Root Words and Their Meanings

These flashcards include Latin and Greek root words along with their meanings, which are helpful for understanding the origins and definitions of various English words.

cap / capt-

head, take

cardi-

heart

cent-

hundred

chron / cron-

time

circ / circun-

around

clar-

clear

corp / cuerp-

body

cred-

believe

crimin-

crime

curs / curr-

run

cust-

guard

dec / dic-

say

dent-

tooth

dict-

speak

dorm-

sleep

duc / duct-

lead

equ-

equal

fac / fact-

do, make

fer / port-

carry

fid / fe-

faith, trust

fin-

end

flor-

flower

form-

shape

fort-

strong

fract / frag-

break

frater / herman-

brother

fund / fus-

pour, melt

gener-

origin, type

grad-

step

graph / graf-

write

hab / habit-

have, live

hom / hum-

man, human

host-

guest, stranger

ign-

fire

jur-

law, swear

labor-

work

lect / leg-

read, choose

liber / libr-

free, book

lingu-

tongue, language

loc-

place

lumin / luc-

light

magn-

great

mal-

bad

man / manu-

hand

mater / matr-

mother

med-

middle

mem / record-

remember

mens / metr-

measure

mort / mor-

death

mov / mot-

move

multi-

many

nat / nasc-

birth

nav-

ship

noc / nox-

night

nom / nomen-

name

nov-

new

numer-

number

ocul-

eye

omni-

all

oper-

work

or-

mouth, speak

pac / paz-

peace

pater / patr-

father

ped / pod-

foot

pel / puls-

drive, push

pens / pend-

think, hang

phon / fon-

sound

port-

carry

pos / pon-

place, put

prim-

first

priv-

separate

pro-

forward

quer / querid-

seek, love

qui / quiet-

rest

rad / raíz-

root

reg / rect-

rule, straight

rupt / romp-

break

sacr / sacer-

holy

san / salut-

health

sci / sab-

know

scrib / script-

write

sent / sens-

feel

serv-

keep, save

sol-

sun

son-

sound

spec / spect-

look

terr / tierr-

earth

urb-

city

aqua / acu-

water

agr / agro-

field

am / amor-

love

anim-

soul, spirit

arch-

ruler, first

bell / bel-

war

ben / bien-

good

ann / añ-

year

ant / ante-

before

aud / oír-

hear

brev-

short

aqua / acu-

water