| Root, Prefix or Suffix | Meaning | Examples |
| a, ac, ad, af, ag, al, an, ap, as, at | to, toward, near, in addition to, by | aside, accompany, adjust, aggression, allocate, annihilate, affix, associate, attend, adverb |
| a, an | not, without | apolitical, atheist, anarchy, anonymous, apathy, aphasia, anemia |
| ab, abs | away from, off | absolve, abrupt, absent |
| -able, -ible | Adjective: worth, ability | solvable, incredible |
| acer, acid, acri | bitter, sour, sharp | acerbic, acidity, acrid, acrimony |
| act, ag: | do, act, drive | active, react, agent, active, agitate |
| acu | sharp | acute, acupuncture, accurate |
| -acy, -cy | Noun: state or quality | privacy, nfancy, adequacy, intimacy, supremacy |
| ag, agi, ig, act | do, move, go | agent, agenda, agitate, navigate, ambiguous, action |
| -age | Noun: activity, or result of action | courage, suffrage, shrinkage, tonnage |
| -al | Noun: action, result of action | referral, disavowal, disposal, festival |
| -al, -ial, -ical | Adjective: quality, relation | structural, territorial, categorical |
| ali, allo, alter | other | alias, alibi, alien, alloy, alter, alter ego, altruism |
| alt(us) | high, deep | altimeter, altitude |
| am, ami, amor | love, like, liking | amorous, amiable, amicable, enamoured |
| ambul | to walk | ambulatory, amble, ambulance, somnambulist |
| -an | Noun: person | artisan, guardian, historian, magician |
| -ance, -ence | Noun: action, state, quality or process | resistance, independence, extravagance, fraudulence |
| -ancy, -ency | Noun: state, quality or capacity | vacancy, agency, truancy, latency |
| anim | mind, life, spirit, anger | animal, animate, animosity |
| ann, annu, enni | yearly | annual, annual, annuity, anniversary, perrenial |
| -ant, -ent | Noun: an agent, something that performs the action | disinfectant, dependent, fragrant |
| -ant, -ent, -ient | Adjective: kind of agent, indication | important, dependent, convenient |
| ante | before | anterior, anteroom, antebellum, antedate, antecedent antediluvian |
| anthrop | man | anthropology, misanthrope, philanthropy |
| anti(co) | old | antique, antiquated, antiquity |
| anti, ant | against, opposite | antisocial, antiseptic, antithesis, antibody, antinomies, antifreeze, antipathy |
| -ar, -ary | Adjective: resembling, related to | spectacular, unitary |
| arch | chief, first, rule | archangel, architect, archaic, monarchy, matriarchy, patriarchy, Archeozoic era |
| aster, astr | star | aster, asterisk, asteroid, astronomy, astronaut |
| -ate | Noun: state, office, fuction | candidate, electorate, delegate |
| -ate | Verb: cause to be | graduate, ameliorate, amputate, colligate |
| -ate | Adjective: kind of state | inviolate |
| -ation | Noun: action, resulting state | specialization, aggravation, alternation |
| auc, aug, aut | to originate, to increase | augment , author, augment, auction |
| aud, audi, aur, aus | to hear, listen | audience, audio, audible, auditorium, audiovisual, audition, auricular, ausculate |
| aug, auc | increase | augur, augment, auction |
| aut, auto | self | automobile, automatic, automotive, autograph, autonomous, autoimmune |
| belli | war | rebellion, belligerent, casus belli, bellicose |
| bene | good, well, gentle | benefactor, beneficial, benevolent, benediction, beneficiary, benefit |
| bi, bine | two | biped, bifurcate, biweekly, bivalve, biannual |
| bibl, bibli, biblio | book | bibliophile, bibliography, Bible |
| bio, bi | life | biography, biology, biometricsm biome, biosphere |
| brev | short | abbreviate, brevity, brief |
| cad, cap, cas, ceiv, cept, capt, cid, cip | to take, to seize, to hold | receive, deceive, capable, capacious, captive, accident, capture, occasion, concept, intercept, forceps, except, reciprocate |
| cad, cas | to fall | cadaver, cadence, cascade |
| calor | heat | calorie, caloric, calorimeter |
