Root Words - P
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27 terms
Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Pale/o | Ancient Paleontology, Paleolithic |
| Pan | All Panacea, Panorama, Pandemic |
| Pater/Patri | Father Paternal, Patriarch |
| Path | Feeling, Emotion Empathy, Antipathy, Apathy |
| Ped/i/e | Foot, Feet Pedal, Pedestrian |
| Pel | Drive, Force Compel, Expel, Repel |
| Per | Through, Throughout Permanent, Permeate |
| Phil | Love Philanthropist, Philosophy, Bibliophile |
| Phon | Sound Cacophony, Microphone, Phonetic |
| Pneum | Breathing, Lungs, Air Pneumonia, Pneumatic |
| Poli | City Metropolis, Police |
| Poly | Many Polyglot, Polygon |
| Pop | People Popular, Population |
| Port | Carry Export, Portable, Porter |
| Post | After Posthumous, Postpone, Postscript |
| Pre | Before, In Front Of Preamble, Prepare, Prediction |
| Pro | Before, In Front Of Prognosis, Prologue, Prophet |
| Prot/o | First, Primitive Prototype, Protocol |
| Pseud/o | False Pseudonym, Pseudoscience |
| Psych | Mind, Mental Psychology, Psyche, Psychopath |
| Pugn | To Fight Pugnacious, Repugnant |
| Pul | Urge Compulsion, Expulsion, Impulsive |
| Pyr/o | Fire Pyretic, Pyromaniac |
| Purg | Clean Purge, Purgatory, Expurgate |
| Pac | Peace Pacify, Pacific |
| Para | Similar/Above Paragon, Parable |
| Peri | Around Perimeter, Peripheral |
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