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Latin roots 6 gr
| root | definition |
|---|---|
| -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 |