List of Morphemes-Lexicology

Lexicology: /lɛksɪˈkɒlədʒi/ The study of the form, meaning, and behaviour of words.

The table includes several morphemes and their origins (Greek, Latin, French etc.) then their original forms and their meanings. Lastly the list contains some examples of words including those particular morphemes.

Learning morphemes can be beneficial for English learners. It can offer a deeper understanding about the words and their components. Here are 427 different morphemes.

Morpheme	OF	Original	Meaning	Examples
a-, au-, an-	G	a, an-	lacking	asymmetric, amoral, atonal
ab-, a-, abs	L	ab-	from, away	abnormal, abstinence, abjure
-able	L	-abil[is]	fit for	agreeable, comfortable, incalculable
ac, acer, acerb	G	ak[os]	sharp, tip	acumen, acrid, acerbie, acme, exacerbate
-acy, -asy	L	-cia	state or quality	advocacy, intricacy, accuracy, ecstasy
ad-	L	ad-	toward	admit, advance, admonish
-ade	F	-ade	an action done	fusillade, tirade, masquarade, arcade
ag, act	P	ag	act, drive	agent, act, agile, ambigious, litigate, navigate
-age	L	-atic[um]	condition, state	anchorage, postage, coinage
agog	P	ag	teach, induce	pedagogue, demagogue, synagogue
agon	P	agon	struggle	antagonize, protagonist
agr	P	agr	field	agriculture, agrarian
-al	L	-al[is]	act of	renewal, revival, trial
-al [-ial, -ical, -ual]	L	-al[is]	having the property of	conjectural, fraternal, dialectal, sensual
al[i], ol[t]	P	al	grow, nourish	adolescent, adult, alimentary [canal], coalesce
al, all[o]	P	al	other	alibi, allegory, allomorph, alien
alg	G	alg	pain	analgesic, analgesia, algolagnia
alt	L	alt	high	altitude, altimeter, alto
ambi, amphi	P	ambhi	both, around	ambidextrous, ambivalent, preamble, amphiarthrosis
ambl	L	ambul	walk	ambulance, perambulate
ampl	L	ampl	large	amplify, amplitude
-an, -ian	L	-anus	belonging to, resembling	reptilian, Augustian, plebeian, patrician
ana-	G	ana-	back	anatomy, analogy
-ance, -ence	L	-antia	state, act, or fact of	repentance, perseverance, emergence
ander	P	andr	male	android, androgynous, androgen
ang	P	angh	constrict	angst, anxious, anxiety, anguish, angina
anim	L	anim[us]	mind	animate, animoxity, animadversion, animal
ann	L	annu	year	annals, annual, superannuated, annuity
-ant, -ent	L	-antem	one who	agent, defendant, participant
ante-	L	ante	before, old	antenuptial, ante
ante-	L	ante-	preceding	antechamber, ante-Norman
anth	G	anth[os]	flower, collection	anthology, anthophore
anthrop	G	anthrop[os]	man, human being	anthropology, anthropoid, anthrolatry
anti-	G	anti-	opposed, instead	antidote, antisemitic, antacid, anti-Christian
apt	L	apt	fit, capable	aptitude, ineptitude, inept
arch[aeo]	G	archae-	rule, begin, foremost	archaeology, archaic, archaeism
arch-	G	arch	chief, principal, high	archbishop, archduke
-arian	L	-arian[us]	member of a sect	utilitarian, egalitarian, euthoritarian
art	OF	art	skill	artful, inertia
-ary	L	-ari[us]	having a tendency	secondary, discretionary, rudimentary, tributary
aster	G	astr	star	asteroid, astronomy
-ate	L	-at[us]	cause X to happen	create, contaminate, frustrate, terminate
-ate	L	-at[us]	full of	passionate, affectionate, extortionate
-ation	L	-ation	state of being X-ed	purification, organization, contemplation
aud	L	aud[ire]	head	audit, auditory, auditorium, audience
aug	L	aug	increase	auction, augment, augur, August
auto-	G	auto[s]	self, same	automation, autobiography, automobile
av[i]	L	avi[s]	bird, fly	aviary, aviation, aviator
barbar	L	barbar[us]	uncivilized	barbarian, barbarous
bell	L	bell[um]	war	bellicose, belligerent, antebellum
bene, bon	L	ben	good, well	benefit, beneficent, beneficiary, bonanza
bi-	L	bi-	twice, double	bifocal, biennial, bipolar, bisulphate
