Domus, a house; domestic, domicile. Dormio, I sleep; dormitory, dormant, dormouse. Duco (ductum), 1 lead; induct, education, duke (F.), produce. Duo, two; dual, duel, duplex, double (F.) Emo (emptum), I buy; exemption, re deem. Gravis, heavy; grave, gravity, grief (F.), aggrieve (F.) Habeo (habitum), I have; habit, able, exhibit, prohibition. Hæreo (hæsum), I stick; adhere, adherent, cohesion. Homo, a man; homicide, homage (F.), human, humane. Eo (itum), I go; exit, transit, circuit (F.), Ignis, fire; ignite, igneous. ambition, perish (F.) Erro, I wander; err, error, aberration. Facies, a face; facial, facet (F.), super. ficial. Facio (factum), I make; inanufacture, factor, faction, fashion (F.), feature (F.), fact, feat (F.) Fero (latum), I carry; infer, suffer, reference, difference; relative, correlative. Fido, I trust; confide, diffident, infidel. Filum, a thread; file, defile, profile, fillet (F.) Finis, the end; finish, finite, infinite, infinitive. Firmus, firm; infirm, affirm, confirm. Flecto (flexum), I bend; inflect, inflection, flexible. Flos (floris), a flower; floral, flora, floriculture. Fluo (fluxum), I flow; fluent, fluid, flux, affluent. Impero, I command; imperative, imperial, empire, emperor (F.) Initium, a beginning; initiate, initial. Insula, an island; isle, insular, peninsula. Jacio (jectum), I throw; adjective, project, injection, object, subject. Judex (judicis), a judge; judgment (F.), judicial. Jungo (junctum), I join; junction, juncture, conjoin (F.), adjunct. Jus (juris), right; justice (F.), jury, injury. Labor (lapsus), I glide; lapse, relapse, collapse. Lapis (lapidis), a stone; lapidary, dilapidated. Laus (laudis), praise; laud, laudable, laudation, allow (F.) Lego (lectum), I gather, read; collect, elector, select; lecture (F.), legend, legible. Folium, a leaf; foliage, foil (F.), portfolio, Lego (legatum), I send; legate, delegate, trefoil (F.) legacy. Forma, a form; form, formal, reform, Levis, light; levity, alleviate, relief (F.), conformity. lever, leaven. Fortis, strong; fortify, fortitude, fortress, Lex (legis), a law; legal, legislate, legitiforce (F.) mate. Frango (fractus), I break; fragile (F.), | Liber, free; liberal, liberty, libertine. fragmentary, infraction, infringe. Liber, a book; library, librarian. Frater, a brother; fraternal, fratricide, friar (F.) Ligo, I bind; ligament, religion, oblige (F.), liable (F.) Frons (frontis), the forehead; front, frontal, Linquo (lictum), I leave; relinquish, relict, frontier, frontispiece. Fugio, I flee; fugitive, refugee, subterfuge. Fundo (fusum), I pour; fount (F.), foundry, funnel, fusible, diffusion. Fundus, the bottom; foundation, profound (F.), founder. Gens (gentis), a race, people; gentile, genteel (F.), gentle, congenial. Gero (gestum), I bear, carry; gesture, suggestion, indigestion. Gradus, a step; gradior (gressus), I go; grade, degrade, graduate; progress (F.), gradient. Gratia, favour, pl. thanks; gratitude, ingratiate, gratis. relics. Litera, a letter; literal, literary, literature. Locus, a place; local, allocate, dislocate, locomotive. Loquor (locutus), I speak; loquacious, elocution, colloquy. Ludo (lusum), I play; elude, illusion, interlude, ludicrous. Lumen, light; illuminate, luminous, luminary. Luna, the moon; lunar, sublunary, lun acy. Luo (lutum), I wash; ablution, dilute, antediluvian. Lux (lucis), light; lucid, elucidate, pel- | Noceo, I injure; noxious, innocuous, inlucid. nocent. Magnus, great; magnitude, magnify, mag- Nomen, a name; nominal, cognomen, nonificent, magnanimous. mination. Malus, bad; malady, malice (F.), malaria, Novus, new; novel, renovate, novelty, malevolent. Maneo (mansum), I remain; manse, mansion, permanent. innovation. Nox (noctis), night; nocturnal, equinoctial, equinox. Manus, the hand; manuscript, manual, Nudus, naked; nude, denude, denudation. manufacture, amanuensis. Mare, the sea; marine, mariner, maritime. Mater, a mother; maternal, matricide, matron, matriculate. Maturus, ripe; mature, immature, premature. Medius, the middle; medium, mediate, immediate, Mediterranean. Memini, I remember; memor, mindful; memory, memoir (F.), commemorate, immemorial. Mens (mentis), the mind; mental, demented. Mergo (mersum), I dip; emerge, immersion, emergency. Merx (mercis), goods; merchandise (F.), commerce (F.), merchant (F.) Miles (milites), a soldier; military, militant, militia. Miror, I admire; admirable, miracle, mirage (F.) Mitto (missum), I send; commit, missile, mission, remittance. Modus, a measure; mood, modify, accommodate. Numerus, a number; numeration, innumerable, enumerate. Octo, eight; octave, octagon, October. Omnis, all; omnibus, omnipotent, omniscient. Opus (operis), work; operation, co-operate, opera. Ordo (ordinis), order; ordinal, ordinary, ordinance. Oro, I pray; oration, orator, peroration. Pando (pansum or passum), I spread; expand, expanse, compass, pace. Pareo, I appear; appearance, apparent, apparition. Paro (paratum), I prepare; repair (F.), apparatus, comparison (F.) Pars (partis), a part; particle, partition, partner, parcel (F.) Pasco (pastum), I feed; pastor, repast, pasture. Pater, a father; paternal, parricide (F.), patrimony. Patior (passus), I suffer; impatient, pas. sive, passion. Pax (pacis), peace; pacify, pacific. Moneo (monitum), I advise; monition, Pello (pulsum), I drive; repel, expel, exmonitor, monument. Mons (montis), a mountain; amount (F.), dismount (F.), promontory, ultramontane. Mors (mortis), death; mortify, mortal, immortality. Moveo (motum), I move; mobile (F.), promote, motor, motive. Multus, many; multitude, multiple, multiply. Munus (muneris), a gift; munificent, re munerate, municipal. Muto, I change; mutable, transmute. Nascor (natus), to be born; nascent, natal, nativity, nature. pulsion, impulsive. Pendeo (pensum), I hang; pendant, depend, suspend, suspense, appendix. Pes (pedis), the foot; pedal, impede, pedestrian, biped. Peto (petitum), I seek; petition, petulant, compete, appetite. Planus, level; plan (F.), plane, plain, explain. Plaudo (plausum), I clap the hands; ap plaud, plausible (F.), explode. Pleo (pletum), I fill; complete, completion, supplement. Plico (plicatum), I fold; complicated, pliable (F.), reply (F.), display (F.), simple. Navis, a ship; navy, naval, navigate, Poena, punishment; penal, repent, pen nave. Necto (nexum), I tie; connect, connec tion, annex. Nego (negatum), I deny; negative, negation, renegade (Sp.) alty, penitent, penance. Pono (positum), I place; deponent, posi tion, imposition, post. Pons (pontis), a bridge; pontiff, transpon tine. Porto, I carry; export, deportment, report, portmanteau (F.) Servio, I serve; service (F.), servant, sergeant (F.) Possum, I am able; potens, able; pos- Signum, a sign; signify, significant, des sible, potency (F.), impotent. Prehendo (prehensum), (Fr. prendre, pris), I take; prehensile, comprehend, apprise, comprise, apprentice (F.) Primus, first; primary, primitive, prim rose. Probo, I try, prove; probe, probable, improve (F.), approve (F.) ignation, ensign (F.) Similis, like; similar, similitude, resemble (F.) Socius, a companion; social, society, as sociation. Solus, alone; solitude, sole, solo (It.) Solvo (solutum), I loose; dissolve, resolve, absolute, resolution. Proprius, one's own; proper, property, Specio (spectum), I see; aspect, spectator, appropriation. Pungo (punctum), I prick; pungent, expunge, punctual, poignant (F.) Puto (putatum), I cut, think; compute, count (F), amputate, reputation. Quatuor, four; quadra, a square; quart, quarter, quarry (F.), quadrant. Radix, a root; radical, eradicate, radish (F.) Rapio (raptum), I seize; rapture, rapine, surreptitious. Rego (rectum), I rule; rex (regis), a king; regal, regulate, regent, rector, interregnum, royal (F.), realm (N.-Fr. réal). Rideo (risum), I laugh; ridicule (F.), deride, ridiculous (F.), risible. specimen, spectre. Spero, I hope; despair (F.), desperate. Spiro, I breathe; inspire, aspire, conspiracy. Statuo, I set up; sto (statum), I stand; statue, statute, stature, institute. Stringo (strictum), I bind; stringent, constrain (F.), district. Struo (structum), I build; structure, construct, obstruct, construc. Sumo (sumptum), I take; assume, consume, assumption. Tango (tactum), I touch; tangible, tangent, contact, contagious. Tego (tectum), I cover; integument, detect, tile (F.); from Lat. tegula. Rogo (rogatum), I ask; rogation, interro- Tempus (temporis), time; temporal, congation, derogatory. Rota, a wheel; rotary, rotation, rotund -contracted into round (F.) Rumpo (ruptum), I break; rupture, eruption, disruption. Sacer, sacred; sacrament, sacrilege (F.), sacerdotal, sexton (contracted from sacristan). Salio (saltum), I leap; sally (F.), assail (F.), salient, salmon. Sanctus, holy; sanctuary, sanctify, saint (F.) Scando (scansum), I climb; scala, a ladder; scan, scale, descent, ascension. Scio, I know; science, scientific, conscience, omniscient. Scribo (scriptum), I write; scribe, scrib ble, scripture, inscription, postscript. Seco (sectum), I cut; bisect, dissect, insect, section. Sedeo (sessum), I set, sit; sediment, subside, see (F.), residence (F.), insidious. Sentio, I feel; sense, sentiment, sensual, scent (F.) Septem, seven; septennial, September. Sequor (secutus), I follow; sequence (F.), sequel, consequent, prosecute. temporary, extemporé. Tendo (tensum), I stretch; contend, ex tend, attend, tense (F.), tendon. Teneo (tentum), I hold; tenant, tenet, tendril, detain (F.), retentive. Terminus, an end, boundary; terminate, term, interminable. Terra, the earth; subterranean, terrestrial, Mediterranean. Terreo, I frighten; terror, terrify, deter. Texo (textum), I weave; textile, text, texture, context. Timeo, I fear; timid, timorous. Torqueo (tortum), I twist; torture, torment, contortion, retort. Traho (tractum), I draw; traction, subtract, contraction, tract. Tres (tria), three; trefoil, trident, trinity. Tribuo, I give; tribute, tributary, contribution. Tumeo, I swell; tumulus, a swelling or mound; tumult, tumour, tomb (F.) Unus, one; union, unit, unite, uniform, unique (F.) Urbs, a city; suburb, urbanity, urbane. Valeo, I am strong; valour, valiant (F.), prevail (F.) Vitium, a fault; vice (F.), vitiate, vicious (F.) Vivo (victum), I live; vivid, revive, viands (F.), survive. Voco (vocatum), I call; vocal, vowel (F.), vocation, revoke, vociferate. Volo, I wish; volition, voluntary, benevolence. Volvo (volutum), I roll; revolve, involve, evolution, volume. Voveo (votum), I vow; vote, devote, vow (F.) Vulgus, the common people; vulgar, divulge, vulgate. GREEK ROOTS. Agon, a contest; agony, antagonist. Eikon, an image; iconoclast. Electron, amber; electricity, electrotype. Ergon, a work; surgeon (=chirurgeon), energy, metallurgy. Eu, well; eucharist, euphony, evangelist. Archo, I begin, rule; monarch, archaic, Gamos, marriage; bigamy, monogamist, archbishop, archdeacon. Arithmos, number; arithmetic. Aster or astron, a star; astronomy, astro logy, asteroid, disaster. Atmos, vapour; atmosphere Autos, self; autocrat, autograph. Ballo, I throw; symbol, parable. Bapto, I dip; baptise, baptist. Baros, weight; barometer, baritone. Biblos, a book; Bible, bibliomania. Bios, life; biography, biology, amphibious. misogamy. Ge, the earth; geography, geometry, geo logy. Gennao, I produce; genesis, genealogy, hydrogen, oxygen. Grapho, I write; gramma, a letter; gra- Haima, blood; hæmorrhage, hæmorrhoid. Cheir, the hand; surgeon [older form, Helios, the sun; heliograph, heliotype. chirurgeon]. Chole, bile; melancholy, choler. Chrio, I anoint; Christ, chrism. Chronos, time; chronology, chronic, chronicle, chronometer. Hemi, half; hemisphere. Hïeros, sacred; hierarchy, hieroglyphic. Hippos, a horse; hippopotamus, hippodrome. Hodos, a way; method, period, exodus. Daktulos, a finger; dactyl, pterodactyl, Homos, the same; homoeopathy, homo date (the fruit). Deka, ten; decagon, decalogue, decade. Dokeo, I think; doxa and dogma, an geneous. Hudor, water; hydraulic, hydrophobia, hydrogen. Ichthus, a fish; ichthyology. Idios, one's own; idiom, idiot, idiosyncrasy. Isos, equal; isochronous, isobaric (of equal Kalos, beautiful; caligraphy, kaleidoscope. Klino, I bend; clinical, climax, climate. Kosmos, order; cosmogony, cosmography, cosmetic. Krino, I judge; critic, criterion, hypocrite. Kuklos, a circle; cycle, cycloid, cyclone. Kuon (kun-os), a dog; cynic, cynicism. Lego, I say, choose; eclectic, lexicon. Lithos, a stone lithograph, aerolite. Logos, a word, speech; logic, dialogue, geology. Luo, I loosen; dialysis, analysis, paralysis. Mētēr, a mother; metropolis, metropolitan. Metron, a measure; metre, metronome, diameter, thermometer, barometer. Monos, alone; monastery, monogram, monosyllable, monopoly, monarch. Morphe, shape; amorphous, dimorphous, metamorphic. Naus, a ship; nautical, nausea. Nekros, a dead body; necropolis, necromancy. Phileo, I love; philosophy, Philadelphia, philharmonic. Phōnē, a sound; phonic, phonetic, euphony, symphony. Phōs (phōt-os), light; photometer, photograph. Phusis, nature; physics, physiology, physician. Poieo, I make; poet, poetic, pharmacopoeia. Polis, a city; Constantinople, metropolis. Polus, many; polytheist, Polynesia, polyanthus, polygamy. Pous (põd-os), a foot; antipodes, tripod. Protos, first prototype, protoplasm. Pur, fire; pyrotechnic, pyre. Rheo, I flow; rhetoric, catarrh, rheumatic. Skopeo, I see microscope, telescope, spectroscope, bishop [from episkopos, an overseer]. Sophia, wisdom; sophist, philosophy. Stratos, an army; strategy, strategic. Nomos, a law; autonomous, astronomy, Strěpho, I turn; catastrophe, apostrophe. Deuteronomy. Oikos, a house; economy, economical. Onoma, a name; anonymous, synony. mous, patronymic. Optomai, I see; optics, synoptical. Pan, all pantheist, panoply, pantomime. Petra, a rock; petrify, petrel, Peter. Phainomai, I appear; phenomenon, phantasy, phantom, fantastic, fancy. Phero, I bear; periphery, phosphorus [= the light-bearer]. Techne, an art; technical. Tělë, distant; telegraph, telescope, telephone, telegram. Temno, I cut; anatomy, lithotomy. Tithēmi, I place; thēsis, a placing; synthesis, hypothesis. Treis, three; triangle, trigonometry, tripod, trinity, trichord. Trěpo, I turn; trophy, tropic, heliotrope. Tupos, the impress of a seal; type, stereotype. Zōon, an animal; zoology, zodiac. |