Root
Meaning
Examples
1. anthro
man
anthropology
2. aqua
water
aquatic, aquarium
3. arch
ruler
monarch, anarchy
4. astro
star
astronomy, astronaut
5. bene
good
beneficial, benevolent
6. bibl
book
bibliography
7. bio
life
biology, biography
8. cap, cep, ceive
take
capture, accept, receive
9. chrom
color
chromatic, monochrome
10. chron
time
chronology, sychronize
11. circum
around
circumference
12. clud, clus
close
include, seclusion
13. corp
body
corpse, corporation
14. cred
believe
credible, credence
15. cycl
round
unicycle, encyclopedia
16. demo
people
democracy, demographics
17. dict
say
dictionary, predict
18. dom
home
domestic, domicile
19. duc
lead
deduction, introduce
20. fact, fect
make
manufacture, effect
21. fer
carry
transfer, inference
22. flect, flex
bend
reflect, flexible
23. fort
strong
fortress, effort
24. frac, frag
break
fragment, fracture
25. frat
brother
fraternity
26. gen
birth, race
generation, genetic
27. geo
earth
geography, geode
28. gram, graph
write
telegram, photography
29. gress
move
progress, aggressive
30. leg
law
legal, legitimate
31. ject
throw
eject, rejection
32. log
study, word
zoology, sociology
33. luc
light
lucid, translucent
34. mal
bad
malcontent, malicious
35. manu, mani
hand
manual, manipulate
36. mar
sea
maritime, submarine
37. mater, matri
mother
maternal
38. med
middle
intermediate, medium
39. mega
great
megaphone, megabytes
40. min
tiny, small
miniature, minute
41. mit, miss
send
transmit, mission
42. mort
death
mortal, mortuary
43. nas, nat
born
nascent, natural
44. neuro
nerve
neurology, neurosis
45. nom
name
nominate, nomenclature
46. path
feeling, pain
sympathy, pathologist
47. pater, patri
father
patriarch, paternity
48. ped, pod
foot
pedicure, tripod
49. phil
love
philosophy, bibliophile
50. phon
sound
telephone, phonology
51. photo
light
photon, photograph
52. poli
city
politics, metropolitan
53. port
carry
transport, portable
54. pos
place
position, posture
55. psych
mind
psychiatrist, psychology
56. rect, reg
rule, right
rectify, regulate
57. scope
see
telescope, microscope
58. scrib, scrip
write
describe, prescription
59. spec
look
retrospect, inspection
60. struc
build
structure, construction
61. tact
touch
contact, tactile
62. tain, ten
hold
maintenance, contain
63. tele
distant
telegraph, telepathy
64. temp
time
temporal, contemporary
65. tend, tens
stretch
extend, tension
66. therm
heat
thermometer
67. trans
across
transcontinental, transit
68. vac
empty
vacuum, evacuate
69. ven
come
convention, intervene
70. ver
true
verify, veracity
71. vert, vers
turn
convert, reverse
72. voc, vok
voice, call
vocal, invoke