Greek and Latin Prefixes, Roots, and Suffixes

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ani, anti- (against)circum- (around)com, con- (together, with)de- (down, down from, opposite of)dis, dif, di- (away, from, apart)epi- (upon, in addition)

contra, counter- (against, contrary)equi- (equal)hyper- (above, beyond)hypo- (under, less than)intra- (within)mis- (less, wrong)

macro- (large)micro- (small)mono- (one)non- (not)ob- (against, in the way, over)omni- (all)pro- (before, forward, first)retro- (back, backward, behind)

multi- (many, much)neo- (new)per- (through, to the end, thoroughly)super- (above)trans- (over, across)un, uni- (one)

Roots Roots Roots Rootsanim (mind, will, spirit)cred (believe, trust)dict (to say, to speak)here, hes (stick)pos, pon (put)

fin (end, boundary, limit)duc, duct (to lead, draw)fac, fact (to make, to do)graph (write, draw,describe)log (idea, word, study)solv, solu, solut (loosen)

gen, gener, genit (birth, kind, race)mort (death)scrib, script (to write)spec, spect (to look at)tact (touch)

lateral (side)pend, pens (hang)ten (hold)therm (heat)und, unda (wave, flow)ver, vera, veri (true, truth)

Suffixes Suffixes Suffixes Suffixes-er, or (person or thing that)-fy (make, do)-ence, ance (fact, quality)

-ism (act, condition, state of being)-ist (one who)

-ial (function of)-ness (state or quality of)-ship (the art or skill of)-tude (the state of)

-ary (relating to, like)