| cent | hundred |
| geo | earth |
| zoo | animal |
| vita | life |
| uni | one |
| urb | city |
| tri | three |
| trans | across, through |
| thermo | heat |
| tetra | four |
| poly | many, much |
| polis | city |
| peri | around |
| penta | five |
| sol | sun |
| semi | half |
| retro | back |
| pyr | fire |
| psycho | soul, mind, breath |
| pax | peace |
| pater | father |
| pan | all |
| osis | state, condition |
| omni | all, everywhere |
| octo | eight |
| non | not |
| multi | nuch, many |
| mille | thousand |
| mega | large |
| mater | mother |
| luna | moon |
| lacto | milk |
| juven | young |
| inter | among, between |
| hyper | over, extremely |
| homo | man |
| hexa | six |
| hemo | blood |
| hepta | seven |
| demos | people |
| deca | ten |
| cracy, crat | type of government |
| cosmos | world |
| contra | against |
| circa | around, about |
| bio | life |
| bi | two |
| biblio | book |
| bene | well |
| arbor | tree |
| aqua | water |
| anti | against |
| ante | before |
| -itis | inflammation |
| exo | outside, outer part |
| duo | two |
| dia | across or through |
| derma | skin |
| dens, dentis | tooth |