List of Greek and Latin roots in English/A–G

The following is an alphabetical list of Greek and Latin roots, stems, and prefixes commonly used in the English language from A
to G. See also the lists from H to O and from P to Z. Some of those used in medicine and medical technology are not listed here but
instead in the entry forList of medical roots, suffixes and prefixes.

Contents
A·B·C·D·E·F·G
References

A
 Meaning in Origin Etymology (root
Root English examples
English language origin)
ab-, a-, abs-, abnormal, abrasion, absent, abstain, abstract,
away from Latin ab
au-[1] abstraction, aversion, avulsion

ἄβαξ, ἄβακος
(ábax, ábakos),
abac-[2] slab Greek abaciscus, abacus, abax
ἀβακίσκος
(abakískos)
ἀκή (akḗ), ἀκίς,
ἀκίδος (akís,
ac-, acm-, akídos), ἀκόνη acidanthera, acme, acmeism, acmesthesia, acmic,
point Greek
acr-[3] (akónē), ἄκρος acne, paragon
(ákros), ἄκρον
(ákron), ἄκρα
ἀκεῖσθαι
(akeîsthai), ἀκή
ac-[4] cure Greek (akḗ), ἄκος, autacoid, panacea
ἄκεος (ákos,
ákeos)
Ἀκάδημος
academ- Akademos Greek academe, academia, academic, academy
(Akádēmos)
Acanthaster, acanthion, acanthite, Acanthocephala,
ἀκή, ἄκανθα acanthocephaliasis, acanthocyte, Acanthomintha,
acanth- thorn Greek
(ákantha) Acanthosaura, Acanthus, Metriacanthosaurus,
neuroacanthocytosis
acariasis, acarid, acariphagous, acaroid, acarology,
acar-[5] mite Greek ἀκαρί (akarí)
acarophobia, acarus
accipitr- hawk Latin accipiter Accipiter, accipitrine
bitter, ācer, ācris,
acer-, acri- Latin acerbic, acrid, acrimonious, acrimony, exacerbate
sharp, sour acerbus, acere
sour, acetabulum, acetate, acetic, acetone, acetum,
acet- Latin acētum
vinegar triacetate
acid- acidic, sour Latin acidus acidiferous, acidity, acidosis, acidulation, acidulous
ἀκή (akḗ), ἄκρος
acrobat, acrobatics, acrochordon, acromegalia,
height, (ákros) "high",
acr- Greek acromegaly, acromion, acronym, acrophobia,
summit, tip "extreme", ἄκρον
acropolis, acrostic, acroterion, acrotomophilia
(ákron)
actinic, actinism, actinium, actinocerid, actinodrome,
ἀκτίς, ἀκτῖνος actinoid, actinomere, actinometer, actinomorphic,
actin-[6] beam, ray Greek
(aktís, aktînos) actinomyces, actinophryid, actinopod, Actinopterygii,
actinotherapy, actinozoa
acutus, past
participle of
sharp,
acu-, acut- Latin acuere "to acerose, acupuncture, acumen, acute, acutifoliate
pointed
sharpen", from
acus "needle"
ad-, a-, ac-,
movement accept, accurate, adapt, affect, agglomerate,
af-, ag-, al-,
to or aggregate, aggression, allege, allude, ammunition,
am-, an-, Latin ad "to", "toward"
toward; in annectent, approximate, arreption, arride, arrogant,
ap-, ar-, as-,
addition to ascend, assault, assimilate, attend, attract
at-[7]
ἀδήν, ἀδένος adenocarcinoma, adenoid, adenoidectomy,
aden-[8] gland Greek
(adḗn, adénos) adenology, adenoma, adenomyosis, adenosis
adeps, adipis
adip- fat Latin adipocellular, adipose
"fat"

aer- [9]
aer- (ΑΕΡ)[9] lift, raise Greek ἀείρειν (aeírein), aorta, aortic, endaortitis, meteor, meteorology
ἀορτή (aortḗ),
αἰρόμενον,
ἀϝείρω
air, ἀήρ, ἀέρος (aḗr, aerobic, aerodynamic,aeronautics, aeroplane,
aer-[10] Greek
atmosphere aéros) "air" aerorrhachia, aerosol, aerotitis
αἰσθητός
(aisthētós),
αἰσθητικός
(aisthētikós) "of
feeling, aesthesia, aesthesis, aesthete,aesthetics,
aesth- Greek sense
sensation anaesthetic, synesthesia
perception" from
αἰσθάνεσθαι
(aisthánesthai)
"to perceive"
aether-, upper pure, αἴθειν (aíthein),
Greek ether, ethereal, etheric, hypaethros
ether- bright air αἰθήρ (aithḗr)
age, coeval, eon, eternal, longevity, medieval,
aev-, ev- age Latin aevum
primeval
act, action, actor, agenda, agent, agile, agitate,
ag-, -ig-, do, go,
Latin agere, actus ambiguous, castigate, cogent, cogitate, cogitation,
act- move
excogitate, mitigate, navigate
ἄγειν (ágein)
(cognate with agony, antagonist, antagonize, demagogue,
ag-[11] lead Greek
Latin agere), pedagogue, pedagogy, strategy, synagogue
ἀγωγός (agōgós)

agap-[12] love Greek ἀγάπη (agápē) agape

ἀγρός, ἀγροῦ
agr-[13] field Greek agronomist, agronomy
(agrós, agroû)
ager, agris "field,
agri-, -egri- field Latin agriculture, peregrine
country"
αἴλουρος Ailuroedus, ailuromancy, ailurophile, ailurophilia,
ailur-[14] cat Greek
(aílouros) ailurophobia
alac- cheerful Latin alacer alacrity, allegro
alb- dull white Latin albus albedo, albino, albumen
ἀλκυών,
ἀλκυόνος
alcyon-[15] kingfisher Greek Halcyon, halcyon
(alkuṓn,
alkuónos)
ἀλέω, ἄλευρον
ale-[16] (ΑΛ) wheat flour Greek (áleuron), aleuromancy, aleurone, aleuronic
ἀλείατα
ἄλγος (álgos),
ἀλγεινός, ἀλγεῖν
alg-[17] pain Greek analgesic, arthralgia, neuralgia, nostalgia
(algeîn), ἄλγησις
(álgēsis)
ali-, alter- other Latin alius alias, alibi, alien, alter, alternate, altruism
allegory, allogenic, allograph, allophone, parallactic,
all-[18] other Greek ἄλλος (állos)
parallax
one ἀλλήλων allele, allelomorph, allelotaxis, parallel, parallelism,
allel-[19] Greek
another (allḗlōn) parallelogon, parallelogram
Α, α, ἄλφα alphabet, alphabetic, analphabetic, panalphabetic,
alph-[20] A, a Greek
(álpha) polyalphabetic
alphit- barley Greek ἀλφός (alphós), alphitomancy
 ἄλφιτον, ἀλφίτου
(álphiton,
alphítou)
alt- high, deep Latin altus, altitudo altimeter, altitude
amāre, amatus,
am-, amat- love, liking Latin amateur, amatory, amenity, amorous, enamoured
amor
am-, amic-, -
friend Latin amicus amiable, amicable, amity, enemy, enmity, inimical
imic-
amath- sand Greek
ambi-, am-, ambidexterity, ambient, ambiguous, ambit, ambition,
both, on
amb-, Latin ambi ambivalent, amboceptor, amputation, ancipital,
both sides
ambo-, an- andante

ambly-[21] dull Greek ἀμβλύς (amblús) amblygeustia, amblygonite, amblyopia, Amblypoda

ambul- walk Latin ambulare ambulance, ambulatory, preamble

ἄμμος (ámmos),
amm-[22] sand Greek ἄμαθος amathophobia, Ammophila
(ámathos)
ἀμνός (amnós),
ἀμνεῖος, amniocentesis, amnion, amnioscope, amniote,
amn-[23] lamb Greek
ἀμνειός, ἀμνίον amniotic, anamniote
(amníon)
both, on
amphibian, amphibious, amphibole, amphibolic,
amph-, both sides ἀμφί (amphí) "on
Greek amphimacer, Amphipoda, amphistyly, amphitheatre,
amphi-[24] of, both both sides"
amphoterism
kinds
ample,
abundant,
ampl- Latin amplus ample, amplify, amplitude
bountiful,
large
ἀμυγδάλη
(amugdálē), almond, amygdala, amygdale, amygdalin,
amygdal-[25] almond Greek
ἀμύγδαλον amygdaloid, amygdule
(amúgdalon)
an-, a-, am-, Greek ἀν-/ἀ- ambrosia, anaerobic, anhydrous, arrhythmia,
not, without Greek
ar- "not" atheism, atypical

ana-, am-, again,

anagram, anabaptist, anaphylaxis, anarrhexis, anion,
against, Greek ἀνά (aná)
an-[26] anode
back, up
Alexander, androcentric, androcentrism, androgen,
androgenous, androgyne, androgynous, androgyny ,
ἀνήρ, ἀνδρός
andr-[27] male,
Greek (anḗr, andrós),
android, andrology, androphobia, androspore,
(ΑΝΕΡ) masculine diandry, misandry, monandry, philander,
ἀνδρότης
polyandrous, polyandry, protandry, pseudandry,
synandrous
anemograph, anemometer, anemometric, anemone,
anem-[28]
wind Greek ἄνεμος (ánemos) anemophilous, anemophily, anemophobia,
(ΑΝ)
anemoscope, anemotropism
breath, life,
anim- Latin anima "breath" animal, animation
spirit
anniversary, annual, centennial, millennium,
ann-, -enn- year, yearly Latin annus "year"
perennial

ant-, against,
ἀντί (antí) antagonist, antagonize, antibiotic, antidote,
opposed to, Greek
anti-[29] "against" antipodes, antirrhinum
preventive
ante-, before, in Latin ante "before", antebellum, antediluvian, anticipate, antiquarian,
anti-[30] front of, "against"; see antiquate, antique, antiquity
prior to; old also antiquus
"old"
ἀνθεῖν (antheîn),
ἄνθος (ánthos),
anther, anthesis, Anthocoridae, anthodite, anthology,
ἄνθησις
anthophobia, anthophore, Anthozoa,
(ánthēsis),
anth-[31] flower Greek chrysanthemum, dianthus, enanthem, enanthema,
ἄνθημα
exanthem, exanthematic, hydranth,hypanthium,
(ánthēma),
perianth, zoanthid
ἀνθηρός
(anthērós)
ἄνθραξ,
ἄνθρακος
anthrac- coal Greek anthracite, anthracnose, anthracycline, anthrax
(ánthrax,
ánthrakos)
ἄνθρωπος
anthropology, anthroposophy, anthropomorphic,
anthrop- human Greek (ánthrōpos)
misanthrope, philanthropy
"man"
ἀπό (apó) "from,
away from,
away, un-, quite",
separate, at aphelion, apocrine, apocryphal, apogee,
ap-, apo-[32] the farthest
Greek sometimes
aporrhinosis, apostasy, apostate
"changed,
point
switched"
aperient, apéritif, aperitive, aperture, overt, overture,
aper- open Latin aperire
pert
Ἀφροδίτη
(Aphrodítē),
Ἀφροδίσιος
aphrod- Aphrodite Greek aphrodisiac, pseudohermaphroditism
(Aphrodísios),
ἀφροδισιακόν
(aphrodisiakón)
api- bee Latin apis apian, apiary, apicula, apium; Petrus Apianus
acquacotta, akvavit, aqua vitae, aquaculture,
aquamarine, aquarelle, aquarium, Aquarius, aquatic,
aqu- water Latin aqua
aquatile, aqueduct, aqueous, aquifer, aquiferous,
aquiform, gouache, semiaquatic
arability, arable, aration, aratory, exarate, exaration,
ara- plow, till Latin ărāre
inarable, nonarable
ἀράχνης,
Arachne, arachnid, arachnodactyly, arachnoid,
arachn- spider Greek ἀράχνη
arachnology, arachnophobia
(arákhnē)
arbiter (from ad
arbit- judge Latin "to" + baetere "to arbiter, arbitrage, arbitrary, arbitration
come, go")
arcan- box Latin arcanus arcane, arcanum
anarchism, anarchist, anarchy, andrarchy, antarchy,
ἄρχειν (árkhein),
archangel, archetype, architect, archon, autarch,
ἄρχων (árkhōn),
arch-, autarchism, autarchy, eparch, eparchy, exarch,
ἀρχή (arkhḗ)
arche-, ruler Greek gynarchy, monarch, monarchism, monarchist,
"rule" (in
archi- monarchy, navarch, octarchy, oligarchy, patriarchy,
compounds:
plutarchy, polyarchy, synarchism, synarchy,
ἀρχε-, ἀρχι-)
tetrarchy, triarchy, trierarch
ἀρχαῖος
(arkhaîos)
archae-, Archaea, archaeoastronomy, archaeology, archaic,
ancient Greek "ancient" from
arche- archaism, archegonium, archeology
ἀρχή (arkhḗ)
"rule"
arct- Relating to Greek ἄρκτος (árktos) Antarctic, arctic, Arctic Ocean, palearctic
the North "bear", ἀρκτικός
Pole or the (arktikós)
region near
it; relating
to cold
heat, glow, ardere "to burn",
ard- Latin ardent, ardor, arson
passion arsus
arduus "high,
ardu- difficult Latin arduous
steep"
ἀρετή, ἀρετῆς
aret- virtue Greek aretaic, arete
(aretḗ, aretês)
argent- silver Latin argentum argent, Argentina
ārēre "be dry or
arid- be dry Latin arid
parched"
arist- excellence Greek ἄριστος (áristos) aristocracy, aristocrat
ἀριθμός
(arithmós),
count, antilogarithm, arithmetic, arithmomania, logarithm,
arithm- Greek ἀριθμέω,
number logarithmic
ἀριθμητικός
(arithmētikós)
ἄρσην, ἄρσενος
(ársēn, ársenos),
arsen-[33] male Greek arsenopyrite
ἀρσενικός
(arsenikós)
art- art, skill Latin ars, artis artifact, artifice, artificial, artificiality, artisan
anarthria, arthritic, arthritis, arthrogryposis,
arthropathy, arthroplasty, arthropod, arthroscope,
arthr- joint Greek ἄρθρον (árthron)
arthroscopic, arthroscopy, arthrosis, dysarthria,
osteoarthritis, spondyloarthropathy
ἄρτιος (ártios),
ἀρτιότης
arti- even Greek artiodactyl, artiodactylous
"evenness",
ἀρτιάκις
ἀσκός (askós),
ascidium, ascites, ascitic, ascocarp, ascoma,
asc-[34] bag Greek ἀσκίδιον
ascomycete, Ascomycota, ascospore, ascus
(askídion)
asin- ass Latin asinus asinine, ass, easel
asper- rough Latin asper "rough" asperity, exasperate

