Dictionary of Root Words: Greek and Latin Roots (English Word Power)

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What are “Root Words”? — A root, or root word is a word which is used to form another word. It is also called a base word. A root does not have a prefix (a letter or group of letters added to the beginning of a word) or a suffix (a letter or group of letters added to the end of a word). The root is the primary lexical unit of a word, and of a word family. For example, pure is a root. By adding prefixes and suffixes, the following words could be made: impure, purity, pureness. Similarly, play and move are root words. By adding prefixes and suffixes, the following words could be made: plays, played, playing, player moving, movement, moved, movable, mover, movingly. In this book, I have given the most common Greek and Latin roots which are used in the English language. Sample This: Root Words – A — **AGG – Origin: Latin Meaning: collected – Examples: agglomerate — to collect things and form them into a mass or group related word: agglomeration; aggrandize — to increase your importance or power related word: aggrandizement; aggregate — to put together different items, amounts, etc. into a single total related words: aggregation, aggregator ** ALTR/ALTER – Origin: Latin Meaning: other – Examples: altruism — caring about the needs of other people related word: altruistic; alterable — that can be changed related word: unalterable; altercation — noisy argument; alternate — to follow one after other related words: alternately, alternation, alternative ** ANIM – Origin: Latin Meaning: breath; life; soul – Examples: animal — a living creature; animate — having life; to make something full of liveliness related words: animated, animatedly, animation, animato, animator, inanimate; animateur — a person who promotes social activities; animism — the belief that natural objects have a living soul related words: animist, animistic; animosity — strong feeling of opposition; equanimity — calm state of mind; magnanimous — kind, forgiving, generous related words: magnanimity, magnanimously; pusillanimous — lack of courage; unanimous — agreeing with others related word: unanimously** Some More Root Words – A — Root Word [Origin] — Meaning Example(s) (Related Words in Bracket) — a [Greek] — not atheism, apolitical, atypical **ablat [Latin] — remove ablation **ablut [Latin] — wash ablutions **abort [Latin] — born too soon abortion **abras [Latin] — rub off abrasion (abrasive, abrasively, abrasiveness) **abstemi [Latin] — controlled; moderate abstemious **abund [Latin] — overflow abundance (abundant, abundantly) **ac [Latin] — to, toward accept (acceptability, acceptable, acceptably, acceptance, acceptation) **acanth [Greek] — thorn acanthus **acet [Latin] — vinegar acetate, acetic, acetone **achr [Greek] — colorless achromic **acid [Latin] — sour acidic, acidify, acidosis, acidulate (acidulation, acidulous) **acm [Greek] — summit acme **aco [Greek] — relief acoustic (acoustical, acoustically, acoustician, acoustics) **adama [Greek] — invincible adamant (adamantly) **ade [Greek] — enough adequate (adequacy, adequately) **adip [Latin] — fat adipose **adolesc [Latin] — growing up ** aer [Greek] — air or atmosphere aerate (aeration), aerial, aerialist, aerobic (aerobics, anaerobic) ** agr [Latin] — field agrarian, agriculture (agriculturist, agricultural) –Other Root Words – A — Root Word [Origin] – Meaning — aapt [Greek] — indomitable, unfriendly **abact [Latin] — driven away **abdit [Latin] — secret/hidden **abr [Greek] – delicate **abscis [Latin] — cutoff; absit [Latin] – distant **aca [Greek] — a point; silence **acar [Greek] – tiny **accip [Latin] — allow, snatch **accliv [Latin] — steep; up-hill **accresc [Latin] — increase**ace [Greek] – heal **acer [Latin] – sharp **acerv [Latin] – pile **acest [Greek] — healing; remedy

Publisher ‏ : ‎ CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform (January 25, 2014)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Paperback ‏ : ‎ 125 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1500911712
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1500911713
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 6.2 ounces
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 6 x 0.29 x 9 inches