Root Word Dictionary

abil

-able

handy, capable of

abol

destroy, get rid of

abs-

ab-

This root has an audio rootcast.

This is common root

acerb

bitter, sharp, tart

-acious

inclined to, abounding in

-acity

acr

sharp, keen, fierce

act

This root has an audio rootcast.

-acy

state of being something

ac

sharp, keen, point

ac-

add

attach to, add, give to

-ade

thing or person made by a certain process

-ado

possessing a quality

ad-

This root has an audio rootcast.

This is common root

aesthet

affect

influenced, strongly moved

af-

-age

to do something

-age

agog

leading, drawing forth

agon

struggle, contest, conflict

agr

ag

do, act, drive

This root has an audio rootcast.

ag-

alg

all-

alter

alt

-al

al

cause to grow, feed

-al

of or relating to

al-

ambi-

ambul

walk, go around

amb-

ami

ampl

am

This root has an audio rootcast.

ana-

-ance

state or condition

-ancy

-and

-ane

of or pertaining to

ang

anim

This root has an audio rootcast.

This is common root

ann

This root has an audio rootcast.

ante-

This root has an audio rootcast.

anthrop

This root has an audio rootcast.

antiqu

anti-

This root has an audio rootcast.

-ant

being in a state or condition

ant-

anxi

an-

-an

an-

apo-

apt

ap-

arbitr

arbor

arch

arch-

arch

This root has an audio rootcast.

arc

ard

burn, be on fire

-arian

articul

to divide into small joints; speak clearly

art

-ary

person or thing belonging to

-ary

of or relating to

-ar

ar-

asper

rough, harsh, roused to anger

aster

as-

-ate

possessing a certain quality

-ate

to make have a certain quality

-ation

act of doing something

-ation

state or quality of

-atory

of or belonging to

at-

aud

hear, listen to

augur

auth

auto-

This root has an audio rootcast.

au

av

desire, be eager

a-

a-

This root has an audio rootcast.

-a

forms a noun

a-

to, towards, at

This is common root

barr

bar

bas

bas

bat

bell

bene-

be-

be-

to treat in a certain way

bio

This root has an audio rootcast.

This is common root

bi-

This root has an audio rootcast.

This is common root

bol

bon

brev

burs

but

cad

cal

cal

warm, be hot

cand

be of brilliant whiteness

canon

rule, straight rod, standard

cant

can

capit

This root has an audio rootcast.

capt

cap

carn

car

cas

cata-

caud

caust

burnt, red hot

caut

caval

cav

ced

This root has an audio rootcast.

ced

ceed

ceiv

celer

cel

cens

assessed, judged, rated

centr

This root has an audio rootcast.

cent

This root has an audio rootcast.

cent

cept

This root has an audio rootcast.

This is common root

cern

sift, perceive, decide

cert

compete, strive, contend

cert

cess

This root has an audio rootcast.

chart

sheet of paper

chast

pure, without stain

chas

chiev

chol

chrom

chron

This root has an audio rootcast.

-cide

cid

ciph

cip

This root has an audio rootcast.

circum-

This root has an audio rootcast.

circ

cis

This root has an audio rootcast.

cit

moved, stirred up

This is common root

civ

clair

clam

clar

clav

clemenc

mercy, mildness, calmness

-cle

clim

sloping region; zone of the Earth; ladder

clin

cliv

clud

This root has an audio rootcast.

clus

coc

cogn

This root has an audio rootcast.

col-

commod

commun

common, public, general

com

com-

This is common root

com-

concil

join, win over

cond

hide, put away

congru

come together, agree

conn

contra-

This root has an audio rootcast.

con-

This is common root

con-

This root has an audio rootcast.