aspr-[35] white Greek ἄσπρος (áspros) diaper

ἀστήρ, ἀστέρος
star, star- (astḗr, astéros), aster, asterisk, asteroid, astrology, astronomy,
aster-, astr- Greek
shaped ἄστρον (ástron) astronaut, diasterism geaster, monaster
"star"
ἀσθενής
asthen- weak Greek asthenopia, asthenosphere, asthenozoospermia
(asthenḗs)

ather-[36] gruel Greek ἀθάρη (athárē) atherogenic, atheroma, atherosclerosis

ἆθλος (âthlos)
athl- prize Greek "contest, feat", athlete, athletic, decathlon, pentathlon, triathlon
ἄεθλος
gathered or ἀθροίζειν
-athroid- lumped Greek (athroízein) "to epiathroid, hypoathroid
together gather together"
audac- daring Latin audax "brave, audacious, audacity
 bold, daring",
from audere "to
dare"
hearing,
audible, audio, audiology, audit, audition, auditorium,
aud- listening, Latin audire "to hear"
auditory
sound
grow, augēre, auctus auction, augend, augment, augmentation, augur ,
aug-, auct- Latin
increase "to increase" augury, august, author, auxiliary, inauguration
ἄημι (ἄϝημι),
αὐλός (aulós),
aul- flute, tube Greek αὐλέω, αὔλησις, aulete, aulos, hydraulic, hydraulus
αὐλητής
(aulētḗs)
relating to
gold, or
aur- Latin aurum "gold" aureate, aureole
gold-
colored
relating to
auri-, aus- Latin auris "ear" aural, auricle, aurinasal, auscultate, auscultation
the ear

aut-, self; autarchism, autarchy, autarky, authentic, autism,

αὐτός (autós)
directed Greek autistic, autocracy, autograph, automatic, automaton,
auto-[37] "self", "same"
from within autonomy
αὔξειν (aúxein),
αὐξάνειν
auxánein, auxanogram, auxanography, auxanology,
aux-[38] increase Greek αὔξησις auxanometer, auxesis, auxetic, auxin, auxochrome,
(aúxēsis), auxology, auxotroph, auxotrophy
αὐξητικός
(auxētikós)
avere "crave,
av- desire Latin avarice, avaricious, avarous, ave, avid, avidity
long for"
avi-, au- bird Latin avis auspice, auspicious, avian,aviary, aviation, aviator
ἄξιος (áxios)
axi-[39] merit, worth Greek "worth", ἀξίωμα axiogenesis, axiology, axiom, axiomatic
(axíōma)
axi- axis Latin axis axis, axisymmetry
ἄξων, ἄξονος
axon-[40] axis, axle Greek axon, axonography, axonometric, axonotmesis
(áxōn, áxonos)

B
 Meaning Etymology
Origin
Root in (root English examples
language
English origin)
βαίνειν
(baínein),
βατός
(batós),
βάσις acrobat, acrobatic, adiabatic, aerobatic, anabasis, anabatic,
(básis), antiparabema, base, basic,basidiocarp, basidioma,
βῆμα, basidiomycete, basidiospore, basidium, basion, basionym,
ba-[41]
Greek βήματος basis, basophilic, bema, catabasis, catabatic, diabase,
(ΒΑ[42] ) (bêma, diabatic, diabetes, diabetic,dibasic, hyperbaton, hypobasis,
bḗmatos), katabasis, katabatic, monobasic, polybasic, stereobate,
βάτης stylobate, tribasic
(bátēs),
βάθρον
(báthron),
βατεῖν
rod-
bac- Latin baculum baculiform, baculum, bacteria
shaped
ametabolic, ametabolism, amphibole, amphibolic, amphibolite,
amphibolous, amphiboly, anabolic, anabolism, astrobleme,
ball, ballism, ballista, ballistic, ballistospore, belomancy,
belonephobia, bolide, bolometer, catabolic, catabolism, devil,
βάλλειν
bal-, bel-, diabolic, emblem, emblematic, embolic,embolism,
(bállein),
bol- embolismic, embolize, embolon, embolus, emboly,
throw Greek βολή (bolḗ),
hemiballismus, holometabolism, hyperbola, hyperbole,
(ΒΑΛ[43] ) βλῆμα
hyperbolic, hyperboloid, metabolic, metabolism, metabolite,
(blêma)
metabolize, palaver, parable, parabola, parabolic, paraboloid,
parle, parley, parol, parole, problem, problematic,symbol,
symbolic, symbolism, symbolist, symbolize,symbology,
taurobolium, thromboembolism
βάπτειν
bapt- (báptein),
dip Greek abaptiston, Anabaptist, baptism, baptize
(ΒΑΦ[44] ) βάμμα
(bámma)
abarognosis, antibaryon, baresthesia,bariatric, baritone,
βαρύς
barognosis, barogram, barograph, barometer, barometric,
weight, (barús),
bar-[45] pressure
Greek
βάρος
barophobia, barostat, barycentre, barycentric, baryogenesis,
baryon, barysphere, baryton, barytone, hyperbaric, hypobaric,
(báros)
isobar, isobaric
bas- step Greek βάσις
βαθύς
deep, (bathús), batholith, bathophobia, bathos,bathymetry, bathyscaphe,
bath- Greek
depth βάθος bathysphere, isobathic
(báthos)
beare,
be-, beat- bless Latin beatification
beatus
bell-, belli- war Latin bellum, belli antebellum, bellicose, belligerent, rebellion
good, bene
ben- Latin beneficence, benefit, benevolent, benign, benignant,benignity
well (adverb)
bis, "twice";
bi-, bin-, bicycle, biennial, bifocal, bisexual,bigamy, binary, binoculars,
two Latin bini, "in
bis- biscotti
twos"
bibere,
bib- drink Latin bib, beer, beverage, imbibe
bibitus

bibl-[46] book Greek βίβλος bible, biblioclasm, biblioclast, bibliogony, bibliographic,

(bíblos), bibliography, biblioklept, bibliomancy, bibliomania, bibliophile,
βιβλίον bibliophilia, bibliophobe, bibliophobia, bibliotaph
 (biblíon)
"book"
abiogenesis, abiotic, aerobiology, anhydrobiosis, anoxybiosis,
βιοῦν antibiotic, astrobiology, autobiography, biocentrism, biochron,
(bioûn), βίος biocoenosis, biogenesis, biographic, biography, biologism,
(bíos) "life", biologist, biology, biome, biometric, biomorph,biomorphism,
βιωτός biophilia, biophysicist, biophysics, biopoiesis, biopolymer,
bio-, bi-[47] life Greek (biōtós), biopsy, biorhythm, biosemiotic, biosphere, biostasis,
βιωτικός biosynthesis, biota, biotic, biotin, biotope, biotype, biozone,
(biōtikós), chemobiosis, cryobiosis, cryptobiosis, endosymbiont,
βίωσις endosymbiosis, enterobiasis, macrobiotic,microbiology,
(bíōsis) osmobiosis, probiotic, symbiogenesis, symbiology, symbiont,
symbiosis, symbiotic
βλαστάνειν
(blastánein),
germ,
"I put forth blastema, blastochyle,blastocoel, blastocoele, blastocyst,
embryo,
shoots", blastoderm, blastoma, blastula, cytotrophoblast, diploblasty,
blast-[48] bud, cell Greek
βλαστός ectoblast, endoblast, entoblast,fibroblast, osteoblast,
with
(blastós), sideroblast
nucleus
βλάστημα
(blástēma)
βλέννος
blenn- slime Greek blennadenitis, blennophobia,blennosperma, blennorrhagia
(blénnos)
bol- throw Greek
clod, βῶλος
bol-[49] Greek bole, bolus, embolism
lump (bôlos)
βομβεῖν,
bomb-[50] boom Greek βόμβος, bomb, bound
βόμβησις
bon- good Latin bonus bonify, bonitary
borealis
"northern"
from
Latin from
bore- north Βορέας borealis
Greek
(Boréas)
"the north
wind"
βοτάνη,
βότανον
botan- plant Greek (botánē, botanic, botanist, botanology, botany
bótanon),
βοτανικός
bos
(genitive
bov-, bu- cow, ox Latin beef, boor, bovine, bucinator muscle
bovis) "ox,
cow"
brachi-,
arm Latin bracchium brachiferous, brachial artery, brachiocubital
brachio-
brachi-,
brachio-, βραχίων brachialgia, brachionerysipelas, brachionigraph,
arm Greek
brachion-, (brakhíōn) brachiorrhachidian, brachiosaurus
brachioni-
βραχύς amphibrach, brachistochrone, brachycephaly, brachydactyly,
brachy-[51] short Greek
(brakhús) brachyury, dibrach, tribrach
βραδύς
brady-, (bradús),
slow Greek bradycardia, bradysuria, bradytelic
bradys-[52] βράδος
(brádos)
branchi- gill Greek βράγχιον branchiopneustic, branchiopod, nudibranch
(bránkhion)
brief,
brevis,
brev- short Latin abbreviate, brevextensor, brevicaudate, brevity, brief
breviare
(time)
bromat-,
bromato-, βρῶμα bromatium, bromateccrisis, bromatherapy
, bromatology,
food Greek
broma-, (brôma) bromography
bromo-
βρόμος,
βρόμη
brom-[53] oats Greek (brómos, brome, Bromus, Bromus ramosus
brómē)
"oats"
βρῶμος
(brômos)
brom- stench Greek bromate, bromide, bromine, bromoderma, organobromine
"stench,
clangor"
βρόγχος
(brónkhos), bronchia, bronchiole, bronchion, bronchitis, bronchomalacia,
bronch-[54] windpipe Greek
βρόγχια bronchopneumonia, bronchus, tracheobronchomalacia
(brónkhia)
βροντή
bront-[55] thunder Greek brontology, brontophobia, Brontosaurus
(brontḗ)
βροτός
brot-[56] mortal Greek ambrosia, ambrotype
(brotós)
cheek,
bucc- mouth, Latin bucca buccal, buccilingual, buccolingual
cavity
bulbiform, bulbiparous, bulboartrial, bulborrhexis, bulbous,
bulb- bulbous Latin bulbus
bulbule
bubble,
bull- Latin bullire, bulla bullectomy, bulliferous, ebullient, ebullism
flask
pouch, bursa, bursalogy, bursar, bursary, bursectomy, bursiform,
burs- Latin bursa
purse disburse
βούτυρον
butyr-[57] butter Greek butyric
(boúturon)
βυσσός,
βυσσοῦ
byss-[58] bottom Greek abyss, abyssopelagic, hypabyssal
(bussós,
bussoû)
βύσσος
byss-[59] flax Greek byssus
(bússos)

C
 Meaning in Origin Etymology
Root English examples
English language (root origin)
κακός
cachexia, cacistocracy, cacodemon, cacoepy, cacography,
cac-, (kakós),
bad Greek cacophonous, cacophony, cacorrhacitis, kakistocracy,
kak-[60] κάκιστος
kakistocrat
(kákistos)
accidence, accident, accidental, cadaver, cadaverine,
cadaverous, cadence, cadency, cadent, cadential,
cadenza, caducity, caducous, cascade, case, casual,
casualty, casuistry, chance, cheat, chute, coincide,
coincidence, coincident, coincidental, decadence,
cad-, cadere,
fall Latin decadent, decay, decidua, decidual, deciduate,
-cid-, cas- casus
deciduation, deciduous, demicadence,escheat,
escheatable, escheatage, escheatment, escheator ,
incidence, incident, incidental, nonaccidental,
nondeciduous, nonincidental, parachute, postaccident,
procidentia, recidivous, semelincident
caespitose, caesura, cement, cementation, cementitious,
cementum, cespitose, chisel, circumcise, circumcision,
caed-, concise, concision, decidability, decidable, decide,
-cid-, caedere, decision, decisive, deciso, excide, excise, excision,
cut, kill Latin
caes-, caesus excisional, germicide, homicide, imprecise, imprecision,
-cis- incise, incision, incisive,incisor, incisory, incisure,
indecision, indecisive, occision, précis, precise, precision,
scissors, semidecidable, succise, succision
καλός
(kalós)
"beautiful";
κάλλος calisthenics, calligraphy, Callista, Callisto, calophyllous,
cal-, call- beautiful Greek
(kállos) kaleidoscope
"beauty",
κάλλιστος
(kállistos)
calendar, claim, class, conciliate, conciliatory, council,
cal- call Latin calare
intercalate, nomenclature
caldarium, caldera, calefacient, calefaction, calefactive,
calefactory, calenture, calescent, calid, calor, calore,
caloric, calorie, calorifacient, calorific, calorigenic,
calere, calor
cal- heat Latin calorimeter, caudle, cauldron, chafe,chafery, chalder,
"heat"
chaldron, chaud-froid, chauffer, chauffeur, chauffeuse,
decalescence, decalescent, nonchalance, nonchalant,
recalescence, scald
from Latin
calx (genitive
calcis)
Latin and "lime", from calcite, calcitrant, calcium, calculate, calculus, chalicothere,
calc- stone
Greek Greek χάλιξ chalk, recalcitrant
(khálix)
"pebble",
"limestone"
calumnia
"slander,
calv-, trick, lie, trickery",
Latin calumnious, calumny, cavil, challenge
calum- deceive from calvi "to
trick,
deceive"

calyp-[61] cover Greek καλύπτειν apocalypse, apocalyptic, apocalypticism, calyce, calyptra,

