root | meaning | example |
a-, an- | not, without | atheist, anarchy, anonymous |
ab- | away, from | abnormal, abduct, abrasive |
ac, acr | sharp | acute, acrid, acumen |
) | leader | pedagogue, demagogue, synagogue |
ahthrop | man, human being | anthropology, philanthropist, anthropomorphic, misanthrope |
alter | other | alter, alteration, altercation, alternative, alternate, altruism, alternate, alter ego |
am | to love | amiable, amorous, amateur |
ambi, amphi | both, around | ambidextrous, amphibious, amphitheater |
angel | message, messenger, angel | angel, evangelist, angelica |
ann, enn | year | annual, anniversary, centennial |
anti-, ant- | against, opposite | antisocial, antiseptic, antithesis |
apt,ept | to adjust, to fit | aptitude, adapt, inept |
aqua | water | aquarium, aquamarine, aqueduct |
arch | first, to rule | archenemy, monarch, anarchy |
arithm | number | arithmetic, logarithm, arithmomania |
) | monk, hermit | ascetic, asceticism |
aster, astr | star | asterisk, astronaut, disaster |
atm | breath | atmosphere, atmometer, atmophile |
audi | to hear | audience, auditorium, inaudible |
austral | south | Australia, australorbis, Australopithecus |
auto- | self | automobile, autograph, autonomous |
aux | increase | auxiliary, auxocyte, enterauxe |
av | to desire | avid, avarice, avaricious |
avi | bird | aviary, aviator, aviculture |
bank | bench | bank, bankrupt, banquet |
bar | pressure, weight | barometer, barograph, isobar |
barbar | stranger, foreign | barbarian, barbarism, Barbara |
bass | low | bass, basset, bassoon |
bat | to strike | combat, batter, debate |
bell | beautiful | belle, belladonna, embellish |
bell | war | belligerent, bellicose, rebellion |
bene- | good, well | benefactor, benevolent, benediction |
berg | mountain | iceberg, Heidelberg, Nuremberg |
bi- | two | bicycle, biped, bigamy |
bibli | book | bibliography, Bible, bibliophile |
bid, bead | to ask, to pray | bid, forbid, bead |
bide | to stay | bide, abide, abode |
bio | life | biology, autobiography, antibiotic |
blanc | white, pale | blanch, blank, carte blanche |
bon | good | bonny, bon vivant, boon |
boreal | north | boreal, borealization, aurora borealis |
bot | to graze, plant | proboscis, botany, botanophile |
brac | arm | bracelet, embrace, brace |
brev | short | brevity, abbreviate, breviary |
bulg | bag | bulge, budget, budgetary |
burg | shelter, town | burgess, burglar, burrow |
burn, bran | to burn | burn, brand, brandy |
bury, borough | fort, town | Canterbury, Salisbury, Peterborough |
by | town | Derby, Whitby, Grimsby |
byss, byth | bottom, depth | abyss, abysmal, Bythites |
cac | bad | cacophony, cacogenics, arthrocace |
cad, cid, cas | to fall, to happen | decadent, coincidence, casualty |
calli | beautiful | calligraphy, calisthenics, calliope |
cand | white, glowing | incandescent, candid, candle |
capit | head | capital, decapitate, recapitulate |
carbo | coal, charcoal | carbon, carbohydrate, carbonuria |
card | heart | cardiac, cardiologist, cardiogram, cardiograph, pericardium, endocarditis |
carn | flesh, meat | carnal, incarnate, carnivorous |
cas | house | casino, Casablanca, cassock |
cata | down | cataract, catapult, catalogue |
caval | horse | cavalry, cavalcade, chivalry |
cede, ceed, cess | to go, to yield | recede, proceed, secession |
cel | heaven, sky | celestial, Celeste, ceiling |
celer | fast | celerity, accelerate, decelerate |
cell | to hide | cell, cellar, conceal |
cell | room, cell | cellular, celliferous, celliform |
cent | hundred | century, centipede, centigrade |
centr | center | concentric, concentration, centrifugal |
charg | to load | charge, discharge, cargo |
chem | to pour | chemistry, alchemy, chemotropism |
) | hand | chiropractor, chiropodist, chirography |
