Printable Greek and Latin Root Words + Prefixes/Suffixes flash cards

arch	a combining form with the general sense "first, principal," that is prefixed to nouns denoting things that are earliest, most basic, or bottommost (archiblast; archiphoneme; architrave); or denoting individuals who direct or have authority over others of

astro

a combining form with the meaning "pertaining to stars or celestial bodies, or to activities, as spaceflight, taking place outside the earth's atmosphere," used in the formation of compound words:

audio-

a combining form used in the formation of compound words, with the meanings: "sound within the range of human hearing" (audiometer); "hearing" (audiology); "sound reproduction" (audiophile).

baro	a combining form meaning "pressure," used in the formation of compound words:

bene	a combining form occurring in loanwords from Latin, where it meant "well":

bi	a combining form meaning "twice," "two," used in the formation of compound words:

bio	a combining form meaning "life" occurring in loanwords from Greek (biography); on this model, used in the formation of compound words (bioluminescence).

brevi

a combining form meaning "short," used in the formation of compound words:

centi-

a combining form meaning "hundredth" or "hundred," used in the formation of compound words:

chloro

a combining form meaning "green," used in the formation of compound words:

chrono

a combining form meaning "time," used in the formation of compound words:

co	a prefix meaning "with," "together," "in association," and (with intensive force) "completely," occurring in loanwords from Latin (commit): used in the formation of compound words before b, p, m: combine; compare; commingle.

cor-	a prefix meaning "with," "together," "in association," and (with intensive force) "completely," occurring in loanwords from Latin (commit): used in the formation of compound words before b, p, m: combine; compare; commingle.

derm	a combining form meaning "skin," used in the formation of compound words:

di	a prefix occurring in loanwords from Greek, where it meant "two," "twice," "double" (diphthong); on this model, freely used in the formation of compound words (dicotyledon; dipolar) and in chemical terms (diatomic; disulfide).

en	a prefix occurring originally in loanwords from French and productive in English on this model, forming verbs with the general sense "to cause (a person or thing) to be in" the place, condition, or state named by the stem; more specifically, "to confine i

ethno

a combining form meaning "race," "culture," "people," used in the formation of compound words:

eu	a combining form meaning "good," "well," occurring chiefly in words of Greek origin (eupepsia); in scientific coinages, esp. taxonomic names, it often has the sense "true, genuine" (eukaryote)

fer

for.

gen	a combining form meaning "that which produces," used in the formation of compound words:

geo	a combining form meaning "the earth," used in the formation of compound words:

graph

a combining form meaning "drawn," "written" (lithograph; monograph); specialized in meaning to indicate the instrument rather than the written product of the instrument (telegraph; phonograph).

hemo-

a combining form meaning "blood," used in the formation of compound words:

hydro-

a combining form meaning "water," used in the formation of compound words:

inter-

a prefix occurring in loanwords from Latin, where it meant "between," "among," "in the midst of," "mutually," "reciprocally," "together," "during" (intercept; interest); on this model, used in the formation of compound words (intercom; interdepartmental).

intra-

a prefix meaning "within," used in the formation of compound words:

log	a combining form appearing in loanwords from Greek, where it meant "word," "speech" (logography); on this model, used in the formation of new compound words (logotype).

logy	a combining form used in the names of sciences or bodies of knowledge:

macro

very large in scale, scope, or capability.

meta-

a prefix appearing in loanwords from Greek, with the meanings "after," "along with," "beyond," "among," "behind," and productive in English on the Greek model:

micro

extremely small.

mono-

a combining form meaning "alone," "single," "one" (monogamy); specialized in some scientific terms to denote a monomolecular thickness (monolayer) and adapted in chemistry to apply to compounds containing one atom of a particular element (monohydrate).

nano-

a combining form with the meaning "very small, minute," used in the formation of compound words (nanoplankton); in the names of units of measure it has the specific sense "one billionth" (10-9):

neo-	a combining form meaning "new," "recent," "revived," "modified," used in the formation of compound words:

olig-

a combining form meaning "few," "little," used in the formation of compound words:

ont	a combining form meaning "being," used in the formation of compound words:

pan-	a combining form meaning "all," occurring originally in loanwords from Greek (panacea; panoply), but now used freely as a general formative (panleukopenia; panorama; pantelegraph; pantheism; pantonality), and esp. in terms, formed at will, implying the un

path	a combining form occurring in personal nouns corresponding to abstract nouns ending in

phil-

a combining form appearing in loanwords from Greek, where it meant "loving" (philology); on this model, used in the formation of compound words (philoprogenitive).

phonic

of or pertaining to speech sounds.

pro	a prefix of priority in space or time having especially a meaning of advancing or projecting forward or outward, and also used to indicate substitution, attached widely to stems not used as words:

proto-

a combining form meaning "first," "foremost," "earliest form of," used in the formation of compound words (protomartyr; protolithic; protoplasm), specialized in chemical terminology to denote the first of a series of compounds, or the one containing the m

pseudo-

a combining form meaning "false," "pretended," "unreal," used in the formation of compound words (pseudoclassic; pseudointellectual): in scientific use, denoting close or deceptive resemblance to the following element (pseudobulb; pseudocarp), and used so

socio-

a combining form used, with the meanings "social," "sociological," or "society," in the formation of compound words:

sophy

a combining form occurring in loanwords from Greek (philosophy; theosophy); on this model used, with the meaning "science of," in the formation of compound words:

tact	touch or the sense of touch.

tele-

a combining form meaning "distant," esp. "transmission over a distance," used in the formation of compound words:

topo-

a combining form meaning "place," "local," used in the formation of compound words:

verb	any member of a class of words that are formally distinguished in many languages, as in English by taking the past ending in -ed, that function as the main elements of predicates, that typically express action, state, or a relation between two things, and

vis

visual.

