List of English Root Word - [C]

 

 

 

List of English Root Word - [C]

 

Root	Meaning	etymology	Words
cabin	cabin	capanna, cavanna from Latin	cabinet
cad (cad-, cas-, cid-)	fall	cadere, casus from Latin	accident, accidental, accidentally, cadence, cadent, cascade, case, casual, casually, casualty, chance, cheat, chute, coincide, coincidence, coincident, decadence, decadent, decay, escheat, incidence, incident, occasion, occasional, occasionally, occident, parachute
cael	heaven, sky; abode of the gods; climate	caelum from Latin	celestial, cerulean
cage	cage	cavea from Latin	cage
cake	cake	kaka from Old Norse	cake, cookie
cal (cal-, calend-, class-)	call	calare, classis, calendarium from Latin	calendar, calendric, calends, class, classic, classical, classification, classify, intercalate
calc	to tread, press in	calcare from Latin	cockatrice, decal, decalcomania, inculcate
calc (calc-, calcul-, cal-)	lime, limestone, reckon, compute	calx, calcis, calculus, calculare from Latin	cach, calc, calcaneus, calcite, calcitrant, calcium, calculate, calculation, calculus, chalk, recalcitrant
cale (cale-, cal-)	heat, be warm, glow	calere, calor, caloris from Latin	caldarium, caldera, calefacient, calefaction, calefactory, calendrical, calendula, calenture, calescent, calid, calor, calore, caloric, calorie, calorifacient, calorific, calorigenic, calorimeter, caudle, cauldron, chafe
call	call, cry loudly, summon	kalla from Old Norse	call, called
calli (calli-, calo-, cal, kal-)	beauty	kalos, kallos, kallistos from Greek	calisthenics, calli, calligraphy, calliope, callipygian, Callista, Callisto, calomel, kaleidoscope, kalon
calum (calum-, calv-)	trick, lie, deceive, trickery	calumnia, calvi from Latin	challenge, challenging
cameria (cameria-)	vault, vaulted room	camera from Latin	camaraderie, camera, chamber
camp	field	campus, campania from Latin	camp, campaign, campaigner, camping, campsite, campus, champertous, champerty, champignon, champion, championship, decamp, encamp, encampment
can	know; be able	cunnan from Old English	reapable
cancel	cancel	cancellare, cancelli, cancellus from Latin	cancel
cancer	cancer	cancer from Old English	cancer, cancerous
cand (cand-, cend-)	glowing, iridescent; to shine, glow	candere from Latin	cand, candid, candidate, candle, incendiary
cane	reed, rod	kanna, kanne, kanon from Greek	can, canal, cane, canebrake, canister, cannon, cannula, canon, canonize, canyon, caramel, channel
cannibal	cannibal	canibal, caribal, Canibales from Spanish	cannibalism
cant (cant-, cent-)	sing	canere, cantus from Latin	accent, cant, chant, charm, enchant, enchantment, incentive
cap	head	caput, capitis, cappa from Latin	achieve, achievement, anticipate, cad, caddie, cadet, cap, cape, capital, capitalisation, capitalism, capitalist, capitalization, capitular, capitulate, captain, cattle, chapter, chef, chief, escape, recap, recapitulate
caps	box, case	capsa, capere from Latin	caps, capsule, case, cash, cashless, cassette
capt (capt-, ceive-, cept-)	take, hold	capere, cipere, captus, capax from Latin	accept, acceptance, cable, cabling, capability, capable, capacious, capacity, capt, caption, captious, captivate, captive, captivity, capture, catch, catching, cater, chase, conceit, conceivable, conceive, concept, conception, contracept, contraception, cop, deceit, deceitfully, deceive, deception, deceptive, except, exception, exceptional, exceptionally, incapable, incipient, intercept, interdisciplinary, occupation, occupy, participant, participate, participation, perceive, percept, perception, pre-conceived, pre-conception, receipt, receive, receiver, receptor, recipe, recipient, unacceptable