chlor | green | chlorine, chlorophyll, chlorosis |
chron | time | chronic, chromometer, chornicle |
circul | round | cricular, circulus, circellus |
cit | to summon, to impel | citation, incite, excitement |
civ | citizen | civil, civilian, civilization |
clam, claim | to shout | clamor, proclamation, exclaim |
clar | clear | declare, clarify, clarity |
cle, cule | small | particle, corpuscle, molecule |
cleav | to split | cleaver, cleavage, cleft |
col, cult | to till, to inhabit | colony, cultivation, culture |
com | to sleep | coma, comatose, cemetery |
com, co, col, con, cor | with, together, intensive | compress, contemporary, cooperate |
contra, counter | against, opposite | contradict, contrary, counterspy |
cord | heart | cordial, record, concord |
corn | horn | unicorn, cornucopia, Capricorn |
coron | wreath, crown | coronation, coronet, coroner |
corp | body | corpse, incorporate, corpulent |
cosm | universe, harmony | cosmis, cosmonaut, microcosm |
cover | to cover, to hide | covert, discover, curfew |
craft, crac | to rule | democrat, aristocracy, Hippocrates |
creat | to make | creative, creature, recreation |
cred | to believe | credible, credit, credential |
cri | to judge | criticize, criterion, crisis |
cruc | cross | crucifix, crusade, cruise |
cur, course | to run | current, concourse, recur |
cycl | circle | tricle, cyclone, Cyclops |
de | away, down, negative | decapitate, deciduous, demerit |
deb | to owe | debt, debit, debenture |
dec | becoming(proper) | decent, decorate, indecorous |
dec, deka | ten | decimal, December, decimate |
dei, div | God | deity, deify, divine |
del | to destroy | delete, deletion, indelible |
demo | people | democracy, epidemic, demagogue |
) | tooth | dentist, dentifriec, dandelion, orthodontist, orthodontia |
derm | skin | dematology, dermatitis, epidermis, hypodermic, taxidermy |
dextr | right hand | dextrous, dexterity, ambidextrous, dextrocardia |
di | two | diphthong, dioxide, dichromatic |
dia, di | through, between | diameter, diagonal, dialogue |
dict | to speak | predict, verdict, malediction |
digit | finger, toe | digit, digital, digitalis |
dis, di, dif | away, negative | dismiss, differ, disallow |
doc | to teach | doctor, doctrine, docile |
dog, dox | opinion, praise | dogma, orthodox, doxology |
dol | grief | doleful, condolence, Dolores |
dom | home | domestic, domicile, majordomo |
domin | master | dominate, domineer, dominion |
dorm | to sleep | dormant, dormiroty, dormouse |
droit | right hand | adroit |
du | two | dual, duplex, duplicate |
duc | to lead | produce, abduct, duchess |
e, ex | out, away | emit, expulsion, exhale |
ec | out, away | eccentric, ecstasy, ectopic |
ee | one who (passive) | divorcee, employee, payee |
eer | one who | volunteer, mutineer, auctioneer |
ego | I, self | egotist, egoist, egocentric, egomaniac, alter ego |
enter, entre | between | enterprise, entertain, entrepreneur |
entom | insect | entomology, entomotomy, entomophagous |
epi, ep | among, on, outside | epidemic, epidermis, eiptaph |
equ | equal | equation, Equator, equivocate |
ero | to love | erotic, erogenous, erotomania |
ese | like, related to | Burmese, Maltese, pekingese |
esis | state, quality, act | genesis, exegesis, poiesis |
eth | character, custom | ethical, ethics, ethos |
ethn | race, nation | ethnic, ethnology, ethnolinguistics |
ette, et | little, small | cigarette, closet, cabinet |
eu- | good, well | euphony, eulogy, Eugene |
exo | outside | exopathic, exotic, exotoxin |
exter- | outside | exterior, external, extrinsic |
extra- | outward, outside | extraordinary, extracurricular, extralegal |
fac, fic, fect | to do, to make | factory, beneficial, magnify |
fall, fals | to deceive | infallible, fallacy, falsify |
fare | to go | farewell, thoroughfare, welfare |
