Roots, prefixes, suffixes

Type

Word Part

Meaning

Prefix

a

without

Prefix

ab

away

Suffix

-cious, -uous

abounding in

Root

acu

sharp

Root

agri

farming

Root

alb

white

Prefix

amb

both

Root

ambul

walk, move

Root

amic

friendly

Prefix

ana

back

Prefix

anti (ant)

against, opposite

Root

arche (archi)

primitive, origin

Root

auto

self

Root

bel

war, fight

Root

bene

good

Prefix

bi

two

Root

cata

intensive, according to

Root

cede (cess, ced)

go, withdraw

Suffix

ceive

take

Root

cent

hundred

Root

cerebr

brain

Root

cert

sure

Root

chron

time

Root

cide

kill

Root

circum

around

Root

clam (claim)

shout, speak

Root

clar

clear

Root

clud (clus)

close

Root

clin (cline)

lean

Prefix

co

with, together, joint

Root

cog

know

Prefix

con

together, common

Prefix

contra

against

Root

corp

body

Prefix

counter

opposing, contrary

Suffix

cracy (crat)

rule

Root

cred

believe

Root

crypt

hidden, secret

Root

culp

blame, fault

Root

cumul

mass, heap

Root

dem

people

Prefix

di

twice, two

Prefix

dia

across, through

Root

domin

master

Root

don

give

Root

dorm

sleep

Root

dur

harden, long lasting

Root

dyn

power, energy

Suffix

ence (ance)

state, condition

Root

esth (aesth)

beauty, feeling

Root

ethn

nation, race

Prefix

eu

good, well

Prefix

ex

out, former

Prefix

extra

beyond

Suffix

fer

carry, bring

Root

fid

trust

Root

flect (flex)

bend

Root

fore

in front of, previous

Root

fusc

dark

Root

ger

old age

Root

grad (gress)

to step, to go

Root

gyn

woman

Prefix

homo (homeo)

same, alike

Prefix

hyper

over, beyond

Prefix

hypo

under

Suffix

ian

related to

Root

idio

peculiar, distinct

Prefix

in/im

not

Prefix

infra

beneath

Prefix

inter

between

Prefix

ir

not

Prefix

iso

equal

Root

lab

work

Root

lat

broad, wide

Root

laud

praise

Root

lex

word, law

Root

loq

speech

Root

luc

light

Prefix

macro

large, great

Root

mal

bad, evil

Root

medi

middle

Root

melan

black, dark

Prefix

meta

change, beyond, after

Prefix

micro

small

Root

migr

move

Prefix

min

small

Prefix

mis

wrong, bad

Root

miss (mit)

send, cast

Prefix

mono

one

Root

mort

death

Root

nat

born

Root

neg

no

Prefix

neo

new

Root

nov

new

Root

null

none

Prefix

ob (op)

in the way, against

Prefix

omni

all

Root

opt

best

Suffix

ous

having

Root

oxy

sharp

Root

paleo

ancient

Root

pan

all

Prefix

para

beside, related

Root

path

feeling

Root

pel (puls)

drive, push

Root

ped

foot, kid

Root

peri

around

Root

phil

loving

Root

phob

fear

Prefix

poly

many

Root

pos

put, place

Prefix

post

after

Prefix

pre

before

Root

psuedo

not genuine

Root

pug

to fight

Root

pul

urge

Root

purg

clean

Prefix

re

again

Root

reg

guide, rules

Prefix

retro

back, backward

Root

san

health

Root

scend

climb, go

Root

sci

to know

Root

scrib

write

Prefix

se

apart

Root

sect

cut

Root

sed

sit

Root

sol

comfort

Root

soph

wise

Prefix

sub

below, under

Prefix

super

higher in quality or quantity

Root

syn (sym)

with, together

Root

tact

to touch

Root

tax

arrangement

Root

tele

far

Root

tort

twist

Prefix

trans

across, through

Prefix

un

not

Prefix

uni

one

Root

vac

empty

Root

viv/vit

life

Root

vor (vour)

eat

Root

xen

foreign