Root words in English, Latin and Greek

1. Root Words In English: "Cent"

Root Words In English With Meaning: "One Hundred"

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It took more than a century to
century any period of 100 years
complete the cathedral.
If a goalie saves 96 out of 100
percent one part in every hundred. shots, his save percentage is 96
percent.
a person who is a hundred or more One centenarian continues to
centenarian
years old. march for peace.
Centrifugal machines are
connected to the motor drive
centrifugal moving away from a centre point
directly instead of through a
gearbox.
centimeters a measure of length He is 1 meter 80 centimeters tall.
The entire census tract population
the centre of mass of a geometric will be included only if
centroids
object of uniform density the centroid is included in the
cylinder.
2. Root Words In English: "Mal"

Root Words In English With Meaning: "Bad or evil"

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According to some sources, the
Malfunction working badly crash was due to a
technical malfunction.
He has been much maligned by
Malignment defame something badly those who have not bothered to
find out his antecedents.
Actions done with malice have no
Malice evil intention
good intention.
The last six or seven weeks have
Dismal A gloomy situation
been truly dismal.
He said that he was not tortured
Maltreat Treat someone/something badly
or maltreated during his detention.
Someone who deliberately try
Maleficent He denied any maleficent intent.
causing harm to someone
3. Root Words In English: "Phobia"
Root Words In English With Meaning: "Fear or dislike"
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Because I have acrophobia, I
never ride anything other than the
acrophobia fear of heights
Ferris wheel at the amusement
park.
He has not toured since his rebirth
in popularity, apparently due to his
aerophobia fear of flying
dislike of traveling and
aerophobia.
He went snorkeling and was
aquaphobia fear of water jubilant at overcoming his
aquaphobia.
In 2007 scientists found
astraphobia fear of storms astraphobia is the third most
prevalent phobia in the US.
In the claustrophobia of her
claustrophobia fear of closed spaces parents' house, she had no stimulus
for creativity.
Depending on the length of the
original exposure to the painting,
subjects may suffer from this
enochlophobia fear of crowds
condition until death, resulting in
severe paranoia and
enochlophobia.
4. Root Words In English: "fort"

Root Words In English With Meaning: "strength"

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He lamented that even this fortress
fortress “strong” building. was no longer safe from the
epidemic.
He put a lot of effort into finishing
effort a putting of “strong” work forth
the project on time.
They hurriedly fortified the village
fortify to make “strong”
with barricades of carts.
It all rested on the fortuity of her
fortuity a chance occurrence getting five minutes alone with
him.
any coin struck on an unusually
He saw pieforts in the presentation
pieforts thick planchet as a trial piece or
piece.
essay
She inherited a fortune from her
fortune luck
grandmother.
5. Root Words In English: "Anti"

Root Words In English With Meaning: "Opposite or against"

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a liquid or cream that prevents a
Antiseptic She bathed the cut with antiseptic.
cut, etc. from becoming infected
a medical substance that is used to
Antidote prevent a poison or a disease from There is no antidote to this poison.
having an effect
harmful or annoying to other
Antisocial My neighbor is antisocial.
people
man-made or natural substances
C is an important antioxidant and
Antioxidants that may prevent or delay some
good for all-round health.
types of cell damage
Declarations of racial antipathy
Antipathy dislike against ethnic minorities will not
be tolerated.
We don't anticipate any snags with
Anticipating expecting something to happen
the negotiations.
a medicine which is used for
I'm taking antibiotics for a throat
Antibiotic destroying bacteria and curing
infection.
infections
6. Root Words In English: "Dict/Dic"

Root Words In English With Meaning: "Say"

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Weather prediction has never been
Prediction say something beforehand.
a perfect science.
Circumstances dictated that they
Dictated say something to someone played a defensive rather than
attacking game.
Verdict speaking or saying the truth The verdict was not guilty.
make known about something by Our records indicate a depth of
Indicate
saying 3,000 feet here.
He contradicted the charges of his
Contradict says something against
critics.
a book that tells us how to say a
Dictionary He bought me a new dictionary.
certain word correctly.
when we want to say or declare After about three months, I was no
Addicted that we are in love with certain longer addicted to using my
things. mobile.
7. Root Words In English: "Logy"
Root Words In English With Meaning: "to study something"
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the study of comparison of two or He submitted his analogy of the
Analogy
more things science experiment.
She has a year until her final
the study of human beings as
Anthropology exams and hopes to study
‘anthrop’ means human.
anthropology at university.
‘Theo’ means God/religion so He has an interest in theology and
Theology
theology is the study of religion pastoral work.
Of particular interest is the finding
the study of structures is
that motile cells switch surface
Morphology morphology. Morph means
morphologies reversibly between
structures.
ruffles and blebs.
8. Root Words In English: "Phil"