fasci | band | fascia, fascicle, fasciorrhaphy |
femin | woman | feminine, effiminate, female |
fend | to strike | fender, defend, fence |
fer | to carry | tranfer, fertile, conference |
ferv | to boil, to bubble | fervor, fervent, effervescent |
fest | feast | festive, festival, festoon |
fid | faith | fidelity, confident, infidel |
fin | end, limit | final, infinite, definition |
firm | strong | confirm!, infirmary, affirm |
fix | to fasten | prefix, suffix, transfix |
flect, flex | to bend | deflect, reflection, circumflex |
flor | flower | floral, florist, Florida |
flu, flux | to flow | fluid, superflous, influx |
foli | leaf | foliage, exfoliate, portfolio |
folk | people | folk, folklore, Volkswagen |
for | door, opening, outdoors | perforation, forum, forest |
for- | against, away | forbid, forsake, forswear |
fore- | before | foresee, forewarn, forecast |
fort | strong | fortify, fortitude, comfort |
frag, fract | to break | fragment, fraction, fracture |
frater | brother | fraternal, fraternize, confraternity |
fre | to love | free, freedom, friend |
fric | to rub | friciton, dentifrice, fricative |
frig | cold | frigid, frigescent, refrigerator |
front | forehead | front, confront, frontier |
fum | smoke | fume, fumigate, perfume |
funct | to perform | funciton, perfunctory, defunct |
) | marriage | bigamy, polygamy, monogamy, misogamist |
gastr | stomach | gastric, gastritis, gastronomy |
gauche | left hand | gauche, gaucherie |
ge | earth | geometry, geology, apogee |
gemin | twin | gemini, quadrigeminal, gemination |
gen | casue, birth, kind, race | generate, homogenized, genocide |
glac | ice | glacial, glacier, glaciology |
glob | sphere | globe, globule, hemoglobin |
glyph | to carve | hieroglyphics, solenoglyph, glyph |
gnos, gnom | to know | prognosis, agnostic, gnome |
gon | angle, corner | pentagon, trigonometry, orthogonal |
graph, gram | to write | graphology, chirography, stenograph, autograph, biography, graphite, telegram, telegraphy |
grav | to dig | grave, engrave, groove |
grav | to weigh, heavy | gravity, gravitate, aggravatge |
greg | flock | congregation, segregate, gregarious |
gym | naked, nude | gymnasium, gymnospore, gymnoblast |
gyne | woman | gynecology, misogynist, gynophobia |
heli | sun | heliotrope, helium, heliocentric |
hemi- | half | hemishpere, hemiplegic, hemistich |
hept- | seven | heptameter, heptatomic, heptavalent |
herb | grass | herbal, herbarium, herbivorous |
hetero- | other | heterogeneous, heterodox, heterodyne |
hexa- | six | hexagon, hexahedron, hexachlorophene |
hibern | winter | hibernate, hibernaculum, hibernoma |
hier | sacred | hierarchy, hieroglyphics, hierocracy |
homo | man, human being | , homicide, homage |
homo- | same | homogeneous, homosexual |
hum | liquid | humor, humidity, humidor |
hydr | water | hydrant, dehydrate, hydrogen |
hygi | health | hygene, hygienic, hygeiolatry |
hyper- | over, above | hyperactive, hypersensitive, hypertension |
hypn | sleep | hypnotic, hypnosis, hypnophobia |
hypo-, hyp- | under | hypodermic, hypofunction, hypotenuse |
) | healing | psychiatrist, pediatrician, geriatrics |
ibi | there | alibi, ibid, ibidem |
ident | same | identiry, identificaiton, identical |
ideo- | idea | ideology, ideogram, ideogeny |
idio- | personal | idiom, idiosyncrasy, idiopathic |
ign | fire | ignite, ignition, igneous |
il- | not | illegal |
im- | not | impossible, impractical, immortal |
in- | in, into | inspect, incision, influx |
in- | not | incredible, intact, infidel |
infra- | beneath | infrared, infracostal, infracortical |
insul | island | insular, insulation, peninsula |
int- | within | interior, internal, intestine |
integr | whole | integrity, integration, integer |
inter- | between | intecept, intermission, international |
