Prefixes: Negation and absence
- A-/An-, In-, Non-, Un-: not, without
- Dis-: opposite of
- Pseudo-: false
Prefixes: Numbers
- Mono-, Uni-: one
- Bi-, Di-: two
- Tri-, Quad-, Pent-/Quin-, Hex-, Sept-, Oct-, Deca-, Cent-: three, four, five, six, seven, eight, ten, hundred
Prefixes: Size or quantity
- Macro-, Maxi-, Mega-: large, very large
- Micro-, Min-: small, very small
- Multi-, Poly-: many
- Ambi-/amphi-: both
- Hemi-, Semi-: half
- Omni-, Pan-: all, everyone
- Over-: too much
Prefixes: Direction or position
- Anti-, Contra-: against
- Circum-, Peri-: around
- Ab-, De-: away from
- Ante-, Fore-, Pre-: before
- Ad-, A-/an-: toward
- Co-: together
- Em-/en-: inside
- Ex-, Extra-: out, outside
- Inter-, Intra-: between, within
- Med-: middle
- Para-: next to
- Post-: after, behind
- Pro-: forward, in front
- Retro-: backward
- Se-: apart
- Sub-, Super-: below, above
- Trans-: across
Prefixes: Time or order
- Neo-: new
- Prot-: first
- Re-: again
Prefixes: Comparison
- Hetero-: different
- Homo-, Sym-: same
- Hyper-: excessive, more than
- Hypo-: less than
Prefixes: Condition or quality
- Dys-: abnormal, difficult
- Mal-, Mis-: bad, wrong
Roots: Human beings, society, and emotion
- Am, Phil: love
- Anthro, Dem, Civ, Polis, Urb: man, people, citizen, city
- Auto: self
- Cred, Fi: believe, faith
- Crat, Reg: rule
- Culp: blame
- Dign: worth
- Dog: opinion
- Dol: suffer
- Dub: doubt
- Fal: error
- Hap: chance
- Idio: peculiar
- Jur: law
- Lang: tongue
- Lect: select
- Mand: command
- Nom: name
- Oner: burden
- Pac: peace
- Par: equal
- Pas, Sent: feeling
- Ped: child
- Pen: pay
- Phob: fear
- Plac: please
- Psych: mind
- Sacr: holy
- Sol: alone
- Test: witness
- Theo: god
- Ver: truth
Roots: Body, health, and the senses
- Acou: hear
- Anim, Bio, Vi: life
- Card: heart
- Carn: flesh
- Corp: body
- Derm: skin
- Dorm, Somn: sleep
- Manu: hand
- Mor: death
- Nox: harm
- Opt: eyes
- Path: disease
- Phon: sound
- Pod: foot
- San: healthy
- Sen: old
- Spec, Vis: look, see
- Spir: breath
- Tact: touch
Roots: Nature
- Aqua, Hydr: water
- Astro: star
- Chrom: color
- Cosm: universe
- Fum: smoke
- Geo, Terr: earth, land
- Herb: plant
- Lum, Photo: light
- Pyr: fire
- Sem: seed
- Sol: sun
- Therm: heat
- Tox: poison
Roots: Time and change
- Annui: year
- Chron: time
- Cre: grow
- Di: day
- Esce: becoming
- Fin: end
- Gen, Nat: birth
- Morph: shape
- Mut: change
Roots: Movement, direction, and conflict
- Ambl, Cur: go, run
- Belli, Pug: war, fight
- Cap: take
- Ceed, Sec: yield, follow
- Celer: speed
- Cis: cut
- Dors: back
- Duc: lead
- Err: wander
- Fer: bring
- Fug: flee
- Grad: step
- Greg: flock
- It: journey
- Ject: throw
- Lev: lift
- Mis: send
- Mov: move
- Nau: ship
- Pel: drive
- Pet: seek
- Port: carry
- Prop: near
- Sta: stand
- Tract: pull
- Tor: twist
- Ven: move towards
- Vert, Volv: turn
Roots: Language, knowledge, and expression
- Cant: sing
- Cogn, Gno, Sci: know
- Dict, Fab, Lex, Loc: say, speak
- Doc: teach
- Gram, Scrib: write
- Log: reason
- Mon: remind, warn
- Que, Rog: ask, seek
- Voc: calling
Roots: Physical qualities and materials
- Ac: sharp
- Al: other
- Bene: good
- Brev: short
- Centr: center
- Cern: separate
- Caus: burn
- Clo: close
- Cli: lean
- Crypt: hidden
- Dext: right hand/side
- Dur: hard
- Ferv: boil
- Flu: flow
- Fort, Val: strength
- Grat: pleasing
- Her: stick
- Hol: whole
- Juv: young
- Lav: wash
- Liber: free
- Lig: tie, bind
- Nihil, Null: none, nothing
- Pend: hang
- Plen: fill, full
- Pot: drink
- Pov: few
- Punc: point
- Quie: rest
- Rect: straight
- Salv: save
- Sed: settle
- Sua: sweet
- Sum: total
- Sur: over
- Ult: last
Roots: Work, making, and process
- Act: do
- Clam: shout
- Cumb: lie down
- Dele: erase
- Don: give
- Fac: make
- Frac: break
- Fus: pour
- Lab: work
- Laud: praise
- Pon: place
- Strict: tighten
- Struct: build
- Tain: hold
- Tend: stretch
- Vor: eat
Suffixes: People and roles
- -crat: ruler
- -ee: receiver of action
- -er, -or: person who does
- -ess: female person
- -ial/-ian: skilled person
- -ist: specialist
- -ite: person with a trait
Suffixes: States and qualities
- -a, -cy, -dom, -escence, -hood, -ness, -ship, -th, -tude: state or condition
- -able/-ible: capable of
- -ac, -al/-an/-ary, -ic/-etic, -ous: relating to, having quality of
- -ate, -ful, -ive, -less, -ly, -some, -y: quality, full of, lacking, in a way
Suffixes: Actions, processes, and results
- -ance, -ion, -ment, -ure: action or result
- -cide: killing
- -en, -ify, -ize: to make, become
- -ing: process
Suffixes: Description and resemblance
- -esque: in the style of
- -ette: small, diminutive
- -ish, -oid, -ular: resembling, somewhat
- -ward: direction, manner
Suffixes: Knowledge, science, and language
- -cracy: government
- -ese: language, nationality
- -ism: belief system
- -itis: inflammation
- -logy: study of
- -nomy: rules, system
- -osis: disease
Suffixes: Tense and degree
- -ed: past tense
- -er: comparative
- -est: superlative, most