bio	G	bio[s]	life	biology, biogenic, biography, biogenetic
bol, bol	G	ball[ein]	throw	symbol, hyperbole, metabolism, parabola, parable
brev	L	brev[is]	short	abbreviate, breve, breviloquent
burs	L	burs[a]	pouch, money	bursar, bursa, bursitis, disburse, reimburse
cad, cas	L	cad[ere]	fall	cadaver, cadence, decadence, case, casual, occasion
camp	L	camp[us]	field	camp, campaign, campus, decamp, encamp
can, cyn	L	can[is]	dog	canaille, canary, canine, cynic
cant	L	cant[are]	sing	incantation, incentive, enchant
cap[it]	L	cap[ut]	head	cape, capital, capitol, capitulate, recapitulate, captain
cap, cup, ceiv	L	cap[ere]	to take, contain	capable, capsule, captive, accept, anticipate
car[n]	L	carnal[is]	flesh	carnal, carnage, carnivore, carnival, carrion, incarnate
card, cord	G	kard	heart, agree	cardiac, cardiology, accord, accordion, concord, record
cast	L	cast[us]	purify, fortify	caste, castigate, castle, castrate, chateau, chaste
cata-	G	kata-	down, away, back	catapult, catastrophe
ced, ceed	L	ced[ere]	go, let go	concede, precede, proceed, access, accessory, ancestor
ceive	L	cip[ere]	take	conceit, conception, deceit, deception
cele[b]r	L	celebr	swift, frequent	celerity, accelerate, celebrate, celebrity
cer[t], cr	L	cer[us]	seperate, judge, settle	certain, certify, critic, crime, excrement, secret
cere, cre	L	cre[are]	come forth, grow	accrue, create, decrease, recruit
chrom[at]	G	khrom[a]	color, embellishment	chromatic, chromatophilic, chromosome
chron	G	khron[os]	time	chronology, chronic, chronicle, anachronism
cid, cis	L	incid[ere]	cut, kill	decide, fratricide, genocide, concise, incisor, precise
circum-	L	circum	around	circumnavigate, circumspect, circumcise
cit	L	cit[are]	arouse, summon	cite, excite, recite, solicit, resuscitate
civ, cit	L	civil[is]	city, refined	civic, civil, civilian, civilization, citadelle, city
clam	L	clam[are]	call out	exclaim, declaim, exclamatory, proclamation
clar	L	clar[us]	clear	clarify, declare, clarity
class	L	class[is]	group	classic, classical, classicism, classify, declasse
cli, cliv, clin	G	cli[ma]	lean, lie, bed	client, climate, climax, clinic, decline, incline
clud, claus, clos	G	claus[us]	close	conclude, exclude, include, preclude, closet, discole
co-, con-	L	com-	together, jointly	coexistence, cooperate, concur
col, cult	L	cult[is]	live, inhabit, grow	bucolic, colonial, cultivate, culture, horticulture
com	G	com[os]	comic, comedy	comic, comedy, comedian
contra-	L	contra-	against, opposite	contradiction, contrary
cor, curv	L	curv[us]	round, around	corona, coroner, coronary, corolla, corollary
corp	L	corp[us]	body, flesh	corporal, corporate, incorporate, corporeal, corpse
cosm	G	kosm[os]	universe, world, order	cosmic, cosmology, cosmos, cosmetic, microcosm
counter-	L	contra	against, opposite	conterfeit, counterbalance
crat	G	krat[os]	rule	autocrat, aristocracy, bureucracy, democracy
cre	L	cre[are]	grow	creature, creation, excrescence
cre, cred	L	cred[ere]	believe, trust	credence, credential, credible, credit, crede, creed
crit	G	kritik[os]	discern	critic, criticize, critical, criticism
crypto-	G	kruopt[os]	secret, hidden	cryptography, cryptoanalytic
cub, cumb	G	kub[os]	lie, hollow	concubine, cube, cubicle, incumbent, succumb
cur, car, cor, cour	L	curr[ere]	run	current, cursive, incur, recur, car, career, carry
de-	L	de-	away from, down	decay, debase, deny, depend
dei, div	L	de[us]	god, augury	deify, deism, deity, divine, divinity
del	L	del[ere]	erase, wipe out	delete, indelible, deleterious
dem	G	dem[os]	people	demagogue, democracy, endemic, epidemic
den, odon	L	den[s]	tooth	dent, dental, indent, indenture, dandelion, mastodon
dexter	L	dexter	right hand, adroit	dexterity, dextrorotatory, dextrose, dextrous
