List of roots of words (A)

SAT vocabulary

A (1)

without

A (2)

on

ab/s, a, apo, apho

from, away, off, separate

ac, ad

to, toward, near

acro

top, height, tip, beginning

act

do

aer/o

air

agr/i/o

farming

alg/o

pain

ambi, amphi

both, on both sides, around

ambul

walk, move

ami/o

love

ana

up, back, against, again, throughout

andr/o

man, male

anim

life

ann/enn

year

ante

before, in front

anth/o

flower

anthrop/o

human

aqu/a

water

arbour

tree

arch/i/e/o/ae

chief, most important, rule

archa/e, archi

primitive, ancient

arthr/o

joint

art

skill

astro, aster

star, stars, outer space,

audi/o

hear

auto

self, same, one

avi/a

bird