Latin Roots SAT Master List

Ab

away

Ambi

both

Ambul

move or walk

Ami

love

Contra

against

Cred

believe

Crypt

hidden

Cycl

circle or ring

Dem

people

Derm

skin

Dict

speak

Domin

master

Dur

hard

Ego

self

Esth

feeling

Extra

outside

Fid

faith

Flect

bend

Flor

flower

Fract/Frag

break

Fug

run away

Gen

birth, production

Gram

something written

Graph

to write

Grat

pleasing

Gress

to step, to go

Hetero

different

Homo

same

Idio

peculiar, distinct

Judi

judge, lawyer

Ling

language

Loqu

speak

Magn

large, great

Mal

bad

Mut

change

Ob

against

Phil

love

Plac

calm

Re

back, again

Sagac

wise

Sang

blood

Sequ

follow

Somn

sleep

Tac/Tic

be silent

Troph

feed, grow

Ultim

last

Vener

respectful

Vit

life

Voc

voice

Vol

fly, wish

Aqua/Aque

water

Bell

war

Bene/Bon

good

Chron

time

Clud/Clus/Claus

shut, close

Corp/Corpor

body

Doc/Doct

teach

Luc/Lum/Lus

light

Man/Manu

hand

Mit/Mis

send

Mob/Mot/Mov

move

Pater/Patr

father

Port

carry

Scop/Spec/****

to examine

Vid/Vis

see, look

Struct/Stru

build

Tang/Tact/Tig

touch

Terra/Terr

earth

Tract

pull, drag

nav

meaning: ship

derived words: naval, navy, navigation

nat

meaning: born

derived words: natal, native, natality

fili

meaning: son

derived words: filial, affiliation

frat

meaning: brother

derived words: fraternal, fraternity

lum

meaning: light

derived words: illuminate, luminescent, luminary

arbor

meaning: tree

derived words: arborescene, arboretum, arboreal

stella

meaning: star

derived words: stellar, constellation

magn

meaning: great

derived words: magnificent, magnanimous, magnify

mat

meaning: mother

derived words: maternal, maternity

lun

meaning: moon

derived words: lunar, lunatic

fort

meaning: strong, powerful

derived words: fortify, fortitude, fortress, effort

lac

meaning: milk

derived words: lactate, lactose

lingu

meaning: language

derived words: linguistics, bilingual, multilingual

annu

meaning: year

derived words: anniversary, annual, annuity, perennial

audi

meaning: to hear

derived words: audience, auditory, audible, audition

don

meaning: to give

derived words: donation, donor, condone

aqua

meaning: water

derived words: aquarium, aqueduct, aquatic

vac

meaning: to be empty

derived words: vacant, vacuum, evacuate, vacation

doc

meaning: to teach

derived words: doctrine, doctorate, document

liber

meaning: free

derived words: liberty, liberalism

pater

meaning: father

derived words: paternal, paternity, patriarch

fem

meaning: woman

derived words: female, feminine, feminist

viv

meaning: to live

derived words: vivid, survive, vivacious

aev/ev

meaning: age, era

derived words: medieval, primeval, longevity

anim

meaning: soul

derived words: animal, animosity, animation

cept

meaning: to take, to seize

derived words: accept, conception, perception, reception

cred

meaning: to trust, to believe

derived words: incredible, credulous, credentials, discredit

cur

meaning: care, concern

derived words: curator, curative, curious

dic

meaning: to say, to speak

derived words: dictionary, diction, edict, predict

duc

meaning: to lead

derived words: deduce, produce, reduce

empt

meaning: to buy, to purchase

derived words: redemption, exempt, preempt