Greek & Latin Stems 1

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cau, caus, caust, caut

fire, burn

chore, choru

dance, spasm, involuntary movement

cred, creed

trust, believe, confidence

doc, doct

teach, instrument

kin, kine

move, set in motion, muscular activity

soci

companion, associated, characterized by friendliness

-able, -ible

capable of being done, expressing capacity or ability, fitness

-ine

similar to, relating, characterized by

dys-

bad, wrong, harsh, difficult, defective

pseud(o)

false/counterfeit, lying, deception

aer(i/o)

air, mist, wind

acr(o)

high/highest, extreme/extremely, outermost

mov, mot(i/o/or)

move, motion

op(s/t/y)

eye, sight/see/vision

-sion(s), -tion

suffix that makes verbs into nouns

-ity

noun suffix expressing act, state/condition/quality, property

cat(a/h)-, kata-

down/under/lower, against, completely/entirely

bar(o/y)-

weight, heavy, atmospheric pressure

cad, cas, cid

fall, befall

clu(d/s)-, clau(d/s), clos, clois

to close, shut

fa(m/n/t/b)-, fant-, fess-, fabul-

speak/talk, acknowledge

ple(n/t)-, pli, plein-

full, fill

-cide(s), -cidal

kill, murder, to cause death

don(s/t/w)-, dat-, dit

gift, given, to give/to grant/to offer