intro-, intra- | inside | introduce, introvert, intramural |
ir- | not | irregular |
iso- | equal | isosceles, isometric, isothermal |
it | to go | exit, transit, initiate |
itis | inflammation | osteomyelitis, appendicitis |
jan | doorway | janitor, January, Janus |
ject, jac | to throw | reject, adjective, trajectory |
journ | day | journal, journey, adjourn |
jud | judge | judicious, judiciary, prejudice |
junct, jug, join | to join, to marry, mating | conjunction, junction, conjugal |
juven, jun | young | juvenile, rejuvenate, junior |
juxta | next to, beside | juxtapose, juxtaposition, joust |
kilo, chillo | thousand | kilometer, kilowat, chiliad |
kin | to beget | kinship, kindred, kind |
-kin | little, small | napkin, manikin |
kine-, cinema | to move | kinetic, cinema |
klept | to steal | kleptomaniac, kleptophobia, biblioklept |
la | people | laity, layman |
labi, labr | lip | labial, labiodental, labrum |
labor | to work | laborious, laboratory |
lac | milk | lactation, lactic, lactose |
lapse | to slip | elapse, collapse, relapse |
laryng | windpipe | laryngitis, laryngology, laryngectomy |
lat | to carry | translate, ventilate, legislator |
lat | wide | dilate, latitude, laticostate |
later | side | lateral, bilateral |
lav, lu | to wash | lavatory, ablution, deluge |
lax | loose, to allow | relax, laxative, languid |
leg | law | legal, legislature, legacy |
leg, lig, lect | to choose, to gather, to read | select, eligible, illegible |
leni | soft, mild | lenient, relentless, lenitive |
-let | little | brooklet, cutlet, bracelet |
leth | death | lethal, lethality, lethiferous |
leth | to forget | lethargy, lethargic |
lev | light(weight), to raise | alleviate, elevator, leverage |
lev | smooth | levigation, levicellular |
lex | word, speech | lexicon, lexicology, lexicographer |
-lexia | to read | bradylexia, alexia, dyslexia |
liber | free | liberate, liberal, deliver |
liber, libr | weight, balance | deliberate, equilibrium, lb |
libr | book | library, librarian, libel |
lic | to entice, to snare | elicit, delicacy, delight |
lic | permissible | license, illicit, licentious |
lid, lis | to damage | collide, elide, collision |
lig | to bind | ligament, obligation, religion |
limin | threshold | eliminate, preliminary, subliminal |
-ling | little | seedling, fingerling, fledgeling |
lingua | language, tongue | linguistics, bilingual, linguopalatal |
linqu, lict | to leave | relinquish, delinquent, derelict |
lip | to leave, to abandon, to lack | eclipse, elliptical, lipogram |
liqu | fluid | liquid, liquor, liquidate |
-lite | stone | praseolite, siderolite, physalite |
liter | letter | literal, illiterate, obliterate |
lith | stone | lithograph, monolith, paleolithic |
loc | place | local, location, locomotive |
loft | air | aloft, loft, lift |
log | word, discourse | travelogue, monologue, eulogy |
) | study, discourse | biology, geology, psychology, opthalmology, graphology, phrenology |
long | long | longevity, elongate, prolong |
loqu, loc | to speak | loquacious, elocution, ventriloquist |
lubr | slippery | lubrication, lubricant, lubricity |
luc | light | lucid, translucent, lucubrate |
lucr | money | lucre, lucrative, lucrific |
luct | to struggle | reluctant, ineluctable, eluctation |
lud, lus | to play | prelude, delude, collusion |
lumin | opening, light | lumen, luminescence, illumination |
lun | moon | lunar, lunate, lunatic |
lute | yellow | luteal, luteovirescent, luteous |
-machy | battle | sciamachy, gigantomachy, logomachy |
macro- | big | macroeconomics, macrocosm, macron |
macul | spot, stain | immaculate, maculocerebral, macular |
mael | to grind | maelstrom, meal |
magn- | great | magnify, magnificent, magnate |
maha- | great | maharaja, mahatma, maharani |
mal | bad, badly | malformation, maladjusted |
