1.
alter: other
alternate, alter ego
2.
ami, amic-: love
amiable, amicable
3.
amphi: both ends or all sides
amphibian
4.
ann, enni: year
anniversary, annual, biennial, perennial
5.
anthrop: human, man
anthropology, anthropomorphic, misanthrope
6.
aqua, aque: water
aquatic, aquarium, aqueduct
7.
arch: chief, leader, ruler
archangel, monarch, archaic, archenemy
8.
arthro: joint
arthritis
9.
aud: sound
auditorium, audible, audiologist, audiotape
10.
bell: war
belligerent, bellicose
11.
biblio: book
bibliography, bibliophile
12.
bio-: life
biography, autobiography, biology, antibiotic
13.
brev: short
brief, abbreviate
14.
cap: take, seize
capture, captivate, capacity
15.
carn: meat
carnivorous, carnival
16.
ced: yield, go
recede, secede, proceed, intercede, concession
17.
chrom-: color
chromatic, monochrome, polychrome
18.
chron-: time
chronicle, chronology, chronometer, synchronize
19.
cogn: know
recognize, cognitive, incognito
20.
cord/chord: cord
harpsichord
21.
corp: body
corpus, corpse, corporal
22.
crac, crat: rule, ruler
autocrat, democracy, bureaucrat, democracy
23.
cred: believe
credible, credulous, credibility, credit, credo
24.
cruc: cross
crucifix, crucial
25.
crusta: shell
crustacean
26.
crypt: hidden
cryptogram, cryptology, cryptic
27.
culp: guilt
culpable, culprit
28.
dei: god
deity, deify
29.
demo-: people
demography, democracy, epidemic
30.
dent: tooth
dentist, dentifrice, dentin
31.
derm-: skin
dermatology, epidermis, hypodermic
32.
dic: speak, say
dictate, predict, diction, indict
33.
dox: belief, opinion
orthodoxy, paradox, heterodoxy
34.
duc, duct: lead
induce, deduce, seduction, conduct, abduct
35.
duo: two
duo, duet
36.
dynam-: power
dynamo, hydrodynamics
37.
ego: self
egotist, egomania
38.
equ: equal
equal, equity, equanimity, equate, equidistant
39.
fac: make, do
manufacture, factory, benefactor
40.
fil: threadlike
filament
41.
frater: brother
fraternal, fraternize
42.
gam-: marriage
monogamy, polygamy, bigamy
43.
geo-: earth
geopolitical, geology, geography, geothermal
44.
glyph: vertical groove
Hieroglyphics—Egyptian "sky writing"
45.
grad, gress: step
gradual, progression, transgression
46.
graph-: writing, printing
graphology, biography, telegraph, geography
47.
gym: naked
gymnasium
48.
gyn-: woman
gynecologist, androgynous
49.
hemo, hema, hem: blood
hemophilia, hematology, hemoglobin
50.
holo: whole, entire
holograph
51.
hydro, hydr: water
dehydrate, hydraulics, hydroelectric, hydroplane
52.
iso: equal, identical
isolate
53.
ject: throw
inject, reject, subject, projection
54.
jud: judge
judicial, judge, adjudicate
55.
leg, lect: read, choose
legible, lectern, lecturer, election
56.
liter: letter
literature, illiterate, literal | list
57.
loc: place
local, location
58.
log: word
monologue, epilogue
59.
luc: light
lucid, elucidate
60.
magn: large
magnify, magnate, magnificent
61.
man: hand
manufacture, manual, manuscript
62.
mar: sea
marine, mariner
63.
mater: mother
maternal, maternity, matriarchy, matricide
64.
mere: part, segment
mere?
65.
meta, met: behind, between
metacognition—behind the thinking
66.
metri, meter-: measure
geometric, thermometer, odometer
67.
min: small
minority, minuscule, minute, minimize
68.
mit, miss: send
permit, submission, mission, emit
69.
mob, mot, mov: move
mobile, automobile, motion, promote, movie
70.
mon: warn
premonition, admonition
71.
mor, mort: death
mortal, mortician, immortality
72.
morph: form, structure
metamorphosis, amorphous, morphology
73.
mut: change
mutant, mutability, mutate
74.
neuro: nerve
neurology, neurosis, neurobiology
75.
nomen /nomin: name
nominal, nominate, nomenclature
76.
nov: new
novel, renovate, innovation, novella
77.
nym, onym: word, name
synonym, acronym, anonymous, pseudonym
78.
odonto: tooth
orthodontist—one who straightens teeth
79.
ortho-: straight, correct
orthodox, orthodontist, orthopedic
80.
pac: peace
pacify, Pacific Ocean, pacifist
81.
pater: father
paternal, paternity, patricide, patrilineal, patriotic
82.
path: feeling, suffering
sympathy, apathy, empathy, telepathy, pathology
83.
ped, pod: foot
pedal, pedometer, centipede, gastropod
84.
pel, puls: push
pulsate, repulsive, impulse, compel, propel
85.
pend: hang, weigh
pendulum, pendant, suspend, pending
86.
phon-, phono-: sound, voice
telephone, euphony, cacophony, phonograph
87.
plan: flat
planar, plantation, plane
88.
pneum: lung
pneumatic, pneumonia
89.
pod: feet
podiatrist
90.
port: carry
portable, transport, portage, report
91.
pot: power
potent, omnipotent, potentate
92.
psych-: soul, spirit, mind
psychology, psychic, psychobiography
93.
pugna: fight
pugnacious, pugilist
94.
quer, quis: ask
query, inquisition
95.
scent, scend: climb
ascend, ascent
96.
schizo, schiz: division, split
schizophrenic
97.
sci: know
scientific
98.
sciss: cut
scissors
99.
scrib, script: write
manuscript, scribe, proscribe, scripture
100.
sec, sect: cut
dissect, section
101.
sed, sess: sit
sedentary, session
102.
sens, sent: feel, be aware
sensible, sentient
103.
sequ, secu: follow
sequence, sequel, consecutive
104.
serv: serve, protect
service
105.
simil: same
similar, assimilate, simile, facsimile (fax)
106.
siphon: tube
siphon
107.
sol: sun
solar
108.
son: sound
sonar, resonate, unison
109.
soph: wisdom, knowledge
philosophy, sophisticated, sophomore (wise fool)
110.
spec, spic: look, see
spectacles, spectator, inauspicious, prospect, specs (eye-glasses)
111.
spir: coil
spiral
112.
spir: breathe
inspire, respiration, conspire, perspiration
113.
spond, spons: promise, answer for
respond, responsible
114.
spont: by one's own force
spontaneous
115.
stat: stay, position
station
116.
tang, tact: touch
tactile, tangible
117.
temp: time
temporary, temporize
118.
ten, tent: hold
tentative, tenable, tenuous
119.
terr: earth
subterranean, terrain, terrestrial, disinter
120.
theo: god, deity
theology, polytheism, atheist, monotheism
121.
therm-: heat
thermal, thermos, thermometer
122.
trophy: nutrition, food
atrophy—without nutrition
123.
uro: urine
urologist
124.
vac: empty
vacation, vacuum, vacuous, vacant
125.
ven, vent: come, go
intervene, convene, contravene
126.
ver: truth
veracity, verify, verity
127.
vert: turn
introvert, irreversible, vertigo
128.
vit: life
vital, revitalize, vitamin
129.
voc: call
revoke, invocation, vocal, evocative, convocation
130.
zoo: animal
zoo, zoology, zoolatry