This is common root

cord

cori

corn

corp

cor-

cosm

counter-

coup

buffet, cuff, blow

cover

co-

crat

This root has an audio rootcast.

cred

This root has an audio rootcast.

crep

cresc

grow, arise, increase

cret

cret

cret

sift, discern, separate

crimin

crit

croc

cruc

crypt

cry

shout out in complaint

culp

fault, blame, guilt

cult

This root has an audio rootcast.

cumb

cum

cup

curr

This root has an audio rootcast.

curs

cur

worry, anxiety, attention

cuss

custom

become used to

cus

cycl

This root has an audio rootcast.

cyn

dat

deb

decim

decor

suitable, graceful, proper

del

destroy, wipe out

demn

loss, penalty, injury

demon

spirit, divine power

dem

dens

deris

mocked, made fun of

dextr

de

de-

This root has an audio rootcast.

This is common root

de-

This is common root

dia-

This root has an audio rootcast.

dict

This root has an audio rootcast.

This is common root

dic

This is common root

didact

apt at teaching

dif-

apart, not, away from

dign

dis-

This root has an audio rootcast.

This is common root

dit

divid

separate into parts

divis

separated into parts, divided

di-

di

di-

di-

doc

dol

feel pain, grieve, suffer

domin

dom

-dom

state of being something

don

dors

dot

dox

dracon

dragon, snake, serpent

dramat

dress

dubi

duct

This is common root

duc

This root has an audio rootcast.

This is common root

dur

This root has an audio rootcast.

du-

dyn

ec

ec-

out of, from

-ed

having a particular state

ed

-eer

effic

bring about, accomplish

ef-

out of, from

ef-

egor

ego

This root has an audio rootcast.

eg

element

empt

em-

-ence

state or condition

-ency

state of being something

-endo

-end

enn

-ent

being in a state or condition

en-

This is common root

-en

made of, pertaining

-eous

epi-

This root has an audio rootcast.

ep-

equi-

equ

This root has an audio rootcast.

erg

err

wander, make a mistake

This root has an audio rootcast.

-ery

act or practice

-er

to do something

-escent

becoming; beginning to be

-esce

to do something

ess

estim

fix the value of

est

es

-ette

-et

-eur

-eur

state or quality

eu-

ev

exempl

exig

exo-

expect

exper

extra-

This root has an audio rootcast.

extrem

ex-

out of, from

This root has an audio rootcast.

This is common root

ex-

This root has an audio rootcast.

e-

out of, from

This is common root

e-

e

used for spelling and pronunciation

fab

facil

easy, easily accomplished

fact

This root has an audio rootcast.

This is common root

fac

fall

trick, deceive, be in error

This root has an audio rootcast.

famil

household, familiar group

fam

fan

fatig

fatu

foolish, silly, stupid

fat

speak, talk, say

fav

feas

feat

febr

fect

This root has an audio rootcast.

feit

felic

fend

ferv

boil, be hot

fer

carry, bring, bear

This root has an audio rootcast.

This is common root

fer

fest

fet

fict

fic

This root has an audio rootcast.

This is common root

fid

This root has an audio rootcast.

figur

fig

fili

fin

end, form a boundary

This root has an audio rootcast.

This is common root

firm

fiss

fit

fix

fastened, nailed, secured

flagr

flam

flat

flect

flict

struck, struck down

flor

This root has an audio rootcast.

flu

flow, stream, glide

This root has an audio rootcast.

This is common root

foc

foli

form

This root has an audio rootcast.

fortun

fort

strong, vigorous, powerful

This root has an audio rootcast.

for

found

pour, pour out, spread out

fract

frag

frequent

front

forehead, foremost part

fruit

fug

fulg

-ful

full of, resembling

funct

fund

bottom, depths, basis

fur

rage, be mad

fus

This root has an audio rootcast.

fut

-fy

geist

gel

geni

innate quality, inborn talent

gent

gen

This is common root

gen

kind, type, class

germ

ger

bear, bring, carry

gest

ge

This root has an audio rootcast.

gigant

glomerat

gathered into a ball-shaped mass

glori

gloss

glut

swallow, gulp down

gnost

gorg

grad

This root has an audio rootcast.

gram

line, stroke of a pen, letter

grand

great, lofty, powerful

gran

graph

This root has an audio rootcast.