mamm | breast | mammal, mammary, mammiform |
man | gas | manometer, manograph, syphgmomanometer |
man | to stay | permanent, mansion, reamain |
mand | to entrust, to command | mandate, remand, mandatory |
mania | craving, insanity | maniac, monomania, pyromania |
manu | hand | manufacture, manual, manacle |
mar | sea | maritime, submarine, marina |
martyr | witness | martyr, martyrdom, martyrology |
mascul | man | masculine, emasculate |
mast | breast | mastitis, mastoid, mastodon |
mater | mother | maternal, matrimony, matron |
math | to learn | mathematics, polymath, chrestomathy |
mechan | machine | mechanical, mechanic, mechanism |
med | to attend to | medicine, remedy, meditate |
med | middle | medium, mediator, medieval |
mega-, megal-, meg- | great, million | megaphone, megalomaniac |
mel | song | melody, melodrama, melophone |
melan | black | melancholy |
memor | to remember | memory, commemorate, memorandum |
men | to lead | promenade, amenable |
-men | something done | specimen, regimen, acumen |
mend | fault | amendment, emendation |
mens | to measure | dimension, immense, commensurate |
mens | moon, month | menses, mensturation, mensual |
ment | mind | mentality, demented, amentia |
merc | to trade | merchant, mercenary, market |
merg, mers | to dip, to plunge | merger, submerge, immerse |
meta-, met | beyond, change | metaphor, metabolism, metamorphosis |
meter, metr | measure | thermometer, perimeter, asymmetrical, barometer, sphygmomanometer |
metr | mother | metropolis, metropolitan, metropolite |
micro- | small | microscope, microphone, microbe |
migra | to wander | migration, emigrate, immigrant |
milit | to fight | militant, militate, militia |
milli- | thousand | million, millimeter, millennium |
mim | to imitate, to copy | mimic, mimeograph, pantomime |
min | less, little | diminish, minority, mince |
min | to project, to hang over | prominent, imminent, menace |
minister | to serve | minister, administration |
mir | to wonder | admire, miracle, mirror |
mis- | bad, badly | misinform, mispronounce, misnomer |
) | to hate | misanthrope, misogynist, misogamist, misoneism |
miser | wretched | miser, miserable, commiserate |
mit, miss | to send | transmit, missile, missionary |
mne | to remember | amnesia, mnemonics, anmnesty |
mod | measure, manner | modest, mode, accommodate |
mol | to grind | molar, immolate, emolument |
mol | heap, burden | demolish, molecule, molest |
moll | soft | mollify, mollusk, emollient |
mong | to mix | among, mongrel, mingle |
moni | to advise, to remind | monitor, admonish, monument |
mono- | one | monogram, monologue, monolith |
mor | custom | mores, moral, amorality |
mor | stupid | moron, shophomore, morology |
morph | form | morphology, amorphous, metamorphosis |
mors, mord | to bite | morsel, remorse, mordacious |
mort | death | mortuary, mortgate, mortal |
multi- | many | multiply, multilateral, multipurpose |
mun | gift, service | remunerate, municipal, immune |
mund | world | mundane, mundanity, mundivagant |
mut | to change | mutation, immutable, commute |
my | mouse, myscle | myomancy, myology, myoma |
myc | fungus | mycosis, mycelium, neomycin |
myria- | countless, ten thousand | myriad, myriapod, myriameter |
myrmec | ant | myrmecology, myrmecophagous, myrmotherine |
mys | pollution | mysophobia, mysophobic, mysophilia |
myst | mystery | mystify, mystagogue, mystical |
nan | dwarf | nanocephalic, nanomelus, nannander |
narc | numbness, stupor | narcotic, narcosysnthesis, narcissus |
nas, nar | nose | nasal, nasturtium, nares |
nat, nasc | to be born | native, nature, nascent |
naut | to sail | nautical, astronaut, nausea |
nav | ship, to sail | navy, navigation, nave |
ne- | not | nafarious, neuter, nescient |
nect | to knot | connect, net, annex |
