some | characterized by |
-ish | somewhat like, related to |
-ness | condition, state, or quality |
-cide | the act of killing, a killer of, the killer of |
-ology; -ologist | the study of/one who studies |
re- | back, again, restore |
un- | not/opposite of/undo |
counter- | opposite |
contra-; contro- | against |
sub- | under/beneath/less than |
multi- | many |
Pre- | before |
post- | after |
extra- | beyond, outside |
super- | above, over, more than |
astro-/aster- | star, heavens |
geo- | earth, soil, ground |
auto- | self |
homo- | same, similar, alike (Latin for man) |
phon-/phone- | sound, voice, speech |
-scope | to look |
graph/gram | to write, written |