Word Parts: Roots, Prefixes & Suffixes

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bio-

Life (Greek)

geo-

Earth or ground (Greek)

chron-

Time (Greek)

tele-

Far or distant (Greek)

phon- / -phone

Sound or voice (Greek)

graph- / -gram

Write, draw, or record (Greek)

photo-

Light (Greek)

scope / -scope

Look, see, or examine (Greek)

auto-

Self or same (Greek)

micro-

Small (Greek)

macro-

Large or long (Greek)

poly-

Many or much (Greek)

mono-

One or single (Greek)

psych-

Mind or soul (Greek)

path- / -pathy

Feeling, suffering, or disease (Greek)

phil- / -phile

Love or affinity for (Greek)

phob- / -phobia

Fear or aversion (Greek)

hyper-

Over, beyond, or excessive (Greek)

hypo-

Under, below, or deficient (Greek)

syn- / sym-

Together or with (Greek)

anti-

Against or opposite (Greek)

-logy

Study or science of (Greek)

therm-

Heat (Greek)

hydro- / hydr-

Water (Greek)

anthrop-

Human or mankind (Greek)

dict-

Say, speak, or tell (Latin)

scrib- / script-

Write (Latin)

aud- / audit-

Hear or listen (Latin)

vid- / vis-

See or look (Latin)

port-

Carry or bear (Latin)

tract-

Pull, draw, or drag (Latin)

struct-

Build or assemble (Latin)

rupt-

Break or burst (Latin)

spect- / spic-

Look at or observe (Latin)

mitt- / miss-

Send or let go (Latin)

ject-

Throw or cast (Latin)

duc- / duct-

Lead or guide (Latin)

voc- / vok-

Voice or call (Latin)

ced- / cess-

Go, yield, or withdraw (Latin)

gen-

Birth, produce, or kind (Latin/Greek)

mort-

Death (Latin)

corp- / corpor-

Body (Latin)

ped- / pod-

Foot (Latin/Greek)

man- / manu-

Hand (Latin)

bene-

Good or well (Latin)

mal-

Bad, evil, or ill (Latin)

circum-

Around or about (Latin)

inter-

Between or among (Latin)

intra- / intro-

Within or inside (Latin)

post-

After or behind (Latin)

pre-

Before or in front (Latin)

sub-

Under, below, or lesser (Latin)

trans-

Across, beyond, or through (Latin)

re-

Again, back, or backward (Latin)

dis- / dif-

Apart, away, or not (Latin)

omni-

All or every (Latin)

-able / -ible

Capable of or worthy of being (Latin)

-tion / -sion

Act, process, or state of being (Latin)

-cide

Kill or act of killing (Latin)

-meter

Measure or instrument for measuring (Greek)