arch	a combining form with the general sense "first, principal," that is prefixed to nouns denoting things that are earliest, most basic, or bottommost (archiblast; archiphoneme; architrave); or denoting individuals who direct or have authority over others of

astro

a combining form with the meaning "pertaining to stars or celestial bodies, or to activities, as spaceflight, taking place outside the earth's atmosphere," used in the formation of compound words:

audio-

a combining form used in the formation of compound words, with the meanings: "sound within the range of human hearing" (audiometer); "hearing" (audiology); "sound reproduction" (audiophile).

baro	a combining form meaning "pressure," used in the formation of compound words:

bene	a combining form occurring in loanwords from Latin, where it meant "well":

bi	a combining form meaning "twice," "two," used in the formation of compound words:

bio	a combining form meaning "life" occurring in loanwords from Greek (biography); on this model, used in the formation of compound words (bioluminescence).

brevi

a combining form meaning "short," used in the formation of compound words:

centi-

a combining form meaning "hundredth" or "hundred," used in the formation of compound words:

chloro

a combining form meaning "green," used in the formation of compound words:

chrono

a combining form meaning "time," used in the formation of compound words:

co	a prefix meaning "with," "together," "in association," and (with intensive force) "completely," occurring in loanwords from Latin (commit): used in the formation of compound words before b, p, m: combine; compare; commingle.

cor-	a prefix meaning "with," "together," "in association," and (with intensive force) "completely," occurring in loanwords from Latin (commit): used in the formation of compound words before b, p, m: combine; compare; commingle.

derm	a combining form meaning "skin," used in the formation of compound words:

di	a prefix occurring in loanwords from Greek, where it meant "two," "twice," "double" (diphthong); on this model, freely used in the formation of compound words (dicotyledon; dipolar) and in chemical terms (diatomic; disulfide).

en	a prefix occurring originally in loanwords from French and productive in English on this model, forming verbs with the general sense "to cause (a person or thing) to be in" the place, condition, or state named by the stem; more specifically, "to confine i

ethno

a combining form meaning "race," "culture," "people," used in the formation of compound words:

eu	a combining form meaning "good," "well," occurring chiefly in words of Greek origin (eupepsia); in scientific coinages, esp. taxonomic names, it often has the sense "true, genuine" (eukaryote)

fer

for.

gen	a combining form meaning "that which produces," used in the formation of compound words:

geo	a combining form meaning "the earth," used in the formation of compound words:

graph

a combining form meaning "drawn," "written" (lithograph; monograph); specialized in meaning to indicate the instrument rather than the written product of the instrument (telegraph; phonograph).

hemo-

a combining form meaning "blood," used in the formation of compound words:

hydro-

a combining form meaning "water," used in the formation of compound words:

inter-

a prefix occurring in loanwords from Latin, where it meant "between," "among," "in the midst of," "mutually," "reciprocally," "together," "during" (intercept; interest); on this model, used in the formation of compound words (intercom; interdepartmental).

intra-

a prefix meaning "within," used in the formation of compound words:

log	a combining form appearing in loanwords from Greek, where it meant "word," "speech" (logography); on this model, used in the formation of new compound words (logotype).

logy	a combining form used in the names of sciences or bodies of knowledge:

macro

very large in scale, scope, or capability.

meta-

a prefix appearing in loanwords from Greek, with the meanings "after," "along with," "beyond," "among," "behind," and productive in English on the Greek model:

micro

extremely small.

mono-

a combining form meaning "alone," "single," "one" (monogamy); specialized in some scientific terms to denote a monomolecular thickness (monolayer) and adapted in chemistry to apply to compounds containing one atom of a particular element (monohydrate).

nano-

a combining form with the meaning "very small, minute," used in the formation of compound words (nanoplankton); in the names of units of measure it has the specific sense "one billionth" (10-9):

neo-	a combining form meaning "new," "recent," "revived," "modified," used in the formation of compound words:

olig-

a combining form meaning "few," "little," used in the formation of compound words:

ont	a combining form meaning "being," used in the formation of compound words:

pan-	a combining form meaning "all," occurring originally in loanwords from Greek (panacea; panoply), but now used freely as a general formative (panleukopenia; panorama; pantelegraph; pantheism; pantonality), and esp. in terms, formed at will, implying the un

path	a combining form occurring in personal nouns corresponding to abstract nouns ending in

phil-

a combining form appearing in loanwords from Greek, where it meant "loving" (philology); on this model, used in the formation of compound words (philoprogenitive).

phonic

of or pertaining to speech sounds.

pro	a prefix of priority in space or time having especially a meaning of advancing or projecting forward or outward, and also used to indicate substitution, attached widely to stems not used as words:

proto-

a combining form meaning "first," "foremost," "earliest form of," used in the formation of compound words (protomartyr; protolithic; protoplasm), specialized in chemical terminology to denote the first of a series of compounds, or the one containing the m

pseudo-

a combining form meaning "false," "pretended," "unreal," used in the formation of compound words (pseudoclassic; pseudointellectual): in scientific use, denoting close or deceptive resemblance to the following element (pseudobulb; pseudocarp), and used so

socio-

a combining form used, with the meanings "social," "sociological," or "society," in the formation of compound words:

sophy

a combining form occurring in loanwords from Greek (philosophy; theosophy); on this model used, with the meaning "science of," in the formation of compound words:

tact	touch or the sense of touch.

tele-

a combining form meaning "distant," esp. "transmission over a distance," used in the formation of compound words:

topo-

a combining form meaning "place," "local," used in the formation of compound words:

verb	any member of a class of words that are formally distinguished in many languages, as in English by taking the past ending in -ed, that function as the main elements of predicates, that typically express action, state, or a relation between two things, and

vis

visual.