Saturday, November 21, 2015

00 THE MOST IMPORTANT FIE GREEK AND LATIN ROOT WORDS


 00 THE MOST IMPORTANT FIE GREEK AND LATIN ROOT WORDS



Greek and Latin Root List
A
Acantho     thorn
Actino      -
Aero            - air
Arc         - arch
arch(ae/i)  - ancient
arct(i/o)   - northbear
are         - space
areni       - sandy
arg(en/lyr) - silver
arthro      - joint
artic       - jointed
artio       - even-numbered
arundin     - reed-like
asc         - sac
asper       - rough
aspid       - shield
ast(e)r     - star
astrag      - dice (originally a knuckle bone)
ater, atra  - black
atr(ium)        - vestibule
aur         - eargold
austral     - southern
auto            - self
aux         - grow
avi         - bird
axi         - axis
azyg            - unpaired
B
Baca            - small berry
Baccatus        - berried
Baena       - walking
Balan       - acorn
Barb            - beard
Baro            - weight
Basi            - at the bottom
bat(is)         - skate, ray
bdella      - sucker
bell            - pretty
bi          - two
biblio      - book
bi(ola)     - life
blast       - germembryo, bud. Also, cell with nucleus (e.g. sideroblast)
bore            - north
botane      - plant
botry       - small bunch of grapes
bov         - ox
brachi      - arm
brachy      - short
brady       - slow
branch      - gill
brevi       - short
brizo       - to nod
bromo       - oatsbroomshadow
bronch      - windpipe
bucca       - mouth cavity
bulbos      - bulbous
bulla       - bubbleflask
bullat      - wrinkled
buno            - hill
bursa       - pouch, purse
C
Caduci      - temporary
Caec            - blind
Caerul      - sky blue
Caespit     - tufted
Calam       - reed, aspen
Calc            - stone
Calli       - beautiful
Callos      - callous
Calor       - heat
Calyx       - cupchalice
Camp            - field
Campanula   - bell (instrument)
Cand            - white, pure
Cani            - dog
cap(it)     - head
capill      - hair
capsella        - small box
card            - heart
carin       - keel
cam         - flesh
carotid     - producing stupor
carp            - seedwrist
cary            - nut
cata            - down
cauda       - tail
cav         - hollow
centi       - hundred
ceph(al)        - head
cera(s)(t)  - horn
cerc            - hornslobes, short tail
cerebro     - brain
cerv            - neck
ch(e)ir     - hand
chaero      - to please
chaet       - bristle
chamae      - on ground
chel            - turtle
cheno       - goose
chiasm      - crossing
chil            - lip
chlamy      - outer garment
chlor       - green
choan       - funnel
chondr      - cartilage
chord       - cord
chorion     - membrane
chrom       - color
chrys       - golden
chyl            - fluid
chym            - juice
cili            - eyelash
ciner       - ashen, grey
cipit       - head
circum      - around
cirr            - tentacle (originally curl)
cl(e)ist        - closed
clad            - branch
clast       - broken
clav            - key
cleid       - key
cleithr     - bar, key
clin            - bed, recline
cloaca      - sewer
coccus      - berrygrain
cochl       - shell
coel            - hollow
col(on)     - large intestine
coll            - neck
collat      - borne together
columella   - little column
com         - with
commis      - sent out
communis        - colonial
commutat        - changed
compact     - compact
compress        - flattened
con         - with
conch       - shell
condyl      - knuckle
cono            - cone
contra      - opposite
convolvo        - to entwine
copro       - dung
cora(xlg)   - raven
corb            - basket
cord            - heart
corium      - leather
corn            - horn
coron       - crown
corp            - body
cort            - bark
cost            - rib
cotyl       - cup
crani       - skull
crass       - thick
crep            - shoe
cribi       - sieve
cric            - ring
crispus     - curled
crist       - crest
crosso      - fringetassel
cru(rals)   - shank
cruci       - cross-like
crypt       - hidden
cten            - comb
cune            - wedge
cusp            - lance, point
cuti            - skin
cyan            - blue
cycl            - circular
cyno            - dog
cyst            - capsule
cyt         - cell
D
Dactyl      - finger
Dasy            - shaggy
Deci            - ten
Decid       - falling off
Decuss      - cross banding
Deka            - ten
Delph       - womb
Delphis     - dolphin
Demi            - half
Demoliri        - to pull down; destroy
Dendr       - tree
dent/don/dont- tooth/teeth
derm            - skin
dero            - persisting
desmo       - band
deut            - second
dextro      - right
di(a)       - two
dia         - through
didym       - twin
digit       - finger
dino            - terrible
diplo       - double
dipso       - thirst
dissect     - deeply cut
dodeca      - twelve
don’t       - tooth
dors            - back
drom            - quick running
dubi            - doubtful
dulci       - sweet
duo         - two
dur         - hard
E
Echino      - spiny
Echis       - viper
Eco         - house
Ecto            - outside
Effer       - carrying away
Effusus     - loosely spreading
Ejacul      - throw out
Elasmo      - plate, flat
Elat            - tall
-ell            - diminutive
Ellucid     - shining through
Embio       - living
Embol       - thrown in
Endo            - inside
Engy            - narrow
Ensi            - sword
Entolenter  - inside