(kalúptein), Calyptrogyne, calyx, epicalyx, eucalypt, eucalyptus
καλυπτός
(kaluptós),
κάλυξ,
κάλυκος
 (kálux,
kálukos)
antechamber, bicameral, camaraderie,camber, camera,
camer- vault Latin camera chamber, chamberlain, comrade, concamerate,
concameration, multicamera, tricameral, unicameral
camisi- shirt Latin camisia camisade, camisado, Camisard, camisole, chemise
camp, campaign, campesino, campestral, campicolous,
campus
campimetry, campo, campsite, campus, champertous,
camp- field Latin "field", "level
champerty, champignon, champion, decamp, decampment,
ground"
encamp, encampment
canaille, canary, canicular, canicule, canid, canine, Canis,
can- dog Latin canis
Canis Major, postcanine
κάννα
(kánna),
can- reed, rod Greek cane, canister, canon, canonic
κανών
(kanṓn)
accent, accentual, accentuate, accentuation,canción,
canorous, cant, cantabile, cantata, cantation, cantatory,
cantatrice, canticle, canticum, cantiga, cantilena, cantillate,
cantillation, cantion, canto, cantor, cantus, canzona,
can-,
canzone, Carmen, chanson, chansonnier, chant, chanteur,
-cin-, canere,
sing Latin chanteuse, chanticleer, charm, concent, descant, discant,
cant-, cantus
discantus, disenchant, disenchantment, disencharm,
-cent-
disincentive, enchant, enchantment, enchantress,
incantation, incantational, incentive, plainchant, precentor,
recant, recantation, succentor, vaticinate, vaticination,
vaticinator
candere "to
cand-, glowing, candela, candid, candle, candor, incandescent, incendiary,
Latin be white or
cend- iridescent incense
glisten"
capere,
captus "take
cap-,
or hold"
-cip-, capable, capacious, captive, caption, captivate, capture,
hold, take Latin (vowel
capt-, conception, except, forceps, incipient, intercept, recipient
changes
-cept-
from a to i in
compounds)
achievable, achieve, achievement, ancipital, ancipitous,
biceps, bicipital, cabotage, cad,caddie, cadet, cape,
capital, capitular, capitulate, capitulation, captain, chapter,
capit-, chaptrel, chattel, chef, chief, chieftain, co-captain, co-
head Latin caput, capitis
-cipit- captaincy, decapitate, decapitation, occipital, occiput,
precipitation, precipitous, quadriceps, recap, recapitulate,
sincipital, sinciput, sous-chef, subcaptain, triceps, tricipital,
unicipital, vice-captain, vice-captaincy
καπνός capnogram, capnograph, capnography, capnolagnia,
capn-[62] smoke Greek (kapnós), capnomancy, capnometer, capnometry, capnomor,
καπνόομαι capnophile, hypercapnia, hypocapnia
caper
(genitive
capri) "goat",
capr- goat Latin cab, caper, caprice, Capricorn, caprine
also
capreolus
"wild goat"
caps- box, case Latin capsa capsule
carbo, bicarbonate, carbon, carbonara, carbonate, carbonation,
carbon- coal Latin
carbonis Carboniferous, carbuncle, radiocarbon
carcer- jail Latin carcer, chancel, chancellery, chancellor, chancery, incarcerate,
carcerare, incarceration, subchancel
 cancelli
Latin from
Greek
cancer Latin from
carcin- καρκίνος carcinogenic, carcinoma
(disease) Greek
(karkínos)
"crab"
cardiac, cardialgia, cardiograph, cardioid, cardiologist,
cardiology, cardiomegaly, cardiomyopathy, cardioplegia,
καρδιά
cardi-[63] heart Greek
(kardiá)
cardioplegic, cardiospasm, electrocardiogram,
electrocardiography, endocardium, epicardium, hemicardia,
myocardium, neurocardiology, pericardium
cardo,
cardin- hinge Latin cardinal, cardinality, kern
cardinis
carnage, carnal, carnality, carnary, carnate, carnation,
carneous, carnival, carnivore, carnose, carnosity, carrion,
carn- flesh Latin caro, carnis caruncle, carunculate,charcuterie, charnel, discarnate,
incarnadine, incarnate, incarnation, reincarnate,
reincarnation
acarpous, acrocarpous, amphicarpous, angiocarpous,
anisocarpic, Carpo, carpogonium, carpology,
καρπός carpophagous, carpophore,carpospore, cystocarp,
carp-[64] fruit Greek
(karpós) dipterocarp, endocarp, epicarp, exocarp, Karpos, mericarp,
mesocarp, monocarpic, pericarp, polycarpic, procarp,
pseudocarp
καρπός
carp-[65] wrist Greek carpal, carpal tunnel syndrome, carpus, metacarpus
(karpós)
castrare and
cast- pure, cut Latin castus, from caste, castigate, castrate, chaste, chastity, incest
kes- (to cut)
κατά (katá)
down,
"down, catabolic, catacomb, catalyst, catarrhine, catastrophe,
cata-, cat- against, Greek
against, catatonia, cathode, cation
back
back"
caten- chain Latin catena catenary, concatenation
καθαρός
cathar-[66] pure Greek catharsis, cathartic
(katharós)
caud- tail Latin cauda caudal, coda
caus-, cause or
Latin causa accuse, because, causal,causative, cause, excuse
-cus- motive
καίειν
(kaíein),
καυστός,
καυτός
(kaustós,
calm, catacaustic, causalgia, causalgic, caustic, cauter,
caust-, kautós),
burn Greek cauterize, cautery, diacaustic, encaustic, holocaust,
caut- καυστικός
hypocaust
(kaustikós),
καῦσις
(kaûsis),
καῦμα
(kaûma)
cav- hollow Latin cavus cave, cavity, excavation
move, yield,
ced-, cedere, accede, cede, concede, precede, procedure, proceed,
go, Latin
cess- cessus procession, recede, secede, succeed, success
surrender
celare "to
cel- hide Latin ceiling, clandestine, conceal, occult
hide"
celer- quick Latin celer, acceleration, celerity
celerare
cen-, καινός
new Greek caenogastropod, caenogenesis, Cenozoic
caen-[67] (kainós)

κενός
cen- empty Greek cenotaph, kenosis
(kenós)
cen-, κοινός cenobite, coenesthesia, coenocyte, epicene, epicœne,
common Greek
coen-[68] (koinós) koinonos, koinophilia