di-	G	di-	two	dioxide, ditransitive, dichloride
dia-	G	dia-	across, through	diameter, diachronic
dic[t]	L	dic[ere]	speak, give	dictate, edict, verdict, benediction, contradict, addict
dis-	L	dis-	apart, reversal, lacking	displease, disallow, distaste
dis-	L	dis-	intensifier	disturb, disgruntle, disannul
doc, dog	L	doc[ere]	teach, praise	doctrine, indoctrinate, doctor, document, dogma
dol, dolor	L	dolor€	suffer	condolence, doleful, indolent, dolorous
dom, domin	L	domin[us]	control, lord, master	domestic, domicile, domain, dominate, domineer
don, dat, dot, dor, dos, dow	L	don[are]	give	donate, data, addition, editor, antidote, dose, endow
du-	L	du[o]	two, double	duple, duplicate, duplicity
dubi	L	dubi[um]	doubt	dubious, dubiety, indubitably
duc[t]	L	duc[ere]	lead, pull	abduct, aqueduct, conduct, deduce, educate, induce
dur	L	dur[are]	hard, lasting	durable, duration, duress, endurance, endure, obdurate
dys-	G	dus-	bad, badly	dyslogistic, dyspeptic
eco	G	oik[os]	environment	ecosystems, ecology
-eer	F	-ier	one who deals in X	engineer, balladeer, mountaineer, profiteer
ego	L	ego	self	ego, egocentric, egoism, egoist, egomania, egotism
electr-	G	elektron	electric	electricity, electrode, electron
-en	OE	-en	to become	darken, chasten, cheapen, deafen
en-	G	en-	in, into	encapsulate, enclose
epi-	G	epi	on, over	epiglottis, epidemis, epicycle
equi	L	aequ[us]	even, level	equanimity, equator, equilateral, equinox, equity
-er	L	-arius	agent	baker, thriller, worker, sweeper, retriever
erg, urg, org	G	organ[on]	work	energy, erg, synergism, metallurgy
ero	G	ero[s]	physical love	erotic, erogenous
err	L	err[are]	wander, go wrong	aberrant, err, errant, erratic, erratum, erroneous, error
-ery, -ry	L	-ari[a]	collectivity	masonry, carpentry, slavery, savagery
-esc	L	-ese	become	tumescent, coalesce
-ese	L	-ese	belonging to a place	Japanese, New Yorkese, journalese
-esque	F	-esque	having the style of X	romanesque, lawyeresque, statuesque
esth	G	aesth	feel	esthetic, phonaesthetic
-ess	F	-ess	feminine of X	tigress, laundress, stewardess
etym	G	etum[on]	true, source	etymology, etymon
eu	G	eu	good, well	eucalyptus, eugenics, eulogy, eupeptic, euphony
ex-, ec-	G	ex-	out from, away	exconsul, exwife, eccentric, educate, eradicate, emit
extra-	L	extra	outside the scope of	extraordinary, extramarital
fa, pho, fe, phe	G/L	phe/fa	spean, spoken about	fable, affable, fame, famous, infant, preface, aphasia
fac	L	fac[ere]	do, make	fact, affect, infect, office, suffice
fem	F	fem[elle]	effeminate, female	feminine, female, effeminate
fend	L	defend[ere]	strike, ward off	defend, defence, fence, fend, fender, offense
fer, pher, phor	L	fer[re]	bear, send, bring	circumference, conifer, defer, differ, fertile, infer
fess	L	fess[us]	admit, acknowledge	confess, confession, professor, professional
fid, feder	L	fid[es]	trust, faith	affidavit, bona fide, confide, federation, infidel
fig, fing	L	figur[a]a	form	figure, figurative
fin-	L	fin[ire]	end	final, finish, define, definite
firm	L	firm[us]	strong	affirm, affirmative, affirmation, infirm
flec	L	flect[ere]	bend, turn	flexible, reflect, reflex, deflect, circumflex
flict	L	flict[us]	strike	inflict, conflict, afflict
flu, fluc, fluv	L	flu[ere]	flow, river	fluent, fluid, influence, affluent, effluent, fluvial
fore-	OE	fore	before [in time or space]	forecast, forefinger, foreskin
form	L	form[a]	shape	conform, uniform, formation, formal
fort	L	fort	strong	comfort, effort, fortification
frag, frang	L	frang[ere]	break, deflect	fragment, fraction, fracture, refraction, frangible
fug	L	fug[ere]	flee, flight	refuge, fugitive, fugue
-ful	OE	full	full of X	peaceful, powerful, skillful
