1,100+ Greek & Latin Root Words Directory

apart (prefix); away from; off

aptitude; handy

apart (prefix); away from; off

bitter

sour

hearing

bitter; sour

first; pointed; top; upper

act; do; drive; go; move; urge

sharp

near (prefix); to; towards

house; temple

air

act; do; drive; go; move; urge

do; go; move

bringing; leading

contest; struggle

country; field; land

near (prefix); to; towards

a wing

lively; swift

another; other

other

high

other

other

friend; love

about; around; both (prefix)

about; around; both (prefix)

go; walk

walk

pleasant

friend; love

friend; love

friend; love

around (prefix); on both sides

large; spacious

lacking; not; without

man

a corner; angle

mind; soul; spirit

breath; life

year

before

flower

man

against (prefix)

ancient

distressed; worried

open

away (prefix)

fit; join

water

judge; umpire; witness

bow

govern; rule

OLD; ancient

chief; first; original

chief; first; principal

burn

accuse; assert; prove

a place for (suffix)

arms; implements; tools; weapon

craft; skill

equip

star

star

contest

cruel

bird

increase

hear; listen

bold; dare

increase

south; the south wind

self

help; increase

bird

be strong; be of use; be worth

descend rapidly

build

beat

on all sides; overly; with a quality (prefix)

quality of being pleasing

beautiful; fair; fine

to accept as true; to have faith in

to accept as true; to have faith in

war

good; well

twice; two

book

life

blow violently

put; throw

BOOMING NOISE

good

herb

good

the two arms

short

brief; short

boil; bubble

money; purse

side (prefix)

fall; sink

corpse

beautiful; beauty

press; tread

pebble

hot

heat

field

dog

burn; glow

clear; sincere; white

sing; song

hold; seize; take

head

chapter; head

head

heart

feel concern or interest

load; wagon

magical formula; song

flesh

a paper

fall; sink

fall; sink

chaste; pure

down (prefix)

hot; warm

case; motive; reason; sake

burn; heat

guard against

hollow

beware; guard against

go; yield

go; yield

go; yield

go; yield

hold; seize; take

hold; seize; take

hold; seize; take

heaven

crowd; honor; solemnize

speed; swift

hundred

center

hold; seize; take

brain

observe; separate

settled; sure

go; yield

heat; warm

field

burn; glow

sing

load; wagon

chaste; pure

mix; pour out

end; head

art of mixing substances

chorus; dance

color; pigment

time

fall; sink

cut; kill; slay

bring together; unite

eyelid

bind

motion picture; move

hold; seize; take

head

circle; ring

around (prefix); on all sides

cut; kill

arouse; set in motion; summon

citizen

call out; declare

clear

close

clear

bend; lean; slant; slope

slope

close; shut

close; shut

close; shut

close; shut

close; shut

curdle

boil; cook

book; writing; law

know; ponder; think

know

know

the property possessed by an object of producing different sensations on the eye

together (prefix); with

common

common, shared

to share; to make common

alike; matching

to grasp completely, understand

to grasp completely, understand

despise; scorn

cone

know

consult; deliberate; take counsel

against; opposite

abundance; plenty

heart

horn

crown

body

court

order; ornament; universe; world

against (prefix)

run

run

enclosure; farmyard; garden

govern

govern

grow; rise

create; make

believe

GROW; INCREASE

grow; increase

grow; increase

crime; distinguish

a judge; choose; separate

cross

cross

hidden; vault

lie down; sit

blame; fault; offense

till

lie down; recline

run

attention; care

run

run

case; reason; sake

circle; wheel

dog

teach

worthy

give

away; downward completely (prefix); off; reversal; undoing

owe

owe

ten

beauty; elegance; splendor

God

destroy; erase

common people; people

half (prefix)