| capit, capt | head | decapitate, capital, captain, caption |
| carn | flesh | carnivorous, incarnate, reincarnation, carnal |
| cat, cata, cath | down, with | catalogue, category, catheter |
| caus, caut | burn, heat | caustic, cauldron, cauterize |
| cause, cuse, cus | cause, motive | because, excuse, accusation |
| ceas, ced, cede, ceed, cess | to go, to yield, move, go, surrender | succeed, proceed, precede, recede, secession, exceed, succession |
| cent | hundred | centennial, century, centipede |
| centr, cenetri | center | eccentricity, centrifugal, concentric, eccentric |
| chrom | color | chrome, chromosome, polychrome, chromatic |
| chron | time | chronology, chronic, chronicle chronometer, anachronism, synchronize |
| cide, cis, cise | to kill, to cut, cut down | fratricide, homicide, incision, incision, circumcision, scissors |
| circum | around | circumnavigate, circumflex, circumstance, circumcision, circumference, circumorbital, circumlocution, circumvent, circumscribe, circulatory |
| cit | call, start | incite, citation, cite |
| civ | citizen | civic, civil, civilian, civilization |
| clam, claim | cry out | exclamation, clamor, proclamation, reclamation, acclaim |
| clin | lean, bend | decline, aclinic, inclination |
| clud, clus claus | to close, shut | include, exclude, clause, claustrophobia, enclose, exclusive, reclusive, conclude |
| co, cog, col, con, com, cor | with, together | cohesiveness, cognate, collaborate, convene, commitment, compress, contemporary, converge, compact, confluence, convenient, concatenate, conjoin, combine, correct |
| cogn, gnos | to know | recognize, cognizant, diagnose, agnostic, incognito, prognosis |
| com, con | fully | complete, compel, conscious, condense, confess, confirm |
| contr, contra, counter | against, opposite | contradict, counteract, contravene, contrary, counterspy, contrapuntal |
| cord, cor, cardi | heart | cordial, concord, discord, courage, encourage |
| corp | body | corporation, corporal punishment, corpse, corpulent, corpus luteum |
| cort | correct | escort, cortage |
| cosm | universe, world | cosmos, microcosm, cosmopolitan, cosmonaut |
| cour, cur, curr, curs | run, course | occur, excursion, discourse, courier, course |
| crat, cracy | rule | autocrat, aristocrat, theocracy, technocracy |
| cre, cresc, cret, crease | grow | create, crescent, accretion, increase |
| crea | create | creature, recreation, creation |
| cred | believe | creed, credo, credence, credit, credulous, incredulous, incredible |
| cresc, cret, crease, cru | rise, grow | crescendo, concrete, increase, decrease, accrue |
| crit | separate, choose | critical, criterion, hypocrite |
| cur, curs | run | current, concurrent, concur, incur, recur, occur, courier, precursor, cursive |
| cura | care | curator, curative, manicure |
| cycl, cyclo | wheel, circle, circular | Cyclops, unicycle, bicycle, cyclone, cyclic |
| de | from, down, away, to do the opposite, against | detach, deploy, derange, decrease, deodorize, devoid, deflate, degenerate, deice |
| dec, deca | ten | decimal, decade, decalogue, decimate, decathlon |
| dec, dign | suitable | decent decorate dignity |
| dei, div | God | divinity, divine, deity, divination, deify |
| dem, demo | people | democracy, demography, demagogue, epidemic |
| dent, dont | tooth | dental, denture, orthodontist, periodontal |
| derm | skin | hypodermic, dermatology, epidermis, taxidermy |
| di | two | divide, diverge, diglycerides |
| dia | through, across, between | diameter, diagonal, dialogue dialect, dialectic, diagnosis, diachronic |
| dic, dict, dit | say, speak | dictation, dictionary, dictate, dictator, Dictaphone, edict, predict, verdict, contradict, benediction |
| dis, dys, dif | away, not, negative, opposite of, separate | dismiss, differ, disallow, disperse, dissuade, divide, disconnect, dysfunction, disproportion, disrespect, distemper, distrust, distaste, disarray, dyslexia |