car	car, to load	carrus, carra, carrum, carricare from Latin	car, career, cargo, carriage, carry, cart, charge, discharge
carbo (carbo-, carb-)	carbon	carbo, carbonis from Latin	carbohydrate, carbon, carbonate, carborundum, decarbonise, decarbonize, radiocarbon
cardio (cardio-)	heart	kardia, kardiakos from Greek	cardiac, cardio, cardiogram, cardiologist, cardiology, cardiovascular
care	care	carian, cearian, caru, cearu from Old English	care, careful, carefully, careless, carer, caring, Medicare
carn	flesh	caro, carn- from Latin	carnivore
cartilage	cartilage	cartilaginem, cartilago, cartilagin- from Latin	cartilage, cartilaginous
cast	cast, throw	kasta from Old Norse	broadcast, broadcaster, cast, caster
cast (cast-)	pure, cut	castrare, castigatus, castus, carere, castrum from Latin	cast-, caste, castigate, castle, castrate, chaste, chasten, chastise, chastity, incest
cat	cat	catt, catte from Old English	catfishing
cata (cata-, cath-, cat-)	down, against, back	kata from Greek	catabolic, catabolism, catacomb, catalog, catalogue, catalysis, catalyst, catastrophe, catastrophic, catatonia, cathode, cation
category	category	kategoria, kategorein from Greek	category
caus (caus, cuse)	cause, motive	causa from Latin	accusation, accuse, because, causal, causality, causation, causative, cause, causing, excuse, recuse, ruse
caust (caust-, calm-)	burn	kaiein, kaustos, kautos, kaustikos), kausis, kauma from Greek	calm, calmly, caust, caustic, ink
caut	caution	cautio, cavere from Latin	caution, cautious
cease	cease	cessare from Latin	cease
cede (cede-, cess-)	move, go, yield, surrender	cedere, cessus from Latin	accede, access, accessibility, accessible, accessory, ancestor, ancestral, antecedent, cede, cession, concede, concession, decease, deceased, exceed, excess, excessive, necessarily, necessary, necessity, precede, precedence, procedure, proceed, process, processed, procession, processor, recede, recess, recession, succeed, success, successful, successfully, successive, successor, unnecessary, unprecedented, unsuccessful
cel (cel-)	hide, small room	cella, celare, clam from Latin	ceil, ceiling, cell, cellar, cellular, cellule, cellulite, cellulose, clandestine, conceal, occult
celebr	honoured, frequented	celebratus, celebrare, celeber from Latin	celeb, celebr, celebrate, celebration, celebrity
celer (celer-)	quick	celerare, celer from Latin	accelerable, accelerate, acceleration, accelerative, accelerator, celer, celerity, decelerate, deceleration
cens (cens-)	assess, enroll, tax	censere, census from Latin	censure, census
cent (cent-, centi-)	a hundred	centuria, centum from Latin	bicentenary, cent, centenary, centennial, centiare, centigram, centimeter, centipede, century, percent, percentage, tercentenary
center (center-, centri-, centr-)	center	kentron from Greek	acentric, anthropocentric, biocentric, center, central, centre, centred, centric, centrifugal, centrifuge, centripetal, centroid, centromere, centromeric, centrosphere, centrum, concentrate, concentration, concentric, eccentric
cephalo (cephalo-, cephal-)	head	kephale from Greek	Cephalopod
ceremony	ceremony	ceremonia, caerimonia from Latin	ceremony
cern (cer-, cern-, cert-)	sift, separate, judge, charge	cernere, certus, certare, criminis from Latin	cern, cert, certain, certainly, certainty, certificate, certified, certify, concern, concerned, concerning, concert, concerted, crime, criminal, decree, discern, discreet, discretion, discretionary, discriminate, discrimination, excrement, excrete, excretion, indiscriminate, indiscriminately, secret, secretive, secretly, uncertain
chain	chain	chaine, chaeine from French	chain
