24/25 lang word stems #4

Numer—enumerate, numeral, numerous, supernumeraries, numerology

number

Fort—fortitude, fort, fortify, fortification, comfort, forte, fortissimo, pianoforte

strong

Osteo—osteopath, osteology, osteopathy, osteoblast, osteocyte, osteotomy

bone

Ornith—ornithology, ornithologist, ornithopter, ornithomancy, ornithosis

bird

Polis—metropolis, megalopolis, police, polite, policy, acropolis, necropolis

city

Fus—transfusion, infusion, refuse, fusillade, fusion, infuse, confusion

pour

Ego—egomaniac, egocentric, egotistical, egotist, egotize, egoism, alter ego

I

Spir—inspire, respiration, perspiration, expire, spirit, aspire, conspire

breathe

Dia—diagonal, diameter, dialogue, dialect, diatribe, diaphanous, dialectic

across

Acr—acrimonious, acerbity, acrid, acridine, acrimony, acerat

sharp

Acro—acrobat, acronym, acropolis, acrophobia, acromegaly, acrocarpous

high

Culp—culprit, culpable, exculpate, inculpate, exculpatory

blame

Derm—dermatologist, dermatitis, pachyderm, hypodermic, ectoderm, endoderm

skin

Zo—zoo, protozoa, zoophilous, zooplankton, zoophagous, Mesozoic, zodiac

animal

Per—perception, perforation, percolate, perambulate, peregrination

through

Pac—pacify, pacific, pacifist, pacifier, pacifism, Pax Romana, pacification

peace

Brev—brevity, abbreviation, breve, breviary, brevirostrate, brief

short

Necro—necropolis, necromancer, necrophobia, necrotic, necrobiosis

death

Urb—urban, urbane, suburbs, urbanite, urbanologist, urbanism

city

Pugn—pugnacious, repugnant, pugilist, impugn, oppugn, inexpugnable

fight

Ecto—ectoderm, ectozoa, ectomorph, ectothermic, ectoplasm, ectoparasite

outer

Plasto—plastic, dermoplasty, rhinoplasty, plaster, plasticity, plastid

molded

Agog—demagogue, pedagogue, synagogue, agogics, pedagogy, mystagogue

leader

Cle—molecule, corpuscle, follicle, minuscule, ventricle, particle, vesicle

small

Il—illegal, illiterate, illicit, ill-mannered, illogical, illegible, illiberal

not

Sed—sedentary, sediment, sedan, sedative, sedate, supersede, assiduous, insidious

sit

Leg—legible, legend, illegible, legendary, legibility, alleged

read

Anim—equanimity, animal, animated, animosity, magnanimous, animadversion

mind

Tort—contorted, torture, tortuous, retort, distort, tortuous, tort, tortilla

twist

Nym—homonym, acronym, pseudonym, anonymous, patronymic, anomaly

name

Sanct—sanctity, sanctimonious, sacrosanct, sanctuary, unsanctioned, sanctify

holy

Meta—metamorphosis, metaphor, metaphysics, metastasize, metabolism

change

Petr—petrify, petroleum, petrology, petroglyph, petrophilous, petrochemical

rock

Mir—miracle, manicure, manipulate, manacles, amanuensis, legerdemain

wonder

Man—manual, manicure, manipulate, manacles, amanuensis, legerdemain

hand

Rect—correct, rectitude, direct, rectilinear, rectangle, rectify, rector, erect

right

Volv—revolve, involved, devolve, convoluted, volvox, revolution, volvulus

roll

Demi—demigod, demitasse, demisemiquaver, demiurge, demimonde, demirep

half

Retro—retroactive, retrofire, retrogress, retrospection, retrofit, retrorse

backward

Sens—sense, sensitive, sensation, sensory, extrasensory, insensate

feel

Fy—fortify, rectify, horrify, solidify, reify, transmogrify, sanctify, pacify

make

Ocul—binocular, monocular, ocular, oculist, oculomotor nerve, oculometer

eye

Cur—cure, curator, curative, cure-all, sinecure, secure, curate

care for

Ultra—ultramarine, ultraconservative, ultraviolet, ultramundane

beyond

Oid—android, anthropoid, asteroid, adenoid, xyloid, haploid

appearance

Gest—gestation, digest, ingest, congestion, gesticulate, gesture

carry

Apt—adapt, aptitude, maladapted, adaption, aptly, aptness

fit

Tact—tactile, contact, tactics, tactician, tactful, intact

touch

Voc—vociferously, vocal, sotto voce, invocation, vocabulary, convocation

voice

Rid—ridicule, deride, derision, risibility, ridiculous

laugh