fuse, fund	L	fund[ere]	pour, melt, blend	fuse, confuse, diffuse, effusive, infuse, profuse
gam	G	gam[os]	marriage, sexual union	bigamy, gamete, monogamy, polygamy
gen[er], gn, gon, germ[in]	L	gen[us]	birth, origin	general, generate, gender, genesis, genius, germ
geo	G	geo	earth	geodesic, geology, geometry, apogee, George
ges[t], ger	L	ger[ere]	carry, bring, offer	gesture, gestation, digest, congest, ingest, suggest
glos, glot	G	glossa	tongue, speech	gloss, glossary, glottis, epiglottis, polyglot
gn, gnos, gnor	G	gnos	to know	cognicition, incognito, recognize, agnostic, ignore
grad, gress	L	grad[us]	step, go	grade, gradation, gradual, graduate, degrade, aggressive
graph, gram	G	graph€	make lines, write, record	agraphia, autograph, telegraph, biography, grammar
grat	L	grat[us]	thankful, pleased, kind	grateful, gratify, gratis, gratitude, congragulate, grace
grav	L	grav[em]	heavy, serious	aggrevate, gravity
greg	L	greg	flock, gather	aggregate, congregate, congregation, egregious
gyn, gynec	G	gun[e]	woman, female	androgynous, gynarchy, gynocracy, misogynist
hab, hib	L	hab[ere]	to have, hold	inhibit, exhibit, habitable
heli	G	heli[os]	sun	heliotrope, parahelion, helioscope
hem, em	G	haim[a]	blood	hemoglobin, hemophilia, hemoptysis, anemia
hend	L	[pre]hend	seize	apprehend, comprehend, prehensile
her, heir	L	her[es]	heir	inherit, inheritance, hereditary
hes, her	L	haer[ere]	stick, hold back	adhere, coherent, incoherent, inherent, cohesive
hetero-	G	hetero	other	heterosexual, heteronym, heteromorphic
hom[o], homeo	G	hom[os]	same	homogeneous, homomorphic, homonym
hon	L	honor	worthy	honor, honorable, dishonor, honesty
-hood	OE	hood	state of, condition of	childhood, womanhood, priesthood
hor	L	hor[er]	shudder	abhor, horrible, horror
hum	L	hum[ere]	damp, wet	humid, humidity
hyd[r]	G	hudr[o]	water	dehydrate, hydrant, hydrate, hydraulic, hydogen
hyper-	G	hyper-	over, to excess	hyperactive, hypersensitive
hypo-	G	hypo-	under, slightly	hypotactic, hypoglossal, hypotoxic
-ia	G/L	-ia	condition	amnesia, paranoia
iatr	G	iatr[os]	treat [medically]	iatrogenşc, geriatric, psychiatry, pediatric, podiatry
-ic	L	ic[us]	having the property X	alcoholic, atheistic, naturalistic, romantic
-ician	L	ic+ian	skilled in art/science	physician, musician, magician
-icity	F	-icité	abstract noun from -ic	historicity, electricity
idio	G	idios	particular	idiom, idiolect, idiot, idiosyncratic
-ify, -fy	L	fac[ere]	to cause to [be] X	purify, denazify, sanctify, verify, amplify
in-	L	in-	in, into, within	inaugurate, inchoate
in-	P	n-	negative	indiscreet, ineffectual, incredible, illegible
infra-	L	infra-	below, underneath	infra-red, infrastructure
inter-	L	inter-	between, among	interchange, interpose, intersect, interloper
intra-	L	intra	inside	intracity, intramural, intracellular
is-, iso-	G	iso-	equal	isochrony, isosceles, isotope
-ish	G	me -ish	to become like X	churlish, boyish, peckish, stylish
-ism	G	-isma	doctrinal system of principles	communism, realism, romanticism
isol, insul	L	insul[a]	island	isolate, insular, insulate, peninsula
-ist	G	-ist[es]	one connected with	socialist, perfectionist, dentist, pugilist
-ity	F	-ité	state, quality	agility, diversity, actuality
-ive	L	-iv[us]	characterized by	abusive, contradictive, retrospective
-ize	F	-ise	to cause to be X	popularize, legalize, plagiarize, miniaturize
jac[t]	L	eic[ere]	throw, lay, lie	ejaculate, adjacent, reject, inject, eject, project
journ	L	diorn	day	journal, sojourn, journey
jug, jung	L	iung[ere]	join	jugate, conjugal, conjugate, jugular, juncture
kine	G	kine	move	kinetic, kinesics, kinesiology, telekinesis, cinema
lab	L	lep, lab	take, seize	epilepshy, narcolepsy, prolepsis, syllable, astrolabe