cens- to assess Latin censere censure, census

cent- hundred Latin centum cent, centennial, centurion, percent
hundred
centen- Latin centeni centenarian, centenary
each
centesim- hundredth Latin centesimus centesimal, centesimation
κέντρον acentric, acrocentric, barycenter, centesis, centre, centric,
(kéntron) centrism, centrist, centroid, centromere, centromeric,
"needle", centrosphere, centrosymmetric, centrosymmetry, centrum,
centr- center Greek
"spur", eccentric, enterocentesis,epicentre, holocentric,
κεντρικός, metacentric, monocentric, neocentromere,orthocenter,
κεντρισμός orthocentric, paracentesis, telocentric
central, center, concentrate, concentric, centrifugal,
centri- center Latin centrum
centripetal
acephalic, acephaly, anencephaly, autocephaly,
brachiocephalic, brachycephalic, cephalic, cephalomancy,
cephalometry, cephalon, cephalopagus,cephalopod,
diencephalon, dolichocephalic, encephalitis,
κεφαλή encephalogram, encephalopathy, holoprosencephaly,
cephal- head Greek
(kephalḗ) hydrocephalus, macrocephaly, mesaticephalic,
mesencephalic, mesocephalic, metencephalon,
microcephaly, myelencephalon, neencephalon,
paleencephalon, prosencephalon, rhombencephalon,
rhombencephalosynapsis, syncephalus,telencephalon
κέραμος
ceram- clay Greek ceramic
(kéramos)
κέρας
(kéras),
cerat- horn Greek keratin, triceratops
κέρατος
(kératos)
cernere "to
cern-, ascertain, certain, concern, concert, decree, discern,
sift Latin sift,
cer- excrement, secern, secret
separate"
relating to
cervix,
the neck,
cervic- Latin cervicis cervix, cervical
relating to
"neck"
the cervix
ceter- other Latin ceterus et cetera
χαίτη chaetophobia, chaetophorous, Chaetomium,
hair, bristle,
chaet-[69] or seta
Greek (khaítē) Chaetomorpha, Oligochaeta, Polychaeta, polychaete,
"long hair" spirochaete, spirochete
of the hand χείρ (kheír) chiral, chiropractic, chiroptera, chirurgy, enchiridion,
chir-[70] Greek
or hands "hand" Haplocheirus
χελώνη
relating to a
chelon- Greek (khelṓnē) Archelon, chelonia
turtle
"tortoise"
χλωρός chloranthy, chlorine, chlorophobia, chlorophyll, chloroplast,
chlor-[71] green Greek
(khlōrós) pyrochlore
chondr- cartilage Greek χόνδρος hypochondriasis, osteochondritis
(khóndros)
χορεία
(khoreía)
"dancing in
relating to chorea, choree, choreia, choreography, chorus,
chore- Greek unison" from
dance hemichorea
χορός
(khorós)
"chorus"
chorda
Latin and "rope" from chordata, cord, hexachord, monochord, polychord,
chord-[72] cord
Greek χορδή tetrachord
(khordḗ)
χράω,
χρῆσθαι
(khrêsthai),
χρηστός chresard, chresonym, chrestomathic, chrestomathy,
chres- use Greek (khrēstós), heterochresonym, heterochresonymy, orthochresonym,
χρήστης, orthochresonymy
χρῆσις
(khrêsis),
χρήσιμος
achromat, achromatic, achromatism,achromatopsia,
achromatopsic, amphichroic, apochromat, auxochrome,
chroma, chromatic, chromatid, chromatophore, chrome,
chromium, chromogen, chromolithography, chromophobia,
chro-, χρῶμα
color Greek chromophore, chromosome, dichroic, dichroism,
chrom- (khrôma)
dichromatic, heliochrome, heterochromatic,
heterochromatin, microchromosome, monochromatic,
monochrome, photochromism, pleochroism, polychromatic,
polychrome, trichroism, trichromatic, trichromic
anachronism, asynchronous, biochronology, chronaxie,
chronic, chronicle, chronogram, chronograph, chronology,
chronometer, chronometry, chronophobia,
χρόνος
chron-[73] time Greek
(khrónos)
chronophotography, chronostasis, geochronology,
heterochrony, hydrochronometer, isochron, protochronism,
synchronic, synchronism, synchronize, synchronous,
tautochrone
χρυσός
(khrusós),
chrys-[74] gold Greek chrysalis, chryselephantine, chrysolite, chrysophobia
χρύσεος
"golden"
cili- eyelash Latin cilium cilia, supercilious
ciner- ash Latin cinis, cineris incineration
cing-, cingere,
gird Latin succinct
cinct- cinctus
circulus,
circ- circle, ring Latin circle, circular, circulate, circus
circus
circumcise, circumference, circumlocution, circumnavigate,
circum- around Latin circum
circumscribe
κιρρός
cirr-[75] orange Greek cirrhosis
(kirrhós)
curl,
cirr- Latin cirrus cirrus
tentacle
citare,
cit- call, start Latin frequentative citation, cite, excite, incite, solicit, solicitous
of ciere
civ- citizen Latin civis civic, civil, civilian, civility, civilization
clad-[76] branch Greek κλάδος clade, cladistics, cladogenesis, cladogram, heterocladic
(kládos)
acclaim, claim, clamor, exclamation, proclamation,
clam- cry out Latin clamare
reclamation
clarus,
clar- clear Latin clarity, clear, declaration
clarare
κλᾶν,
κλαστός
anorthoclase, antanaclasis, clastic, iconoclast, orthoclase,
clast- broken Greek (klastós),
osteoclast, plagioclase, pyroclastic, synclastic
κλάσις,
κλάσμα
claud-,
-clud-, claudere, clause, claustrophobia, conclude, exclude, exclusive,
close, shut Latin
claus-, clausus include, occlusion, occult, recluse, seclude
-clus-
κλείς (kleís)
"key" from
clav- key Greek κλείειν, clavichord, clavicle, conclave
(kleíein) "to
close"
κλείειν,
κλειστός
cleist- closed Greek cleistogamy, cleistothecium, enterocleisis,kleisma
(kleistós),
κλεῖσμα
κλεῖϑρον
cleithr- bar, key Greek Clathrus, cleithrophobia, cleithrum
(kleîϑron)
ἐκκλησίᾱ,
κλῆσις,
κλητός ecclesia, Ecclesiastes, ecclesiastic, ecclesiology,
cle-[77] call Greek
(ekklēsíā, ecclesiophobia, epiclesis, paraclete
klêsis,
klētós)
clemens,
clement- mild Latin clemency, inclement
clementis
clin- bed Greek κλίνη (klínē) clinic
clin- lean, recline Latin -clinare decline, declination, incline, inclination, recline
snail, spiral κόχλος
cochl-[78] Greek cochlea
shell (kókhlos)
blastocoel, coelom, coelomate, coelomic, enterocoely,
κοῖλος
coel- hollow Greek pseudocoelomate, sarcocele, schizocoelomate,
(koîlos)
schizocoely, spongocoel
colare, colander, coulee, coulis, coulisse, couloir, cullender, cullis,
col- strain Latin
cōlum percolate, percolation, percolator, piña colada, portcullis
acculturate, acculturation,agriculture, apiculture, bicultural,
colonial, colony, countercultural, counterculture, cult,
cultivate, till, colere, cultivable, cultivate, cultivation,cultivator, cultural, culturati,
col-, cult- Latin
inhabit cultus culture, deculturate, deculturation, incult,inculturation,
inquiline, inquilinity, inquilinous, intercultural, multicultural,
postcolonial, precolonial, subcultural, subculture
coll- hill Latin collis colliculus
accolade, col, collar, decollate, decollation, décolletage,
coll- neck Latin collum
encollar
bicolor, Colorado, coloration, coloratura, concolorous,
color- color Latin color decolor, discolor, discoloration, encolor, multicolor,
quadricolor, recolor, tricolor, unicolor, versicolor
com- friendly, kind Latin cōmis comity
"courteous,
kind"
con-, co-,
col-, with, coagulate, collide, compress, connect, connote, contain,
Latin cum
com-, together corrode, quondam
cor-[79]
κῶνος
(kônos), conic, conical, conicoid, conodont,conoid, conoscope,
con-[80] cone Greek
κωνικός orthocone, orthoconic, polyconic
(kōnikós)
condi- season Latin condire condiment
contraband, contraception, contradict, contraindicate,
contra- against Latin contra
contrast, contravene
copi- plenty Latin copia copious, copy, cornucopia
copremia, coprographia, coprolagnia, coprolalia, coprolite,
κόπρος
copr-[81] dung Greek
(kópros)
coprolith, coprology, coprophagia, coprophagy, coprophilia,
copropraxia, encopresis, encopretic
copula "that
copul- bond Latin copula, copulation, couple
which binds"
accord, accordance, accordant, accordatura, concord,
concordance, concordant,concordat, corcle, cordate,
cor-, cordial, cordiality, cordiform, core, courage, courageous,
heart Latin cor, cordis
cord- discord, discordance, discordant, discourage,
discouragement, encourage, encouragement,misericord,
nonaccordant, obcordate, record,scordatura
κόραξ,
κόρακος
corac-[82] raven Greek coracoid
(kórax,
kórakos)
coriaceous, corious, corium,cuirass, cuirassier, cuirie,
cori- hide, leather Latin corium, corii
excoriate, excoriation
bicorn, bicorne, Capricorn, cornea, corneal, corneous,
corner, cornicle, corniculate, corniferous,cornification,
corn- horn Latin cornū
corniform, cornucopia, quadricorn, quadricornous, tricorn,
tricorne, tricornigerous, tricornute,unicorn, unicornous
corona, corona, coronation, coronavirus, coroner, coronet,
coron- crown Latin
coronare coroniform, Coronilla, crown, incoronate
accorporate, bicorporal, concorporate, concorporation,
corporal, corporality, corporate, corporation, corporative,
corporature, corporeal, corporeality, corporeity, corps,
corpus, corpse, corpulence, corpulent, corpus, corpuscle,
corpor- body Latin
corporis corpuscular, disincorporate, disincorporation,
extracorporeal, incorporal, incorporality
, incorporate,
incorporation, incorporeal, incorporeality, incorporeity,
tricorporal
cortex, cortical, corticate, corticiform, corticifugal, corticipetal,
cortic- bark Latin
corticis decorticate, decortication, decorticator
κόσμος cosmic, cosmogeny, cosmogony, cosmology, cosmonaut,
cosm-[83] universe Greek
(kósmos) cosmopolitan, cosmopolite, cosmos,microcosm
κοσμεῖν
(kosmeîn),
the art of
κοσμητική
cosmet- dress and Greek cosmesis, cosmetics, cosmetologist, cosmetology
(kosmētikḗ)
ornament
from κόσμος
(kósmos)
cost- rib Latin costa accost, bicostate, coast, coastal, costa, costal, costate,
 curvicostate, entrecôte, infracostal, intercostal, intracoastal,
multicostate, quadricostate, supracostal, tricostate,
unicostate
κοτύλη cotyledon, dicotyledon, dicotyledonous, eudicotyledon,
cotyl-[84] cup Greek
(kotúlē) monocotyledon, monocotyledonous, tricotyledonous
κράτος
government, acrasia, akrasia, akratic, anocracy, aristocracy, autocracy,
-cracy, (krátos),
rule, Greek autocrat, autocratic, bureaucracy, democracy, democratic,
-crat κρατία
authority pancratium, plutocracy, technocracy, technocrat, theocracy
(kratía)
κρανίον craniologist, craniometry, craniosynostosis, cranium,
crani-[85] skull Greek
(kraníon) hemicrania, megrim, migraine
crass- thick Latin crassus crass, crassitude, crassulaceous
creare, creation, creative, creator, creature, creole, procreation,
crea- make Latin
creatus recreation
accreditation, credence, credentials, credibility , credible,
believe, credere,
cred- Latin credit, creditor, credo, credulity, credulous, creed, discredit,
trust creditus
incredible, incredulous, miscreant, recreant
κρηπίς,
κρηπίδος
(krēpís,
crepid-[86] boot, shoe Greek crepidoma
krēpídos),
κρηπίδιον,
κρηπίδωμα
accresce, accrescence, accrescent, accrete, accretion,
cresc- grow, rise Latin crescere accrue, concrete, crescendo, crescent, crew
, decrease,
increase, recruit, recruitment, surcrew
cribrum,
cribr- sieve Latin cribble, cribellate, cribellum, cribrate, cribriform, garble
cribrare
κρίκος
(kríkos), cricoid, cricoidectomy, Cricosaurus, cricothyroid,
cric-[87] ring Greek
κρικοειδής cricothyrotomy, cricotomy
(krikoeidḗs)
crisp- curled Latin crispus crape, crepe, crêpe, crisp, crispate, crispation
crist- crest Latin crista crease, crest, cristate
κρίνειν
apocrine, crisis, criterion, critic, critical, criticaster, criticise,
(krínein),
criticism, critique, diacritic, eccrine, eccrinology, eccrisis,
crit-, judge, κρίσις
Greek eccritic, endocrine, endocrinology, exocrine, heterocrine,
crisi-[88] separate (krísis),
holocrine, hypercriticism, hypocrisy, hypocrite, kritarchy,
κρίμα
Kritosaurus, merocrine, syncrisis
(kríma)
fringe, κροσσός
cross-[89] Greek crossopterygii
tassel (krossós)
cross, crucial, cruciate, crucifer, cruciferous, crucifix,
cruc- cross Latin crux, crucis crucifixion, cruciform, crucify, crucigerous, cruise, crusade,
cruzeiro, discruciate, excruciate, intercross, recross
crur- leg, shank Latin crus, cruris bicrural, crural, crus, equicrural
critare, from
-cry wail, shriek Latin cry, decry, descry
quiritare
κρύπτειν apocrypha, apocryphal, archaeocryptography, crypt,
(krúptein) "to cryptanalysis, crypteia, cryptic, cryptobiosis, cryptobiotic,
crypt-[90] hide, hidden Greek hide", cryptochrome, cryptogam, cryptogenic, cryptography,
κρυπτός cryptology, cryptomonad, cryptophyte, cryptosystem, grot,
(kruptós) grotesque, grotto

cten-[91] comb Greek κτείς, κτενός ctenidium, ctenoid, ctenophore

(kteís,
 ktenós)
κύβος
cub-[92] cube Greek cubic, cuboctahedron, cuboid, hemicube, hypercube
(kúbos)
cub- lie Latin cubare incubation, succuba
culin- kitchen Latin culīna culinarian, culinary, kiln
culpability, culpable, culprit, exculpate, exculpatory,
culp- blame, fault Latin culpa
inculpable, inculpate, inculpatory, mea culpa
coign, coigne, coin, cuneate, cuneiform, cuneus,
cune- wedge Latin cuneus encoignure, obcuneate, precuneus, quoin, sconcheon,
scuncheon
accuracy, accurate, assecure, assurance, assure,
curability, curable, curacy, curate, curative, curator, cure,
curettage, curette, curio, curiosity, curious, ensure,
inaccuracy, inaccurate, incurable, insecure, insecurity,
insurability, insurable, insurance, insure, manicure,
cur- care for Latin cūra, curare
pedicure, pococurante,proctor, proctour, proctorage,
proctorial, procurable, procuracy, procuration, procurator,
procure, procurement, proxy, reassurance, reassure,
reinsurance, reinsure, scour, scourage, secure, security,
sinecural, sinecure, sure, surety
concur, concurrent, corridor, courier, course, currency,
curr-, currere,
run, course Latin current, cursive, cursor, cursory, discourse, excursion,
curs- cursus
incur, occur, recur, recursion, recursive, succor
curvus
"crooked, cavort, curb, curvaceous, curvate, curvation,curvature,
curv- bent Latin curved", curve, curviform, curvilinear, curvity, incurvate, incurvature,
from curvare incurve, recurvate, recurve, recurvous
"to bend"
cuspis,
cuspid- lance, point Latin bicuspid, bicuspidate, cusp, quadricuspid,tricuspid
cuspidis
cutaneous, cuticle, cuticolor, cuticular, cutin, cutis,
cut- hide, skin Latin cutis
cutisector, intracutaneous, subcutaneous
κυανός cyanic, cyanide, cyanogen, cyanophobia, cyanophore,
cyan-[93] blue Greek
(kuanós) cyanosis, cyanotic, isocyanic
acyclic, anticyclone, anticyclonic, bicycle, cycle, cyclic,
cyclide, cycloid, cyclone, cyclops, cyclosis, cyclotomic,
κύκλος
dicyclic, eccyclema, epicycle, epicycloid, hemicycle,
(kúklos),
cycl-[94] circle Greek
κυκλικός
hemicyclium, heterocyclic, homocyclic,hypercycle,
hypocycloid, isocyclic, mesocyclone, monocyclic,
(kuklikós)
polycyclic, pseudocyclosis, tetracyclic, tricycle, tricyclic,
unicycle
κυλίνδειν
(kulíndein),
cylind-[95] roll Greek cylinder, cylindric, cylindroid, cylindroma, pseudocylindric
κύλινδρος
(kúlindros)
κύων, κυνός cynic, cynicism, cynodont, cynology, cynophagy,
cyn-[96] dog Greek (kúōn, cynophilia, cynophobia, Cynosaurus, cynosure,
kunós) eucynodont
κύστις cysteine, cystic, cysticercus, cystine, cystolith, cystoma,
cyst-[97] capsule Greek
(kústis) oocyst, polycystic
astrocyte, cnidocyte, cytapheresis, cytaster, cytokine,
cytokinesis, cytokinin, cytology, cytoplasm, cytostasis,
cyt-[98] cell Greek κύτος (kútos) cytostatic, exocytosis, gonocyte, hypercytosis, leukocyte,
leukocytosis, monocyte, monocytopoiesis, pancytopenia,
phagocytosis, polycythaemia,polycythemia, syncytium
D
 Meaning
Origin Etymology
Root in English examples
language (root origin)
English
da-,
dida-[99] learn Greek δάω autodidact, Didache, didact, didactic, didacticism
(ΔΑ)
δάκρυον,
δακρύειν,
dacry-[100] tear Greek dacryoadenitis
δάκρυμα
(dákruma)
anisodactyly, antidactylus, arachnodactyly, artiodactyl,
brachydactyly, clinodactyly, dactyl, dactylic, dactylology,
dactylomancy, dactylomegaly, dactylus, dactyly, date,
digit, didactyly, ectrodactyly, heterodactylous, heterodactyly,
δάκτυλος
dactyl-[101] finger, Greek
(dáktulos)
leptodactylous, monodactyly, oligodactyly, pamprodactyly,
toe pentadactyl, pentadactylous,pentadactyly, perissodactyl,
polydactyly, pterodactyl, schizodactyly, syndactylous,
syndactyly, tetradactylous, tetradactyly, tridactyly,
zygodactyly
δάμασις
(dámasis),
dam-[102] tame Greek
ἀδάμας
adamant, adamantine, adamantinoma,Damian
(ΔΑΜ) (adámas)
"untameable,
invincible"
to inflict
damn-, damnum, condemn, condemnation, damage,damnation, indemnify,
loss Latin
-demn- damnāre indemnity
upon
δεῖν (deîn),
δετός, δέσις
(detós,
désis), δέμα arthrodesis, asyndeton, desmid, desmitis, desmoid,
de-[103] bind Greek (déma), desmoplasia, desmosome, diadem, plasmodesma,
δεσμός polysyndeton, syndesis, syndesmosis, syndetic,syndeton
(desmós),
δέσμα
(désma)
down, decay, decide, declare, decline, decompose,dedicate,
away deduce, defend, deletion, delineate, delude, demarcate,
de- Latin dē
from, dementia, depress, derogatory, desecrate, descend,
removing destroy, detract
debere,
deb- owe Latin debit, debt
debitus
δέκα (déka)
"ten", δεκάς,
δεκάδος
(dekás,
dekádos), decad, decade, decagon, decagram, decahedron,
dec-[104] ten Greek δεκάκις Decalogue, decamer, decamerous, decameter, decapod,
(dekákis) decathlon
"ten times",
δεκαπλάσιος
(dekaplásios)
"ten-fold"
decimus,
decim- tenth part Latin tenth; from decimal, decimate, decimation, decimator, decuman, dime
decem, ten
decor- ornament Latin decorus "fit, decor, décor, decorament, decorate, decoration, decorative,
proper" and decorator, decorous, decorum, redecorate
decorare "to
decorate",
 from decor
"beauty,
ornament"
and decus
"ornament"
delere (from
del- delete Latin delete, deletion, indelible
dē + linere)
Δ, δ, δέλτα
delt-[105] D, d Greek delta, deltoid
(délta)
δέμειν
(démein),
δῶμα,
dem-, δῶματος,
build Greek apodeme, monodomy, opisthodomos, polydomy
dom-[106] δομή, δόμος
(dómos),
δέμας
(démas)
Damocles, demagogue, deme, democracy, demographic,
δῆμος
dem-[107] people Greek
(dêmos)
demography, demonym, demophobia, demotic, ecdemic,
endemic, epidemic, epidemiology, pandemic
denar, denarian, denarius, denary, denier, dinar, dinero,
den- ten each Latin dēnī
dinheiro
δένδρον
(déndron); dendric, dendrite, dendrochronology, dendrogram,
dendr-[108] tree Greek
akin to δρύς dendromancy, Epidendrum, rhododendron
(drús) "tree"
condensable, condensate,condensation, condensational,
dens- thick Latin densus condensative, condense, dense,density, nondense,
superdense
bident, bidental, dandelion, dental, dentary, dentate,
dentation, dentelle, denticity, denticle, denticulate,
dentiferous, dentiform,dentifrice, dentigerous, dentil,
dent- tooth Latin dens, dentis
dentin, dentinal, dentine, dentition, denture, indent,
indentation, indenture, interdental, interdentil, intradental,
multidentate, quadridentate,trident, tridentate
δέρειν
(dérein),
Dermaptera, dermatology, dermis, ectoderm, endoderm,
δέρμα,
der-[109] skin Greek epidermis, hypodermic,mesoderm, scleroderma, taxidermy,
δέρματος
xeroderma
(dérma,
dérmatos)
δεσπότης,
δεσπότου,
despot-[110] master Greek δεσποτικός, despot, despotic, despotism
δεσποτεία,
δεσποτίσκος
deuteragonist, deuteranomaly, deuteranopia, deuteride,
δεύτερος
deuter-[111] second Greek
(deúteros)
deuterium, deuterogamist, deuterogamy, Deuteromycota,
deuteron, Deuteronomy, deuterostome
δεξιός
dexi-[112] right Greek Dexiarchia
(dexiós)
ambidexterity, ambidextrous, dexterity, dexterous, dextral,
dexter- right Latin dexter
dextrality, dextrin, dextrorse, dextrose
di- two Greek δι- (di-) diatomic, dicot, digamy, diode, dipole
apart,
dia-[113] Greek διά (diá) deacon, diagram, dialysis, diameter
through

