Latin Roots .
Root [ Base ] Meaning Examples
act to do ,
drive action , actor , react ,
transact , enact
alt high altitude , altimeter , altiplano
anima , anim life
, mind animal , animated
ann , enn year annual , perennial , bicentennial
aqua water aquarium , aquamarine , aquanaut
arm army ,
weapon armory , armament
arbitr , arbiter to
judge , consider arbitrator ,
arbitrary , arbiter
art craft ,
skill artist , artsy , artisan
aud to hear audience , auditorium , audible
bell war belligerent , bellicose
cede to go , to
yield intercede , supercede , concede
cele honour celebrate , celebrities
cent one hundred percent , bicentennial , centennial
cept , capt , cip ,
cap , ceive , ceipt to
take hold , grasp intercept , receive , receipt , capture
cert to be sure
, to trust certain , ascertain ,
certifiable
cess , ced to
go , to yield cessation , concession ,
accede , procession
cid , cis to cut off ,
to brief ,
circ , circum around circumference , circle , circular
clin to lean ,
lie , bend decline , incline ,
recline
cog to think ,
consider cognition , cognitive
, recognize
comput to compute computer , computation
cor , cord , card heart cardiovascular , coronary
corp body corpose , corpulence , corporate
cred to believe ,
trust credibility ,
incredible , credit , credential
crit , cris to
separate , discern , judge criticism
, rcitique , crisis
culp fault ,
blame culprit , culpable
curs, curr , corr to
run current , occurrence , cursor ,
corral
custom one’s own customized , customer , accustom
dent tooth dentist , dental , dentifrice
dic , dict to
say , speak , assert diction ,
dictionary , dictate
duct , duc to
lead , to draw aqueduct ,
abduct , conduct , reduce
dur hard ,
lasting duration , durable , endure
ego I egotistical , egocentric , egoism
equ equal , fair equality , equation , equator
fac , fic , fect , fact to
make , do facsimile , facility ,
defect , efficient
fer to carry ,
bear , bring offer , transfer ,
aquifer
fid trust ,
faith fidelity infidel ,
infidelity
fin end ,
limit finish , finite ,
infinite , final
flu to flow fluid , flux , fluctuate
form shape , form formal , formative , inform
fort strong fortress , fortify , fortification
frig cool frigid , refrigerate , frigorific
fum smoke ,
scent fuming , fumigate , perfume
gen race ,
family , kind genealogy ,
general , generation
grad , gress , step degree
, rank grade , gradual , regress
grat pleasing ,
thankful congratulate ,
gratitude , gratify
grav , griev heavy gravitate , gravity , grieve
hab to have hold
, dwell habit , habitat , inhabit
hom man , human homage , homicide
hosp guest hospital , hospitality
host enemy ,
stranger hostile , hostility
, host
init to begin
, enter upon initial , initiate ,
initiation
jur , jus , judic law
, right , judgment jurist , justify ,
judicial
juven young juvenile , juvenility , rejuvenate
labor work laboratory , labourer , laborious
lat lateral ,
side , wide latitude ,
latitudinal
laud praise laud , laudable , laudatory
leg law legal , legislator , legitimate
lev to make
light , lift elevator , lever
, levitate
liber free liberal , liberate , libertarian
lingu , langu tongue language , sublingual
loc place local , localize , relocate , dislocate
locu , loqu , locut word
, speak elocution , eloquent ,
loquacious
luc , lumin light illuminate , lucent , lucid
manu hand manual , manufacture
mar sea marinate , marine , maritime
med , medi middle mediate , medieval , medicore
medic physician , to
heal medical , medicine ,
medicament, medicinal
memor mindful memorial , memory
mon to remind ,
advise ,
ment mind mental , mentally , mentality
migr to move ,
travel immigrant , migration , migratory
mit , mis to
send remission , missive , transmit
mort death mortal l mortality , mortify
mov , mob , mot to
move mob , mobile , remove ,
motion
mut change ,
exchange mutant , mutate ,
transmutate
necess unavoidable necessary , necessitate , necessity
noc , nox harm innocent , innocuous , nocent , obnoxious
noc , nox night equinox , nocturnal , nocturne
nomen , nomin name nominal , nominate , nomenclature
null , nihil , nil nothing
, void nihilism , nil , nullify
ord , ordin to
put in order order , ordinal , ordinary
par , pair to
arrange , get ready
ped foot pedestal , pedestrian , pedal
pend , pond , pens to
weigh , pay ,
pli , plic to fold pliable , plicate , replicate
plur , plus more plural , pluralistic , surplus
port to carry import , export , portable
pos to place ,
put position , positive
pot powerful impotent , potent , potential
prim , prin first primary , prime , primitive , principal
priv separate deprive , private , privilege
prov , prob to
prove , test probate , probation ,
prove
reg , rig , rect to
rule right ,
rupt to break ,
burst disrupt , eruption , rupture
sacr , secr , sant sacred descrate , sacrifice ,sacrilege , sanctify
sat , satis to
know insatiable , satisfy ,
satiate
sci to know conscience , science , scientist
scrib , script to
write inscribe , subscription , script
sed , sid , sess to
sit , to settle sedate , sediment ,
subside , session
sent , sens to
feel sense , sentimental , sentinel
sequ , secut to
follow , sequence consequence ,
sequel , consecutive
simil , simul , sembl like
, similar semblance , simulate ,
simile
sol , soli alone ,
lonely soliloquy , solo , solitary
somn sleep somnolent , somniloquy , somnambulate
son sound sonic , soniferous , sonnet
spec , spect , spic to
see , look at , behold inspect , respect ,
spectacle , species
spond , spons to
pledge , promise sponsor ,
sponsorship , respond
tac , tic silent tacit , taciturn
temp time temporary , temper
ten , tain , tent to
hold contain , tenant , retention
tend , tens to
stretch , strive tendon ,
tension , distend
termin boundary ,
limit terminal , terminate , determine
test to witness
, affirm attest , contest ,
testify
tract to pull ,
draw attract , retract , traction
trib to allot ,
give attribute , tribute
vac empty evacuate , vacuous , vacuum
ven , vent to
come advent , convene ,
revenue
ver truth veracity , verify , veritable
vers , vert to
turn adverse , conversion , invert
vest garment vest , vestment
vestig to track investigate , vestige
via way , road via , viaduct
vir manliness
, worth virile , virility ,
virtue
vis , vid to see , look revision , video , visible
viv , vit life vital , vivacious , vivid
voc , vok voice
, call invocation , revoke ,
vocal
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