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The Meaning of Root Words
A root word is a word or word part that forms the basis of new words through the addition of prefixes and suffixes.
Most root words come from Latin and Greek, and typically do not stand alone as a complete word.
Understanding the meanings of common roots can help you work out the meanings of new words.
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aqua
auto
bi
bio
cardio
cent
chrono
counter
dem
derm
flor
alter
ami, amic
amphi
ann, enni
anthrop
arch
arthro
aud
beli
biblio
bio
brev
cap
carn
chrom
cogn
corp
crac, crat
cred
cruc
crusta
crypt
culp
dei
demo
dic
dox
dynam
ego
fac
gen
lum
micro
multi
port
sect
sen
sernt
tele
vor
ambul
equi
hypno
intra
ject
magni
mal
omni
pater
script
vis, vid
zoo
vac
theo
soph
mut
gam
liter
morph
path
hydro
ped, pod
mar
both
water
self
two, twice
life
heart
hundred
time
contrary
people
skin
flower
other
love
both ends
year
human, man
chief, leader
joint
sound
war
book
life
short
take, seize
meat
color
know
body
rule, ruler
believe
cross
shell
hidden
guilt
god
people
speak, say
belief, opinion
power
self
to do
birth
light
small
many
carry
cut apart
old
to feel
far
to eat
to move, walk
equal
sleep
within or into
to throw
big, great
bad
all
father
write
to see
animal
empty
god, deity
wisdom
change
marriage
letter
form, structure
feeling, suffering
water
foot
sea
