Greek and Latin Roots for Vocabulary (Book B)

per (L)

through

annus (L)

year

severus (L)

severe, serious

ferro, ferre, tuli, latum (L)

to bring, to bear, to carry

de (L)

away

dis (L)

apart

ex (L)

from, out of

in/im (L)

in

tendo, tendere, tetendi, tensum (L)

to stretch

cum/con/com (L)

with, together

sub (L)

under

vertere (L)

to turn

servare (L)

to serve

torqueo, torquere, torsi, tortum (L)

to twist

re (L)

back, again

verso, versare, versavi, versatum (L)

to turn, to turn around

ad/ac (L)

to, toward

a/ab (L)

away from

intro (L)

within, inward

prosa (L)

straightforward

hilaris (L)

cheerful, happy

onus (L)

burden, load

orbita (L)

route*

pono, ponere, posui, positum (L)

to place, to put

pro (L)

before, for

extra (L)

on the outside

terra (L)

earth

medius (L)

middle

sequor, sequi, secutum (L)

to follow

ob (L)

to

non (L)

not

haerere (L)

to stick to

loqui (L)

to speak

miser (L)

miserable, wretched

donum (L)

gift

modus (L)

measure

teneo, tenere, tenui, tentum (L)

to hold, to keep

apo, apere, epi, aptum (L)

to fasten, to attach

in (L)

not

jungo, jungere, junxi, junctum (L)

to join

stringo, stringere, strinxi, strictum (L)

to draw together tightly, to tie

radere (L)

to scrape

unda (L)

wave

condere (L)

to put together

horrere (L)

to shudder

cerno, cernere, crevi, cretum (L)

to separate, to sift, to decide

frango, frangere, fregi, fractum (L)

to break

super (L)

above

fluere (L)

to flow

caedo, caedere, cecidi, caesum (L)

to cut

herba (L)

grass, plants with stems

pre/prae (L)

before, in front of

luein (G)

to loosen, to untie

lutos (G)

capable of being untied

ana (G)

on, up

cata (G)

down from

solvo, solvere, solvi, solutum (L)

to loosen to untie

iterum (L)

again

partire (L)

to part

positum (L)

to rest

tacere (L)

to be silent

ostendo, ostendere, ostendi, ostensum (L)

to exhibit

video, videre, vidi, visum (L)

to see

specto, spectare, spectavi, spectatum (L)

to look at

retro (L)

backward

vigilo, vigilare, vigilavi, vigilatum (L)

to watch

monere (L)

to advise

oleo, olere, olui (L)

to smell

facere (L)

to make

sono, sonare, sonui, sonitum (L)

to sound

voco, vocare, vocavi, vocatum (L)

to call

sentio, sentire, sensi, sensum (L)

to feel with the senses

tango, tangere, tetigi, tactum (L)

to touch

fundere (L)

to pour forth

jocus (L)

joke

suavis (L)

delightful

festus (L)

festive

doleo, dolere, dolui, dolitum (L)

to grieve

ira (L)

anger

volo, velle, volui (L)

to wish

male (L)

ill, bad

zelos (G)

zeal

circum (L)

around

orbis (L)

circle, anything round

figura (L)

form, shape

kuklos/cyclos (G)

wheel, circle

paideia (G)

education

fingo, fingere, finxi, fictum (L)

to shape

iedos (G)

shape, form

logos (G)

word, speech

rota (L)

wheel

rotundus (L)

round

cavea (L)

hollow