Lists of English Root Word - [E]

 

 

 

 

Lists of English Root Word - [E]

 

Root	Meaning	etymology	Words
each	each	ælc from Old English	each
ear	ear	eare from Old English	ear
early	early	ærlice, ærlic from Old English	earliest, early
earn	earn	earnian, esne from Old English	earn, earner, earning, earnings
earth	earth	eorþe, eorthe from Old English	earthen
ease	easy, ease	aise, aiser from French	disease, ease, easily, easy, uneasy
east	east	east, eastan, east- from Old English	eastern
eat	eat	etan from Old English	eat, eater, eating
eave	eave	efes from Old English	eaves
ech (ech-)	sound	ekhein, echo, ekhe from Greek	echo
eco (eco-)	house	oikos from Greek	eco, ecocide, ecological, ecologist, ecology, economic, economical, economically, economics, economist, economy, ecosystem, ecotherapy
eder (ed-, es-, eder-)	eat, give out, put out, publish	edere, esus, editus, edax from Latin	comedo, comestible, edacious, edacity, eder-, edible, edit, edition, editor, editorial, obese, obesity
edge	edge	ecg from Old English	edge
egg	egg	egg, eggja from Old Norse	egg
Egypt	Egypt	Egypte from French	Egyptian, Egyptologist
eight	eight	eahta, æhta from Old English	eight, eighteen, eighteenth, eighth, eighty
elast	elastic	elastikos, elastiaos, elastos, elaunein from Greek	elastic, elasticity
electr (electr-)	amber	elektron from Greek	electr, electric, electrical, electrician, electricity, electro, electrode, electrolysis, electron, electronic, electronically, electronics
element	element	elementum from Latin	element, elementary
empt (empt-, em-, emer-)	buy, take, purchased, acquired	emere, emptus from Latin	empt, example, exempt, premium, prompt, promptly, redeem, sample, vintage

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end	end	ende from Old English	ending, endlessly
endo	within, inner	endon from Greek	endogenous, endothelial
entom (entom-, entomo-)	insect	entomon from Greek	entomo
environ	environ	environer, environ, viron, virer from French	environ, environment, environmental, environmentalist, environmentally
equ	even, equal, level	aequus, aequare from Latin	adequate, adequately, equ-, equal, equality, equally, equate, equation, equator, equity, equivalent, equivocal, inequality, iniquity, unequal
equip	equip	skipa, skip from Old Norse	equip, equipment
erg (erg-, org-, urg-)	work	wergon, ergon, ergates from Greek	allergy, argon, energetic, energise, energize, energy, erg
err	stray	errare from Latin	error
esse (esse, ess-)	to be	esse, futurus, futura from Latin	absence, absent, esse, essence, essential, essentially, future, futuristic, futurologist, futurology, interest, interested, interesting, Interestingly, uninteresting
esthes (esthes, aesthes)	perception, sensing	aisthesis from Greek	esthesia, synaesthesia
estim	value, appraise	aestimatus, aestimare, ais-temos from Latin	aim, esteem, estimate, estimation, overestimate, overestimation, underestimate
eth	moral character, custom, habit	ethein, ethos, ethikos from Greek	ethic, ethical, ethically, ethics, ethology, ethos
ether	upper pure, bright air	aither, aithein from Greek	ethane, ethanol, ether
ethn	people, race, tribe, nation	ethnos, ethnikos from Greek	ethnic, ethno
etym (etym-)	true sense, original meaning	etumos, etymos, etymon from Greek	etymologic, etymologically, etymologize, etymology, etymon
eur	wide, breadth, width	eurus from Greek	Europe, European
even	even	efen, efne, æfen from Old English	even
ever	ever	æfre from Old English	ever, forever, never, nevertheless, whatsoever, whenever, wherever, whoever
every	every	æfre ælc from Old English	every, everybody, everything
evite	evite	evitare from Latin	evitable, inevitable

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examin (examin-)	examine	examinare, examen from Latin	exam, examination, examine, re-examine
excel	excel, rise, surpass	excellere from Latin	excel, excellence, excellency, excellent
exile	exile	exilium, exsilium, exul, exsul, exilare, exsilare from Latin	exile, exile
exo	outside	exo from Greek	exotic
exter (exter, extrem)	outward, outermost, utmost	exter, exterus, extremus, extera, exterum, exterior, extimus from Latin	exterior, extern, external, extreme, extremely, extremist, extremity
extra	outer, beyond, outside	extra, extraneus from Latin	estrange, extra, extraordinary, extravagance, extravagant, extrovert, strange, strangely, stranger
eye	eye	eage, ege from Old English	eye, eyebrow, eyelid

 

 

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