Root Words In English With Meaning: "To Love"

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As a child, he was an intense
Bibliophile the one who loves books bibliophile and avid collector of
old books.
word lover who is a scholar of He is a philologist, specializing in
Philologist
language American poetry.
He has been the most
Philanthropist is a person who loves mankind. extraordinarily
generous philanthropist.
This wise old philosopher was
Philosopher A person who loves wisdom
counselor to Bishop Ambrose.
A greenhouse was built to house
the philodendron and other plants
A tree that curls up while growing
Philodendron during renovation and afterward
is called a love tree.
used for expansion and keeping
more exotic plants.
9. Root Words In English: "port"

Root Words In English With Meaning: "to carry"

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There was a little portable
portable that can be moved or carried easily television switched on behind the
bar.
The company will provide
transportation intentional movement
transportation.
 The refugees were deported back
deport 'carry' from.
to their country of origin.
In his editorial, he made several
important 'carried' in.
important points.
He leaked the story to a news
reporter one who 'carries' back.
reporter.
10. Root Words In English: "spect"

Root Words In English With Meaning: "to look"

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the act of looking at something Close inspection of the candles
inspection
carefully revealed some small defects.
The spectators lining the road
spectator one who “sees” an event.
cheered the racers on.
impressive enough to be worthy of He has just walked out into
spectacular
“seeing” a spectacular summer storm.
glasses which allow wearers to He always wore tinted spectacles,
spectacles
“see” better. as you can see in photographs.
It was a strange spectacle to see
something which is “seen,” such as the two former enemies shaking
spectacle
a public event or show. hands and slapping each other on
the back.
List Of Other Root Words In English
Root Words in English List: Here we have added a list of other root words in English with
meanings and root words in English sample words.
List Of Root Words In English
Root Words In
S.No Meaning Sample Words
English
• Fidelity
• Infidelity
• Perfidy
• Confident
• Diffident
1 Fid Trust/Faith • Bonafide
• Malafide
• Confidant
• Confide
• Affidavit

• Loquacious
2 Loc/Loq To speak/talk • Eloquent
• Somniloquent
 • Magniloquent
• Blandiloquent
• Melliloquent
• Ventriloquent
• Dentiloquent
• Circumlocution
• Soliloquy
• Colloquial
• Obloquy
• Interlocution
• Elocution

Placate
•
• Placid
• Placable
To soothe/please/calm • Implacable
3 Plac/Plais
down • Complacent
• Placebo
• Complaisant

• Apathy
• Antipathy
4 Pathy Emotions, Feelings • Sympathy
• Empathy
• Telepathy

Novice
•
• Novel
• Novelty
• Neophyte
5 Nov/Neo New • Neonatal
• Innovation
• Renovation
• Novitiate

Lucid •
• Pellucid
• Elucidate
6 Luc Light, Bright, Clear
• Lucent
• Translucent

• Bellona
• Bellicose
7 Bell War/Tight • Belligerent
• Rebellion
• Antebellum
• Postbellum
 • Bellipotent

• Acrid
• Acrimontious
8 Acri/Acer Bitter, Sour, Sharp • Acerbate
• Exacerbate

•Pan India
• Panacea
• Pandemonium
• Pantheist
• Pandemic
9 Pan All, Everywhere
• Panorama
• Pantheon
• Pandora Box
• Panchromatic

• Benediction
• Malediction
• Valediction
• Prediction
10 Dict Say, Tell, Announce
• Contradiction
• Interdiction
• Dictum

Benign
•
• Benevolent
• Beneficial
• Beneficiary
11 Bene Good, Well
• Benediction
• Benefactor
• Bension

Malign
•
• Malevolent
• Malefactor
• Malafide
• Malnutrition
12 Mal Bad • Malice
• Malaise
• Maladroit
• Malicious
• Malignant

• Gregarious
13 Gre Group, Gathering • Congregation
• Egregious
• Segregate
 • Aggregate

• Convivial
• Vivacious
• Vivid
• Viviparous
14 Viv Life, Live • Revive
• Survive
• Vital
• Vivisection

• Magnanimous
• Magniloquent
• Magnipotent
15 Mag Huge, Big, Grand • Magnify
• Magnifico
• Magnificent

