Root

Meaning

English Words

arch

ancient

archetype

aster/astra

star

astronomy

audi

hear

audible

bene

good/well

benefit

bio

life

biology

brev

short

abbreviation

chloro

green

chlorophyll

chrono

time

chronology

derm

skin

dermatologist

dic/dict

speak

dictionary

fer

carry

transfer

fix

fasten

affix

gen

birth

generate

geo

earth

geography

graph

write

graphic

hemo

blood

hemoglobin

herb

plants

herbaceous

hydro

water

hydrate

jur/just

law

jury

log/logue

word/thought

dialogue

luc

light

lucid

manu

hand

manual

meter/metr

measure

thermometer

neg

no

negate

ocu

eye

ocular

olig

few

oligarchy

op/oper

work

operation

osteo

bone

osteoporosis

path

feeling

sympathy

ped

child

pediatrics

phil

love

philosophy

phys

body/nature

physical

pod

foot

podiatrist

proto

first

prototype

pseudo

false

pseudonym

scrib/script

write

scribble

sect

cut

dissect

sol

alone

solitary

struct

build

construct

tact

touch

contact

tele

far off

telephone

ter/terr

earth

territory

vac

empty

vacant

ver

truth

verify

verb

word

verbal

vid/vis

see

video

Prefix/Suffix

Meaning

English Words

ad-

to

addict

-al

relating to

maternal

ambi-

both

ambidextrous

ante-

before

antecedent

anti-

against

antifreeze

-arium

place of

aquarium

auto-

self

autobiography

centi-

hundred

centimeter

circum-

around

circumvent

con-

with

concert

de-

from/down

depart

deci-

ten

decimeter

di-

two

diameter

dis-

opposite

disable

-dom

quality/state

freedom

ex-

out

exit

hetero-

different

heterogeneous

hypo-

too little

hypoactive

-ic

relating to

poetic

-ile

quality/state

juvenile

in-

not

invalid

inter-

between

interstate

intra-

within

intramurals

-ism

quality/state

catholicism

-ist

one who practices

biologist

macro-

large  

macrobiologist

micro-

small

microbiologist

milli-

thousand

millipede

mis-

bad

miscarriage

mono-

single

monotheism

nano-         

billion

nanosecond

neo-

new

neonatology

-ology

study of

biology

omni-

all

omniscient

-ous

quality/state

nebulous

pan-

all

pantheon

per-

throughout

pervade

peri-

all around

periscope

poly-

many

polygon

post-

after

postpone

pre-

before

precede

pro-

forward

progress

re-

again

reappear

retro-