Roots & Affixes

Paleo

Paleo

ancient, old

Para

beside, along side of

Brev

short

Ette

small

Ish

of, relating to

Per

through, very, thoroughly

Ne

not

Aqu

water

Hetero

another

Fort

strong

Claim

to declare, call out, demand

Flict

an open class between two opposing sides

Narco

sleep, state of unconsciousness

Soph

wise

Fiss

split, cut into

Clin

lean, lean back

Andro

man, male

Ess

female

Ward

turn, bend

Flor/a

thrive, bloom

Cata

down, against

Zyg/o

yoke, joined pair

Oper

work

Pugn/pung

Fight, fist

Iso

Equal, similar

Homo

Same

Pot/en

power

Verna

spring, home-born

Ver

truth, true

Ten[d/t/s]

stretch

Epi/o

over, after

De

undo, off, totally, do the opposite of

Dog/x

belief, opinion, idea

Vol

wish, will

Sens/t

feeling

Cur(a/i)

to care, help

Ign

fire

Gen

birth, race

Gno

know

Junct

join, meet, link

ate

full of, to become

er/or

one who does

tic/ic

pertaining to

ful

known for

tion

state of being, process of

ious

Having the quality of

ify/efy

process of, to cause

y

system of

ous

Full of

a/an

without

co/con

with

hypo

under

hyper

over