These roots are simple, and useful.
A Prime Lesson - Useful Example Roots (A Warm-up Lesson)
A Prime Lesson - Useful Example Roots (A Warm-up Lesson)
mob, mot, and mov all mean move.
mob, mot, and mov are Latin roots.
grad, gress all mean step
grad and gress are Latin roots.
pos means place; put
pos is a Latin root.
sed, sid, sess all mean sit; settle
sed, sid, sess are Latin roots.
log means word; idea; reason; speech
log is a Greek root, very productive. Many words are derived from it.
onym, onoma, ono, and nym all mean name; word
onym, onoma, ono, and nym are Greek roots.
tain, ten, and tent all mean hold
tain, ten, and tent are Latin roots.
-fer means to carry; bear; bring together
-fer is a Latin suffix.
cap means to take; seize
cap is a Latin root.
pell, puls all mean to drive; driven; force
pell, and puls are Latin roots.
pend means to hang; weight; pay
pend is a Latin root.
stat means to stay; position; to know
stat is a Latin root.
stat also means to stand; stop as a Greek root
stat is also a Greek root.
sci means to know; knowledge
sci is a Latin root.
sens, sent all mean feel; be aware
sens and sent are Latin roots.
duc, duct all mean lead; take; bring
duc, duct are Latin roots.
flu, flux all mean to flow
flu and flux are Latin roots.
aud, son, phon all mean sound; to hear
aud and son are Latin roots, phon is a Greek root.
tact, tag, tang, tig all mean touch
tact, tag, tang, tig are Latin roots.
clud, clus, claus all mean to close
clud, clus, claus are Latin roots.
spond, spons, spous all mean promise; answer for; pledge
spond, spons, spous are Latin roots.
pot, poss, val all mean power; to be strong
pot, poss, val are Latin roots.
civi, cit, polis, polit, poli all mean city, citizen
civi, cit are Latin roots, and polis, polit, poli are Greek roots.
--> fac, -fic, fect, fict all mean make; do
fac, fect, fict are Latin roots, -fic is a Latin suffix.
mim, sembl, simil, simul all mean to imitate; copy; to make like; together
mim is a Greek root, sembl, simil, simul are Latin roots.
leg, lect all mean to choose; gather; select; read and law
leg, lect are Latin roots.
ord means order
ord is a Latin root.
men, min, mon mean to think; remind; advise; warn; threaten; project
men, min, mon are Latin roots.
cred, fid all mean believe; trust
cred, fid are Latin roots.
path, pat, pass all mean feeling; emotion; suffering
path, pat are Greek roots, pass is Latin roots.
dur means to harden; hold out; last; strengthen
dur is a Latin roots.
mob, mot, and mov are Latin roots.
grad, gress all mean step
grad and gress are Latin roots.
pos means place; put
pos is a Latin root.
sed, sid, sess all mean sit; settle
sed, sid, sess are Latin roots.
log means word; idea; reason; speech
log is a Greek root, very productive. Many words are derived from it.
onym, onoma, ono, and nym all mean name; word
onym, onoma, ono, and nym are Greek roots.
tain, ten, and tent all mean hold
tain, ten, and tent are Latin roots.
-fer means to carry; bear; bring together
-fer is a Latin suffix.
cap means to take; seize
cap is a Latin root.
pell, puls all mean to drive; driven; force
pell, and puls are Latin roots.
pend means to hang; weight; pay
pend is a Latin root.
stat means to stay; position; to know
stat is a Latin root.
stat also means to stand; stop as a Greek root
stat is also a Greek root.
sci means to know; knowledge
sci is a Latin root.
sens, sent all mean feel; be aware
sens and sent are Latin roots.
duc, duct all mean lead; take; bring
duc, duct are Latin roots.
flu, flux all mean to flow
flu and flux are Latin roots.
aud, son, phon all mean sound; to hear
aud and son are Latin roots, phon is a Greek root.
tact, tag, tang, tig all mean touch
tact, tag, tang, tig are Latin roots.
clud, clus, claus all mean to close
clud, clus, claus are Latin roots.
spond, spons, spous all mean promise; answer for; pledge
spond, spons, spous are Latin roots.
pot, poss, val all mean power; to be strong
pot, poss, val are Latin roots.
civi, cit, polis, polit, poli all mean city, citizen
civi, cit are Latin roots, and polis, polit, poli are Greek roots.
--> fac, -fic, fect, fict all mean make; do
fac, fect, fict are Latin roots, -fic is a Latin suffix.
mim, sembl, simil, simul all mean to imitate; copy; to make like; together
mim is a Greek root, sembl, simil, simul are Latin roots.
leg, lect all mean to choose; gather; select; read and law
leg, lect are Latin roots.
ord means order
ord is a Latin root.
men, min, mon mean to think; remind; advise; warn; threaten; project
men, min, mon are Latin roots.
cred, fid all mean believe; trust
cred, fid are Latin roots.
path, pat, pass all mean feeling; emotion; suffering
path, pat are Greek roots, pass is Latin roots.
dur means to harden; hold out; last; strengthen
dur is a Latin roots.
Note: You may sometimes find that a vowel such as o is often inserted between two roots, as o inserted between phon and graph in phonograph = phon + o + graph, the reason is for easy pronounciation. Another example is archaeology = archae + o + logy
Repetition is the key to learning.
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