lat	L	lat[us]	carry	correlate, elated, legislate, relate, translate
lat	L	lat[ere]	hidden	latent
later, lat	L	lat[us]	wide, broad, side	lateralization, latitude
leg, lect	L	leg[ere]	choose, gather	legion, elegance, sacrilege, elect, select, neglect
leg	L	leg	law, charge	legal, legislate, allege, delegate, legitimate, privilege
leg, log	G	log[os]	speak, write, read, reason	logo, logic, apology, biology, eulogy, prolog
-less	OE	less	without, free from	faultless, keyless
-let	F	-[l]ette	diminutive	leaflet, driblet
lev	L	lev[is]	light, rise	levity, levitate, lever, elevate, alleviate, leavening
liber	L	liber	free	liberty, liberate, deliberate
lig	L	lig[are]	bind	ligature, ligament, oblige, religion
liqu	L	liqu	fluid	liquidate, liquid, liquor
liter	L	liter[a]	letter	illiterate, literature
lith	G	lith[os]	stone	lithograph, lithosphere, monolith
loc	L	los[us]	place	locus, local, locative, locomotion, allocate
loqu, locu	L	loqu[i]	speak	locution, circumlocution, loquacious, colloquial
lud	L	lud[us]	play	allude, delude, elude, interlude, prelude, ludicrous
lumin	L	lumen	light	illuminate, lumen, lumious
-ly	OE	-lice	appropriate, befitting	friendly, timely, shapely, fatherly
macro-	G	makr[os]	large, broad scale	macroeconomics, macroclimatology
mag[n], maj	L	maior	great, large	magnanimous, magnify, maximum, major, majority
mal-	L	male	ill, evil, wrong	malodorous, malpractice
mal, male	L	male	bad	dismal, malady, malaise, malapropism, malaria
mand	L	mand[are]	order	mandatory, command, reprimand
mani	G	mania	intense desire	bibliomania, mania, maniac, megalomania
mar	L	marin[us]	sea	marine, submarine, mariner
mater, metr	L	mater	mother, womb, surrounding substance	material, maternal, matrix
medi	L	medi[us]	middle	mediocre, media, medieval, Mediterranean
memor	L	memor	recall	memorize, memorial, memorable, memory
men, min, mon, mn	L	mem[or]	think, remind, warn	mental, mentor, dementia, monitor, mnemonic
-ment	L	-ment[um]	condition of being X	advencement, treatment, abandonment
merc	L	merc	pay, trade, sell	mercantile, mercenary, mercy, commercial
merg, mers	L	merg[ere]	dip, plunge	emerge, merge, merger, submerge, immerse
meta-	G	meta-	transcending, changed	metaphysics, metamorphosis
meter	G	metr[os]	measure	metric, metrics, metronome, perimeter, symmetrical
micro-	G	mikr[os]	tiny, small scale	microorganism, microscope
mid-	OE	midd	middle	midwinter, midlands, midnight
migr	L	migr[are]	wander	emigrate, immigrate, migrate, transmigration
min	L	min[or]	little, least	diminish, diminutive, minor, minority, minuscular
mis-	OE	mis-	badly, wrong	misspent, miscalculate, mislead
misc	L	misc[ere]	mix	promiscuous, miscellaneous, mixture
miso	G	mis[ein]	hate	misanthrope, misogamy, misogyny
mit, mis	L	mitt[ere]	send, go	emit, omit, transmit, admission, promise, missive
mob, mot	L	mov[ere]	move	motion, motor, promote, remote, emotion, mob
mod	L	mod[us]	moderate, measure	mode, model, accommodate, commode
mon	L	mon[ere]	advise, warn	monitor, monster, admonish
mono	G	mon[os]	one	monochrome, monogamy, monograph, monologue
morph	G	morph[e]	form	amorphous, morphology, morphogenesis
mor[t]	L	mort[us]	death	immortal, mortal, mortgage, moritfy, mortuary
multi-	L	multi-	many	multifaceted, multivalent, multiform
mun	L	mun[us]	common, public, gift	communion, communism, community, immune
mus	G	mousa	one of the muses	music, muse, museaum
mut	L	mut[are]	change	mutate, immutable, mutant
nat	L	nat	be born	natural, native, innate
nav[t]	L	nav[is]	sail, swim, boat	naval, navy, acronaut, aquanaut, nautical
nec[ro], noc[s]	G	nekr[os]	death, harmful	nectar, nectarine, internecine, pernicious, necrophilia
neg	L	neg	not, no	negate, neglect, renegade, renege
neo-	G	neos	new, recent	neonatal, neolithic, neotype