| dit | give | |
| doc, doct | teach, prove | docile, doctor, doctrine, document, dogma, indoctrinate |
| dog, dox | thought, idea | dogma, orthodox, paradox |
| -dom | Noun: place, state of being | wisdom |
| domin | master | dominate, dominion, predominant, domain |
| don | give | donate, condone |
| dorm | sleep | dormant, dormitory |
| dox | opinion, praise | orthodox, heterodox, paradox, doxology |
| drome | run, step | syndrome (run together), hippodrome (place where horses run) |
| duc, duct | to lead, pull | produce, abduct, product, transducer, viaduct, aqueduct, induct, deduct, reduce, induce |
| dura | hard, lasting | durable, duration, endure |
| dynam | power | dynamo, dynamic, dynamite, hydrodynamics |
| e, ex, ef, es, ec | out, away, from, fully | emit, expulsion, exhale, exit, express, exclusive, enervate, expel ,exceed, explosion |
| ecto | outside, external | ectomorph, ectoderm, ectoplasm |
| -ed | Verb: past tense | attained |
| -ed | Adjective: having the quality of | terraced |
| -en | Verb: to cause to become | moisten |
| -en | Adjective: material | silken |
| en, em | put into, make | enamor, empower |
| endo | inside, within | endorse, endocardial, endoskeletal, endoskeleton, endotoxin, endoscope, endogenous |
| epi | upon, beside, over | epilogue |
| equi | equal | equidistant, equilateral, equilibrium, equinox, equitable, equation, equator |
| -er | Adjective: comparative | brighter |
| -er, -or | Noun: person or thing that does something | porter, collector |
| -er, -or | Verb: action | ponder, clamor |
| erg | work | energy, erg, allergy, ergometer, ergograph, ergophobia |
| -est | Adjective: superlative | strongest |
| ev, et | time, age | medieval, eternal |
| exter, extra | outside of, beyond | external, extrinsic, exterior extraordinary, extrabiblical extracurricular, extrapolate, extraneous |
| fa, fess | speak | fable, fabulous, fame, famous, confess, profess |
| fac, fact, fec, fect, fic, fas, fea | do, make | difficult, fashion, feasible, feature, factory, fact, effect, manufacture, amplification, confection |
| fall, fals | deceive | fallacy, falsify, fallacious |
| femto | quadrillionth | femtosecond |
| fer | bear, carry | ferry, coniferous, fertile, defer, infer, refer, transfer |
| fic, feign, fain, fit, feat | shape, make, fashion | fiction, faint, feign |
| fid | belief, faith | confide, diffident, fidelity |
| fid, fide, feder(is) | faith, trust | confidante, fidelity, confident, infidelity, infidel, federal, confederacy, semper fi |
| fig | shape, form | figurem, effigy, figure, figment |
| fila, fili | thread | filigree, filament, filter, filet, filibuster |
| fin | end, ended, finished | final, finite, finish, confine, fine, refine, define, finale |
| fix | fix, repair, attach | fix, fixation, fixture, affix, prefix, suffix |
| flex, flect | bend | flex, reflex, flexible, flexor, inflexibility, reflect, deflect,circumflex |
| flict | strike | affliction, conflict, inflict |
| flu, fluc, fluv, flux | flow | influence, fluid, flue, flush, fluently, fluctuate, reflux, influx |
| -fold | Adverb: in a manner of, marked by | fourfold |
| for, fore | before | forecast, fortune, foresee |
| forc, fort | strength, strong | effort, fort, forte, fortifiable, fortify, forte, fortitude |
| form | form, shape | form, format, conform, formulate, perform, formal, formula |
| fract, frag, frai | break | fracture, infraction, fragile, fraction, refract, frail |
| fuge | flee | subterfuge, refuge, centrifuge |
| -ful | Noun: an amount or quanity that fills | mouthful |
| -ful | Adjective: having, giving, marked by | fanciful |
| fuse | pour | |
| -fy | make | |
| gam | marriage | bigamy, monogamy, polygamy |
| gastr(o) | stomach | gastric, gastronomic, gastritis, gastropod |
| gen | kind | generous |
| gen | birth, race, produce | genesis, genetics, eugenics, genealogy, generate, genetic, antigen, pathogen |