• Ambulant
• Ambulance
• Somnambulist
16 Ambul Move, Walk • Noctambulist
• Perambulator
• Funambulist
• Amble

Eulogy •
• Euphony
• Euphemism
• Euphoria
17 Eu Good, Well, Pleasant • Eutrophy
• Eutopia/ Utopia
• Eupepsia
• Eugenics

Sane •
• Insane
• Sanitorium
• Sanguine
18 San Cleanliness, Health, Pure • Sangfroid
• Sanitary
• Sanitation
• Sanctity

• Mortal
19 Mort Death, Decay, Weak • Immortal
• Moribund
• Mortuary
 • Oxymortia
• Post-Mortem
• Mortician

• Herbivore
• Carnivore
• Omnivore
20 Vor To eat • Insectivore
• Devour
• Savory

•Democracy
• Demography
• Demophobe
• Demophile
• Democide
21 Dem People • Epidemic
• Pandemic
• Endemic
• Pandemonium
• Demogogue

• Omnipresent
• Omniscient
• Omnipotent
22 Omni All, Throughout
• Omnivorous
• Omnibus

Solitary
•
• Solitude
• Soliloquy
• Desolate
23 Soli/Sol Alone, Single
• Isolate
• Solace
• Solo

Ambivert
•
• Ambidexterous
• Ambivalent
24 Ambi Both, Around
• Ambiguous
• Ambience

• Suicide
• Matricide
25 Cide Killing, Murder • Patricide
• Fratricide
• Sororicide
• Uxoricide
 • Filicide
• Infanticide
• Foeticide
• Homicide
• Genocide
• Parricide
• Regicide

•Acrophobia
• Aerophobia
• Anorexia
• Agorophobia
• Claustrophobia
• Kleptomania
• Necrophobia
• Zoophobia
26 Phobia Fear, Panic
• Xenophobia
• Nyctophobia
• Logomania
• Ochlophobia
• Thanatophobia
• Hydrophobia
• Geraphobia

• Bureaucracy
• Democracy
• Monarchy
• Aristocracy
• Anarchy
27 Cracy Rule, Government • Autocracy
• Oligarchy
• Plutocracy
• Theocracy
• Secular

Creed
•
• Credo
• Credentials
• Accredit
• Discredit
28 Cre Believe, Belief
• Credulous
• Incredulous
• Credible
• Incredible

• Philanthropist
29 Phil Love, Liking • Bibliophile
• Philology
 •Philodemic
• Philosophia
• Hydrophilic
• Philip
• Zoophilic
• Xenophile
• Ornithophilic
• Philanderer

• Amity
• Amicable
Friendly, Loveable, • Amiable
30 Ami/Amo
Peaceful • Amorous
• Enamored

• Alteration
• Alternation
• Alter ego
31 Alter/ Ali/ Allo Other, Change • Alternative
• Allonym
• Alienate

• Zoology
• Zooid
32 Zo/o Animal Life
• Zooplankton

• Acrobat
Top, Height, Tip, • Acronym
33 Acro
Beginning • Acrophobia

• Androgynous
• Android
34 Andr/o man, male • Androgynous
• Misandry

• Arborist
35 Arbour tree • Arbour
• Arborous

• Artifact
36 Art skill • Artisan
• Artist

• Automatic
37 Auto self, same, one • Autograph
• Autocrat
 • Biosphere
38 bio life, living matter • Biology
• biography

• Catastrophe
down, against completely • Catalogue
39 Cata
intensive according to • cataclysm

• Holocaust
• Caustic
40 caust, caut to burn • Caustic
• Cauterize

• Receive
41 ceive, cept take • Perceive
• accept

• Certify
42 cert sure • Certain
• Ascertain

• Circumvent
• Circumspect
43 circum around, about • Circumscribe
• Circumnavigate

• Proclamation
• Exclaim
44 claim, clam shout, speak out
• Clamour

• Commune
45 Com together, common • Composition
• commemorate

• Counteroffensive
• Countermand
opposite, contrary,
46 Counter • Counteract
opposing

• Incredible
47 Cred believe • Credulous
• credence

• Cumulative
48 Cumul mass, heap • Accumulate
 • Debug
reduce, away, down, • Dethrone
49 De
remove • decelerate

