ROOT WORDS OF LATIN ORIGIN WITH MEANING AND EXAMPLE

Root Words Meaning Examples

SN. not/away from absent, abnormal, abstain, abrasion, abstract, aversion
ab/a/abs audience, audition, auditor
2 aud to hear
aquarium, aqueous, aquamarine
aqua water
amplify,amplification, amplifier
4 ampl abundant
benefactor, beneficial, benevolent
5 bene good
binary, binoculars, biweekly
h two
6 circumference, circumcenter,circumstance
7 circum around
caste, castigate, castrate
8 cast pure, cut
dental, dentist, dentistry
9 dent tooth
conduct, induce, reduce
0 duc/duct to lead century, percent, centigrate
cent
one hundred malicious, malfunction, malnutrition
12 mal bad
maternal, maternity, matrimony
13 mater mother conform, defom, reform
14 form shape ambiguous, ambidextrous, ambiguity
15 ambi both dictionary, dictation, dictator
dict to say dermis, epidermis, etaxidermy
derm skin fortitude, fortress, fortune
18 fort strength fracture, fraction, infraction
19 fract to break factory, manufacture, faction
20 fac to do
 Examples
S Root Words Meaning projection, rejection, objection
21 ject throw transmit, admit, commit
22 mit to send
multimedia, multiple, multicoloured
23 multi many destruction, structure, construct
24 struct to build inscription, prescribe, subscribe
25 scrib to write
bisect, section, intersect
26 sect tocut judicial, judiciary, misjudge
27 jud to judge mortal, mortician, mortified
28 mort death
paternal, paternity. patriarch
29 pater father
portable, transportation, deport
30 port to carry
contradict, contrast, contrary
31 contra against
32 rupt to break bankrupt, disrupt, erupt
to call
vOcal, advocate, vocation
to look into inspection, spectator, retrospect
34 spect
35 vid/vis to see video, televise, visage, evident
to feel: to send consent, resent, assent
36 sent

ROOT WORDS OF GREEK ORIGIN WITH MEANING AND EXAMPLE

SN. Root Words Meaning Examples

1 auto self autobiography, automobile, automatic
anthrop human; humanity anthropologist, philanthropy, anthropoid
3 bio life biology, biography, biosphere
4 chron time chronological, chronic, chronology
dyna power dynamic, dynamometer, dynamite
6 dvs bad, unlucky(negative effect) dysfunctional, dyslexic
gram something written epigram, telegram, diagram
graph writing graphic, phonograph, polygraph
hetero different
10
heteronym, heterogeneous, heterosexual
hydr water hydration, dehydrate, rehydrate
hypo below (low) hypothermia, hypothetical, hypoventilation
12 homo Sarme homonym, homogenous, homologous
13 logy study of (a subject)
14
biology, psychology, physiology
morph shape or form morphologY, morphing, metamorph
meter/metre measure
thermometer, perimeter, kilometer
16 mono one (single)
17
monologue, monotonous, monohybrid
mis/miso hate
18 micro small
misanthrope, misogyny, misconception
19 nym
microbe, microscope, microbial
name
20
antonym, synonym, homonym
techno related to skill (art,science,etc
2 pseudo
technique, technological, technophile
lack of genuineness
22 phobia fear
pseudonym, pseudoscience, pseudoscorpions
23 psycho soul or spirit claustrophobia, phobic, hydrophobia
photo/phos light
PSychology, psychic, psychotherapy
29 phon SOund
photograph, photon, phosphorous
26 Scope instrument for viewing
phone, symphony, homophone
27 tele far off microscope, telescope, stethoscope
28 therm hea television, telephone, telegam
thermal., thermometer, themodynamics