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Old 1-24 Roots
| Root | Meaning |
|---|---|
| auto | self |
| centri | center |
| chrono | time |
| crypto | hidden, secret |
| geo | Earth |
| gram | something written |
| graphy | to write |
| helio | the sun |
| logy | science/study of |
| meter | a device for measuring |
| moro | fool |
| philo | love of |
| phobia | fear, hatred |
| soph | wisdom |
| anthrop(o) | man |
| mis | hate, bad, wrong |
| arch | first, chief, ancient, ruler of government |
| crac | rule |
| cide | (to) kill |
| gen | birth, race, kind |
| thermo | heat |
| tele | far |
| poly | many |
| dem(o) | people |
| nomen, nomin, nym | name |
| gam(os) | marriage |
| phon | sound |
| photo | light |
| bene | good, well |
| hydr | water |
| pseudo | FALSE |
| astro | star |
| mega | great, large |
| micro | small |
| nom | knowledge, rule |
| path | feelings, sufferings, disease |
| pod, ped | foot, child |
| scop | to see |
| hyper | over, excessive |
| anti, ant | against |
| peri | around, near |
| syn, sym | same, together with |
| pyr | fire |
| hypo | under, less than |
| polis, polit | city, citizen |
| uni | one |
| bi, du | two |
| tri | three |
| quad(ru), quart | four, fourth |
| quin | five |
| sex(t) | six |
| sept | seven |
| oct | eight |
| non, nov(em) | nine |
| dec | ten |
| mon, mono | one |
| di | two |
| tetr(o) | four, fourth |
| penta | five |
| hex | six |
| hept | seven |
| oct | eight |
| enne | nine |
| multi | many |
| semi | half |
| demi | half |
| sol | alone |
| mill | thousand |
| equi | equal |
| hemi | half |
| omni | all |
| cent | hundred |
| kilo | thousand |
| aqua | water |
| dict | speak, say |
| capit | head |
| carn | flesh |
| corp | body |
| val | farewell |
| duct | lead |
| mal | bad |
| scrib, script | write |
| spec, spic | look, see |
| circum | around |
| gyn | woman |
| ped | child |
| card | heart |
| amor | love |
| the | god |
| pater | father |
| mater | mother |
| frater | brother |
| soror | sister |
| vir | man |
| psych | mind |
| loqu | to say, speak |
| biblio | book |
| eu | good, well |
| fac | to make, do |
| spir | to breathe |
| man(u) | hand |
| homo | same |
| trans | across |
| port | carry |
| sens, sent | feel |
| mis, mit | send |
| fid | faith |
| gog(ue) | ruler, leader |
| pro | forward |
| temp | time |
| jac, ject | throw, hurt |
| derm | skin |
| grad, gress | to move |
| dox | opinion, belief |
| nau | ship |
| lun | moon |
| sol | sun |
| cred | to believe |
| zoo | animal |
| mar | sea |
| ann, enn | year |
| lith | stone |
| verb | word |
| meso | middle |
| macro | large, great |
| cogn | learn, know |
| cryo | cold |
| ques, quis | ask, seek |
| cede, ceed, cess | to go |
| cosm | world, universe |
| heir | holy, sacred |
| aud | sound, hearing |
| vor | to eat |
| 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 |
| 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 |
Created by:
Mrs.Hummel
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