• Decibel
50 Deci one tenth • Decimate
• decilitre

• Interaction
• React
51 Act-, -act do
• Activity

• Nostalgia
52 alg/o pain • Analgesic
• Neuralgia

• Anachronism
up, back, against, again, • Anatomy
53 Ana
throughout • Analysis

• Millennium
• Annual
54 ann/enn year
• Anniversary

• Anteroom
55 Ante- before, in front • Antemeridian
• Ante cede

• Apostrophe
56 apo, apho away, off, separate • Apology
• Aphorism

• Arborous
57 Arbour tree • Arbour
• Arborist

Crypt Cryptic
•
58 to hide • apocryphal cryptography

• Bellicose
59 bell/i war • belligerent

• Illegal
60 Legal related to the law • Legalities
• paralegal
 • Phone
61 phone sound • symphony

• Hypothermia
62 hypo below; beneath • hypothetical

• cardiac
63 cardil/o heart • cardiogenic
• cardiologist

• Nondescript
64 Non no, not, without • Nonfiction
• Nonsense

• Catastrophe
• Catalogue
down, against completely • cataclysm
65 Cata
intensive according to

• Homonym
66 homo same • homogenous

• Accessible
• Recede
67 cede, ceed, cess go, yield
• Exceed

• Metropolis
• Police
68 Poli City
• Politics

• Epigram
69 gram thing written • telegram

70 aster star • asteroid astronaut

71 biblio book • bibliography bibliophile

• Dynamic
72 dyna power • dynamite

• Polychrome
Many, many more than • Polyglot
73 Poly
one • Polygon

74 dys bad; hard; unlucky • dysfunctional dyslexic

75 chrome color • monochromatic phytochrome

• Biology
76 logy Study of • Psychology

• Graphic
77 graph writing • phonograph

• Kinetic
78 Kinesis movement • psychokinesis

• Antonym
79 Nym Name • Synonym

• Century
80 centi hundred, hundredth • Centimeter
• Centennial

• Anthropologist
81 anthrop man; human; humanity • philanthropy

82 photo light • photograph photocopy

83 syn together, with • synthetic photosynthesis

• Schematic
84 schem Plan • Scheme

• Cerebral
• Cerebrate
85 cerebr/o brain
• cerebrospinal

• Achromatic
chrom/o • chromium
86 colour, pigment
chromat/o, chros • chromatics

• Circumnavigate
• circumscribe
87 circum around, about • circumspect
• Circumvent

• Clarification
Clar
88 clear • Clarify
• declare

89 Cline lean • Inclination

• Incline
 • recline

• co-operate
• co-author
90 Co with, together, joint • coeducation
• cohousing

• Cognition
cogn/i
91 know • incognito
• recognize

• contradict
contra/o
92 against opposite • contrary
• controversy

• cosmonaut
cosm/o
• cosmos
93 universe
• microcosm

• craniology
Cranio
• cranium
94 skull
• cranial

Cumul • Accumulate
95 mass, heap • cumulative

• bicycle
Cycl
96 circle, ring • cycle
• cyclone

dec/a. deka • Decade

97 Ten • Decathlon

98 dendr/o/i tree • Dendriform

• dental
dent
99 tooth • dentist
• dentures

• Dermatologist
derm/a
• Pachyderm
100 skin
• Dermatitis

• Dichromatic
101 di two, twice • Dilemma
 • Diabetes
Dia through, between, apart,
102 • Diagnosis
across • Dialog

• Dominate
Domin
103 master • Domineering
• Predominate

• dyspepsia
dys-
104 abnormal, bad • dystopia
• dyslexia

• Bicentennial
enn/I, anni
105 years • centennial
• perennial

• Epidemic
on, upon, over, among, • Epilogue
106 ep/i
at, after, to, outside • epicentre

107 erg/o work • Ergonomics

• Esthetician
108 esth/aesth feeling, sensation, beauty • Aesthetic
• kinesthesia

• Euphemism
109 Eu good, well • Euphonious
• euphoria

• excavate
Ex
110 from, out • exhale
• extract

• Defunct
111 Funct perform, work • Function
• malfunction

• Heterogeneous
• Heteronyms
112 Hetero different, other
• Heterodox

• Hexagon
113 hex/a six • Hexameter
• Hexapod
 • Histology
114 histo tissue • Histochemistry

