Important Root Words (copy)

helps for anything esp sat

ab-

away, from

ad-

to, towards

anim

mind, spirit

a-

to, towards, at

bio

life

bi

twice

cept

taken, seized

cit

moved, stirred up

com-

thoroughly

con- (1)

thoroughly

con- (2)

with, together

de- (1)

off, from

de- (2)

thoroughly

dict

say

dic

say

dis-

apart, not

duct

led

duc

lead

en-

in, on

ex-

out of, from

e-

out of, from

fact

made, done

fer

carry, bring, bear

fic

make, do

fin

end, form a boundary

flu

flow, stream, glide

gen

born, produced

graph

write

gress

step

idol

image, likeness, shape

ig

do, act

im- (1)

in, on

im- (2)

not

inter-

between, within, among

in- (1)

in, on, into

in- (2)

not

it

go

ject

thrown

lat

carry

lect

gathered, chosen

lev

light, of little weight

lin

line, string, thread

li

tie, bind, link

log

word, study, reason

mal

bad, evil

man

hand

miss

sent

mit

send

mod

measure, method, manner

multi-

many

para

beside, alongside

part

part

pass

step, pace

path

feeling, disease

patr

father

ped

foot

pend

hang, weigh

pens

hang, weigh

per-

thoroughly

plic

fold

pli

fold, bend

port

carry

posit

placed, put

pos

put, place

pre-

before, in front

pro-

forward

punct

pointed, stabbed, pierced

put

think, consider

quisit

seek, ask

rect

ruled, guided, put right

re

back, again

rog

ask, request

script

written

sens

felt, sensed, perceive

sent

feel, sense, perceive

sequ

follow

sid

sit

sign

mark, seal, sign

son

sound

spect

see, observe, look, watch over

spir

breathe

stat

stands

stru

build, construct

sub

under, from below

super

over, above

ten

hold

tin

hold

tract

drag, pull

trans

across, through

tri

three

uni

one

un

not, opposite of

val

be strong, be of value

vent

come

vers

turned

vert

turn

vis

see, look at, observe

vi

road, way, journey