diacosi-[114] two Greek διακόσιοι diacosigon, diacosipentecontaheptagon

hundred (diakósioi),
 hundred
διακοσιάκις
"two hundred
times"
say, dīcere, benediction, condition, contradict, dictate, dictation,dictator,
dic-, dict- speak, Latin dictus, diction, dictionary, dictum, edict, indictment, interdiction,
proclaim dictare malediction, predict, prediction, valediction, verdict
διδάσκειν
dida- teach Greek autodidact, Didache, didact, didactic
(didáskein)
bidigitate, digit, digital, digitate, digitiform,digitigrade,
digit- finger Latin digitus
multidigit, multidigitate
terrible,
δεινός
din-[115] fearfully Greek
(deinós)
dinosaur
great
διπλόος
(diplóos),
diploblasty, diploid, diploidy, diploma, diplomacy, diplomat,
δίπλωσις
dipl-[116] twofold Greek diplomatic, diplomatics, diplonema, diplophase, diplopia,
(díplōsis),
diplosis, diplotene, haplodiploid, haplodiploidy
δίπλωμα
(díplōma)
διδόναι
(didónai),
δοτός,
(dotós,),
δόσις (dósis),
do-[117]
give Greek δόμα, anecdote, antidoron, antidote, apodosis, dose
(ΔΟ[118] ) δόματος
(dóma,
dómatos)
δῶρον,
διδόμενον
docere, docile, doctor, doctrine, document, indoctrinate,
doc-, doct- teach Latin
doctus indoctrination
δώδεκα dodecagon, dodecahedron, Dodecanese, dodecaphony,
dodec-[119] twelve Greek
(dṓdeka) dodecastyle, dodecasyllabic,hemidodecahedron
δοκεῖν
(dokeîn) "to
appear,
opinion, seem, think", dogma, dogmatic, dogmatism, doxology
, heterodox,
dog-, dox- Greek
tenet δόξα (dóxa) orthodox, paradox
"opinion",
δόγμα
(dógma)
dolere "to
grieve", also
dol- pain Latin dolus "grief" condolence, dol, doleful, dolorous, indolence
and dolor
"pain"
dame, domal, dome, domestic, domesticate, domestication,
dom- house Latin domus domesticity, domestique, domicile, domiciliary, major-domo,
semidome
beldam, beldame, belladonna, codomain, codominance,
codominant, condominium, dam,dame, damsel, danger,
demesne, demoiselle, domain, dominance, dominant,
dominus
dominate, domination, dominative, dominator
, dominatrix,
"master";
domin- master Latin domine, domineer, dominicide, dominion, dominium,
(from domus
domino, duenna, dungeon,madam, madame,
"house")
mademoiselle, madonna, predominance, predominant,
predominate, quasidominance, semidominance,
subdominant, superdominant
domit- tame Latin domitare, daunt, domitable, indomitable
 frequentative
of domare
dōnum, condonation, condone, donate, donation, donative, donator
,
don- give Latin
donare donatory, donor, pardon, pardonable
dorm- sleep Latin dormire dormant, dormitory
disendorse, dorsal, dorsiferous, dorsiflexion, dorsiflexor,
dors- back Latin dorsum dorsigrade, dorsiventral, dorsum, dossier, endorse,
endorsee, endorsement, indorse, indorsement, reredos
δρᾶν (drân),
δραστικός
(drastikós),
δρᾶσις
(drâsis),
dra-[120] do Greek δρᾶμα, dramatic, dramaturgy, drastic, melodramatic,monodrama
δράματος
(drâma,
drámatos),
δραματικός
(dramatikós)
δράσσεσθαι
(drássesthai),
δράγμα
drach-[121] grasp Greek didrachm, drachm, drachma, dram, tetradrachm
(drágma),
δραχμή
(drakhmḗ)
δραμεῖν
dram-, aerodrome, anadromous, antidromic, catadromous,
(drameîn),
drom- run Greek diadromous, dromaeosaurid, heterodromous, hippodrome,
δρόμος
(ΔΡΑΜ) loxodrome, monodromy, palindrome, syndrome
(drómos)
δρόσος,
δρόσου
dros-[122] dew Greek drosometer, Drosophila
(drósos,
drósou)
δρῦς, δρυός
dry-[123] tree Greek (drûs, druós), dryad, dryadic, hamadryad
Δρυάς
deuce, doubt, dual, duality, duet, duo, duplex, duplicity,
du- two Latin duo
duumvirate, duumviri, nonduality
dub- doubtful Latin dubius doubt, dubiety, dubious
ducere, abduce, abduct, adduce,adduct, conduce, deduce, induce,
duc-, duct- lead Latin
ductus introduce, produce, reduce, seduce, traduce
billet-doux, dolce, dolcetto, douce, doux, dulcet, dulcian,
dulc- sweet Latin dulcis
dulcify, dulcimer, edulcorant, edulcorate, subdulcid
dour, dura, durability, durable, durain, dural, duramen,
durance, durancy, duration, durative, dure, duress, durity,
dur- hard Latin durus, durare durous, durum, endurable, endurance, endurant, endure,
indurate, induration, nondurable, obduracy , obdurate,
obduration, perdurable, perdurance, perdure, subdural
δύο (dúo),
δυάς, δυάδος
dy-[124] two Greek dyad, dyadic
(duás,
duádos)

dyna-[125] power Greek δύνασθαι aerodynamic, aerodynamics, antidynastic, autodyne,

(dúnasthai), didynamous, dynamic,dynamism, dynamite, dynamo,
δυνατός, dynast, dynastic, dynasty, heterodyne, metadynamics
δύναμις
(dúnamis),
 δυνάστης
(dunástēs)
dys- badly, ill Greek δυσ- (dus-) dysentery, dysphagia, dysphasia, dysplasia, dystrophy

E
 Meaning in Origin Etymology
Root English examples
English language (root origin)

ec-[126] out Greek ἐκ (ek) eccentric, ecstasy, ecstatic

ἐκκλησία
(ekklēsía)
assembly, from ἐκκαλέω
ecclesi- Greek Ecclesiastes, ecclesiastical
congregation (ekkaléō) "I
summon" or
"I call out"
eco- house Greek οἶκος (oîkos) ecology, economics, economy, ecumenism

ecto-[127] outside Greek ἐκτός (ektós) ectoderm, ectoparasite, ectotherm

comedo, comestible, edacity, edibility, edible, escarole,

ed-, es- eat Latin edere, esus esculent, esurience, esurient,inedia, inedible, inescate,
inescation, obese, obesity
αἴξ, αἰγός
eg-[128] goat Greek egophony
(aíx, aigós)
self, I (first Latin, ego, ἐγώ
ego-[129] egocentric, egoism, egoistic, egomania, egomaniac
person) Greek (egṓ)
εἰρήνη
eiren-[130] peace Greek (eirḗnē) eirenic, irenic, irenology
"peace"
ἤλεκτρον electric, electricity, electrolysis, electrolyte,
electr-[131] amber Greek
(ḗlektron) electromagnetic, electron, electronic, polyelectrolyte
ἔλεος, ἐλέου
elem-, (éleos,
pity Greek eléou), almoner, alms, eleemosynary
alm-[132]
ἐλεημοσύνη
(eleēmosúnē)
emere, adeem, adempt, ademption, exemption, preempt,
em-, empt- buy Latin
emptus redeem
ἐμεῖν
(emeîn), antiemetic, emesis, emetic, emetine, emetophobia,
eme-[133] vomit Greek
ἔμετος haematemesis
(émetos)
striving to
aemulus,
emul- equal, Latin emulator
aemulare
rivaling
en-, el-,
in Greek ἐν (en) emphasis, enclitic, enthusiasm, ellipsis, elliptic
em-[134]
ἐναντίος enantiomer, enantiomerism, enantiomorph,
enanti-[135] opposite Greek
(enantíos) enantiornithine
ἐγκέφαλος
encephal- brain Greek encephalopathy
(enképhalos)
endocardial, endocerid, endocrine, endocytosis,
ἔνδον
endo-[136] inside, within Greek
(éndon)
endogamy, endogenous, endoscopy, endoskeleton,
endosperm, endospore
ἐγγύς
engy-[137] narrow Greek Engystomops, hypengyophobia
(engús)
ἐννέα
(ennéa),
ἐννεάς, ennead, enneadic, enneagon, enneagram, enneahedron,
ennea-[138] nine Greek
ἐννεάδος enneamer, enneastyle, enneasyllabic, enneode
(enneás,
enneádos)
ens- sword Latin ensis ensiferous, ensiform
eo-, Ἠώς, Ἕως Eocene, eohippus, Eosentomon, eosin, eosinophil,
dawn, east Greek
eos-[139] (Ēṓs, Héōs) eosinophilic, eozoic

ep-, ephedra, ephemeral, ephemeris, epicenter, epidemic,

upon Greek ἐπί (epí) epilog, epiphany, episteme, epistemic, epistemology,
epi-[140]
epitaph, epitaphios, epithet, epitome,epoch, eponymous
equal, equanimity, equate, Equator, equilibrium, equinox,
even, equal,
equ-, -iqu- Latin aequus equipoise, equity, equivalence, equivocal, equivocate,
level
iniquity
equ- horse Latin equus equestrian
ἐρέσσειν
(eréssein),
ἐρέτης
(erétēs)
ere-[141] row Greek trierarch
"rower",
ἐρετμόν
(eretmón),
εἰρεσία
ϝέργον
(wérgon), allergic, allergy, argon, demiurge, dramaturgy, endoergic,
έργον energetic, energy, erg, ergate, ergatocracy, ergodic,
(érgon), ergometer, ergonomics, ergophobia, exoergic,
erg-, org-, ἐργάτης gamergate, georgic, heterorganic,homorganic, liturgy,
work Greek (ergátēs), metallurgy, microorganism, organ, organic, organism,
urg-[142]
ὄργανον organist, organize, organogenesis,organoid,
(órganon), organoleptic, orgiastic, orgy, parergon, surgeon,
ὀργανικός synergism, synergy, theurgic, theurgist, theurgy,
(organikós), zymurgy
ὄργια (órgia)
ἔρως,
erot-[143] (sexual) love Greek ἔρωτος (érōs, erogenous, erotic, erotomania, erotophilia, erotophobia
érōtos)
aberrance, aberrancy, aberrant, aberration, err, errant,
err- stray Latin errare
erratic, erratum, erroneous, error, inerrant
ἐρυθρός
erythema, Erythraean, erythraemia, erythroblastopenia,
(eruthrós),
erythr-[144] red Greek erythrocyte, erythrocytosis, erythromelalgia,
ἐρύθημα
erythrophobia, erythrophore, erythroprosopalgia
(erúthēma)

