Latin Roots

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Latin Roots

act

to do, drive
action,actor,react,transact,enact
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act
to do, drive
action,actor,react,transact,enact
alt
high
altitude,altimeter
ann, enn
year
annual,perennial,bicentennial
aqua
water
aquarium,aquamarine,aquanaut
aster, astro
star
astronomy,astronomical,asterisk
aud
to hear
audience,auditorium,audible
biblio, bibli
book
bibliographer,bibliomania,biblical
bio
life
biology,biochemistry,biodegradable
cede
to go; to yield
intercede,supercede,concede
cent
one hundred
percent,bicentennial,centennial
chrono
time
chronology,chronometer,chronoscope
circ, circum
around
circumference,circle,circular
cred
to believe, trust
credibility,incredible,credit,credential
dem
people
democracy,demagogue,epidemic
dent
tooth
dentist,dental,dentifrice
dic, dict
to say, to speak, to assert
diction,dictionary,dictate
dur
hard, lasting
duration,durable,endure
fin
end, limit
finish,finite,infinite,final
gen
race, family, kind
genealogy,general,generation
geo
earth
geology,geocentric,geodynamics
graph, gram
to write, draw, record
autograph,telegram,paragraph
hab
to have, hold; dwell
habit,habitat,inhabit
hydro
water
hydrogen,hydrodynamics,hydroplane
hypo under, below
hypodermic,hypotension,hypothermia
jur, jus, judic
law, right, judgment
jurist,justify,judicial
leg
law
legal,legislator,legitimate
loc
place
local,localize,relocate,dislocate
louge, logo
idea, word, speech, reason
dialogue,monologue,epilogue,logical
manu
hand
manual,manufacture
med, medi
middle
mediate,medieval,mediocre
meter, metr
measure
diameter,metric,millimeter
morph
form
pseudomorph,mesomorph,metamorphosis
micro
small
microscope,microorganism
mono one
monologue,monogamy,monograph
mov, mob, mot
to move
mob,mobile,remove,motion
noc, nox
night
equinox,nocturnal,nocturne
ped
foot
pedestal,pedestrian,pedal
peri
around
perimeter,periscope,periphery
petr
rock
petrify,petroleum,petroglyph
phone
sound, voice
phonetics,phonics,telephone
photo
light
photography,photoflash,photogenic
port
to carry
import,export,portable
pyr
fire
pyromania,pyrotechnic
sci
to know
conscience,science,scientist
scope
to see
kaleidoscope,telescope,microscope
scrib, script
to write
inscribe,subscription,script
sign
mark
signal,signature,insignia
spec, spect, spic
to see, look at, behold
inspect,respect,spectacle,species
syn, sym
together
symphony,synthesize
techn
art, skill
technical,technology,technique
temp
time
temporary,temper
therm
heat
thermometer,thermonuclear
tract
to pull, draw
attract,retract,traction
vis, vid
to see, look
revision,video,visible
volve
roll
involve,revolve,revolution


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