demon

tree

close; thick

tooth

skin

right-hand; skillful

right-hand; skillful

day

apart (prefix); between; through

declare; speak

declare; say; speak

merited; worthy

choose; like; select

crib; nursery

to be hale

aromatic gum

apart; asunder; away from (prefix)

give

give; push

divide

divine

divide

teach

opinion

grieve; suffer; worry

house

lord; master

gift; give

lady (Italian)

sleep

back

a giving

given

doubt

glory; opinion; praise

act; perform; play

a running

doubt

bring; lead

bring; lead

sweet

last

power

force, power in motion

abnormal; bad; ill; impaired; sick

out (prefix)

environment; house

follow

build

I; self

speak

field; land

field

form; image; shape

drive; flexible

amber; electric

pick out; select

blood condition (suffix)

buy; take

in; into; to cover or contain (prefix)

inside; within

year

on the outside (prefix); over; upon

fit; join

equal; same

horse

work

wander

becoming (suffix); process of beginning

to set up, found, make stable

value

behavior; custom; moral

behavior; moral

true; real meaning

true; real meaning

good; well (prefix)

to avoid; to shun

out; out of; outside (prefix)

model; pattern; sample

outer (prefix); outside

beyond (prefix)

speak

do; make

do; make

face; figure; form

complete trust or confidence in someone or something

beguile; deceive; err

deceive

public opinion; report

law; right

conceit; pride

feeble; foolish; silly

deceive

goodwill; to be favorably inclined

an unpleasant emotion caused by the belief that someone or something is dangerous

act; do; form; make

league; treaty

do; make

strike

strike

bear; bring; carry

cause to rise; leaven

boil

feast

do; make

fashion; feign

faith; trust

feign; form; make; shape

line; thread

end; limit

firm; steadfast; strong

fastened; fixed

burn

burn

bend

bend

dash; strike

dash; strike

flower

flow

a wave

leaf

strong

before; earlier (prefix); previous

form; shape

fear

strong

casual; chance; luck

chance; fortune

bottom; foundation

accomplish; complete

break

break

brother

brother

a person attached to another by feelings of affection

be cold

face; forehead

enjoy; fruit

fruits of the earth; thrift

enjoy; produce

in vain

flee

smoke

perform

bottom

steal

melt; pour

marriage

stomach

kind; race

earth; ground; soil

old age

bud; seed; vital part

old man

bring; carry

ice

ball of yarn

language; tongue; word

tongue

bond; glue

sugar

know

know

angle; corner

throat

pleasing; thankful

degree; go; step; walk

a letter; written character

great; large

write

pleasing; thankful

pleasing; thankful

heavy; weighty

degree; step

pleasing; thankful

flock; herd

step; walk

heavy; weighty

woman

circle; ring

have; hold

abide; dwell; live

breathe

by chance

shelter (German)

harden; make brave

a joining; fitting; joint

grand (French); high

heart (compound word)

base; seat

inherit

spiral

the sun

make it easier for someone to do something

blood

blood

half (prefix)

grasp

hold fast; stick

heir; inherit

inherit

hero

hold fast; stick

another (prefix); different; other

six (prefix)

have; hold as customary; occupy

have; hold

priestly; sacred

road; way

whole

like; same

same

a feeling of expectation

shudder; stand on end

a garden

guest; host

an enemy

earth; the ground

water

above (prefix); over

sleep

beneath; under (prefix)

image

form; shape

same

idea; thought

one's own; peculiar

fire

not (prefix)

island

power to know

power to think

among (prefix); between

within (prefix)

inward

envy

A county in Ireland

exasperate; excite; provoke

island

equal

depart; go forth; go out

go

again; repeat

journey

lie; throw

cast; throw

a jest; joke

join

daily; day

judge

judge; judgment

join; yoke

young

join

law; right

swear

law; right

young

one thousand (prefix)

move

work

mangled; torn

milk

tongue

be weary

slip

faint; weary

bring; carry; lift

side

praise

wash

loose

loose

choose; gather