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The following is a list of roots for English vocabulary.
The list is displayed so that the root with its definition
is shown first, then the source of the root (Latin,
Greek, etc.) with the source word's definition, and
then last is an example of the root as used in a word
and the word's definition. The sample words are linked
to additional words with the same root.
INDEX: A B
C D E
F G H
J L M
N O P
Q R S
T U V
A
- act, ag: do,
act, drive
- Latin, agere: to drive, lead, act,
do
- active
(adjective): moving about
- anim: mind,
life, spirit, anger
- Latin, animus: spirit
- animal
(noun): a living creature
- auc, aug, aut:
to originate, to increase
- Latin, augere: to originate, increase
- augment
(verb): to increase, to add to
B
- bene, ben:
good, well, gentle
- Latin, bene: good
-
benign (adjective): harmless, mild,
gentle
- bio, bi: life
- Greek, bios: life
-
biography (noun): a book written about
a person's life
C
- chron: time
- Greek, khronos: time
-
chronological (adjective): arranged
in order of time or sequence
- corp: body
- Latin, corpus: body
- corporate
(adjective): formed into a body or association,
united in one group
- cred: trust,
believe
- Latin, credere: to believe
- incredible
(adjective): unbelievable
D
- doc, doct: teach,
prove
- Latin, docere: to teach
- docile
(adjective): obedient, easily taught
- dog, dox: thought,
idea
- Greek, dokein: seem, think
- dogma
(noun): an established opinion
- dec, dign: suitable
- Latin, decere: to be suitable
- decent
(adjective): conforming to standards, suitable,
good
- duc, duct**:
lead
- Latin, ducere: to draw or lead
- conduct
(verb): to lead or guide
(noun) - a person's behavior
- ** ducere is one of the most prolific
sources of English words
E
- ev, et: time,
age
- Latin, aevum: lifetime
- medieval
(adjective): related to the Middle Ages (500
- 1500 AD)
F
- fer: bear, carry
- Latin, ferre: bear, carry
- infer
(verb): to come to a conclusion from looking
at facts, to guess
- fict, feign, fain:
shape, make, fashion
- Latin, fingere: shape, make
- fiction
(noun): something produced from imagination,
an invented story
- fid: belief,
faith
- Latin, fidere: to trust
- confide
(verb): to trust, to trust another person with
a secret
- fig: shape,
form
- Latin, figura: form, shape, figure
- figurem
(noun): shape, pattern, drawing
(verb) - decide, plan, decipher
- flu, fluct, flux:
flow
- Latin, fluere: to flow
- fluid
(adjective): capable of flowing, a smooth easy
style
(noun) - a liquid
- form: shape
- Latin, forma: beauty, shape, form
- format
(noun): the shape and size of something
G
- gen, gin: to
give birth, kind
- Greek, genus: birth
- generate
(verb): to produce, to create
- geo: earth
- Greek, ge: earth
- geography
(noun): a science that describes the earth's
surface
- gor: to gather,
to bring together
- Greek, ageirin: to gather
- category
(noun): a class or set in which a thing is placed
- graph, graf:
write, draw
- Greek, graphein: write, scratch,
carve
-
graphic (adjective): written, drawn,
vividly shown
H
J
- jac, ject, jet:
to throw
- Latin, jacere: to throw, to lie
- reject
(verb): to throw out, unwilling to accept
L
- lect, leg, lig:
choose, gather, select, read
- Latin, legere: to choose
- collect
(verb): to gather, to bring together
- loc: place,
area
- Latin, locare: to place
- location
(noun): a place, a position occupied
- log: say, speech,
word, reason, study
- Greek, logos: speech, word, reason
- logic
(noun): the study of reason, reasoning
- luc, lum, lust:
light
- Latin, lucare: shine
- Latin, lumen: light
- Latin, lustrare: light-up
- translucent
(adjective): permitting some light to come through