| geo | earth | geometry, geography, geocentric, geology |
| germ | vital part | germination, germ, germane |
| gest | carry, bear | congest, gestation |
| giga | billion | gigabyte, gigaflop |
| gin | careful | gingerly |
| gloss, glot | tongue | glossary, polyglot, epiglottis |
| glu, glo | lump, bond, glue | glue, agglutinate, conglomerate |
| gor | to gather, to bring together | category, categorize |
| grad, gress, gree | to gather, to bring together, step, go | grade, degree, progress, gradual, graduate, egress |
| graph, gram, graf | write, written, draw | graph, graphic, autograph, photography, graphite, telegram, polygraph, grammar, biography, lithograph, graphic |
| grat | pleasing | congratulate, gratuity, grateful, ingrate |
| grav | heavy, weighty | grave, gravity, aggravate, gravitate |
| greg | herd | gregarious, congregation, segregate, gregarian |
| hale, heal | make whole, sound | inhale, exhale, heal, healthy, healthiness |
| helio | sun | heliograph, heliotrope, heliocentric |
| hema, hemo | blood | hemorrhage, hemoglobin, hemophilia, hemostat |
| her, here, hes | stick | adhere, cohere, cohesion, inherent, hereditary, hesitate |
| hetero | other, different | heterodox, heterogeneous, heterosexual, heterodyne |
| hex, ses, sex | six | hexagon, hexameter, sestet, sextuplets |
| homo | same | homogenize, homosexual, homonym, homophone |
| hum, human | earth, ground, man | humus, exhume, humane |
| hydr, hydra, hydro | water | dehydrate, hydrant, hydraulic, hydraulics, hydrogen, hydrophobia |
| hyper | over, above | hyperactive, hypertensive, hyperbolic, hypersensitive, hyperventilate, hyperkinetic |
| hypn | sleep | hypnosis, hypnotherapy |
| -ia | Noun: names, diseases | phobia |
| -ian, an | Noun: related to, one that is | pedestrian, human |
| -iatry | Noun: art of healing | psychiatry |
| -ic | Adjective: quality, relation | generic |
| -ic, ics | Noun: related to the arts and sciences | arithmetic, economics |
| -ice | Noun: act | malice |
| -ify | Verb: cause | specify |
| ignis | fire | ignite, igneous, ignition |
| -ile | Adjective: having the qualities of | projectile |
| in, im, (il) | in, into, on, near, toward | instead, import |
| in, im, il, ir | not | illegible, irresolute, inaction, inviolate, innocuous, intractable, innocent, impregnable, impossible, imposter |
| infra | beneath | infrared, infrastructure |
| -ing | Noun: material made for, activity, result of an activity | flooring, swimming, building |
| -ing | Verb: present participle | depicting |
| -ing | Adjective: activity | cohering |
| inter | between, among | international, intercept, interject, intermission, internal, intermittent, |
| intro | into, within | interoffice, introvert, introspection, introduce |
| -ion | Noun: condition or action | abduction |
| -ish | Adjective: having the character of | newish |
| -ism | Noun: doctrine, belief, action or conduct | formalism |
| -ist | Noun: person or member | podiatrist |
| it | go | |
| -ite | Noun: state or quality | graphite |
| -ity, ty | Noun: state or quality | lucidity, novelty |
| -ive | Noun: condition | native |
| -ive, -ative, -itive | Adjective: having the quality of | festive, cooperative, sensitive |
| -ize | Verb: cause | fantasize |
| jac, ject | throw | reject, eject, project, trajectory, interject, dejected, inject, ejaculate, adjacent |
| join, junct | join | adjoining, enjoin, juncture, conjunction, injunction, conjunction |
| judice | judge | |
| jug, junct, just | to join | junction, adjust, conjugal |
| juven | young | juvenile, rejuvenate |
| labor | work | |
| lau, lav, lot, lut | wash | launder, lavatory, lotion, ablution, dilute |
| lect, leg, lig | choose, gather, select, read | collect, legible, eligible |
| leg | law | legal, legislate, legislature, legitimize |
| -less | Adjective: without, missing |
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