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Latin Roots
123 latin roots
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11th Grade
03/04/2012

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Term
Act
Definition

to do, drive

Action

Term
Ali, Allo, Alter
Definition
Other, Alias
Term
Anthropo
Definition

Human being

Anthropology

Term
Aqua
Definition

Water

Aquarium

Term
Arch
Definition

Cheif, First, Ruler

Archangel

Term
Aud
Definition

To Hear

audible

Term
Bell
Definition

war

bellicose

Term
Biblio, Bibli
Definition

Book

biblical

Term
Bio
Definition

Life

Biology

Term
Brev
Definition

Short

Abreviation

Term
Cede
Definition

to go, to yeild

supercede

Term
Cept, Capt, Cip, Cap, Ceive, Ceipt
Definition

to take hold, grasp

interception

Term
chrom
Definition

color

monochromatic

Term
chron
Definition

time

chronological

Term
cide, cise
Definition

cut down, kill

homocide

Term
cit
Definition

call, start

citation

Term
cog
Definition

to think, ponder

cognition

Term
cord, cor, cardi
Definition

heart

cordial

Term
corp
Definition

body

corpse

Term
cosmo
Definition

world, order, universe

cosomology

Term
cred
Definition

believe

creed

Term
culp
Definition

fault, blame

culprit

Term
deca
Definition

ten

decade

Term
dem
Definition

people

democracy

Term
derm
Definition

skin

dermatology

Term
dic, dict
Definition

to say, speak, assert

dictionary

Term
doc
Definition

teach

document

Term
dox
Definition

opinion, praise

orthodox

Term
dur
Definition

hard, lasting

durable

Term
dynam
Definition

power

dynamite

Term
ego
Definition

i

egocentric

Term
endo
Definition

wthin

endorse

Term
fall, fals
Definition

decieve

fallacy

Term
fid
Definition

trust, faith

fidelity

Term
fin
Definition

end, limit

finish

Term
fort
Definition

strong

fortress

Term
frig
Definition

cool

frigid

Term
gam
Definition

marriage

bigamy

Term
gen
Definition

race, family, kid

generation

Term
geo
Definition

earth

geography

Term
grad, gress
Definition

step, degree, rank

gradual

Term
graph, gram
Definition

to write, draw, record

autograph

Term
grat
Definition

thankful, pleasing

gatitude

Term
grav
Definition

heavy, weighty

gravity

Term
hetero
Definition

different

heterogenous

Term
hom
Definition

mna, human

homage

Term
homo
Definition

same

homogenous

Term
hosp
Definition

guest

hospitality

Term
hydro
Definition

water

hydrogen

Term
ject
Definition

throw

projectile

Term
jur, jus, judic
Definition
law, right, judgement
jurisdictio
Term
juven
Definition
youn
juvenile
Term
laud
Definition
praise
laud
Term
leg
Definition
law
legal
Term
liber, liver
Definition
free
liberty
Term
lingu, langu
Definition
tounge
language
Term
lith
Definition
stone
megalith
Term
locu, loqu, locut
Definition
work, speak
locution
Term
logue, logo
Definition
idea, word, speach, reason
logical
Term
luc, lumen
Definition
light
illuminate
Term
magn
Definition
great
magnificent
Term
manu
Definition
hand
manual
Term
matri
Definition
mother
matrimony
Term
medi
Definition
middle, betweem ,halfway
mediate
Term
micro
Definition
small
microscope
Term
migra
Definition
wander
mirgate
Term
dent
Definition
tooth
dentist
Term
hypo
Definition
under, below
hypothermia
Term
miso
Definition
hatred of
misology
Term
mit, miss
Definition
send
emit
Term
mon
Definition
warm, remind
monument
Term
morph
Definition
form
metamorphesis
Term
mort
Definition
death
mortal
Term
mut
Definition
change, exchange
mutant
Term
nat, nasc
Definition
to be from, spring forth
innate
Term
neo
Definition
new
neonate
Term
noc, nox
Definition
night
nocturnal
Term
noc, nox
Definition
harm
innocent
Term
nomen, nomin
Definition
name
nominate
Term
nov
Definition
new
novice
Term
null,nihil, nill
Definition
nothing, void
nil
Term
omni
Definition
all, every
omnivorous
Term
oper
Definition
work
operate
Term
ortho
Definition
straight, correct
orthodontist
Term
pater, patr
Definition
father
paternal
Term
ped
Definition
foot
pedestrian
Term
pedo
Definition
child
pediatrics
Term
phil, philo
Definition
love
philology
Term
phob
Definition
fear
phobia
Term
phon
Definition
sound, vocie
telephone
Term
photo
Definition
light
photograph
Term
plu, plur, plus
Definition
more
plus
Term
plolis, polit
Definition
citizen, city, state
political
Term
poly
Definition
many
polyandrous
Term
port
Definition
to carry
portable
Term
prim, prin
Definition
first
primary
Term
psych
Definition
mind, soul
psyche
Term
rupt
Definition
to break, burst
disrupt
Term
scrib, script
Definition
to write
script
Term
scope
Definition
to see, watch
telescope
Term
sen
Definition
old
senior
Term
sent, sens
Definition
to feel
sense
Term
simil, simul, sembl
Definition
like, similar
simile
Term
sol, soli
Definition
alone, lonely
solo
Term
somn
Definition
sleep
somnambulate
Term
son
Definition
sound
sonic
Term
spir
Definition
breath
spirit
Term
stru, struct
Definition
build
construct
Term
temp
Definition
time
temporary
Term
termin
Definition
boundary, limit
terminate
Term
test
Definition
to bear witness
testimony
Term
theo
Definition
God
theology
Term
tox
Definition
poison
toxic
Term
tract
Definition
to pull, draw
traction
Term
trib
Definition
pay, bestow
tribute
Term
uni
Definition
one
unicorn
Term
vac
Definition
empty
vacuum
Term
ver
Definition
truth
verify
Term
vers, vert
Definition
to turn
veritable
Term
via
Definition
way, road
via
Term
vis, vid
Definition
to see, look
video
Term
vit, viv
Definition
life
vitamin
Term
voc, vok
Definition
voice, call
vocal
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