Latin and Greek Roots

Flashcards for Latin and Greek Root Words

Phot/Phos

Light

Luc

Light

Spec/Spect

To look at

Vid/Vis

To see, to look

Nunc/Noun

To announce

Voc/Vok

To call

Fac

To speak

Dic/Dict

To say, to tell

Hib/Hab

To have or hold

Fus/Found

To pour out

Ten/Tain/Tin

To hold

Ple

To fill

Form

To form, to establish

Apt/Lept

To fit

Pos/Pon

To put, place

Fig

To shape

Lega

To appoint, to send on a mission, to charge with

Act/Lag

To do, act

Puls/Pel

To push

Lat

Brought, carried

Cant/Chant

To sing, to call

Aud

To hear

Son

Sound

Bell

War

Am

Love

Agon

Contest, struggle

Phil

Love

Ped

Child, foot

Vest

Clothing

Corp/Korp/Corpu

Body

Uni/Mono

One

Homo

Same

Equi

Equal, even

Ben

Well, good

Cord

Heart

Anim

Spirit

Mal

Bad

Jur

To swear, to vow, law

Domin

To rule, to dominate

Crat/Crac

To rule, power

Leg

Law

Rap

Snatch

Cep

Seize, Take

Vor

To eat

Cad/Kas

To fall

Flu

To flow

Lev

Light

Laps

Slip, slide

Ced

To move along, to go

Sequi/Sec

To follow

Cur/Cour

To run

Grad

To step

Ambul/Ambl

To walk

Junct

To join

Part

Part

Dus/Lud

To close

Cis

Cut

Meta

After, beyond, change

Al/Alter

Other, another

Simul

To imitate, pretend, appear to be

Mort

Death

Nec/Nox/Thic

To hurt, kill

Bio

Life

Viv

To live