eso-[145] within Greek ἔσω (ésō) esophoria, esoteric, esotericism, esotropia

ἐθεῖν
custom,
eth-[146] habit
Greek (etheîn), ethic, ethics, ethology, ethos
ἦθος (êthos)
ἠθεῖν
(ētheîn),
ethm-[147] sieve, sift Greek ἠθμός ethmoid
(ēthmós);
ἤθειν (ḗthein)
ἔθνος
people, race, (éthnos), ethnarch, ethnarchy, ethnic, ethnoarchaeology,
ethn-[148] Greek
tribe, nation ἐθνικός ethnography, ethnomusicology, polyethnic
(ethnikós)
ἔτυμος etymologic, etymologicon, etymologist, etymologize,
etym-[149] true Greek
(étumos) etymology, etymon
aneuploidy, eudaemon, eudemon,eukaryote, euphony,
eu-[150] well, good Greek εὖ (eû)
euphoria, euphoric, euploid, euthanasia

eur-[151] wide Greek εὐρύς aneurysm, Europe, eurypterid, microaneurysm

(eurús),
 εὖρος
"breadth,
width"
ex-, e-, ef- from, out Latin ex exclude, exist, exit, extend, extrude
exogamy, exoplanet, exoskeleton, exosome, exosphere,
exo-[152] outside Greek ἔξω (éxō)
exoteric, exothermic, exotic, exoticism, exotropia
extra,
estrange, estrangement,exterior, extra, extraneous,
extra- outer Latin extraneus
extraordinary, strange
and exterus
outermost,
extrem- Latin extremus extreme, extremity, extremophile
utmost

F
 Meaning Origin Etymology
Root English examples
in English language (root origin)

fa-, fat- affable, bifarious, confess,defamation, fable, fame,

fari, see also
say, speak Latin fascinate, fate, ineffability, infamy, infancy, infant, infantry,
(FA)[153] fateri
nefarious, preface, profess
fab- bean Latin faba faba bean
affair, affect, affectation, amplify, artifact, artifice, benefactor,
benefice, benefit, confection, counterfeit, defeat, defect,
disaffect, edifice, effect, effectible, effection, effective,
effectivity, effector, effectual, effectuality, effectuate,
effectuation, efficacious, efficacity, efficacy, efficiency,
efficient, enface, enfacement,facade/façade, face, facet,
facette, facial, faciend, facient, facile, facilitate, facilitation,
facilitative, facilitator, facilitatory, facility, facinorous, facsimile,
fact, faction, factional, factionary, factious, factitious, factor,
fac-, factorable, factorial, factory, factotum, factual, fake, fashion,
fact-, feasible, feat, feature, feckless, fiat, forfeit, infect, inof ficious,
-fect-, facere, interoffice, laissez-faire, malefaction, manufacture, modify,
do, make Latin
-fic- factus nonofficial, office, official, officiant, officiary, officiate,
officious, olfaction, omnificence, omnificent,parfait, perfect,
(FAC)[154]
perfecta, perfectibility, perfectible, perfection, perfective,
perfector, pluperfect, prefect, prefectural, prefecture,
prequalification, proficiency, proficient, profit, profitability,
profitable, profiteer, profiterole, prolific, qualification,
quasiperfect, rarefy, refactorable, refashion, refect, refection,
refectory, reinfect, remanufacture, resurface, reunification,
sacrifice, scientific, semelfactive, suboffice, subprefect,
suffice, sufficiency, sufficient, superficial, superficiality,
surface, surfeit, surficial, transfection, trifacial, trifecta,
uniface, unifacial, unifactorial, unification
falc- sickle Latin falx, falcis defalcation, falcate, falciform, falchion, falcon
fall-, fallere,
false, default, fail, fallacious, fallacy, fallible, false, falsetto, falsify,
fallac-, Latin falsus, fallax,
deceive falsity, fault
fals- fallacis
a close
famili- Latin famulus familiarity, family
attendant
fasc- bundle Latin fascis fasciculation, fascism
foolish,
fatu- Latin fatuus fatuous, infatuation
useless
foederare,
treaty,
from foedus
agreement,
(genitive
feder- contract, Latin confederacy, confederation, federal, federate, federation
foederis);
league,
see also
pact
fides "faith"
fel- cat Latin feles, felis Felinae, feline
happy,
felic- Latin felix, felicis felicity
merry
fell- suck Latin fellare fellation
women,
femin- Latin femina femininity
female
femur
femor- thigh Latin (genitive femoral, femur
femoris)
fend-, fendere, -
strike Latin defend, fend, offend, offense
fens- fensus
fenestr- window Latin fenestra defenestration
fer- to bear, Latin ferre aquifer, circumference, confer, conifer, defer, differ, ferry,
carry fertile, infer, Lucifer, offer, prefer, refer, suffer, transfer,
vociferous
ferv- boil, glow Latin fervere ferment, fervent, fervid, fervor, perfervid
feroc- fierce Latin ferox, ferocis ferocity
ferr- iron Latin ferrum ferrous
fet- stink Latin fetere fetid, fetor
fic- fig Latin ficus Ficus, fig
fides "faith,
trust", from confidante, confidence, confident, diffident, faith, fealty,
fid-, fis- faith, trust Latin
fidere "to fidelity, fiduciary, infidel, perfidious, perfidy
trust"
fingere "to
fig-, touch,
fing-, handle;
to form, configure, disfigure, effigy, feign, fiction, fictitious, figment,
fict- Latin devise;
shape figurine, nonfiction, transfigure
fabricate,
(FIG)[155]
alter,
change"
fil- thread Latin filum defile, filament, file, filigree, fillet, profile
fili- son Latin filius affiliation
affinity, confine, define, final, finale, finance, fine, finish, finite,
fin- end Latin finis
infinite, refine
find-,
cleave, findere,
fiss- Latin fission, fissure
split fissus
(FID)[156]
firmus,
firm- firm, strong Latin affirm, confirm, confirmation, firm, firmament, infirm
firmare
hollow,
fistul- Latin fistula fistula
tube
fixare,
fix- attach Latin frequentative affix, fix, fixation, fixture, prefix, suffix, transfix
of figere
fl-, fla- afflatus, conflate, deflate,flatulence, flatus, flavor, flute,
blow Latin flāre, flātus
(FLA)[157] inflate, insufflation, soufflé, sufflate

flaccus,
flacc- flabby Latin flaccid
flaccere
flav- yellow Latin flavus flavonoid
flect-, flectere, circumflex, deflect, flex, flexible, flexile, flexion,flexor,
bend Latin
flex- flexus genuflection, inflect, inflection, reflect, reflection, reflex
flīgere,
flig-, flict- strike Latin afflict, conflict, inflict, profligacy, profligate
flictus
flor- flower Latin flos, floris floral, florid
affluent, confluence, effluent, fluctuate, fluctuation, fluency,
flu-, fluv-,
flow Latin fluere, fluxus fluent, fluid, fluidity, flush, fluvial, flux, influence, influx,
flux-
superfluous
foc- hearth Latin focus bifocal, focal, focus
fod-, fodere,
dig Latin fossil
foss- fossus
foen- hay Latin foenum Foeniculum
foli- leaf Latin folium defoliant
 folium defoliant
font- spring Latin fons, fontis font, fontal, fontanelle
forare,
for- bore, drill Latin foralite, foramen, foraminifer, perforation
foratus
conform, deform, form, formal, formation, formula, formulate,
form- shape Latin forma
inform, perform, reform, uniform
formic- ant Latin formica formaldehyde, formic acid
fornix,
fornic- vault Latin fornication
fornicis
fort- strong Latin fortis force, fort, forte, fortify, fortitude, fortress
shallow
fove- round Latin fovea fovea
depression
frag-,
defray, diffract, fractal, fraction, fractious,fracture, fragile,
frang-, frangere,
break Latin fragment, frangible, fray, infraction, infringe, refract,
-fring-, fractus
refractory, refrain
fract-
frater-,
brother Latin frater fraternal, fraternity
fratr-
fric-, fricare,
rub Latin dentifrice, friction
frict- frictus
frig- cold Latin frigere frigid, frigorific
front- forehead Latin frons, frontis confront, frontage, frontal
fruct-,
fruit Latin frux, fructis fructose, frugivorous
frug-
fug-,
flee Latin fugere centrifuge, fugacious, fugitive, refuge
fugit-
fum- smoke Latin fumus fume, fumigation
fundare "to
found", from
found, founder, foundation, fund, fundament,fundamental,
fund- bottom Latin fundus
fundamentalism, profound, profundity
"bottom,
foundation"
fund-, fundere, confound, diffusion, effusion, effusive, found, fusion, infusion,
pour Latin
fus- fusus perfusion, profuse, profusion, refund, suffusion, transfusion
fulmen
fulmin- flash Latin "lightning fulminant, fulminate, fulmination
flash"
fung-, fungi,
do Latin function, fungibility
funct- functus
fur (genitive
fur-, furt- thief, steal Latin furis) "thief", ferret, furtive
furare
furc- fork Latin furca bifurcation
fusc- dark Latin fuscus fuscous, obfuscate, obfuscation

G
 Meaning
Origin Etymology (root
Root in English examples
language origin)
English

galact-[158] γάλα, γάλακτος galactagogue, galactic, galactorrhea,lactose, polygala,

milk Greek
(ΓΛΑΚ)[159] (gála, gálaktos) polygalactia

agamic, agamogenesis, agamospermy, agamy,

allogamy, anisogamete, anisogamy, apogamy,
autogamy, cleistogamous, cleistogamy, cryptogam,
γάμος (gámos),
deuterogamist, deuterogamy, digamous, digamy,
γαμεῖν (gameîn),
marriage, endogamous, endogamy, exogamous, exogamy,
gam-[160] Greek γαμέτης
wedding gamete, gametic, gametocyte, gametogenesis,
(gamétēs),
gametophyte, geitonogamy, heterogametic,
γαμετή (gametḗ)
heterogamous, heterogamy, homogametic, karyogamy,
misogamy, monogamous, monogamy, oogamy,
planogamete, plasmogamy, polygamist, polygamy
gamb- leg Latin gamba gam, gambit, gambol, gammon
Γ, γ, γάμμα
gamm-[161] G, g Greek gamma
(gámma)
gar-
chatter Latin garrire gargantuan, gargle, gargoyle, garrulous, jargon
(GAR)[162]
γαργαλίζειν
(gargalízein),
γαργαλιζόμενον
gargal- tickle Greek gargalesis, gargalesthesia, hypergargalesthesia
(gargalizómenon),
γαργαλισμός
(gargalismós)
γαργαρίζειν
(gargarízein),
gargar- gargle Greek γαργαρισμός gargarize
(gargarismós),
γαργαρεών
epigastric, epigastrium, gasteroid, gastric, gastrin,
gastritis, gastroenterologist, gastroenterology,
γαστήρ, γαστρός
gastr-[163] stomach Greek
(gastḗr, gastrós)
gastrolith, gastronomic, gastronomy, gastroparesis,
gastropod, gastroptosis, gastroschisis, gastrotrich,
mesogastric, Myxogastria
apogee, biogeography, epigeous, Gaia, geocentric,
γῆ (gê), γαῖα, geocentrism, geode, geodesy, geodetic, geography,
ge-, γαίας (gaîa, geoid, geology, geomancy, geometry, geomorphology,
earth Greek
geo-[164] gaías), γεω- geophysicist, geophysics, georgic, Georgics,
(geō-) geosphere, geostatic, geostrophic, geosynchronous,
geosyncline, hypogeous, hypogeum, Pangea, perigee
γείτων, γείτονος
(geítōn,
geiton-[165] neighbor Greek geitonogamy
geítonos),
γειτόνημα
congeal, congelation, gel, gelati, gelatin, gelatinous,
gel- icy cold Latin gelum gelation, gelato, gelée, gelid, gelifluction, gelignite,
jellification, jelly
gen-, birth, Greek γίγνεσθαι allergen, anagenesis, antigen, autogenesis,
gon-[166] beget, (gígnesthai), and autogenous, biogenesis, dysgenic, endogen,
(ΓΕΝ)[167] race, related γένος endogenous, epigene,epigenesis, epigenetics,
kind (génos), γενετικός epigone, erogenous, Eugene, eugenic,eugenics,
(genetikós), exogenous, gametogenesis, gene, genealogy, genesis,
γένεσις (génesis); genetic, genocide, genotype, gonad, heterogeneous,
see also γενεά homogenesis, homogenetic, homogeneous, hydrogen,
(geneá) hypogene, hypogenesis, hypogenic, hypogenous,
monogenic, oogenesis, paragenesis, pathogen,
polygenous, progenesis,pseudogene,
spermatogenesis
 gignere, genitus, congenial, engender, gender, generate, generation,
gen- genus (genitive genial, genius, genital, genitive, genteel, gentle,
beget Latin
(GEN)[168] generis), see also genuine, genus, indigenous, ingenious, ingenuous,
generare primogenitor, progeny
γέφυρα
gephyr-[169] bridge Greek (géphura), gephyrophobia
γεφυρόω
γέρων, γέροντος
erigeron, gerascophobia, geriatric, geriatrics,
(gérōn, gérontos)
gerontocracy, gerontology, gerontophile, gerontophilia,
ger-[170] old Greek "old man",
gerontophobia, gerontoplast, gerousia, progeria,
γηράσκω "grow
progeroid
old"
ger-, gest- bear, agger, congest, digest, gerundive, gestation, register,
Latin gerere, gestus
(GES)[171] carry suggest, vicegerent