This is common root

grat

grav

heavy, serious, burdened

greg

This root has an audio rootcast.

gress

This is common root

gubern

steer a ship

gyn

hab

herit

her

stick, cling, hold fast

This root has an audio rootcast.

hes

hetero-

hibit

hier

hilar

hind

hod

homo-

hom

human being, man

hort

hor-

hor

tremble, dread, shudder

hospit

human

hum

hyper-

This root has an audio rootcast.

hypo-

This root has an audio rootcast.

-iac

of or connected with

-ian

-ia

-ia

-ible

handy, capable of

-ice

-ice

icon

-ic

-ic

one relating to

idio-

own, personal, private

idol

image, likeness, shape

This is common root

-id

of or relating to

id

-ier

that which does something

-ify

ign

produce, bring forth

ig

This root has an audio rootcast.

This is common root

ig-

-ile

tending to do or be something

il-

il-

imag

imit

imper

command, provide leadership

impet

im-

This is common root

im-

This is common root

indic

one who shows, forefinger

-ine

of or relating to

ingenu

-ing

a or of a continuous action

insul

integr

intellig

inter-

between, within, among

This root has an audio rootcast.

This is common root

intro-

invid

be envious of

in-

in-

in, on, into

This is common root

in-

This root has an audio rootcast.

This is common root

-ion

-ior

-ious

of the nature of

ir

ir-

-ise

to make have a certain quality

-ish

to do something

-ish

-ish

verging upon, somewhat

-ism

action or process of doing something

-ism

set of beliefs

-ism

-ism

distinctive trait of language

-ism

name of a certain system

-istic

-ist

one who performs an action; believer

-is

forms a noun

-ite

to do something

-ite

of the nature of

itiner

-itious

of the nature of

-itude

state or quality of

-ity

state or quality

it

This root has an audio rootcast.

This is common root

-ive

of or that which does something

-ize

make or treat in a certain way

-i-

i

ject

This root has an audio rootcast.

This is common root

jet

joc

join

join, attach, form a link

journ

pertaining to the day, daily

judic

jug

junct

jur

swear, take an oath, law

juven

young, young man

juxta-

next to, beside

kine

labor

This root has an audio rootcast.

langu

be sluggish, wilt, lack vigor

later

lat

This root has an audio rootcast.

This is common root

lat

laud

lav

lax

loosen, take one’s ease

lect

This root has an audio rootcast.

This is common root

lect

leg

leg

leg

-less

letter

letter of the alphabet; document

lev

light, of little weight

This root has an audio rootcast.

This is common root

lex

liber

lict

left behind, abandoned

lic

it is permitted, one may

lid

lieu

lig

This root has an audio rootcast.

limin

limit

-ling

lin

line, string, thread

This is common root

lion

lips

liqu

flow, be liquid

liter

letter of the alphabet

lith

lit

li

tie, bind, link

This is common root

locut

loc

This root has an audio rootcast.

-logy

study, science, theory

log

word, study, reason

This root has an audio rootcast.

This is common root

long

loqu

This root has an audio rootcast.

loy

tie, bind, link

luct

struggle, fight against

luc

light, brightness, clarity

lud

This root has an audio rootcast.

lumin

lustr

lus

lut

luv

luxur

-ly

in a particular way or manner

ly

machin

plan, trick, artifice

maci

macro-

magist

magn

This root has an audio rootcast.

major

mal

This root has an audio rootcast.

This is common root

mand

mania

mant

man

This root has an audio rootcast.

This is common root

man

mass

math

matr

This root has an audio rootcast.

matur

maxim

medi

middle, in the middle, in half

This root has an audio rootcast.

medl

blend, mingle, mix

mega-

This root has an audio rootcast.

melior

mel

blend, mingle, mix

mel

memor

mend

fault, defect, lying

mens

act of measuring

ment

-ment

men

merc

merg

merit

earned, gained, deserved

mers

meta-

metr

This root has an audio rootcast.

metr

me

micro-

This root has an audio rootcast.

migr

mill-

mim

ministr

min

lean forward, threaten

min

lessen, make smaller

misc

miser

miss

This is common root

mis-

mis

mis-

mit

This root has an audio rootcast.