-ness	OE	-ness	state, condition	bitterness, fairness, idleness
nom	G	nom[os]	law, system	autonomous, anomie, economy, antinomy
nom, onom, onym	G	onum[a]	name	anonymous, antonym, homonym, ignominy
non-	L	non-	not-	nonsense, non-resident, non-intervention
nunc	L	nunti[us]	speak	annunciate, enunciate, pronunciation, renunciation
-ob-	L	ob-	inverse [in the opposite direction]	object, obverse
-oid	G	oeid[es]	having the shape of, resembling	humanoid
oligo-	G	olig[o]	few	oligarchy, oligotrophic
omni-	L	omni[s]	all	omnipotent, omniscient, omnidirectional
op[t, s]	G	opt[os]	eye, sight, look at	presbyopia, amblyopia, myopia, optical, optometry
oper	L	oper	work, creation	opera, operate, operand, opus
ordin	L	ordin	order	ordinal, ordain
ortho	G	orth[os]	straight	otrhography, orthodontist, orthopedics
-ory	L	-ori[us]	connected with	obilgatory, inflammatory, dormitory
os, or	L	os, or	mouth, speak	adore, oral, oratory, peroration, osculate
-ose	L	-os[us]	full of, abounding in	verbose, morose, jocose
-ous	L	-us	of the nature of X	virtuous, torturous, glorious, grievous
pac	L	pax	bind, agreement, peace	pact, compect, impact, pace, pacific, pacifism
palp	L	palp[are]	touch, feel	palpate, palpitate, palpable
pan, panta	G	pan	all, all embracing	pacacea, pandemonium, panorama, panoply
par	L	par[ere]	beget, produce	parent, viviparous, repertory
par	L	par[ere]	show	parade, apparition, appear, transparent
par, por	L	pars	part, share, equality	compare, disparate, parity, parse, part, depart, impart
para-	G	para	beside, along with	parademic, parallel
pass	L	pass[us]	spead out, go	pass, compass, encompass, passport, surpass
pass	L	pass[ionem]	suffer	passion, impassionate, impassive
past, pan	L	pan[is]	food, dough, bread	companion, pannier, pantry, pasta, repast
pater	L	pater	father, sponsor	paternal, patriarch, patrimony
path[et]	G	path[os]	feel, suffer, illness	apathy, allopathy, electropathy, hydropathy, empathy
pati	L	patient	suffer, endure	patience, patient, impatient
ped, paed	G	paed	child, training, education	pediatric, encyclopedia, orthopedics, pedagogy
ped, pod, pus	L	ped	foot	biped, centipede, millipede, expedite, impede
pel	L	pell[ere]	push	compel, dispel, expel, propel, repel, compulsory
pen[i][t], pun	L	penten[s]	punishment	penal, penalty, penitent, penitentiary, repent, punish
pend, pond	L	pend[ere]	weigh, hang, consider, pay	append, depend, expend, pendulum, suspend
per-	L	per	through, thoroughly	perspire, pernicious, pervade
peri-	G	peri	around, nearby	perimeter, peristomatic
pet	L	pet[ere]	go, seek	appetite, compete, competent, impetuous, impetus
phag	G	phag[os]	eat	anthropophagous, dysphagia, necrophagious
phan, phen, fan	G	phan[ein]	show, appear	phantom, sycophant, phenomenon, fancy, fantasy
phil	G	phil[os]	love	Anglophile, bibliophile, philanthropy, philology
phob	G	phob[os]	fear	phobia, arachnophobia, hydrophobia
phon	G	phon€	speech, sound	phonetic, microphone, telephone
phot, phos	G	phos, phot	light	photography, photosynthesis, phototropism
phys	G	phus[is]	natural	metaphysics, physic, physical, physician, physicist
ple[c], ply	L	plec	fold, tangle	complex, accomplice, complicate, complicity
plen, pleo, pleth	P	pl	abundance	plenty, pleonasm, plethora, complete
pol[is][it]	G	pol[is]	city, state	acropolis, cosmopolitan, police, policy, political
poly-	G	poly-	many	polychromatic, polyangular, polygamy
pon, pos	L	pon[ere]	place, put	composite, deposit, expose, impose, oppose
popul	L	popul[us]	people	depopulate, people, population, popular
port	L	port[are]	carry	deport, export, import, portly, purport, rapport
post, poster	L	post	after, behind	post-mortem, post-pone, post-script, posterior