nect | to swim | nectopod, nectocalyx |
neigh | near | neighbor, nigh |
neo- | new | neon, neo-Nazi, neologism |
nephr- | kidney | nephrology, nephritis, nephropathy |
) | nerve | neurology, neuralgia, neuritis, neurasthenia, neurosis |
neutr | neither | neutral, neutr, neutroceptor |
noc, nox | to injure | nocent, innocent, innocuous |
noc, nox | night | nocturne, nocturnal, equinox |
nom | law, order | astronomy, economy, binomial |
nomin, nom | name | nomination, misnomer, nominal |
non- | not | nonsense, nonpartisan, nonessential |
norm | a rule | normative, abnormal, enormous |
nos | disease | nosology, nosetiology, nosogeography |
noto- | back (of body) | notochord, notopodium |
nov | new | novelty, renovate, innovation |
nub, nupt | to marry | connubial, nubile, nuptial |
nucle | nut, kernel | nucleus, nuclear, enucleate |
nud | uncovered | nudiped, nudiflorous, nudie |
nul | nothing | nullify, annul, annulment |
numer | number | numerous, numeral, enumerate |
nunc, nounce | to accounce | enunciate, pronounce, denounce |
nutri | to nourish | nutrition, nutritive, nutriment |
nyct | night | nyctophobia, nyctalopia, nyctitropic |
nymph | maiden | nymphal, nymphalike, nympholepsy |
nyx | punture | pyronyxis, scleronyxis, Nyxeophilus |
obliv | to forget | oblivion, oblivious, oblivescence |
obstetrix | to stand before | obstetrics, obstetrician |
octo- | eight | octopus, octave, October |
) | eye | oculist, binoculars, monocle, inoculate |
od | song | ode, parody, rhapsody |
od, hod | road | odometer, exodus, method |
odi | to hate | odium, odious, annoy |
odont | tooth | orthodontist, periodontist, odontalgia |
odyn | pain | anodyne, arthrodynia, neurodynia |
-oid, -oda, -ode | resembling | spheroid, asteroid, nematode |
oligo- | few | oligarchy, oligophrenia, oligotrophic |
-oma | growth, tumor | carcinoma, myoma, sarcoma |
ombr | rain | ombrophilous, ombrometer, ombrifuge |
-ome | group | rhizome, caulome, mestome |
omma, ommat | eye | ommatophore, ommatidium |
omni | all | omnipotent, omnivorous, omniscient |
ont | being | ontology, ontogeny, sporont |
onym, onoma | name | synonym, anonymous, onomatopoeia |
op | eye, sight | optical, optometrist, myopic |
oper | work | operate, cooperation, opera |
opercul | lid | operculum, operculate, operculiferous |
ophi, ophidi | snake | ophiology, ophidiophobia |
opi | opium | opiate, opiomania, opiophagous |
opistho- | back | opisthotic, opisthodont, opisthograph |
opsi- | late | opsimath, opsiuria, opsigamy |
opt | to choose | option, adopt, co-opt |
opthalm | eye | opthalmology, opthalmic, opthalmoscope |
optim | best | optimum, optimist, optimize |
) | eye, 시력, 시각, 광학의 | optometrist, optician, optical |
or, os | mouth | oral, orifice, osculate |
ora | to speak, to pray | oration, oracle, inexorable |
-orama | view | panorama, diorama, cinerama |
orb | circle | orb, orbit, exorbitant |
orchid | testicle | orchid, cryptorchidism, orchidectomy |
ordin | order | coordination, subordinate, ordination |
orex | appetite | anorexia, hyperorexia, lycorexia |
organ | instrument | organic, organization, organon |
ori, ort | to rise, to be born | origin, aborigine, abortive |
orient | east, rising | orient, oriental, orientation |
orn | to decorate | ornate, ornament, adornment |
ornith | bird | ornithology, ornithoscopy, ornithophilous |
ortho- | straight, right, change | orthopedics, orthopedist, orthodox, orthography, orthodontia |
-ory, -orium | place where | factory, lavatory, auditorium |
oscill | to swing | oscillate, oscilloscope, oscillometer |
-osiss, -sis | condition, act | sclerosis, cyanosis, analysis |
osm | pushing | osmosis, osmotic, endosmosis |
osm | smell | anosmia, osmesthesia, osmium |
) | bone | osteology, osteomyelitis, osteopath |
ostil | door, opening | ostium, ostiary, ostiole |
