Unit 1-3 LOTF Prefixes, Roots, and Suffixes

-ant, -ants

a person who, the thing which; people who, things which

-ation, -ization

action, act, process, state, or condition; or result of doing something

-ence, -ency

action, process, state, quality, or condition of

-ent

action or being; performing a particular action

-esce, -escent, -escence

beginning to be, becoming; to be somewhat

-fer, -ferous

to bear, to carry; to produce; to bring

-ity

act, state, quality, property, or condition

-ive

tending to; of the quality of, inclined to

-ous, -ious, -eous

full of or having the qualities of

-tude

state, quality, condition of

A-

away from

ami-, amic-

friend; loveable; goodwill, peaceful

capri-, capr-

goat, resembling a goat

com-, co-, cog-, col-, con-, cor-

together, together with, with

cred-, credit-, creed-

believe, belief; faith; confidence; trust

crim-, crimino-

judicial decision, verdict; object of reproach, judgment; legal offense, fault, accusation

Decor-

proper, dignified, fitting, seemly right

Ebulli-

to bubble, to bubble up; to boil

err-, errat-

wander, stray, rove; deviate

fac-, facil-, fact-, feas-, -feat, -fect, -feit, -facient, -faction, -fic-, -fy, -ficate, -fication

to make, to do, to build, to cause, to produce; forming, shaping

flori-, flor-, flora-,

-florous flower; full of flowers, plant life

Fulg-

to shine, to glow, to burn

hiat-; -hisc-

to stand open, to split; opening, aperture, gap; to yawn

In-1

(not)

In-2

in, into, within, inside, on, toward

mort-, mor-, mori-, morti- +

death, dead; die, dying

Mur-

wall

prehend-, prehens-

to grasp or to understand, to seize; to reach, to hold, to take

pro-:

before, for

re-, red-

back, backward, again

spec-, spic-, spect-, spectat-, spectro- -spectr, -spectful, -spection, -spective

to see; to look at, sight, to behold, to examine

stridu-, strid-

creaking, making a creaking sound; a shrill sound; a harsh sound

tacit-, taci-, tace-

silent, silence; unspoken

temno-, temn-, tempt-

despise, scorn, disdain

vicar-

substitute; change, alternation

duo-, du-

two, double; a

word element for the

number "2"

-ous, -ious, -eous

full of or having the qualities of

belli-, bell-

war; fight, fighting

ger-, ges-, gest-

carry, produce; to bear

-ence, -ency

a suffix that forms nouns; action, process, state, quality, or condition of

cast-

pure, cut off, to cut off from, separated

-ent

adjective suffix signifying action or being; performing a particular action

trit-

to rub; to thresh, to grind; to wear away; from tritus, past participle of terere, "to rub"

vaga-, vag-, vago-

wander, move around; unsettled, wandering [nerve]

-ant, -ants

a suffix; a person who, the thing which; people who, things which

palir-, pallere-

grow pale, make pale; dismay, horrify

vener-, venari-

love, loveliness, beauty, attractiveness, charm; by extension, "reverence; to worship"

fac-, facil-, fact-, feas-, -feat, -fect, -feit, -facient, -faction, -fic-, -fy, -ficate, -fication

to make, to do, to build, to cause, to produce; forming, shaping

lament

weeping, wailing, moaning; expressing sorrow, grief; strong disappointment, complaint

-tion

a suffix forming nouns from verbs of condition and action; an act or process; state or condition

-ate (to do)

a suffix; to do, to make, to cause, or to act upon; to do something with

perit-, perien-, peri-

test, tested; try; experiment; risk, danger, dangerous, hazardous

-in

not

articul-, artic-

joint, divide into joints, segment into joints; speak distinctly

tempo-, tempor-, temp-

The Latin word originally meant "period of time", which evolved into "weather" and, finally, "storm".

cant-, chant-

sing, singing; a song

term-, termin-

end, last, final, boundary

-able

capacity, capable of being done

dis-, di-, dif-

separation, apart, asunder; removal, away, undoing,

fid-, fidel-

believe, belief; trust, faith, true

mot-, moto-, -motile, -motility, -motorial, -motoric, -motive, -motored; mov-

move, motion

rue-

repentance, remorse

In-

no, not [ig-, il-, im-, ir-]

per-

through, across, over, beyond

-ous, -ious, -eous

full of or having the qualities of

tremo-, tremor-, tremb-, trem-; tremul-

shivering, shaking, quivering

pre-, prae-

before; in time and place

fac-, facil-, fact-, feas-, -feat, -fect, -feit, -facient, -faction, -fic-, -fy, -ficate, -fication

to make, to do, to build, to cause, to produce; forming, shaping

re-

back, again; "back down"

-buke

to beat

sanct-, sancti-

sacred, holy; religious

-ity

act, state, quality, property, or condition

ferv-

to boil; hot; to begin to boil, to be hot; deeply earnest; ardent

-or; -our

a suffix; state of, result of; he who, that which

palir-, pallere-

grow pale, make pale; dismay, horrify

lud-, ludi-, lus-

play, make sport of, jest; sportive; pastime

-ive

a suffix; tending to; of the quality of, inclined to

vexat-, vex-

to annoy, to irritate; to bother; an agitation; a shaking, a jolting, a shocking situation

de-

from, away from, off; down; wholly, entirely, utterly, complete; reverse the action of, undo

rid-, ridi-, risi-

to laugh, laugh at; capable of exciting laughter; laughing

-sion, -sions

a suffix that makes words nouns