pot, poss	L	pot, posse	be able, powerful	potent, omnipotent, potential, possible, possess
prag	G	prag[m]	do	practical, pragmatic, pragmatics
pre-, pro-	L	prae-, pro-	before, in front of	preconceive, preposition, progress, professor
prec	L	prec[ari]	entreat, pray	deprecate, precarious, imprecate, imprecation
prec	L	preti[um]	worth, value	appreciate, depreciate, precious, preciosity
prim	L	primus	first, foremost	primal, primary, primate, prime, primer, primeval
princ	L	prim+cip	ruler	prince, principle, principal
priv	L	priv-	secret, not public	private, deprive, privy
pro-	G	pro	on behalf of	pro-British, pro-education
prob, prov	L	prob[are]	test, find good	probable, probe, probation, prove, approve, probity
prol	L	proles	offspring	proletariat, profilic, proliferate
proto-	G	proto	first, chief	proto-organism, protoplasm, prototype
pseudo-	G	pseud[es]	false, deceptive resemblance	pseudonym, pseudo-prophet, pseudo-archaic
psych	G	psukhe	spirit, soul, mind	psyche, psychedelic, psychiatry, psychic
publ	L	public[us]	people	republican, publicity, publish
pud	L	puden[s]	feel shame, cast off	impudent, pudendum, repudiate
pung[t]	L	pung[ere]	point, prick	expunge, punctuation, puncture
put	L	put[are]	cut, reckon, consider	amputate, deputy, dispute, repute, reputation
pyr	G	pur	fire, fever	antipyretic, pyre, pyretic, pyrite, pyromania
ques, quer	L	quar[ere]	ask, seek	question, request, exquisite, query, conquer, acquire
rat	L	ratio	reckon, reason	rational, ration, ratio, ratify
re-	L	re-	anew, again, back	regenerate, rehearse, restore, reward
re	L	re[s]	thing	real, reality, realize
reg[t], roy	L	reg[ere]	straight, lead, rule, king	regal, regent, regicide, regimen, region, regular, royal
retro-	L	retro	backwards, back	retrogression, retrospection
rig	L	rigid[us]	stiff, rigor, rigid	rigid, rigor
riv	L	ripa	river, shore, stream	derive, arrive, rival, river, rivulet
rog	L	rog[are]	ask, take away	abrogate, arrogant, derogatory, interrogate, prerogative
rrh, rh	G	rhein	flow, steam, measured motion	catarrh, diarrhea, gonorrhea, hemorrhage
rupt	L	rump[ere]	burst, become unsound	abrupt, bankrupt, corrupt, disrput, erupt, interrupt
salv	L	salv[us]	safe, healthy	salvation, salvage, salute, salutation
sat, satis	L	sat[is]	satisfy	instatiable, sate, saturate, satisfy
sci	L	sciens	know, discern	science, conscience, conscious, prescience
scrib	L	scrib[ere]	write	scribe, proscribe, prescribe, describe, ascribe
se-, sed-	L	se[d]	apart	seperate, select, sedition, seduce
sec, seg	L	sec[are]	cut, split	segment, dissect, insecti secti section, secant, sex
sed	L	sed[are]	sit, stay	sedate, sedentary, sediment, supersede, assiduous
sel[t], sal, saul[t]	L	salt[are]	jump	salient, assail, assault, somersault, exult, insult
sembl	L	simil	similar	resemble, semblance, dissemble
semi-	L	semi-	half, partly	semicolon, semifinal, semi-annual
sen[t, s]	L	sent[ire]	feel, agree, think	assent, consent, dissent, presentiment, resent
sequ, secut	L	sequi	follow	sequel, sequence, sequester, subsequent, consequence
ser[t]	L	ser[ere]	put, arrange, write, speak	series, serial, assert, desert, dissertation, exert
-ship	OE	scipe	state, condition	dictatorship, trusteeship, workmanship
sim, simil, sem	L	simil[is]	same, one	simple, simplex, assimilate, faesmile
soci	L	soci[us]	companion	social, society, socialism, sociable, associate
sol	L	sol[us]	alone, single	desolate, sole, soliloquy, solipsism, solitary, solitude
sol	L	sol	sun	parasol, solar, solarium, solstice
sol, hol	L	solid[us]	whole	solid, consolidate, solder, catholic, holistic, holocaust
solv	L	solv[ere]	loosen, unbind	solve, solvent, insolvent, absolve, dissolve, resolve
some	OE	sum	like, characterized by, apt to	cumbersome, awesome, bothersome
