roots list

-able, -ible

able, able to

-al

Relating to, characterized by

ama, amat, amor

love

-ant, -ent

Having the quality of

ante

Before

anthro, anthrop

humanity, mankind

-ate

To make or do something

bell(i)

war

bio

life

cardi, cord, cor

heart

cereb

brain

cid, cis

cut or kill

clam, clamat, claim

shout

con

Together or with

corp

body

credo

To believe

de-

down or away from

dei, div

god

dem, demo

people

dermis

skin

dic, dict

say or speak

echo

Repetition of sound

-ectomy

Surgical removal of

epi

Upon, onto, in addition to, over

-er, -or (2 words)

One who

feder, fide, fid, feal

belief, have faith

femina

woman

gen, gener

birth, origin, produce

geri

old age

hal(e)

breathe

hemo

blood

hercules

outstanding strength or size

hydra

water

hypo

Below, under, or up from

iatr

medical care

-ic

like or in the matter of

-ile

Tending to or belonging to

in-

in

in, im, il

not

-ism

belief, faith

-itis

Inflammation of

jac, ject

throw or lie

juven

young

leg, lig, lict

To pick, choose, or read

lingu

language or tongue

litera, liter, liet

Relating to letters or literature

log

Word, reason, or study

loqui, loqu, loc

speak or talk

medicus

doctor, physician

mis

bad, wrong, hate

mono

one

mor, mort

death

mov, mot, mob

move

muses

Sources of inspiration or absorbed in thought

narcissus

self absorbed

nat, natur, nasc

To be born, spring forth, or produce

ob, obs-

Against, blocking, or in the way

-ology

The study of

-ose, -ous, -eous

Full of

pel, puls, peal

To push, drive

phil, philo, phile

love

phobe, phobia

Fear

plac

please

poly

many

port

To carry or transport

post

After

pro

For, ahead

re

again or back

sanct

Holy, sacred

scrib, script

write

sec, sect

cut

sent, sens

To think or feel

sol, soli

Alone

sonus

sound

spir, pir

breath

stat, stet

stand, stand upright, firmly, immediately, steadfast

tact

touch

taph

grave, tomb

-tion, -ion

The result of making or doing something

titan

giant

theo

god

trac, tract, treat

To pull, drag, or draw

un-

not

viv, vita, vivi

life, alive

voc, voke

voice, call

agri

field

terr, ter

land, ground, earth

vor

eat

herba

plant, grass

arbor

tree

-ory

place, room

-ist (religious)

one who believes

ped, pod

foot

dens, dons, dent

teeth

pneum, pne

breath

manu

hand

ortho

straight, right, correct

ambul, ambl

walk

volv, volu, volut

roll, turn

cur, curs, cour, cours

go, run