Latin Roots

Terms	Definitions
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