Root Words (Past)

Alter

To make different change(something), make different in some way

ami, amic

friend, lover, beloved; kinsman

amphi

on both sides, of both kinds; on all sides, all around

ann, enni

year

anthrop

pertaining to man or human beings

Aqua

Bell

war, fighting

aqua, aque (aquatic, aquarium, aqueduct)

Water

Arch(archangel, monarch, archaic, archenemy)

Chief, principal, rule

Arthro(arthritis)

Pertaining to the joints

Aud(auditorium, audible, audiologist, audiotape)

Hear, listen to

Bell (belligerent, bellicose)

War, fighting

biblio

Meaning book or sometimes bible

bio

Meaning life

brev

short

cap

take, seize

carn

meat

Ced

go, move, yield

Chrom

Color

Chron

Time

cogn

learn, know

cord/chord

a string or small rope,