chair	chair	cathedra from Latin	cathedral, chair
change	barter, exchange	cambire, cambiare from Latin	change, changeable, changer, changing, exchange, interchange, unchangeable, unchanged
chaos (chaos, chaot-, gas)	gas	khaos, chaos from Greek	chaos, chaotic, gas, gasoline
character	character	kharakterizein, kharakter, kharassein, kharax from Greek	character, characterise, characteristic, characteristics
chart (chart, card)	paper, chart, card, map	khartes from Greek	card, carton, cartoon, cartoonist, chart, charter, discard, postcard
chatter	twitter, chirp	cheateren, chiteren from imitative/echoic	chat, chatter, chatty, chitter
cheap	cheap	cep, ceapian, ceap from Old English	cheap, cheaply
check	check	shah, sah from Persian	check, checker, checklist, checkout
cheek	cheek	ceace, cece from Old English	cheek
cheer	cheer	kara from Greek	cheerful, cheerleader
chem (chem-, chemo-, chemi-, chemico-)	of alchemy	khemeia from Greek	alchemy, biochemical, chem, chemic, chemical, chemicals, chemicophysics, chemist, chemistry, chemotherapy, chemurgy, geochemist, immunohistochemical
chest	chest	kiste from Greek	chest
child	child	cild from Old English	child, childhood, childish, childless, childlike
chill	chill	ciele, cele from Old English	chill, chilly
chip	chip	forcippian, cipp from Old English	chip
chol (chol-, chole-, cholo-)	gall, bile	chole, cholos, khole from Greek	cholera, cholesterol
choose	choose	ceosan from Old English	choose
chop	chop	chop, chap from Middle English	chop
chord	rope	khorde from Greek	chord, cord
chore (chore, choreo)	dance	khoreia, khoros from Greek	choreo, choreograph, chorus
chrom (chrom-, -chroous, -chroic)	color	khroma from Greek	achromat, chrom, chroma, chromatic, chromatin, chrome, chromium, chromophobia, chromophore, chromosome, dichroic, dichroism, dichromatic, monochromatic, monochrome, photochromy, trichromatic
chrono (chron-. chrono-)	time	khronos from Greek	anachronism, asynchronous, biochronology, chronic, chrono, chronological, chronology, chronometer, geochronology, synchronic, synchronize, synchronous
cide	cut, a killing	caedere, caementa, cidere, caesus, cidium from Latin	cement, cementation, cementite, cementitious, chisel, cide, circumcise, circumcised, concise, decide, decision, decisive, ecocide, excide, fungicide, genocide, homicide, insecticide, pesticide, precise, precisely, precision, scissor, scissors, suicide
cigar	cigar	cigare from French	cigarette, e-cigarette
circ (circ-)	circle, ring	circulari, circus from Latin	circ, circle, circular, circulate, circulation, circus
cite (cite-, cit-)	call, summon	ciere, citare, citus from Latin	cite, excite, excitement, exciting, incite, incitement, recital, recite, solicit, solicitor, solicitude
civ (civ-, civil-, cit-)	citizen	civis, civilis, civitas from Latin	citadel, citify, citizen, citizenship, city, civic, civil, civilian, civilisation, civility, civilization, civilize, civilized, uncivil, uncivilise, uncivilised, uncivilized
clam (clam-)	cry, shout	clamare from Latin	claim, declaim, declamation, exclaim, exclamation, proclaim, reclaim
clamp	clamp	clampe from Middle Dutch	clamp
clan	clan, offspring, tribe	cland from Old Irish	clan
clare (clar-, clari)	clear	clarus, clarare from Latin	clare, clarification, clarify, clarity, clear, clearly, declaration , declare
clash	clash	clash from imitative/echoic	clash
clast	broken	klastos from Greek	clast
clean	clean	clæne from Old English	clean, cleaner, cleanliness, cleanly
clerk	clerk	klerikos, kleros from Greek	clerk
click	click	click from imitative/echoic	click
client	client	clientem, cliens, clinare from Latin	client