M
- man: hand, make,
do
- Latin, manus: hand
- manage
(verb): to handle with skill, to be able to
do
- mem: recall,
remember
- Latin, memor: mindful
- memory
(noun): the ability to recall or to bring to
mind
- ment: mind
- Latin, mens: mind
- mental
(adjective): related to the mind
- min: little,
small
- Latin, minuere: to lessen
- minor
(adjective): less important, lesser
- mit, miss: send
- Latin, mittere: put, send
- admit
(verb): to accept, to allow entry
N
- nov: new
- latin, novus: new
- novice
(noun): a beginner or newcomer
O
- oper: work
- Latin, opus: work
- operate
(verb): to work, to perform
P
- pat, pass: feel,
suffer
- Latin, pati: suffer
- passion
(noun): a strong feeling or emotion
- path: feel
- Greek, pathos: feeling
- sympathy
(noun): sharing another person's feelings
- ped: foot
- Latin, pes: foot
- impede
(verb): to hinder, to slow down
- pod: foot
- Greek, pous: foot
- podium
(noun): a platform, an area raised above the
surrounding ground
- pel, puls: drive,
push
- Latin, pellere: to drive, push, beat
- repel
(verb): to drive away or push back
- pend, pond:
to hang, weigh
- Latin, pendere: to hang, to weigh
- append
(verb): to add or correct
- phil: love
- Greek, philos: loving
- philosopher
(noun): a person who seeks (loves) wisdom
- phon: sound
- Greek, phone: voice, sound
- phonetic
(adjective): related to speech sounds
- pict: paint,
show, draw
- Latin, pingere: to paint
- picture
(verb): to paint or draw
- port: carry
- Latin, portare: carry
- import
(verb): to bring in from a foreign country
- pli, ply: fold
- Latin, plicare: fold
- reply
(verb): to respond, to answer
- pon, pos: put,
place
- Latin, ponere: to lay down, put,
place
- postpone
(verb): to put off to a later time
- psych: mind
- Greek, psukhe: soul, spirit
-
psychology (noun): study of how the
mind works
Q
R
- rupt: break
- Latin, rumpere: break
- rupture
(verb): to break or burst
S
- sci, scio: to
know
- Latin, scire: to know
- conscious
(adjective): aware, having knowledge of oneself
- sist: to withstand,
make up
- Latin, sistere: to make a stand
- insist
(verb): to be firm about something needed, to
demand
- soci: to join,
companions
- Latin, sociare, socius: to join,
a companion
- sociable
(adjective): inclined to seek friendship, companionship
- sol: alone
- Latin, solus: alone, single
- solitary
(adjective): being alone
- stab, stat:
stand
- Latin, stare: to stand
- stature
(noun) - height of a standing body, importance
of position
T
- tele: far away
- Greek, telos: end
- telepathy
(noun): communication from one mind to another
without verbal or written communication
- tend, tens:
stretch
- Latin, tendere: to stretch
- contend
(verb): to strive or reach for, to argue
- term: end,
boundary, limit
- Latin, terminusm: limit, boundary
- exterminate
(verb): to kill off, to get rid of
- test: see,
witness
- Latin, testis: witness
- attest
(verb): to provide proof, to say something is
true
U
- uni: one
- Latin, unus: one
- unite
(verb): to make one, to join together
V
- vac: empty
- Latin, vacare: to be empty
- vacant
(adjective): empty, not occupied
- ver: true
- Latin, venus: true
- verify
(verb): to confirm that something is true
- vers, vert:
turn,change
- Latin, versare: to turn
- versatile
(adjective): capable of changing or adapting,
useful
- vid, vie, vis:
see
- Latin, videre: to see; Latin,
videre: to separate
- visible
(adjective): able to be seen
- divide (verb): to separate
- vit, viv: live
- Latin, vivere: to live
- vital
(adjective) - necessary for life
- voc, voke: call
- Latin, vocare: call, voice
- vocal
(adjective): spoken or uttered by the voice
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