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List of Greek and Latin roots in EnglishARootMeaning in EnglishOrigin LanguageEtymology (root origin)My ExamplesYour Example – word, definition, sentenceab-, a-, absAway, fromLatinAb “away”abnormal, abrasion, absent, abstain, abstract, aversionac-Sharp or pointedLatinacereacupunctureacerbSharp, bitter, sourLatinacerbusacerbic, exacerbateacidSour, or acidLatinacidusacidosisacrHeight, summit, tipGreekAxpoc- akros“high”, “extreme”Acrobatics, acromegaly, acronym, acrophobiaacusharpLatinAcutus, past participle of acuere “to sharpen” from acus “needle.”Acupuncture, acute, acutifoliateAd-, a-. ac-,af-, ag-, al-,ap-, ar-, as-, at-Movement to or toward; in addition toLatinAd “to”, “toward”Accept, adapt, affect, approximate, ascendadipFatLatinAdeps, adipis, “fat”adiposeAer-Air, atmosphereGreekAer, airAeronautics, aerosolaesthetFeeling, sensationGreekAisthetikos, “of sense perception, from aisthanesthai “to perceive”Aesthetics, anaestheticagrfieldGreekAgros, “field”agronomyAgri, egrifieldLatinAger, agris, “field” “country”Agriculture, peregrineAlbDull whiteLatinalbusAlbedo, albino, albumenAm-, amat-, amor-Love, lovedLatinAmor, “love” from amare “to love”Amateur, amorousAmbiBoth, on both sidesLatinAmbi “on both sides”Ambidexterity, ambivalentAmic, imicFriendLatinAmicusAmicable, inimicalAmph, amphiAround, about, both, on both sides of, both kindsGreekAmphi “on both sides”Amphibian, amphibolic, amphoterismAmplAmple, abundant, bountifulLatinamplusAmplificationRootMeaning in EnglishOrigin LanguageEtymology (root origin)My ExamplesYour Example – word, definition, sentenceAn-, a-Not, withoutGreekAv-la, “not”Anyhydrous, atypicalAna-, an-Again, against, back, upGreekAva, “again”, “against”Anabaptist, anaphylaxsis, andrMale, masculineGreekAndrosAvopoc, androsanemwindGreekanemosanemometeranimbreathLatinAnima,”breath”Animal, animationAnn-, enn-Year, yearlyLatinAnnus, “year”Anniversary, annual, biannual, Ant-, anti-Against, opposed to, preventiveGreek“against”Antagonist, antibiotic, Ante-, anti-Before, in front of, prior toLatinAnte, “before”, “against”Antebellum, antediluvian, Anth-FlowerGreekAnthos, “flower”Anther, anthologyantrhophumanGreekAnthropos, manAnthropology, anthropomorphicAp-, apo-Away from, separate, at the farthest pointGreekApo, from, away,Apocrine, apogee, apostasyaquwaterLatinaquaAquamarine, aquarium, aqueduct, Ar-Plow, tillLatinararearableAr-Be dryLatinArere, “be dry or parched”aridArche-, archi-rulerGreekArche, “rule”Archangel, archetypeArchae, archeancientGreekAncient, from the arkhe, beginningArchaeology, or archeology, archaicArct-Relating to North pole or near it; coldGreekArktos “bear”Artic OceanargentsilverLatinargentumArgent, ArgentinaaristexcellenceGreekArête, aristosaristocracyarthrjointGreekarthonArthritis, arthropodastrStar, star-shapedGreekAstron, starAsterisk, astrology, astronomyathlprizeGreekContest, featAthlete, pentathlonaudiHearing, listening, soundLatinAudire, to hearAudible, auditorium, auditoryAug, auctGrow, increaseLatinAugere, auctus, “to increase”Augend, augmentationRootMeaning in EnglishOrigin LanguageEtymology (root origin)My ExamplesYour example- word, definition, sentenceAur-Relating to gold, or gold coloredLatinAurum, “gold”Aureate,Auri-Relating to the earLatinAuris, “ear”auricleAut-, auto-Self; directed from withinGreekAutos, “self” “same”Autograph, automobile, autonomyavibirdLatinavisAviary, aviationaxiaxisLatinaxisaxisymmetryaxiomeritGreekAxios, “worth”axiology ................
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