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Latin Roots
A collection of Latin Root words and their corrosponding meanings
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Undergraduate 1
12/21/2006

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Term
am, ami
Definition
love

Latin, amare: to love

ex. amorous: loving
Term
anim
Definition
mind, life, spirit, anger

Latin, animus: spirit

ex. animal: a living creature
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annu, enni
Definition
yearly

Latin, annuus: yearly

ex. annual: yearly
perennial (per + ennial):through the year
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bene, ben
Definition
good, well, gentle

Latin, bene: good

ex. benign: harmless, mild, gentle
beneficial (bene + fic + ial): belonging to, pertaining to good
Term
bio, bi
Definition
life

Greek, bios: life

ex. biography: book about a person's life
Term
cogn, gnos
Definition
know

Latin, cognoscere: to know

ex. recognize (re + cogn + ize): to know, to identify
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cre, cresc, cret
Definition
grow

Latin, crescere: to grow

ex. create: to originate, to produce
Term
dic, dict, dit
Definition
say, speak

Latin, dicere: to say

ex. indicate: to show, to point out
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doc, doct
Definition
teach, prove

Latin, docere: to teach

ex. docile: obedient, easily taught
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dog, dox
Definition
thought, idea

Greek, dokein: seem, think

ex. dogma: an established opinion
Term
duc, duct
Definition
lead

Latin, ducere: to draw or lead

ex. conduct: to lead or guide

***ducere is one of themost prolific sources of English words
Term
fac, fact, fec, fic, fas, fea
Definition
make do, do

Latin, facere: make, do

ex. difficult: hard to do, troublesome
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fict, feign, fain
Definition
shape, make, fashion

Latin, fingere: shape, make

ex. fiction: something produced from imagination, an invented story
Term
form
Definition
shape

Latin, forma: beauty, shape, form

ex. format: the shape and size of something
Term
gen, gin
Definition
to give birth, kind

Greek, genus: birth

ex. generate: to produce, to create
Term
geo
Definition
earth

Greek, ge: earth

ex. geography: a science that describes the earth's surface
Term
graph, graf
Definition
write, draw

Greek, graphein: write, scratch, carve

ex. graphic: written, drawn, vividly shown
Term
lex, leag, leg
Definition
law

Latin, lex: law

ex. legal: based on law
Term
loc
Definition
place, area

Latin, locare: to place

ex. location: a place , postion occupied
Term
log
Definition
sya, speech, word, reason, study

Greek, logos: speech, word, reason

ex. logic: the study of reason, reasoning
Term
man
Definition
hand, make, do

Latin, manus: hand

ex. manage: to handle with skill, to be able to do
Term
luc, lum, lust
Definition
light

Latin, lucare: shing
Latin, lumen: light
Latin, lustrare: light up

ex. translucent: permitting some light to come through
Term
mem
Definition
recall, remember

Latin, memor: mindful

ex. memory: the ability to recall or to bring to mind
Term
ment
Definition
mind

Latin, mens: mind

ex. mental: related to the mind
Term
nom, nym
Definition
name

Latin, nomen: name

ex. nominate: to name for office
Term
oper
Definition
work

Latin, opus: work

ex. operate: to work, to perform
Term
path
Definition
feel

Greek, pathos: feeling

ex. sympathy: sharing another persons feeling
Term
ped
Definition
foot

Latin, pes: foot

ex. impede: to hinder, to slow down
Term
pod
Definition
food

Greek, pous: foot

ex. podium: a platform, an area raised above the surrounding ground
Term
phil
Definition
love

Greek, philos: loving

ex. philosopher: lover of wisdom

(philo + soph) = lover of wisdom
Term
port
Definition
carry

Latin, portare: carry

ex. import: to bring in from a foreign country
Term
psych
Definition
mind

Greek, psukhe: soul, spirit

ex. psychology: study of the mind
(psych + ology) mind study of
Term
rupt
Definition
break

Latin, rumpere: break

ex. erupt

(e + rupt) break out
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