Latin Root Words

ante

before (antebellum)

anti

against (antibody)

bi

two (bicycle)

circum

around (circumnavigate)

com

together (combination)

con

together (conjunction)

de

down (descent)

dis

away (distract)

equi

equal (equitable)

extra

beyond (extraordinary)

inter

between (interstellar)

intra

within (intracellular)

intro

into (introvert)

mal

bad (malevolent)

mis

bad (mistake)

non

not (nonstop)

post

after (posthumous)

pre

before (premature)

semi

half (semicircle)

sub

under (submarine)

super

over (superfluous)

syn

together (synchronize)

sym

together (symbiosis)

tri

three (tricycle)

un

not (unfit)

archy

government (anarchy)

ard

always (drunkard)

cide

kill (homicide)

ician

specialist (technician)

itis

infection (appendicitis)

aqua

water (aquatic)

audi

hear (auditory)

bell

war (rebellion)

cap

take (capture)

cise

cut (circumcise)

bio

life (biography)

auto

self (autobiography)

port

carry (transport)

scrib

write (scribe)

logy

science (biology)

dict

say (diction)

cred

believe (credit)

cent

one hundred (century)

neo

new (neonatal)

ad

to (adhesive)

cede

go (secede)

miss

send (dismiss)

centri

center (concentric)

biblio

book (bibliography)

anthropo

man (anthropology)

homo

same (homologous)

spec

look (spectacles)

duct

lead (conduct)

fer

carry (transfer)

pend

hang (pendulum)

micro

small (microbiology)

hydro

water (hydrogen)

photo

light (photosynthesis)

pan

all (panorama)

penta

five (pentagon)

tele

far (telescope)

vid

look (video)

omni

all (omnipotent)

ex

out (exit)

poly

many (polygamy)

re

again (review)

hypo

under (hypodermic)

pseudo

false (pseudopod)

neuro

nerve (neurology)

tomy

cut (anatomy)

hema

blood (hematoma)

proto

first (prototype)

phon

sound (phonetic)

mono

one (monotonous)

viv

life (viviparous)

morph

shape (morphology)

vest

clothes (vestibule)

bene

good (benefit)

pond

weight (pound)

corp

body (corpse)

dorm

sleep (dormitory)

pater

father (paternal)

nov

new (novice)

punct

point (puncture)

ject

throw (eject)

tion

act or state (creation)

loco

place (location)

dox

opinion (orthodox)

amphi

both (amphibian)

magn

great (magnificent)

eu

good (euphoria)

endo

within (endothermic)

phobia

fear (claustrophobia)

ortho

straight (orthodontist)

put

think (computer)

ver

true (verify)

matri

mother (matriarch)

mega

large (megalith)

pop

people (population)

sangui

blood (sanguine)