Common Roots
See also
| Root | Meaning | Examples | ||
| anthro | man | anthropology | ||
| aqua | water | aquatic, aquarium | ||
| arch | ruler | monarch, anarchy | ||
| astro | star | astronomy, astronaut | ||
| bene | good | beneficial, benevolent | ||
| bibl | book | bibliography | ||
| bio | life | biology, biography | ||
| cap, cep, ceive | take | capture, accept, receive | ||
| chrom | color | chromatic, monochrome | ||
| chron | time | chronology, sychronize | ||
| circum | around | circumference | ||
| clud, clus | close | include, seclusion | ||
| corp | body | corpse, corporation | ||
| cred | believe | credible, credence | ||
| cycl | round | unicycle, encyclopedia | ||
| demo | people | democracy, demographics | ||
| dict | say | dictionary, predict | ||
| dom | home | domestic, domicile | ||
| duc | lead | deduction, introduce | ||
| fact, fect | make | manufacture, effect | ||
| fer | carry | transfer, inference | ||
| flect, flex | bend | reflect, flexible | ||
| fort | strong | fortress, effort | ||
| frac, frag | break | fragment, fracture | ||
| frat | brother | fraternity | ||
| gen | birth, race | generation, genetic | ||
| geo | earth | geography, geode | ||
| gram, graph | write | telegram, photography | ||
| gress | move | progress, aggressive | ||
| leg | law | legal, legitimate | ||
| ject | throw | eject, rejection | ||
| log | study, word | zoology, sociology | ||
| luc | light | lucid, translucent | ||
| mal | bad | malcontent, malicious | ||
| manu, mani | hand | manual, manipulate | ||
| mar | sea | maritime, submarine | ||
| mater, matri | mother | maternal | ||
| med | middle | intermediate, medium | ||
| mega | great | megaphone, megabytes | ||
| min | tiny, small | miniature, minute | ||
| mit, miss | send | transmit, mission | ||
| mort | death | mortal, mortuary | ||
| nas, nat | born | nascent, natural | ||
| neuro | nerve | neurology, neurosis | ||
| nom | name | nominate, nomenclature | ||
| path | feeling, pain | sympathy, pathologist | ||
| pater, patri | father | patriarch, paternity | ||
| ped, pod | foot | pedicure, tripod | ||
| phil | love | philosophy, bibliophile | ||
| phon | sound | telephone, phonology | ||
| photo | light | photon, photograph | ||
| poli | city | politics, metropolitan | ||
| port | carry | transport, portable | ||
| pos | place | position, posture | ||
| psych | mind | psychiatrist, psychology | ||
| rect, reg | rule, right | rectify, regulate | ||
| scope | see | telescope, microscope | ||
| scrib, scrip | write | describe, prescription | ||
| spec | look | retrospect, inspection | ||
| struc | build | structure, construction | ||
| tact | touch | contact, tactile | ||
| tain, ten | hold | maintenance, contain | ||
| tele | distant | telegraph, telepathy | ||
| temp | time | temporal, contemporary | ||
| tend, tens | stretch | extend, tension | ||
| therm | heat | thermometer | ||
| trans | across | transcontinental, transit | ||
| vac | empty | vacuum, evacuate | ||
| ven | come | convention, intervene | ||
| ver | true | verify, veracity | ||
| vert, vers | turn | convert, reverse | ||
| voc, vok | voice, call | vocal, invoke |