This is common root

mnes

mobil

mod

measure, method, manner

This is common root

moll

mol

grind in a mill

moment

-monious

of or resembling

mono-

This root has an audio rootcast.

monstrat

showed, pointed out

mon

warn, advise, remind

morph

This root has an audio rootcast.

mors

mort

This root has an audio rootcast.

mor

custom, habit, manner

mor

die, decay, death

mot

This root has an audio rootcast.

mount

mov

multi-

This root has an audio rootcast.

This is common root

mun

gift, public service

mur

delay, stay behind

mur

mut

narc

narrat

nasc

nat

nect

neg

deny, say not

neo-

nerv

-ness

state, quality, condition

neur

nex

nic

nihil

nobl

well known, famous

noc

nom

nom

This root has an audio rootcast.

non-

This root has an audio rootcast.

norm

carpenter’s square, pattern

not

gotten to know, found out

not

nounc

messenger, message, report

nov

This root has an audio rootcast.

null

numer

This root has an audio rootcast.

nunc

nutr

obliv

ob-

against, in the way

This root has an audio rootcast.

ob-

This root has an audio rootcast.

ob-

oc

oc-

od

offic

oint

smear with oil

ol

omin

omni-

oner

onym

This root has an audio rootcast.

-on

forms a noun

oper

opin

opt

op

op-

to, towards, against

op

oram

orb

ord

order, row, series

organ

furnished with organs

orn

ortho-

-ory

-ory

of or relating to

-or

one who does something

or

or

-or

-ose

full of, having

-osis

state; process; condition

-os

forms a noun

oti

-ous

full of, having

-ous

possessing the nature of

overt

over-

oxy

-o-

pact

fasten, drive in

pac

pall

palp

stroke, caress, touch

pan-

pan

para-

This root has an audio rootcast.

This is common root

parl

part

This is common root

par

come to sight

par

par

pass

This is common root

pass

past

past

path

This root has an audio rootcast.

This is common root

patr

This root has an audio rootcast.

This is common root

pecc

pecuni

ped

ped

This root has an audio rootcast.

This is common root

pel

pend

This root has an audio rootcast.

This is common root

pens

This is common root

pen-

pen

peri-

around, near, about

person

per-

This root has an audio rootcast.

This is common root

per-

This root has an audio rootcast.

pet

seek, attack, go for

phan

cause to appear, show

phas

phem

phil

This root has an audio rootcast.

phon

This root has an audio rootcast.

phor

phras

phyt

pict

pil

pin

piqu

pir

pith

pit

pity, right conduct

pi

cleanse, make honest

plac

please, suit, be acceptable

plaint

mourn for, beat

plais

plant

plas

plat

plaud

plaus

plen

plet

plex

This root has an audio rootcast.

ple

plic

This root has an audio rootcast.

This is common root

pli

This is common root

plor

ploy

plumb

plus

pod

point

polit

poly-

This root has an audio rootcast.

pol

pol

smooth, refine, polish

ponder

pon

portion

port

This root has an audio rootcast.

This is common root

port

por

posit

This root has an audio rootcast.

This is common root

possess

have or take control of

postulat

post-

This root has an audio rootcast.

pos

pause, temporary halt

pos

This root has an audio rootcast.

This is common root

potent

pot

pound

pover

pract

preci

prec

having prayed or entreated

pred

pregn

seize hold of

prehend

prehens

seized hold of

press

pre-

before, in front

This root has an audio rootcast.

This is common root

prim

This root has an audio rootcast.

prim

princip

prior

previous, in front

pris

seize hold of

priv

proach

prob

prove, test, approve

prol

prompt

propiti

prop

proper, fitting, one’s own

This root has an audio rootcast.

prot-

proxim

pro-

pro-

This root has an audio rootcast.

