Comprehensive Guide to Greek and Latin Root Words
Positional, Directional, and Morphological Roots
- sist, sta: Defined as to stand.
- lat: Defined as across.
- form, fig, morph: Defined as shape.
- mim: Defined as same.
- imag: Defined as likeness.
- sim: Defined as like.
- var: Defined as different.
- mut: Defined as change.
Quantity, Orientation, and Spatial Roots
- ambi, amphi: Defined as both or around.
- plur: Defined as many.
- alter: Defined as other.
- ord: Defined as row.
- ortho: Defined as straight.
- vac, void: Defined as empty.
- circ: Defined as round or circle.
- rad: Defined as ray or spoke.
- pens: Defined as weight.
Governance, Law, and Human Behavior (List 12)
- crat, cracy: Defined as to rule.
- serv: Defined as to serve.
- arch: Defined as chief.
- belli: Defined as war.
- vict, vinc: Defined as to conquer.
- jud, jur, just: Defined as law.
- soph: Defined as wise.
- vol: Defined as wish/will.
- reg: Defined as to guide.
- mon: Defined as to advise.
Skill, Literature, and Language Roots
- art: Defined as skill.
- biblio: Defined as books.
- gram: Defined as letter.
- log: Defined as word.
- narr: Defined as to tell.