Dictionary of Word Roots and Combining Forms

breviation in parentheses (the root erythr is from a Greek word). Roots preceded by a hyphen are suffixes, or roots generally used at the end of a word; for example, -idae is th thae suffit is addex d to the roots of generic names to form the names of families of animals, and -pus is the Greek root meanin thag foot its used at the end of a ................
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