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Roots and Affixes
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| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| en-, em- (Latin) | To cause to be/ to put into |
| de- (Latin) | reduce/ away from |
| trans- (Latin) | across/ change/ through |
| anti- (Greek) | against/ opposite |
| di-, dia- (Greek) | two/ through/ across |
| ex- (Latin) | Out of/ away from |
| auto- (Greek) | self |
| in-, il-, im-, ir- (Latin) | not |
| Inter- (Latin) | between |
| bio- (Greek) | life |
| mini- (Latin) | small |
| micro- (Greek) | Small, miniature |
| uni- (Latin) | One, single |
| semi- (Latin) | half |
| Tele- (Greek) | distant/ far |
| -ity (Latin) | State of/ quality of |
| -al, -ial (Latin) | Related to/ characterized by |
| -able, -ible (Latin) | Can be done |
| -an (Latin) | One having a certain skill/ relating to/ belonging to |
| -ence, -ance (Latin) | act/ condition of |
| -ent, -ant (Latin) | Causing a specific action/ condition |
| -logy, -ology (Greek) | Study of |
| -ment (Latin) | Act. process |
| -ous, eous, ious (Latin) | Full of/ characterized by |
| aqua (Latin) | water |
| act (Latin | Set into motion, process of doing |
| mit (Latin) | To send |
| anni, annu, enni (Latin) | year |
| arch (Greek) | Chief, ruler |
| duct, duc (Latin) | lead |
| geo (Greek) | Earth, ground, soil |
| man (Latin) | hand |
| nym, onym (Greek) | name/word |
| phon (Greek) | voice/ sound |
| therm (Greek) | heat |
| tox (Latin) | poison |
| scope (Greek) | To watch or see |
| ante- (Latin) | In front of/ before |
| ab- (Latin) | from/ away |
| Co-, con-, com- (Latin) | together/ with |
| pro- (Latin/Greek) | forward/ before/ in support of |
| Intra- (Latin) | within |
| mega- (Greek) | great/huge |
| post- (Latin) | after/following |
| -ous, -ious, eous (Latin) | Full of/ characterized by |
| -ive, itive ative (Latin) | inclined/ trending toward an action |
| -ic (Latin/Greek) | Relating to/ characterized by |
| -ize (Latin/Greek) | To make/ to cause to become |
| -fy, -ify (Latin) | To make |
| -age (Latin) | Result of an action/ collection |
| 1 chron (Greek) | time |
| temp (Latin) | tiime |
| aer, aero (Greek) | air |
| Cede, ceed (Latin) | To take/ catch/ seize/ hold/ receive |
| Fract, frag (Latin) | To break |
| gen (Latin) | Race, kind, or species |
| grat (Latin) | thanks/ pleasing |
| liber (Latin) | free |
| mater, matr, matri (Latin) | mother |
| Leg, lect, lig (Latin) | Law/ to choose/ to pick/ to read/ to speak |
| Pater, patr (Latin) | Father |
| Mot, mob (Latin) | To move |
| opt (Latin) | eye/ to make a choice |
| Ped, pod (Latin) | foot |
| ped (Greek) | Child |
| urb (Latin) | city |
| pop (Latin) | people |
| tract (Latin) | To draw/ pull |
| Pend (Latin) | To hang/ weigh |
| Form (Latin) | To shape |
| hyper- (Greek) | over/ above/ excessive |
| Hypo-, hyp- (Greek) | below/ less than normal |
| omni- (Latin) | all |
| homo- (Latin) | same |
| Hetero- (Greek) | different/ other |
| ultra- (Greek) | Beyond in degree/ extreme |
| -ary (Latin) | Relating to/ one who/ place where |
| -ium (Greek) | Chemical element/ group |
| -tude (Latin) | condition/ state/ quality of |
| aud (Latin) | To hear/ listen |
| Bene (Latin) | well/ good |
| cred (Latin) | To believe |
| Archae, arche, archi (Greek) | primitive/ ancient |
| belli (Latin) | war |
| Claim, clam (Latin) | To declare/ call out/ cry out |
| Crat, cracy (Greek) | rule/ strength/ power |
| Hemo, hema (Greek) | blood |
| luna (Latin) | moon |
| mar (Latin) | sea |
| mort (Latin) | death |
| path (Greek) | feeling/ suffering/ disease |
| pel (Latin) | To drive/ push |
| Struc, struct (Latin) | To build |
| Vis, vid (Latin) | To see |
| Voc, voke (Latin) | To call |
| cogn (Latin) | To know |
| Loc, loqu (Latin) | To speak. talk/ say |
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