ostrac | shell | ostracize, entomostracan |
ot | ear | otology, otitis, otoscope |
oti | ease | otiose, negotiate, negotiable |
ov | egg | oval, ovary, oviparous |
oxy | sharp, acid | oxygen, oxide, paroxysm |
pac | peace | pacifier, pacifist, Pacific |
pachy- | thick | pachyderm, pachyonchia, pachynema |
pact | to agree, to fasten | pact, compact, impact |
pal | pale | pallor, pallid, appalling |
pale, palai | ancient | paleolithic, paleontology, palaiotype |
palin, pali | back, again | palindrome, palingenesis, palinode |
palli | mantle, cloak | palliate, pallium, palliative |
palp | to pat, feeler | palpable, palpate, palpulus |
pan | bread | pantry, company, companion |
pan | small cloth | pane, panel, impanel |
pan-, panto- | all | panorama, pantheon, pantomine |
pap, pop | father | papa, papal, pope |
papilion | butterfly | papilionid, papilionaceous, pavilion |
papill | nipple | papilla, papilloma, papillectomy |
par | to appear | apparent, apprarition, appearance |
par, part | to bear | parent, viviparous, parturition |
para | to prevent | parachute, parasol, parapet |
para-, par- | beside, variation | paradox, parathyroid, parenthesis |
parl | word, speech | parley, parlor, parole |
part | part | participate, particolored, particle |
parthen | virgin | parthenon, parthenogenesis, parthenospore |
past | dough | paste, pastry, pastel |
past | to feed | pasture, pastor, repast |
pat, pass | to suffer | patient, passive, compassion |
pater | father | paternal, patriot, repatriation |
path | feeling, suffering, disease | apathy, sympathetic, pathology, psychopathic, osteopathic |
path | path | pathway, footpath, pathfinder |
pauci | few | paucity, pauciloquy, paucifoliate |
paus | to cease | pause, menopause, diapause |
pectin | comb | pectinate, pectiniform, pectineal |
pector | chest | pectoral, expectorate, pectoriloquy |
pecu | money, cattle, property | pecuniary, impecunious, peculation |
ped | foot | pedal, pedestrian, impede, pedestal |
ped | ground | pedology, pedograph, pedogeography |
) | child | pediatrician, pedagogue, orthopedist, podium, tripod, podiatry, chiropody |
pedicul | louse | pediculosis, pediculicide, pediculophobia |
pel | skin | pelt, pellagra, surplice |
pel, puls | to push | propel, expulsion, repulsive |
pelag | sea | archipelago, pelagic, bathypelagic |
pen | almost | peninsula, penultimate, peneplain |
pen | punishment | penalty, penance, repent |
pend, pens | to hang, to weigh, to pay | pendulum, pensive, compensation |
-penia | to need, to lack | thrombopenia, erythrocytopenia, eosinopenia |
penta- | five | pentagon, pentameter, pentathlon |
pept, peps | to digest | peptic, dyspepsia, eupeptic |
per | to try out | experience, expert, peril |
per-, pel- | through, intensive | permit, perspire, pellucid |
peri- | around | periscope, perimeter, perigee |
pest | plague | pest, pestilence, pestiferous |
petal | leaf, thin plate | petal, petalite, petalodont |
petit | to seek | petition, competitor, appetite |
petit | small, little | petite, petticoat, petty |
petr | rock | petroleum, petrify |
phag | to eat | sarcophagus, esophagus, anthropophagous |
phall | penis | pahllus, phallic, phalloid |
phan, phen | to show, to appear | diaphanous, phantom, phenomenon |
pharmac | drug | pharmacy, pharmacist, pharmaceutical |
pharyng | throat | pharyngeal, pharyngitis, pharyngectomy |
phe, phas | to say, to speak | prophesy, euphemism, aphasia |
phil | to love | philanthropist, philosopher |
phleb | vein | phlebitis, phlebology, phlebotomy |
phlegm | flame | phlegm, phlegmatic, adenophlegmon |
phlog | flame | phlogiston, antiphlogistic, phlogocytosis |
phob | to fear | claustrophobia, acrophobia, hydrophobia |
phoenic | red | phoenix, phoenicite |
phon | sound | phonograph, telephone, cacophony |