This is common root

prud

pseud-

publ

pud

pugn

puls

punct

pointed, stabbed, pierced

This is common root

pung

point, pierce, prick

pun

purg

pur-

putr

rotten, stinking, decaying

put

This is common root

quaint

qual

of what kind?

quant

quer

quest

quiesc

quiet

rested, stilled, calmed

quir

seek, strive for

quisit

This is common root

quit

rest, be still, stay calm

qu

who, what, which

radic

rad

ranc

be rotten, stink

rap

snatch, grab, seize

rar

loose-knit, spaced thinly

ras

rat

rav

snatch, grab, seize

rect

ruled, guided, put right

This is common root

red-

reg

rule, guide, direct

This root has an audio rootcast.

This is common root

remedi

rest

stay put, stand still

retro-

re-

This root has an audio rootcast.

This is common root

re

re-

This root has an audio rootcast.

rid

rig

-rium

place for; thing used for

riv

robor

rod

chew, eat away

rog

This root has an audio rootcast.

This is common root

ros

chew, eat away

rotund

rub

rud

rupt

This root has an audio rootcast.

rus

-ry

act or practice

sacchar

sacr

sag

sal

sal

leap, spring forward, jump

sanct

sanguin

sap

in good taste, wise

sat

sav

in good taste, wise

scend

scen

schem

form, shape, manner

sch

sci

scop

scrib

This root has an audio rootcast.

script

This is common root

scrut

search

secr

sect

This root has an audio rootcast.

secut

sed

sit, settle, rest

seem

sembl

semin

sem

sens

felt, sensed, perceived

This is common root

sent

sent

feel, sense, perceive

This root has an audio rootcast.

This is common root

sen

old man, elder, old

sequ

This root has an audio rootcast.

This is common root

seren

sert

serv

keep, guard, save

serv

wait on, serve

sever

se-

This root has an audio rootcast.

sibil

sider

sid

This root has an audio rootcast.

This is common root

sign

mark, seal, sign

This is common root

simil

simul

pretend, copy, imitate

sim

sin

curve, fold, hollow

sist

This root has an audio rootcast.

situ

skept

solut

solv

This root has an audio rootcast.

sol

sol

sol

be in the habit of

sol

sol

somat

-some

having a certain quality

somn

son

This root has an audio rootcast.

This is common root

soph

sorb

sort

sourc

spat

spect

see, observe, look, watch over

This root has an audio rootcast.

This is common root

spec

spec

see, look at, observe

spers

sper

spic

see, observe, look, watch over

spir

This root has an audio rootcast.

This is common root

spit

see, observe, look, watch over

splend

spond

spor

seed, a sowing, a scattering

spous

stant

stand, stand still

stas

standing, standing still

stat

This root has an audio rootcast.

This is common root

stereo-

stig

mark, brand, tattoo-mark

still

stitut

set up, decided

stor

strat

strict

drawn tight, confined

string

draw tight, tighten, confine

struct

This root has an audio rootcast.

stru

This is common root

stup

become dazed, be amazed

suad

make sweet, urge

suav

sublim

sub-

under, from below

This root has an audio rootcast.

This is common root

suc-

suf-

under, from below

sull

sult

leap, spring forward, jump

summ

sumpt

taken up, put on

sum

take up, put on

super-

This root has an audio rootcast.

This is common root

sup-

surg

surrect

sur-

sur-

sus-

su

sym-

syn-

This root has an audio rootcast.

tabl

tact

tac

tail

taint

tain

tang

taph

tax

arrange, put in order

techn

skill, art, craft

tedi

teg

cover, shield, protect

temper

tempt

temp

This root has an audio rootcast.

tend

tens

stretch, stretch out

tent

stretched, stretched out

tenu

ten

This root has an audio rootcast.

This is common root

termin

boundary, end, limit

terr

This root has an audio rootcast.

terr

test

witness, proof, indicator

text

them

proposition, idea put forth

therm

thes

the

-tic

relating to a process or state

tim

fear, be afraid

tinct

ting

touch, reach, affect

tin

This root has an audio rootcast.

This is common root

titul

label, title, description

tol

tom

ton

top

torp

be stiff, be numb

torr

tort

twisted, wound, wrapped

tot

tour

toxic

tract

This root has an audio rootcast.

This is common root

trans-

This root has an audio rootcast.

This is common root

treat

trem

trepid

tribut

divided, granted, given credit

tric

entangle, make difficulties

trit

rubbed, worn away

tri-

This root has an audio rootcast.