γέρανος
(géranos),
geran-[172] crane Greek γεράνιον Geranium
(geránion),
γερανώδης
germ, German, germane, germicide, germinal,
germ- sprout Latin germen, germinis
germinate, germination, nongermane, regerminate
γεύειν (geúein),
geu-[173] γεύεσθαι ageusia, dysgeusia, hypergeusia, hypogeusia,
taste Greek
(ΓΕΥΣ)[174] (geúesthai), parageusia
γεῦσις, γευόμενον
glabr- hairless Latin glaber glabella, glabellar, glabrate, glabrescent, glabrous
glacé, glacial, glaciation, glacier, glacious, glacis,
glaci- ice Latin glacies
glance
gladi- sword Latin gladius gladiator, gladiolus
γλαυκός
(glaukós),
glauc-[175] gray Greek glaucophane, Glaucopsyche
γλαυκότης, γλαύξ,
γλαῦκος

glia-[176] glue Greek γλία (glía) glial, glioblastoma, glioma, gliosis, microglia, neuroglia

global, globate, globe, globose, globosity

, globular,
glob- sphere Latin globus
globule, globulin, inglobate
gloriation, glorification, glorify, gloriole, glorious, glory,
glori- glory Latin gloria
inglorious, vainglorious, vainglory
aglossia, anthropoglot,aryepiglottic, diglossia,
gloss-, γλῶσσα (glôssa), epiglottis, gloss, glossary, glossophobia, glottis,
tongue Greek
glot-[177] γλωττίς (glōttís) heterogloss, heteroglossia, idioglossia, isogloss,
monoglot, monoglottism, polyglot, polyglottism

glut-[178] rump Greek γλουτός (gloutós) gluteus

agglutinant, agglutinate,agglutination, agglutinative,

glutin- glue Latin gluten, glutinis glue, glutelin, gluten, glutinosity, glutinous,
nonagglutinative
glycogen, glycogenesis, glycogenolysis, glycolipid,
glyc-[179] sweet Greek γλυκύς (glukús) glycophyte, glycoprotein, glycoside, glycosidic,
hypoglycaemia
γλύφειν
(glúphein), γλυφή aglyphous, anaglyph, ditriglyph, ditriglyphic, glyph,
(gluphḗ), γλυπτός glyptic, Glyptodon, glyptograph, hieroglyph,
glyph-[180] carve Greek
(gluptós), hieroglyphic, monotriglyph, opisthoglyphous,
γλυπτικός petroglyph, proteroglyphous, solenoglyphous
(gluptikós)
gnath-[181] jaw Greek γνάθος (gnáthos), Agnatha, agnathous, chilognath,compsognathus,
γναθμός endognathion, epignathous, exognathion, gnathic,
gnathophyma, hypognathous, hystricognath,
mesognathion, mesognathous, prognathism
γιγνώσκειν
(gignṓskein),
γνῶναι, γνωτός
(gnônai, gnōtós),
γνωστός
agnosia, agnostic, agnosticism, anagnorisis, diagnosis,
(gnōstós),
gno-[182] dysanagnosia, gnomic,gnomon, gnomonic, gnosia,
know Greek γνωστικός
(ΓΝΩ)[183] (gnōstikós),
gnosis, Gnostic, gnosticism, pathognomonic,
physiognomy, prognosis, telegnosis
γνῶσις (gnôsis),
γνῶσμα, γνώμη
(gnôsma,
gnṓmē), γνώμων
(gnṓmōn)
acquaint, acquaintance, agnition, agnize,cognition,
cognitional, cognitive, cognitivity, cognizable,
cognizance, cognizant, cognize, cognoscence,
cognoscenti, cognoscible, cognovit, connoisseur ,
gnosc-, ennoble, ennoblement, ignoble, ignorant, ignoscible,
know Latin gnoscere
-gnit- incognito, nobiliary, nobilitate, nobilitation,nobility,
noble, note, notice, noticeable, notion, notional,
notionality, notoriety, notorious, precognition, quaint,
reacquaint, recognition, recognize,reconnaissance,
reconnoiter, reconnoitre
corner, goniometer, gonion, gonioscope, gonitis, gonyaulax,
γωνία (gōnía),
gon-[184] angle, Greek
γόνυ (gónu)
gonycampsis, hexagon, pentagon,polygon, trigon,
knee trigonometry
aggradation, aggression, antegrade, anterograde,
grad-, centigrade, degrade, degree, egress, gradation, grade,
gred-, gradi, gressus "to gradient, gradine, gradual, graduality, graduate,
walk,
gress- Latin step", from graduation, gree, ingress, multigrade, nongraduate,
step, go
gradus "step" postgraduate, progradation, prograde, progress,
(GRAD)[185]
regress, retrogradation, retrograde, saltigrade,
tardigrade, transgress
γράφειν
(gráphein), anagram, anagrammatic, diagram, diagrammatic,
γράμμα, engram, epigram, epigrammatic,grammar, grammatic,
letter, γράμματος grammaticist, hologram, lipogram, monogram,
gramm- Greek
writing (grámma, pangrammatic, pentagram, program, programmatic,
grámmatos), telegram, telegramme, tetragram, tetragrammaton,
γραμματικός trigram
(grammatikós)
degranulation, engrain,filigree, garner, garnet, grain,
granary, grange, granger, granite, granivore,
gran- grain Latin grānum granivorous, granivory, granola, granular, granularity,
granulate, granulation, granule, grenade,grogram,
grosgrain, ingrain, multigrain, pomegranate
aggrandisement, grandee, grandeur, grandific,
grand- grand Latin grandis grandiloquent, grandiloquous,grandiose, grandiosity,
grandioso, grandity
allograft, anepigraphic, autograft, autograph, digraph,
γράφειν
epigraphic, epigraphy, graft, graph, grapheme,
(gráphein),
graphemics, graphene, graphic, graphite, graphology,
γραφικός
graphomania, heterograph, hexagraph, holography,
draw, (graphikós),
graph-[186] write
Greek
γραφή (graphḗ),
homograph, isograft, logographic, micrograph,
monograph, orthography, paragraph, photograph,
γραφία (graphía),
photographic, photomicrograph,polygraph,
γραφεῖον
pseudepigraphy, syngraft, telegraph, telegraphy,
(grapheîon)
tetragraph, trigraph
grat- thank, Latin grātus, see also aggrace, agree, agreeable, agreeance, agreement,
please gratia congratulant, congratulate, congratulatory , congree,
disagree, disagreeable, disagreement, disgrace,grace,
graciosity, gracioso, gracious, gratification, gratify,
gratis, gratitude, gratuitous, gratuity, gratulant,
gratulate, gratulation, gratulatory, grazioso, gree,
ingrate, ingratiate, ingratiation, ingratitude, maugre,
noncongratulatory, nongratuitous
aggravate, aggravation, aggravative, aggravator ,
aggrieve, aggrievement, degravation, gravamen,
grave, gravid, gravida, gravidity, gravitas, gravitate,
gravitation, gravitational, gravity, grief, grieve,
grav- heavy Latin gravis
grievance, grievant, grievous, ingravescence,
ingravescent, multigravida,multigravidity,
nongravitational, nulligravida, primigravida,
reaggravate, supergravity
aggregate, aggregation, aggregator, congregant,
congregate, congregation, congregational,
flock, desegregate, desegregation, disaggregate, disgregate,
greg- Latin grex, gregis
herd disgregation, egregious, gregarian,gregarine,
gregarious, intercongregational, segregate,
segregation
γρυπός (grupós),
γρυπότης,
gryp-[187] hooked Greek γρύπωσις arthrogryposis, Grypoceras, Gryposaurus
(grupótēs,
grúpōsis)
govern,
gubern- Latin gubernare gubernatorial
pilot
gust- taste Latin gustus disgust, gustatory, gusto, gustoso
gutt- drop Latin gutta gout, gutta, guttate, guttifer, guttiform
guttur- throat Latin guttur goitre, guttural
gymnasium, gymnast, gymnastics, gymnophobia,
gymn-[188] nude Greek γυμνός (gumnós)
gymnoplast, gymnosophist,gymnosperm, gymnospore
acrogynous, androgyne, androgynous, androgyny ,
epigyne, epigynous, epigynum, gymnogynous,
gyn-, gynaeceum, gynaecocracy, gynarchy, gyne,
γυνή, γυναικός,
woman Greek gynecocracy, gynecology, gynecomastia,
gynaec-[189] (gunḗ, gunaikós)
gynodioecious, gynoecium, gynoid, gynophobia,
heterogynous, hypogynous,misogynist, monogyny,
oligogyny, philogyny, polygynist, polygyny
agyria, autogyro, gyre, gyrectomy, gyrencephalic,
gyrodyne, gyroid, gyromagnetic, gyromancy,
γῦρος (gûros),
gyr-[190] ring Greek
γυρός (gurós)
gyroscope, gyrosphere, gyrostat, gyrostatic gyrotropic,
gyrus, microgyrus, micropolygyria, pachygyria,
polygyria, polymicrogyria, ulegyria
γυρός, γυρῖνος
(gurós, gurînos),
gyrin- tadpole Greek Gyrinophilus
γυρινώδης
(gurinṓdēs)

