Roots Part IV

                                Roots

            The following is a list of some of the most important roots of English words.

        ROOT                             MEANING                            SAMPLE WORDS

LECT	gather, choose	collect, elect, select, electoral
LECT, LEG	read	lectern, legend, legible, illegible
LEG	law, contract	legal, delegate, legitimate, legislate
LEV	raise,  lift	elevator, leverage, lever, levee
LIBER	free	liberty, liberate, libertarian, liberal
LIBR	book	library, librarian, librettist, libretto
LINGU	tongue	lingual, linguistics, linguist, bilingual
LITERA	letter	literary,   illiterate,  literal
LITH	stone	monolith, paleolithic, neolithic, lithograph
LOC	place	local, location, dislocate, localize
LOCU	speak	locution, elocution, circumlocution, interlocutor
LOG, LOGUE, LOGY	speech	dialogue, prologue, epilogue, eulogy
LOP	run, leap	elope, interloper, elopement, lope
LOQU	speak	eloquence, soliloquy, colloquial, loquacious
LU	wash	deluge, antediluvian, ablution, dilute
LUC	light	lucid, translucent,, elucidate, Lucifer
LUD	play	interlude, prelude, postlude, ludicrous
LUNA	moon	lunar, lunatic, translunar
MAGNI	great	magnify, magnitude, magnanimity, magnificent
MAL	bad	malice, malady, malign, malignant
MAN	hand	manual, manuscript, manipulate, manicure
MAND	order	command, demand, mandatory, mandate
MARE	sea	marine, submarine, mariner, maritime
MATER, MATRI	mother, source	maternal, maternity, alma mater, matron
MED	middle	medium, mediate, medieval, mediocre
MEMORIA	memory	commemorate, memorize, memorandum, memorial
MENT	mind	mental, demented, mentality, memento
MERG	plunge, dip	merge, submerge, merger, emerge
METER	measure	diameter, barometer, altimeter, perimeter
METR	measure	metric, geometric, isometric, symmetrical
MIGR-	move	migrate, emigrate, immigrant, migratory
MIL	soldier	militant, military, militia, militate
MIM	imitate	mimic, mimeograph, pantomime, mime
MISER	wretched, pity	miserable, miser, misery, commiserate
MISS	send, let gp	mission, missionary, missive, missile
MNEM	memory	amnesia, mnemonic, amnesty, Mnemosyne
MOB	move	automobile, mobile, immobile, mobility
MON	advise, warn	admonish, monitor, admonition, premonition
MOR	custom	moral, morality, morals, mores
MORT	death	mortal, immortal, mortality, mortician
MOT	move	motion, motor, promote, demote
MOV	move	move, movable, remove, movie
MUT	change, exchange	mutual, commute, mutuality, mutation
NAT	born	native, nativity, natal, innate
NAUS, NAUT	ship	nausea, nautical, nautilus, aquanaut
NAV	ship	navy, navigate, naval, circumnavigate
NES	island	Indonesia, Polynesian, Micronesia, Dodecanese
NOM	law, arrangement	astronomy, economy, autonomy, taxonomy
NOMEN	name	nomenclature, denomination, nominative, nominate
NOV	new,	novel, novelty, novice, innovate
NUMER	number	numeral, numerator, numerous, enumerate
OCUL	eye .	ocular, oculist, binoculars, monocular
ONYM	name	antonym, synonym, homonym, acronym
OP, OPT	sight	myopic, optic, optometrist, optical