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Units 1-24 Hummel
Units 1-24 Greek and Latin Roots
| Root | Meaning |
|---|---|
| auto- | self |
| geo- | earth |
| helio- | sun |
| -meter | measure |
| anthrop- | man |
| mis- | hate, bad, wrong |
| arch- | to begin, ancient, govern |
| -crac, crat | rule, govern |
| gen- | type, race, kind |
| therm- | heat |
| tele- | far |
| dem- | people |
| nomen, nomin, nym- | name |
| bon, bene- | good, well |
| pseudo- | false |
| astro- | star |
| micro- | small |
| path- | feelings, sufferings, disease |
| pod-, ped- | foot or child |
| scop- | to see |
| hyper- | above, beyond |
| anti-, ant- | against |
| peri- | around, about |
| syn-, sym-, syl- | together, with |
| pyr-, ign- | fire |
| hypo- | under, less than |
| -polis, polit- | city, citizen |
| kno | to know |
| brev-, brevis | short, low, shallow |
| frig | cool |
| grat-, grac | pleasure, joy, thankful |
| lab | work |
| pos | to place, put |
| priv | separate |
| -age | result of an action, collection |
| -al, ial | related to, characterized by |
| the-, div- | god |
| pat(er)- | father |
| mat(er)- | mother |
| sec(t) | cut |
| spec-, spic- | look, see |
| mal- | bad |
| duct- | lead |
| card, cord- | heart |
| gyn- | woman |
| struct | build, form |
| hab | hold, dwell |
| form | shape, form |
| art | craft, skill |
| amor- | love |
| lat | side, wide |
| max | most, largest |
| pan | all, every |
| pri | first |
| vinc, vict | conquer, win |
| capit | head |
| corp | body |
| milli-, kilo | thousand |
| omni | all |
| fin | to end |
| -an, -ian | one having a certain skill, relating or belonging to |
| -ent, -ant | causing an action, condition |
| -ic | relating to, characterized by |
| -ity, -ty | state of, quality of |
| -ize, -ify | to make, to cause to become |
| -ory | having to do with, characterized by |
| -ous, -eous, -ious | full of, characterized by |
| -ure | forming |
| ad-, ac-, af-, ag-, am-, an-, ap-, ar-, as-, at- | toward, at |
| ante- | before or earlier |
| co-, col-, con-, com-, cor- | together, with |
| de- | away from |
| dis- | not, opposite |
| in-, il-, im-, ir- | not, in, into, within |
| inter- | between |
| intro- | within |
| per- | through |
| pre- | before |
| re- | back, again |
| nov, neo- | new |
| paleo- | long ago, ancient |
| osteo- | bones |
| eco- | house, environment |
| op-. opt | eye |
| -able, -ible | can be done |
| -ion | act, state, result of |
| -ive | tending toward an action |
| -or, -er | one who, that which |
| -ness | condition, state of |
| -ful | full of, having |
| -ment | a means, product, act, state |
| -ence, -ance | act, condition of |
| -ish | sort of, somewhat |
| -ism | belief or practice |
| agr- | field |
| init- | begin, enter upon |
| pen- | almost, nearly |
| clin- | to lean, lie, bend |
| sequ, secut | to follow |
| met, meth | among, with, beyond |
| ab | away |
| cele | honor |
| iso | equal |
| jur, jud | law, right |
| lux-, luc-, lum | light |
| tang, tact | touch |
| hetero- | various, unlike |
| pend-, pond- | hang, weigh |
| rect-, reg- | straight, rule, right |
| ego- | self |
| chrom- | color |
| techn- | skill, art |
| sub- | under, below |
| post- | after |
| retro- | backward, behind |
| gon- | angle |
| epi- | upon, in addition |
| morph- | form |
| sim-, sem- | together, likeness |
| nat- | born |
| doc(t)- | teach |
| err- | to wander, mistake |
| bell- | war |
| voc- | to call, voice |
| dia- | across, through |
| super- | above, beyond |
| lev- | make light, lift, raise |
| term- | boundary, limit |
| curr-, curs-, corr- | to run |
| test- | to witness, affirm |
| dors- | back |
| dys- | difficult, bad |
| migr- | move, travel |
| ven- | come |
| apo-, aph- | away from, off |
| fer- | carry, bear, bring |
| par-, pair- | arrange, prepare |
| vers-, vert- | to turn |
| act- | to do with purpose |
| erg-, urg- | work |
| rex-, reg- | king, rule |
| acro- | top, tip, end |
| rupt- | break, burst |
| dyn- | power |
| endo-, ento- | within |
| holo- | whole |
| agon- | struggle |
| son- | sound |
| ex-, ect- | out of, beyond |
| pan- | all |
| ord- | order |
| noc-, nox | night, harm |
| flect-, flex- | to bend, stretch |
| magn- | great |
| mort- | death |
| para- | beside, beyond |
| counter-, contra- | against |
| pli(c)-, ply- | to fold |
| fort- | strength |
| peritus | tested, skilled |
| vit-, viv- | life |
| frag-, fract- | break |
| prob- | prove, test |
| -a | plural |
| -ist | one who |
| en-, em- | to go into or onto |
| firm- | strengthen |
| grav-, grief | heavy |
| sat- | to please |
| min- | small |
| intra- | inside, within |