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45. βαρύς (http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=
Perseus:text:1999.04.0057:entry=baru/s)in Liddell
and Scott
46. βίβλος (http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=
Perseus:text:1999.04.0057:entry=bi/blos)in Liddell
and Scott
47. βιόω (http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=P
erseus:text:1999.04.0057:entry=bio/w)in Liddell and
Scott
48. βλαστάνω (http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?d
oc=Perseus:text:1999.04.0057:entry=blasta/nw)in
Liddell and Scott
49. βῶλος (http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=
Perseus:text:1999.04.0057:entry=bw=los)in Liddell
and Scott
50. βομβέω (http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc
=Perseus:text:1999.04.0057:entry=bombe/w)in
Liddell and Scott
51. βραχύς (http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc
=Perseus:text:1999.04.0057:entry=braxu/s)in Liddell
and Scott
52. βραδύς (http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc
=Perseus:text:1999.04.0057:entry=bradu/s)in Liddell
and Scott
53. βρόμος (http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc
=Perseus:text:1999.04.0057:entry=bro/mos)in Liddell
and Scott
54. βρόγχος (http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?do
c=Perseus:text:1999.04.0057:entry=bro/gxos)in
Liddell and Scott
55. βροντή (http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc
=Perseus:text:1999.04.0057:entry=bronth/)in Liddell
and Scott
56. βροτός (http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc
=Perseus:text:1999.04.0057:entry=broto/s)in Liddell
and Scott
57. βούτυρον (http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?d
oc=Perseus:text:1999.04.0057:entry=bou/turon)in
Liddell and Scott
58. βυσσός (http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc
=Perseus:text:1999.04.0057:entry=busso/s)in Liddell
and Scott
59. βύσσος (http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc
=Perseus:text:1999.04.0057:entry=bu/ssos)in Liddell
and Scott
60. κακός (http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=
Perseus:text:1999.04.0057:entry=kako/s)in Liddell
and Scott
61. καλύπτω (http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?do
c=Perseus:text:1999.04.0057:entry=kalu/ptw)in
Liddell and Scott
62. καπνός (http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc
=Perseus:text:1999.04.0057:entry=kapno/s)in Liddell
and Scott
63. καρδία (http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=
Perseus:text:1999.04.0057:entry=kardi/a)in Liddell
and Scott
64. καρπός (http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc
=Perseus:text:1999.04.0057:entry=karpo/s1)in Liddell
and Scott
65. καρπός (http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc
=Perseus:text:1999.04.0057:entry=karpo/s2)in Liddell
and Scott
66. καθαρός (http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?do
c=Perseus:text:1999.04.0057:entry=kaqaro/s)in
Liddell and Scott
67. καινός (http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=
Perseus:text:1999.04.0057:entry=kaino/s)in Liddell
and Scott
68. κοινός (http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=
Perseus:text:1999.04.0057:entry=koino/s)in Liddell
and Scott
69. χαίτη (http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=P
erseus:text:1999.04.0057:entry=xai/th)in Liddell and
Scott
70. χείρ (http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=Pe
rseus:text:1999.04.0057:entry=xei/r)in Liddell and
Scott
71. χλωρός (http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc
=Perseus:text:1999.04.0057:entry=xlwro/s)in Liddell
and Scott
72. χορδή (http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=
Perseus:text:1999.04.0057:entry=xordh/)in Liddell
and Scott
73. χρόνος (http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc
=Perseus:text:1999.04.0057:entry=xro/nos)in Liddell
and Scott
74. χρυσός (http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc
=Perseus:text:1999.04.0057:entry=xruso/s)in Liddell
and Scott
75. κιρρός (http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=
Perseus:text:1999.04.0057:entry=kirro/s)in Liddell
and Scott
76. κλάδος (http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc
=Perseus:text:1999.04.0057:entry=kla/dos)in Liddell
and Scott
77. καλέω (http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=
Perseus:text:1999.04.0057:entry=kale/w)in Liddell
and Scott
78. κόχλος (http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc
=Perseus:text:1999.04.0057:entry=ko/xlos)in Liddell
and Scott
79. cum (http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=P
erseus:text:1999.04.0059:entry=cum1). Charlton T.
Lewis and Charles Short.A Latin Dictionary on
Perseus Project.
"In compounds com- was unchanged beforeb,
p, m, and in comes and its derivatives; m was
usu. assimilated beforer, sometimes before l,
but was usu. dropped beforen; before other
consonants m became n, but conicio was
written for coniicio. Before a vowel (or h) m was
dropped."
80. κῶνος (http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=
Perseus:text:1999.04.0057:entry=kw=nos)in Liddell
and Scott
81. κόπρος (http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc
=Perseus:text:1999.04.0057:entry=ko/pros)in Liddell
and Scott
82. κόραξ (http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=
Perseus:text:1999.04.0057:entry=ko/rac)in Liddell
and Scott
83. κόσμος (http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc
=Perseus:text:1999.04.0057:entry=ko/smos)in Liddell
and Scott
84. κοτύλη (http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc
=Perseus:text:1999.04.0057:entry=kotu/lh)in Liddell
and Scott
85. κρανίον (http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc
=Perseus:text:1999.04.0057:entry=krani/on)in Liddell 103. δέω (http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=Pe
and Scott
86. κρηπίς (http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=
Perseus:text:1999.04.0057:entry=krhpi/s)in Liddell
and Scott
87. κρίκος (http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=
Perseus:text:1999.04.0057:entry=kri/kos)in Liddell
and Scott
88. κρίνω (http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=
Perseus:text:1999.04.0057:entry=kri/nw)in Liddell and
Scott
89. κροσσοί (http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?do
c=Perseus:text:1999.04.0057:entry=krossoi/)in Liddell
and Scott
90. κρύπτω (http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc
=Perseus:text:1999.04.0057:entry=kru/ptw)in Liddell
and Scott
91. κτείς (http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=P
erseus:text:1999.04.0057:entry=ktei/s)in Liddell and
Scott
92. κύβος (http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=
Perseus:text:1999.04.0057:entry=ku/bos)in Liddell
and Scott
93. κυανός (http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc
=Perseus:text:1999.04.0057:entry=kuano/s)in Liddell
and Scott
94. κύκλος (http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc
=Perseus:text:1999.04.0057:entry=ku/klos)in Liddell
and Scott
95. κυλίνδω (http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?do
c=Perseus:text:1999.04.0057:entry=kuli/ndw)in
Liddell and Scott
96. κύων (http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=P
erseus:text:1999.04.0057:entry=ku/wn)in Liddell and
Scott
97. κύστις (http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=
Perseus:text:1999.04.0057:entry=ku/stis)in Liddell
and Scott
98. κύτος (http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=
Perseus:text:1999.04.0057:entry=ku/tos)in Liddell and
Scott
99. δάω (http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=P
erseus:text:1999.04.0057:entry=da/w)in Liddell and
Scott
100. δάκρυον (http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?do
c=Perseus:text:1999.04.0057:entry=da/kruon)in
Liddell and Scott
101. δάκτυλος (http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?do
c=Perseus:text:1999.04.0057:entry=da/ktulos)in
Liddell and Scott
102. δαμάζω (http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc
=Perseus:text:1999.04.0057:entry=dama/zw)in Liddell
and Scott
rseus:text:1999.04.0057:entry=de/w)in Liddell and
Scott
104. δέκα (http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=P
erseus:text:1999.04.0057:entry=de/ka)in Liddell and
Scott
105. δέλτα (http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=
Perseus:text:1999.04.0057:entry=de/lta)in Liddell and
Scott
106. δέμω (http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc= 124. δύο (http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=Pe
Perseus:text:1999.04.0057:entry=de/mw)in Liddell rseus:text:1999.04.0057:entry=du/o)in Liddell and
and Scott Scott
107. δῆμος (http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc= 125. δύναμαι (http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc
Perseus:text:1999.04.0057:entry=dh=mos)in Liddell =Perseus:text:1999.04.0057:entry=du/namai)in
and Scott Liddell and Scott
108. δένδρον (http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?do 126. ἐκ (http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=Per
c=Perseus:text:1999.04.0057:entry=de/ndron)in seus:text:1999.04.0057:entry=e)k)in Liddell and Scott
Liddell and Scott 127. ἐκτός (http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=
109. δέρω (http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=P Perseus:text:1999.04.0057:entry=e)kto/s)in Liddell
erseus:text:1999.04.0057:entry=de/rw)in Liddell and and Scott
Scott 128. αἴξ (http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=Per
110. δεσπότης (http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?d seus:text:1999.04.0057:entry=ai)/c)in Liddell and
oc=Perseus:text:1999.04.0057:entry=despo/ths)in Scott
Liddell and Scott 129. ἐγώ (http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=P
111. δεύτερος (http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?do erseus:text:1999.04.0057:entry=e)gw/)in Liddell and
c=Perseus:text:1999.04.0057:entry=deu/teros)in Scott
Liddell and Scott 130. εἰρήνη (http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=
112. δεξιός (http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc= Perseus:text:1999.04.0057:entry=ei)rh/nh)in Liddell
Perseus:text:1999.04.0057:entry=decio/s)in Liddell and Scott
and Scott 131. ἤλεκτρον (http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?do
113. διά (http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=Per c=Perseus:text:1999.04.0057:entry=h)/lektron)in
seus:text:1999.04.0057:entry=dia/)in Liddell and Scott Liddell and Scott
114. διακόσιοι (http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?do 132. ἔλεος (http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=
c=Perseus:text:1999.04.0057:entry=diako/sioi)in Perseus:text:1999.04.0057:entry=e)/leos)in Liddell
Liddell and Scott and Scott
115. δεινός (http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc= 133. ἐμέω (http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=P
Perseus:text:1999.04.0057:entry=deino/s)in Liddell erseus:text:1999.04.0057:entry=e)me/w)in Liddell and
and Scott Scott
116. διπλόος (http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc 134. ἐν (http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=Per
=Perseus:text:1999.04.0057:entry=diplo/os)in Liddell seus:text:1999.04.0057:entry=e)n)in Liddell and Scott
and Scott 135. ἐναντίος (http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?do
117. δίδωμι (http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc= c=Perseus:text:1999.04.0057:entry=e)nanti/os)in
Perseus:text:1999.04.0057:entry=di/dwmi)in Liddell Liddell and Scott
and Scott 136. ἔνδον (http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=
118. δίδωμι (http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc= Perseus:text:1999.04.0057:entry=e)/ndon)in Liddell
Perseus:text:1999.04.0058:entry=di/dwmi)in Middle and Scott
Liddell and Scott 137. ἐγγύς (http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=
119. δώδεκα (http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc Perseus:text:1999.04.0057:entry=e)ggu/s)in Liddell
=Perseus:text:1999.04.0057:entry=dw/deka)in Liddell and Scott
and Scott 138. ἐννέα (http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=
120. δράω (http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc= Perseus:text:1999.04.0057:entry=e)nne/a)in Liddell
Perseus:text:1999.04.0057:entry=dra/w)in Liddell and and Scott
Scott 139. ἠώς (http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=P
121. δράσσομαι (http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text? erseus:text:1999.04.0057:entry=h)w/s)in Liddell and
doc=Perseus:text:1999.04.0057:entry=dra/ssomai)in Scott
Liddell and Scott 140. ἐπί (http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=Per
122. δρόσος (http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc seus:text:1999.04.0057:entry=e)pi/)in Liddell and
=Perseus:text:1999.04.0057:entry=dro/sos)in Liddell Scott
and Scott 141. ἐρέσσω (http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc
123. δρῦς (http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=P =Perseus:text:1999.04.0057:entry=e)re/ssw)in Liddell
erseus:text:1999.04.0057:entry=dru=s)in Liddell and and Scott
Scott
142. ἔργον (http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=
Perseus:text:1999.04.0057:entry=e)/rgon)in Liddell
and Scott
143. ἔρως (http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=
Perseus:text:1999.04.0057:entry=e)/rws)in Liddell
and Scott
144. ἐρυθρός (http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?do 160. γάμος (http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=
c=Perseus:text:1999.04.0057:entry=e)ruqro/s)in
Liddell and Scott
145. ἔσω (http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=P
erseus:text:1999.04.0057:entry=e)/sw)in Liddell and
Scott
146. ἔθω (http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=P
erseus:text:1999.04.0057:entry=e)/qw)in Liddell and
Scott
147. ἠθέω (http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=
Perseus:text:1999.04.0057:entry=h)qe/w)in Liddell
and Scott
148. ἔθνος (http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=
Perseus:text:1999.04.0057:entry=e)/qnos)in Liddell
and Scott
149. ἔτυμος (http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc
=Perseus:text:1999.04.0057:entry=e)/tumos)in Liddell
and Scott
150. εὖ (http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=Per
seus:text:1999.04.0057:entry=eu)=)in Liddell and
Scott
151. εὐρύς (http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=
Perseus:text:1999.04.0057:entry=eu)ru/s)in Liddell
and Scott
152. ἔξω (http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=Pe
rseus:text:1999.04.0057:entry=e)/cw)in Liddell and
Scott
153. for (http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=Per
seus:text:1999.04.0059:entry=for). Charlton T. Lewis
and Charles Short. A Latin Dictionary on Perseus
Project.
154. faciō (http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=P
erseus:text:1999.04.0059:entry=facio). Charlton T.
Lewis and Charles Short.A Latin Dictionary on
Perseus Project.
155. fingō (http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=P
erseus:text:1999.04.0059:entry=fingo). Charlton T.
Lewis and Charles Short.A Latin Dictionary on
Perseus Project.
156. findō (http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=P
erseus:text:1999.04.0059:entry=findo). Charlton T.
Lewis and Charles Short.A Latin Dictionary on
Perseus Project.
157. flō (http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=Per
seus:text:1999.04.0059:entry=flo). Charlton T. Lewis
and Charles Short. A Latin Dictionary on Perseus
Project.
158. γάλα (http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=P
erseus:text:1999.04.0057:entry=ga/la)in Liddell and
Scott
159. γάλα (http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=P
erseus:text:1999.04.0058:entry=ga/la)in Middle
Liddell and Scott
Perseus:text:1999.04.0057:entry=ga/mos)in Liddell
and Scott
161. γάμμα (http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=
Perseus:text:1999.04.0057:entry=ga/mma)in Liddell
and Scott
162. garriō (http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=
Perseus:text:1999.04.0059:entry=garrio). Charlton T.
Lewis and Charles Short.A Latin Dictionary on
Perseus Project.
163. γαστήρ (http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc
=Perseus:text:1999.04.0057:entry=gasth/r)in Liddell
and Scott
164. γῆ (http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=Per
seus:text:1999.04.0057:entry=gh=)in Liddell and
Scott
165. γείτων (http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=
Perseus:text:1999.04.0057:entry=gei/twn)in Liddell
and Scott
166. γίγνομαι (http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?do
c=Perseus:text:1999.04.0057:entry=gi/gnomai)in
Liddell and Scott
167. γίγνομαι (http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?do
c=Perseus:text:1999.04.0058:entry=gi/gnomai)in
Middle Liddell and Scott
168. gīgnō (http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=
Perseus:text:1999.04.0059:entry=gigno). Charlton T.
Lewis and Charles Short.A Latin Dictionary on
Perseus Project.
169. γέφυρα (http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc
=Perseus:text:1999.04.0057:entry=ge/fura)in Liddell
and Scott
170. γέρων (http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=
Perseus:text:1999.04.0057:entry=ge/rwn)in Liddell
and Scott
171. gerō (http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=P
erseus:text:1999.04.0059:entry=gero). Charlton T.
Lewis and Charles Short.A Latin Dictionary on
Perseus Project.
172. γέρανος (http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?do
c=Perseus:text:1999.04.0057:entry=ge/ranos)in
Liddell and Scott
173. γεύω (http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=P
erseus:text:1999.04.0057:entry=geu/w)in Liddell and
Scott
174. γεύω (http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=P
erseus:text:1999.04.0058:entry=geu/w)in Middle
Liddell and Scott
175. γλαυκός (http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?do 183. γιγνώσκω (http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?d
c=Perseus:text:1999.04.0057:entry=glauko/s)in oc=Perseus:text:1999.04.0058:entry=gignw/skw)in
Liddell and Scott Middle Liddell and Scott
176. γλία (http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=P 184. γόνυ (http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=P
erseus:text:1999.04.0057:entry=gli/a)in Liddell and erseus:text:1999.04.0057:entry=go/nu)in Liddell and
Scott Scott
177. γλῶσσα (http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?do 185. gradus (http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc
c=Perseus:text:1999.04.0057:entry=glw=ssa)in =Perseus:text:1999.04.0059:entry=gradus). Charlton
Liddell and Scott T. Lewis and Charles Short.A Latin Dictionary on
178. γλουτός (http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc Perseus Project.
=Perseus:text:1999.04.0057:entry=glouto/s)in Liddell 186. γράφω (http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc
and Scott =Perseus:text:1999.04.0057:entry=gra/fw)in Liddell
179. γλυκύς (http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc and Scott
=Perseus:text:1999.04.0057:entry=gluku/s)in Liddell 187. γρυπός (http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc
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