Greek and Latin roots .docx

No.

Roots

Meaning

Examples

1

ab- , abs

"away"

ab normal, abs ent, abstract

2

acro-

tip, height

acrophobia

3

aer- , aero-

air, atmosphere

aeroplane

4

ambi-

both

ambiguous

5

amphi-

both

amphibian

6

anima-

living, life, breath

animal

7

ann- , -enn-

yearly

anniversary

8

anthropo-

human

anthropology

9

aqu-

water

aquatic

10

archaeo- , archeo-

ancient

archaeology

11

astr- , astro-

star

astronaut

12

athl-

prize, contest

athlete

13

aud- , audi-

hearing

audio

14

aug- , auct-

increase

augment , auction

15

avi-

bird

aviation

16

ben-

good, well

benefit

17

bio-

life

biology

18

bon-

good

bonus

19

botan-

plant

botany

20

caco-

bad

cacophony

21

calli-

beautiful

calligraphy

22

calor-

heat

calorie

23

cap- , capt- , -cip- , -cept-

hold, take

capture, recipient

24

capit-

head

capital

25

_ceive

nhận lấy

receive, perceive

26

_cide

cut, kill

herbicide

27

cine-

motion

cinema

28

cogn-

know

cognitive

29

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

with, together

connect

30

cre-

make

create

31

cred-

believe, trust

credit

32

culin-

kitchen

culinary

33

de-

from, away from, removing, down

decapitate

34

dem-

people

demographic

35

dent-

tooth

dentist

36

derm-

skin

dermotology

37

dict-

say, speak

dictionary

38

digit-

finger

digital

39

dino-

terrible, fearfully great

dinosaur

40

doc- , doct-

teach

doctor

41

dorm-

sleep

dormitory

42

duc- , duct-

lead

introduce, conduct

43

dyn/dynam-

power

dynamic

44

eco-

house

ecology

45

ed-

eat

edible

46

ethn-

people, race, tribe, nation

ethnic

47

fact-

make

factory , manufacture

48

fend- , fens-

strike

defend

49

-fer

carry

transfer

50

foss-

dig

fossil

51

foli-

leaf

foliage

52

fract- , frag-

break

fracture

53

galac-

milk

galaxy

54

geo-

earth

geography

55

gen-

race, kind, birth

genocide

56

glaci-

ice

glacier

57

gramm-

writing

grammar

58

graph-

draw, write

calligraphy

59

grav-

heavy

gravity

60

hemi-

half

hemisphere

61

hered-

heir

hereditary

62

hetero-

different, other

heterosexual

63

homo-

same

homophobia

64

hydr(o)-

water

dehydration

65

hyper-

above, over

hyperactive

66

hypo-

under

hyponym

67

infra-

below, under

infrastructure

68

intra-

within

intranet

69

_ ject

cast, throw

inject

70

juven-

young, youth

juvenile

71

kine-

movement, motion

kinetics

72

labi-

lip

labial

73

leg-

law

legal

74

libr-

book

library

75

lingu-

language, tongue

bilingual

76

lith(o)-

stone

lithology

77

lumin-

light

luminate

78

macro-

long

macroeconomics

79

mal-

bad, wretched

malfunction

80

mamma-

breast

mammal

81

manu

hand

manuscript

82

mar-

sea

marine

83

micro-

small

microeconomics

84

mill-

thousand

millenium

85

morph-

form, shape

morpheme

86

mort-

death

mortality

87

myth-

story

mythology

88

_naut

ship

astronaut

89

neo-

new

neologism

90

noct-

night

nocturnal

91

nov-

nine

innovate

92

nutri-

nourish

nutrient

93

omni-

all

omniscient

94

_nym

name

acronym

95

ornith-

bird

ornithology

96

paed-

a child or children

paedophile: a person who is sexually attracted to children (rối loạn tâm thần “ái nhi”)

paediatric: Nhi khoa

97

pan-

all

pandemic

98

_pand

spread, get larger

expand

99

path-

disease; feeling

pathology, psychopath

100

pati- , pass-

to suffer or endure

patient, passive

101

philia-

to love

philosophy

102

phob(ia)

fear

claustrophobia: sợ không gian hẹp

Achluophobia: Fear of darkness

Arachnophobia: Fear of spiders

Hemophobia: fear of blood

Batophobia: sợ độ sâu

103

phon(o)-

sound, voice

phonology

104

poli-

city

police, political

105

poly-

many, much

polygamy: chế độ đa thê

106

post-

behind, after

post-war

107

popul-

people

population

108

proxim-

next, nearest

proximity

109

pseudo-

false, untrue

pseudonym: bí danh

110

psych(o)-

soul, mind

psychology

111

re-

back, again

remake

112

retro-

backward, behind

retrospect: thinking now about something in the past

113

rid-

laugh

ridiculous

114

_saur

lizard, reptile

dinosaur

115

_scop

look at, examine, view, observe

telescope

116

scrib-, script-

write

scribble, scripture

117

sema-

sign

semantics

118

semi-

half

semi-final

119

somn-

sleep

insomnia: mất ngủ

120

soph-

wisdom

philosophy

121

stell-

star

stellar

122

_struct

to make up, build

structure, construct

123

sui-

self

suicide

124

_sum

take

consume

125

tele-

far, end

telephone

126

tempor-

time

temporal

127

_tend

stretch, strain

extend

128

theo-

god

theology

129

therm-

heat, warm

thermometer

130

trans-

across

transfer

131

ultra-

beyond

ultrasound

132

umbr-

shade, shadow

umbrella

133

urb-

city

urban

134

veloc-

quick

velocity

135

verb-

word

verbal

136

_vert, _vers

turn

convert, inversion

137

vid- , vis-

see

video, vision

138

viv-

life

survive

139

_vor

swallow

herbivore: động vật ăn cỏ

140

xeno-

foreign

xenophobia