son	L	son[us]	sound	sonorous, consonant, dissonant, sonata, sonnet
soph	G	soph[os]	wise	philosophy, sophist, sophisticated
spec, skep, scop, speci	L	spec[ere]	look, see	specious, species, speculum, spectator, aspect
sper, spor	G	spor[a]	scatter, seed	aspersion, disperse, intersperse, sperm, sporadic
spir	L	spir[are]	breathe, animate	aspiration, conspire, expire, inspire, perspire
spond	L	spond[ere]	pledge	sponsor, correspond, respond, despondent
stat, stit, st	G	stat[os]	stay, stand, make firm	state, statue, apostasy, armistice, subtitute
struct, stru	L	stur[ere]	build	construct, obstruct, instruct, superstructure
sub-	L	sub-	under, below	subdivision, subtraction, subtitle
super-	L	super-	over, above	supernatural, supererogatory, superman
sur-	L	super-	over, above, beyond	surtax, surrealistic
syn-	G	syn-	with, together	synthetic, synchronic
tac[s, t]	G	takt[os]	order, arrange	tactics, syntax, syntactic, taxidermy, taxonomy
tag[t], tang	L	tang[ere]	touch, feel	contagious, contiguous, contact, intact
tec[hn]	G	tekhne	build, skill	polytechnic, technical, technique, technology
temp	L	temper-	measure	temper, temperature, tempered
ten, tain	L	ten[ire]	hold, maintain	tenant, tenement, tenet, tenure, sustenance, tenable
ten[d]	L	tend[ere]	stretch, thin	attend, tend, extend, intend, intense, ostensible
ter	L	terr[ere]	frighten	deter, determine, terror
termin	L	termin[us]	limit	terminate, indeterminate, terminus, terminal
thanat	G	thanat[os]	death	euthanasia
the	G	the	place, put	theme, thesis, anathema, apothecary, hypothesis
theo	G	theo	god	theism, atheism, pantheism, theology, theocracy
therm	G	therme	heat	thermal
tom, tm	G	tem[os]	cut	anatomy, atom, dicthotomy, entomology, epitome
top	G	top[os]	place	topic, topology, topography, toponomy, isotope
tor[t]	L	tort[us]	twist	contortion, distort, extortion, retort, torturous, torture
tract	L	trac[ere]	drag, pull	tractable, traction, tractor, attract, abstract, contract
trans-	L	trans-	across, surprassing	transalpine, transoceanic, transhuman
tri-	G	tri	three	triangle, tridimensional
trib	L	tribu[ere]	give, pay	tribute, contribute, tributary, distribute, attribute
trop	G	trop[os]	turn	tropic, trope, entropy
tu[i]t	L	tueri	watch, instruct	tutor, tutelage, intuition, tuition
tum	L	tum[ere]	swollen	contumely, detumescence, intumescence, tumor
ultra-	P	ulter	beyond, extreme	ultraliberal, ultramodest, ultraviolet
un-	G	an-	not	unclean, uneven, unmindful, unbearable, uncouth
un-	G	ent-	opposite	untie, unluck, uncoil
uter, hyster	G	hustra	womb, hysteria	hysterectomy, hysteria, hysterogenic, uterus
vac, van	L	vac[ere]	empty	vacate, vacancy, vacation, evacuate, vacuous, vacuum
val	L	val[ere]	strong, useful	valid, valor, value, equivalent, convalescence
ven	L	ven[ire]	come, bring, happen	adventure, circumvent, convent, convention, event
ver	L	ver[us]	true	veracity, verdict, verify, verisimilitude, veritable
ver, vers, vor	L	vers[are]	turn, roll	adverse, adversary, controversy, converse, conversion
via, voy	L	via	way, road	deviate, devious, impervious, obviate, obvious, trivial
vic[t], vinc	L	vinc[ere]	conquer	evict, victory, convince, invincible
vid, vis, id, eid	L	vid[ere]	see	evident, provide, video, vide, advise, television, visit
vir	L	viril[us]	male, man	triumvirate, virago, virile, virtue, virtually
viv	L	viv[ere]	alive	vivisection, vicacious, vivid, revive
voc, vok	L	vox	speak, call	vocal, vocabulary, advocate, vociferous, vocation
volv	L	volv[ere]	turn, roll	evolve, devolve, involve, revolve, revolt, voluble
-y	OE	-ig	full of, characterized by	mighty, moody, healthy
xen	G	xen[os]	foreign, strange	xenophile, xenophobe, xenon
zo	G	zo[on]	animal	protozoan, spermatozon, zoology