• Hygrometer
115 hygr/o moisture, humidity • hygrograph

• Geriatrics
116 iatr/o medical care • Paediatrician
• podiatry

• Icon
117 icon/o image • Iconology
• Iconoclast

• Idiomatic
peculiar, personal, • Idiot
118 Idio
distinct • Idiosyncrasy

• Illuminate
119 il, in in, into • Innovation
• inspection

Image
•

120 imag likeness • Imaginative

• Imagine

• Intrastate
121 intra, intro within, inside • Intravenous
• Introvert

• Isobar
122 Iso Equal • Isometric
• isothermal

• Conjunction
123 Junct jin • Disjunction
• junction

• Juvenile
124 Juven young • rejuvenate

• Lactate
125 lact/o milk • lactose

126 Lex word, law, reading • Lexicology

• Alexia
 • illegal

• Liberate
127 Liber Free • Liberty
• libertine

• Dislocate
128 Loc place • Location
• Relocate

• Eloquent
129 loqo, luco speak • Loquacious
• elocution

• Prelude
130 lud, lus to play • Illusion
• delude

• Manoeuvre
• Manual
131 man/i/u hand
• manuscript

• Command
132 Mand to order • Demand
• mandate

• Marina
• Maritime
133 mar/i sea • Submarine
• aquamarine

• Maximal
134 Max greatest • Maximize
• maximum

• Megalopolis
135 Mega great, large • Megaphone
• mega structure

• Commemorate
• Memory
136 memor/i remember
• memorial

• Mesoamerica
137 Meso middle • meson
 • Immobilize
• Mobile
138 Mob move
• mobility

• Immutable
• Mutant
139 Mut change
• mutate

• Innate
140 Nat born • Natal
• natural

• Binoculars
141 Ocu eye • Monocular
• oculist

• Panacea
• Panorama
142 Pan all, any, everyone • Pantheism
• pandemic

• Quarter
143 Quart fourth • Quart
• quartet

• Radioactive
144 Radio radiation, ray • radiologist

• Ascend
145 Scend climb, go • Crescendo
• Descend

• Contact
• Tactile
146 tact, tang touch • Tangible
• intact

• Unabridged
• Unfair
147 Un not, opposite of, lacking
• unfriendly

• Evacuate
148 Vac empty • Vacant
• vacation

149 vor, vour Eat • Voracious

 • devour

• Zoology
150 zo/o animal life • Zooid
• Zooplankton

Latin Origin Words In English Language

English Root Words From the Latin Language - English Root Words List

Latin Root Root Words With Meaning Root Words In English Examples
ambi both ambiguous, ambidextrous
aqua water aquarium, aquamarine
aud to hear audience, audition
bene good benefactor, benevolent
cent one hundred century, percent
circum around circumference, circumstance
contra/counter against contradict, encounter
dict to say dictation, dictator
duc/duct to lead conduct, induce
fac to do; to make factory, manufacture
form shape conform, reform
fort strength fortitude, fortress
fract to break fracture, fraction
ject throw projection, rejection
jud judge judicial, prejudice
mal bad malevolent, malefactor
mater mother material, maternity
mit to send transmit, admit
mort death mortal, mortician
multi many multimedia, multiple
pater father paternal, paternity
port to carry portable, transportation
rupt to break bankrupt, disruption
scrib/scribe to write inscription, prescribe
sect/sec to cut bisect, section
sent to feel; to send consent, resent
spect to look inspection, spectator
 struct to build destruction, restructure
vid/vis to see video, televise
voc voice; to call vocalize, advocate

Greek Origin Words In English List

Greek Origin Words In English List - English Root Words List

Root Words from the Root Words With

Root Words Examples
Greek Language Meaning
anthropo man; human; humanity anthropologist, philanthropy
auto self autobiography, automobile
bio life biology, biography
chron time chronological, chronic
dyna power dynamic, dynamite
dys bad; hard; unlucky dysfunctional, dyslexic
gram thing written epigram, telegram
graph writing graphic, phonograph
hetero different heteronym, heterogeneous
homo same homonym, homogenous
hydr water hydration, dehydrate
hypo below; beneath hypothermia, hypothetical
logy study of biology, psychology
meter/metr measure thermometer, perimeter
micro small microbe, microscope
mis/miso hate misanthrope, misogyny
mono one monologue, monotonous
morph form; shape morphology, morphing
nym name antonym, synonym
phil love philanthropist, philosophy
phobia fear claustrophobia, phobic
phon sound phone, symphony
photo/phos light photograph, phosphorous
pseudo false pseudonym, pseudoscience
psycho soul; spirit psychology, psychic
scope viewing instrument microscope, telescope
techno art; science; skill technique, technological
tele far off television, telephone
therm heat thermal, thermometer