Hello every body,
This is a first list of root words shared
Please use this list to identify these root words from various words we use daily.
Root
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Meaning
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Examples
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acer, acid, acri | bitter, sour, sharp | acerbic, acidity, acrid, acrimony |
acu | sharp | acute, acupuncture, accurate |
ag, agi, ig, act | do, move, go | agent, agenda, agitate, navigate, ambiguous, action |
ali, allo, alter | other | alias, alibi, alien, alloy, alter, alter ego, altruism |
alt(us) | high, deep | altimeter, altitude |
am, amor | love, liking | amiable, amorous, enamoured |
Anni, annu, enni | year | anniversary, annually, centennial |
anthrop | man | anthropology, misanthrope, philanthropy |
anti(co) | old | antique, antiquated, antiquity |
arch | chief, first, rule | archangel, architect, archaic, monarchy, matriarchy, patriarchy, Archeozoic era |
aster, astr | star | aster, asterisk, asteroid, astronomy, astronaut |
aud, aus | hear, listen | audiology, auditorium, audio, audition, ausculate |
aug, auc | increase | augur, augment, auction |
auto, aut | self | automobile, autograph, automatic |
belli | war | rebellion, belligerent, casus belli, bellicose |
bibl | book | Bible, bibliography, bibliomania |
bio | life | biology, biometrics, biome, biosphere |
brev | short | abbreviate, brief |
cad, cas | to fall | cadaver, cadence, cascade |
calor | heat | calorie, caloric, calorimeter |
cap, cip, cept | take | capable, intercept, forceps, capture, except, reciprocate |
capit, capt | head | decapitate, capital, captain, caption |
carn | flesh | carnivorous, incarnate, reincarnation, carnal |
caus, caut | burn, heat | caustic, cauldron, cauterize |
cause, cuse, cus | cause, motive | because, excuse, accusation |
ced, ceed, cede, cess | move, yield, go, surrender | procedure, proceed, cede, concede, recede, precede, accede, success |
cenetri | center | concentric, centrifugal, centripetal, eccentric |
chrom | color | chrome, chromosome, polychrome, chromatic |
chron | time | chronology, chronometer, synchronize |
cide, cise | cut down, kill | homicide, exorcise, germicide, incision, |