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Roots & Affixes
Greek and Latin Roots and Affixes and their meanings
Term | Definition |
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Ambi | Both |
Ex | Out |
Fore | Front |
Con/com | With |
Multi | Many |
Sub | Under |
Sym, Sys, Syn | Together |
Ultra | Beyond |
Arch | Rule |
Auto | Self |
Bio | Life |
Cycle | Circle |
Ethno | Race/Culture |
Graph | Write |
Phone | Sound |
Photo | Light |
Port | Carry |
Tele | Far |
Therm/Thermo | Heat |
Duct | Lead |
Lumen | Light |
Magna | Large |
Miss/mitt | Send |
Mov/mot/mobil | Move |
Reg | King |
Scrib | Write |
Tempo | Time |
Tend/Tens/Tenu | Stretch |
Video/vis | See |
Viv/Vict | Live |
-Able/ible | Capable of, fit for (Washable, Recyclable) |
-fy | Cause to become (Nullify, Catify) |
-ship | Condition or quality (Friendship) Art or skill (Horsemanship) |
-ity | Degree or state (Humidity) |