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Cumulative Stems pt2
Greek and Latin roots, prefixes, and suffixes
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| man | hand |
| mania | madness |
| medi | middle |
| mega | large |
| mel | honey |
| meta | change |
| meter | measure |
| milli | 1/1000 |
| mir | wonder |
| mis | bad |
| miss | send |
| monger | seller |
| mono | one |
| morph | shape |
| mort | death |
| muta | change |
| narco | sleep |
| neo | new |
| nepo | nephew |
| nihil | nothing |
| non | not |
| nym | name |
| ob | against |
| obit | death |
| omni | all |
| opia | sight |
| ous | full of |
| par | equal |
| pater | father |
| path | feeling |
| patr | father |
| ped | foot |
| penta | five |
| phag | eat |
| phan | appearance |
| phobia | fear |
| phon | sound |
| pluto | wealth |
| port | carry |
| pos | put |
| post | after |
| pre | before |
| pro | forward |
| proto | first |
| punct | point |
| pusill | small |
| quad | four |
| re | again |
| rogat | ask |
| sacro | holy |
| sanct | holy |
| sarco | flesh |
| sci | know |
| sed | sit |
| sequ | follow |
| sesqui | one and a half |
| sol | alone |
| son | sound |
| sopor | sleep |
| spec | look |
| spir | breathe |
| sta | stand |
| sub | under |
| super | over |
| sur | over |
| syn | together |
| tang | touch |
| terr | land |
| thanatos | death |
| theo | god |
| tig | touching |
| tion | act or state |
| tomy | cut |
| tort | twist |
| tract | pull |
| trans | across |
| tri | three |
| trib | pay |
| trop | turn |
| uni | one |
| vac | empty |
| vale | farewell |
| ven | come |
| ver | true |
| vid | look |
| viv | life |
| voc | voice |
| xeno | stranger |