Some
common Greek and Latin roots:
| Root
(source) |
Meaning |
English
words |
| aster, astr
(G) |
star |
astronomy,
astrology |
| audi (L) |
to hear |
audible,
auditorium |
| bene (L) |
good, well |
benefit,
benevolent |
| bio (G) |
life |
biology,
autobiography |
| dic, dict (L) |
to speak |
dictionary,
dictator |
| fer (L) |
to carry |
transfer,
referral |
| fix (L) |
to fasten |
fix, suffix,
affix |
| geo (G) |
earth |
geography,
geology |
| graph (G) |
to write |
graphic,
photography |
| jur, just (L) |
law |
jury, justice |
| log, logue (G) |
word, thought,
speech |
monolog(ue),
astrology, biology, neologism |
| luc (L) |
light |
lucid,
translucent |
| manu (L) |
hand |
manual,
manuscript |
| meter, metr
(G) |
measure |
metric,
thermometer |
| op, oper (L) |
work |
operation,
operator |
| path (G) |
feeling |
pathetic,
sympathy, empathy |
| ped (G) |
child |
pediatrics,
pedophile |
| phil (G) |
love |
philosophy,
Anglophile |
| phys (G) |
body, nature |
physical,
physics |
| scrib, script
(L) |
to write |
scribble,
manuscript |
| tele (G) |
far off |
telephone,television |
| ter, terr (L) |
earth |
territory,
extraterrestrial |
| vac (L) |
empty |
vacant,
vacuum, evacuate |
| verb (L) |
word |
verbal,
verbose |
| vid, vis (L) |
to see |
video, vision,
television |
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