Tuesday, 22 December 2015

Roots Part I

                                Roots
 The following is a list of some of the most important roots of English words.
ROOT                             MEANING                            SAMPLE WORDS

ACRO
height, high, tip, end
acrophobia, acrobat, acronym, acropolis
AGR
field, land
agriculture, agrarian, agronomy, peregrinat
or
ALG, ALGOS
pain
nostalgia, analgesic, neuralgia, cardialgia
ALI
another
alias, alien, unalienable, alienate
ALT
tall, high
altitude, alto, altimeter, exalt
ALTER, ALTR
other
alternate, alternative, alter ego, altruism
AMA, AMI
love
amateur, amiable, amicable, amorous
AMBUL
walk
amble, ambulatory, somnambulist, perambulator
ANGLE, ANGUL
corner
angle, rectangle, quadrangle, triangular
ANNUS
year
anniversary, annual, biannual, annuity
ANTHROPO
man, humankind
anthropology, misanthrope, philanthropist, anthropopathism
AQUA
water
aquarium, aquatic, aquamarine, aqueduct
ARCH
chief
architect, monarch, archbishop, hierarchy
ARCH, ARCHE
ancient, first
archaeology, archaic, archive, archetype
ARM
weapon
armor, armory, armistice, armada
ASTER, ASTRO
star
asterisk, disaster, astronomy, astronaut
ATHL, ATHION
prize, contest
athlete, athletic, decathlon, pentathlon
AUD
hear
auditorium, audience, audition, audible
AUTO
self
autobiography, autocracy, autonomy, autograph
AVI
bird
aviator, aviary, aviculture, avicide
BARO
weight
barometer, -barograph, baroscope, isobar
BELLI
war
belligerent, bellicose, post-bellum, ante-bellum
BENE
good, well
benediction, benefit, beneficiary
BIBL
book
Bible, Biblical, bibliography, bibliophile
BIO
life
biology, biography, biopsy, antibiotic
BREV
short
brevity, breviary, abbreviate, breve
BRONCH
windpipe
bronchitis, bronchial, bronchotomy, bronchopneumonia
BURSA
bag, purse
bursar, bursitis, reimburse, disburse
CAMERA
vault, chamber
bicameral, camera, unicameral, cameral
CAND
glow, white, pure
candle, candidate, candelabra, incandescent
CANT
song
canto, incantation, canticle, cantor
CAP
head
cap, captain, capital (city), decapitate
CAPT
take, receive
capture, captivity, captivate, captor
CARDI
heart
electrocardiogram, cardiac, cardiograph, cardiectomy
CARN
flesh
chili con carne, incarnation, carnivorous, carnal
CAV
hollow
cave, cavern, concave, excavate
CED, CEED
go, yield
precede, recede, accede, antecedent
LENS
judge
censor, censorship, census, censure
CEPT
take, receive, catch
reception, conception, accept, receptive
CHOREIA, CHORUS•
dancing
choreography, chorus, chorister, Terpsichore
CHRON
time
anachronism, chronicle, chronic, chronological
CIDE
kill
suicide, fratricide, herbicide, genocide
CIRC
ring, around
circle, circus, circuitous, circuit
CIV
citizen
civilization, civil, civility, civic
CLAIM     -
shout
acclaim, exclaim, declaim, proclaim
CLAM
shout
exclamation, proclamation, acclamation, clamor
CLAR
clear
clarify, declarative, declaration, clarity



                         


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