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Master List Greek/Latin Roots (Greek? Latin Root+Meaning+Modern Words)

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Greek/Latin Root
Meaning
Modern Word(s)
ago, acta   do, things done   agent, enact, transact  
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anthropos   man, human being   anthropology, misanthrope  
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ars   art   artist, artifact  
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brevis   short   brevity, abbreviate  
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canto   sing   chant, cantor  
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caput   head   captain, decapitate  
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clino   to lean, bend   incline, decline  
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cognito   know   cognizant, recognize  
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copia   plenty   copy, copious  
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credo   believe   credible, incredulous  
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culpa   blame   culpable, culprit  
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dominus   a lord, master   dominate, dominion  
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duco   lead   abduct, introduce  
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fido   to trust, believe   confide, infidel  
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fundo, fusum   pour, thing poured   effusive, transfusion  
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genus   kind, origin   generic, congenital  
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holos   whole   holistic, catholic  
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jungo   join   junction, conjugal  
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lego, lectum   read, thing read   intellect, legible  
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locus   a place   local, dislocate  
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loquor   speak   eloquent, loquacious  
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medius   middle   mediate, mediocrity  
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missio   a sending   emissary, mission  
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morior   die   mortal  
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nego   deny   negate  
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nihil   nothing   nihilism, annihilate  
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occido   kill   homicide, suicide  
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pathos   suffering, feeling   sympathy, apathy  
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pendo   weigh, hang   depend, pendant  
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per   through   perceive, persist, persevere  
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phobos   fear   phobia, claustrophobia  
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plenus   full   plenty, plenary  
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porto   carry   transport, export  
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positum   placed   position, opposite  
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possum   be able   possible, potent  
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pugno   to fight   impugn, pugnacious  
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punctum   point   punctual, punctuation  
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rego   to rule   regular, regency  
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sanguis   blood   sanguine  
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satis   enough   satisfy  
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scio   know   science, conscious  
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solus   alone   solo, desolate  
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sonus   a sound   unison, consonant  
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sophos   wise   philosophy, sophomore  
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spiritus   breath   inspire, spirit  
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totus   whole   totalitarianism  
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tractum   drawn, pulled   distract, tractor  
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usus   use   abuse, utensil  
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vacuus   empty   evacuate, vacuum  
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verbum   word   verbal  
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verto   turn   avert, convert, anniversary  
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via   way, road   deviate, viaduct  
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aequus   equal   equal, equation  
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