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Common Latin & Greek Prefixes
The English language has its roots in several languages, including Greek, Latin, and older forms of English, German, and French. Based on https://www.msu.edu/~defores1/gre/roots/gre_rts_afx1.htm
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a, an
Definition
without, not. ex: asexual, amoral, anarchy, anhydrous, Anabaptist, anachronism
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ab, abs, a
Definition
apart, away from. ex: abnormal, abduct, abductor (muscle), abscission. see "ad" prefix
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ad
Definition
toward. ex: adhere, adductor (muscle), adumbrate. see "ab" prefix
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agere
Definition
act. ex: agent, agency, agenda
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amphi, ambi
Definition
round, both sides. ex: amphitheater, amphibian, ambidextrous, ambivalent
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ante
Definition
before. ex: antedate, anteroom, antecedent, anterior
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anthro
Definition
man. ex: anthropology, anthropomorphic
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anti
Definition
against. ex: antipathy, antitank, anticlimax
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aqua
Definition
water. ex: aquarium, aqueous
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arachaious
Definition
ancient. ex: archaeology, archetype, archaic, archeozoic
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archos
Definition
leader, first, chief. ex: monarchy, oligarchy, anarchy, archetype, architect
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audio
Definition
hear. ex: audiophile, audiometer, auditory
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auto
Definition
self. ex: automatic, automaton, auto-immune
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bi
Definition
two. ex: bi-partisan, bisexual, biennial, binary, bicuspid, bivalve
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bene
Definition
well, favorable. ex: benefit, benevolent, benefactor, beneficient
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bible
Definition
book. ex: bibliography, Bible, bibliophile
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bio
Definition
life. ex: biology, biography, bio-active
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caco
Definition
Bad. ex: cacophony
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cide
Definition
kill. ex: homicide, parricide, germicidal, ecocide
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circum
Definition
around. ex: circumference, circumlocution, circumnavigate
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constitutus
Definition
stand. ex: constitution, statute
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corpus
Definition
body. ex: corpse, corporeal punishment, corpus callosum
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cracy
Definition
rule. ex: democracy, theocrat, technocracy
Term
credo
Definition
belief. ex: credit. see also Roots section
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demos
Definition
people. ex: democracy, demographic
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di
Definition
two, double. ex: dimorphism, dicotyledon, diatomic
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dia
Definition
across, through. ex: diagonal, dialectic, dialogue, diagnosis
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dis
Definition
not, apart. ex: disperse, disinherit, disenfranchise, distend
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dominus
Definition
lord. ex: dominant, dominion
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dynasthai
Definition
be able. ex: dynamic, dynamo, dynasty, dynamite
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ego
Definition
I, self. ex: ego, egomaniac, egocentric
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epi
Definition
upon, over. ex: epidermis (skin), epidemic, epigram, epitaph, epithet, epiphyte, epistasis, epinephrine, epiphysis
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ex
Definition
out. ex: exotic, exterior, extraneous, extemporaneous, exophalmic, exogeous, exothermic, exoskeleton
Term
federis (see also Roots section)
Definition
league, pact. ex: federation, confederate
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frater
Definition
brother. ex: fraternize, fraternity, fraternal, fratricide
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geo
Definition
earth. ex: geology, geography, geocentric, geomancy
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graph (see also Roots section)
Definition
write, record. ex: graphic, graphite, graphology
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hetero
Definition
mixed, unlike. ex: heterogeneous, heterosexual, heterodox, heterodont, hetero atom, heterocyclic, heterozygous
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homo
Definition
same, alike. ex: homogeneous, homogenized, homozygous, homolytic fission, homo sapiens, homonoid, homeostasis
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idem
Definition
the same. ex: identity, idiopathic, I, individual
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ideo
Definition
idea. ex: ideology, ideation, ideal
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idios
Definition
one's own. ex: idiom, idiosyncrasy, idiopathic
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in
Definition
in. ex: incarcerate, incorporate, inculcate, induction, inductance, indigenous, indicator, inspiration
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in, im
Definition
not. ex: incredible, ignoble, inglorious, inhospitable, infinite, infinitesimal, immoral
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inter
Definition
between. ex: interact, interstellar, interpret, interstitial
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legis (lex)
Definition
law. ex: legal, legislature
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lexis
Definition
word. ex: lexicon, lexicongraphy
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liber
Definition
free, book. ex: liberate, liberty, library, liberal
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locus
Definition
place, location. ex: locality, local, cirumlocution
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macro
Definition
large. ex: macroeconomics, macroscopic, macrophage
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mania (see Roots section also)
Definition
obsession. ex: maniac, beatlemania
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meter (see Roots section also)
Definition
measure. metronome, speedometer, odometer
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micro
Definition
small. ex: microscope, micron, micrometer, microorganism
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mittere, mitto (see Roots section also)
Definition
send. ex: mission, transmit, remit
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mono
Definition
one, single. ex: monocle, monopoly, monogamy, monovalent, monomania, monarchy
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mortis
Definition
death. ex: mortician, mortuary, moribund, morbid
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nomen
Definition
name. ex: nomenclature, noble, ignominy, nominal
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olig
Definition
few. ex: oligarchy, oligopoly
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