This is common root

troph

trop

trud

trunc

trunk, removed by chopping

trus

tum

turb

confusion, turmoil, disorder

turg

tus

beat, blunt, deaden the senses

tut

protect, catch sight of

typ

blow, impression, form

-ty

-uble

handy, capable of

-ulent

rich in, full of

ult

-ul-

-ul-

umbr

-um

forms a noun

und

uni-

This root has an audio rootcast.

This is common root

un-

not, opposite of

This root has an audio rootcast.

This is common root

-uous

of the nature of

urb

of a city

-ure

shows actions or results

-urnal

active during a given period

-us

forms a noun

us

util

vac

vad

vag

wander, roam, rove

val

be strong, be of value

This is common root

vant

van

vap

steam, spoiled, flat

vari

var

vast

vas

go, proceed, advance

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vect

veh

vel

vener

worship, revere, honor

veng

get even, revenge

vent

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ven

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ven

verb

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verd

verg

vers

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vert

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This is common root

ver

ver

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vestig

vest

veter

vex

vey

see, look at

vibr

shake, quickly move to and fro

vic

instead of, change

vid

see, take care

view

vig

act, be lively

vil

vinc

vindic

avenger, defender, revenge

vin

virt

excellence of character

vir

viscer

entrails, internal organs

visc

vis

see, look at, observe

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This is common root

vit

vit

viv

vi

road, way, journey

This is common root

vocat

called, called upon

voc

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void

vok

call, call upon

volat

fly, move swiftly, speed

volum

volut

rolled, wrapped up

volv

roll, wrap up, turn round

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vol

vor

vot

vouch

call, call upon

vulg

make common, publish

vuls

pluck, tear up

wan

-ward

towards a place

wast

desolate, laid waste

writ

-y

-y

state or condition

zeal

eager rivalry, fierceness

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Root Word Dictionary is the largest online dictionary of word roots. Here, you’ll find the meanings of all the Greek and Latin root words commonly used in constructing biological and medical terminology. The list is alphabetical, which lets you look roots up even if you’re not sure about their exact spellings. In the index above, click on the first letter of the root you seek. You can also use the automated search engine, which searches the entire root dictionary (click on the search link at the top of this page).

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3. Next, look up the meanings of the example terms given in the prefix and suffix dictionary (most of which are linked to their definitions in the biology dictionary on this site).

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A root word is a word that, when combined with other words, creates new words (prefixes or suffixes). It is the word’s most fundamental component. The fundamental components of roots are either added or removed to create new words. Knowing the common root terms will let you to make educated guesses about the meaning of unfamiliar words, which will improve your vocabulary. The root meaning in English word is a word in its own right.

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Affixes are morphemes that are added to a base word to change its meaning. They consist of prefixes and suffixes. Prefixes are placed at the beginning of a word, while suffixes are placed at the end. The majority of prefixes and suffixes in English are one or two syllables long, with the exception of the three-syllable suffix -ology. The -s and -‘s suffixes only add the ess sound to the end of a word; they are not even full syllables. Prefixes and suffixes both aid in vocabulary growth and writing proficiency, but only suffixes are employed for grammatical operations like verb conjugation and noun pluralization.

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A prefix is a one- to three-syllable affix that is used to modify the meaning of a base word. For instance, the word impossible, which signifies «not possible,» is created by prefixing the basic word possible with the im- prefix. Understanding prefixes can significantly increase your vocabulary and reading comprehension because they are a common component of English.

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Suffixes are letters that are appended to a base word to alter its word type, conjugation, or other grammatical characteristics like plurality. In English, suffixes are important for writing and reading comprehension in addition to grammar.

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A root word is a word that, when combined with other words, creates new words (prefixes or suffixes).

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In the English language, there are almost 100+ root words that have been identified, which are commonly originated from Greek and Latin.

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Prefixes function as modifiers and occur before root words. A word’s root determines its primary meaning and can be joined to other roots, prefixes, and suffixes. After the root word, suffixes function as modifiers.

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