climate	climate	klima from Greek	climate, climatic, climatologist
climax	climax	klimax from Greek	climax
climb	climb	climban, clamb, clumbe from Old English	climb, climbable
clin (clin-)	bed, couch	kline from Greek	clin, clinic, clinical, clinician
cline (cline, clin-)	bend, lean, recline	clinare from Latin	cline, decline, inclination, incline, recline
clip		-	clamber, cliff, cliffhanger, cliffsman, cliffy
clone	clone	klon from Greek	cloning
cloth	cloth	claþ from Old English	cloth, clothe, clothes, clothing
cloud	cloud	clud from Old English	cloud, cloudy
clown	clown	clowne, cloyne, cloun, cloyn from Middle English	clown
club	club	klubba from Old Norse	club
clude (clude-)	shut, close	claudere, clausus from Latin	clause, close, closed, closely, closet, closure, conclude, conclusion, disclose, exclude, exclusion, exclusive, include, included, including, inclusion, inclusive, inclusivity, occlude, occlusion, preclude, recluse, seclude, sluice
cluster	cluster	clyster, cluster from Old English	cluster
coach	coach	kocsi, Kocs from Hungarian	coach
coal	coal, charcoal	col from Old English	coal, collie
coat	coat	kotta from Frankish	coat
coc	cook	cocus, coquus, coquere from Latin	biscuit, cook, cooking, cuisine, uncooked
cocco	berry, seed	kokkos from Latin	coccus
cock	cock	cocc, cocken from Old English	chicken, cocktail
code	code	codex, caudex from Latin	encode
coffee	coffee	qahwah from Arabic	caffeine, coffee
cogn (cogn-, cognit-)	learn, recognize	cognoscere, cognitus, cognit from Latin	acquaint, acquaintance, cogn, cognition, cognitive, cognizance, cognize, connoisseur, quaint, recognisable, recognise, recognition, recognizable, recognizably, recognizant, recognize, unrecognised, unrecognized
cohort	cohort, enclosure, courtyard, retinue	cohortem, cohors, cohort, cortina, cortem, cors from Latin	cohort, court, courteous, courtesy, curtain, discourteous
col	glue	kolla from Greek	protocol
cold	cold	cald, ceald from Old English	cold, coldly
coll	neck	collum from Latin	collar
color	color	color, colos from Latin	color, colorful, colour, coloured, colourful, colouring, colourless
colossus	colossus	colossus from Latin	colossal, colossus
column	pillar, column	columna, columen from Latin	column, columnist
com	revel	komos from Greek	comedy, comic
come	come	cuman from Old English	become, becoming, come, coming, income, outcome, overcome, unwelcome, upcome, upcoming, welcome
commun (commun-, comun-)	common, public	communis from Latin	common, commonly, commun, communal, communicate, communication, communicator, communism, communist, community, miscommunication, uncommon
concil (concil-, counsil-)	meeting, gathering of people	concilium, conciliatus, conciliare from Latin	concil, conciliable, conciliate, conciliatingly, conciliation, conciliator, council, councillor, councilor, reconcile, reconciliation
conlang	conlang	-	conlanging
contra (contra-, contro-)	against, contrary	contra from Latin	contra, contracept, contraception, contradict, contradiction, contradictory, contraindicate, contrary, contrast, contravene, control, controversial, controversy, controvert, counter, country, encounter, out-of-control, uncontrolled
cool	cool	col, colian from Old English	cooler, cooling
copi	plenty, copy	copia from Latin	copy, copy, photocopy
cord (cord-, cor-)	heart, mind	cordis, cor from Latin	accord, accordance, accordant, according, accordingly, concord, cordial, cordiality, core, courage, discord, discourage, encourage, encouragement, encouraging, record
corn	horn	cornu, corna, cornua from Latin	corner, scorn, unicorn
coron (coron-, coroll-)	crown, garland, wreath	corona, coronare, corolla from Latin	corolla, corollary, corona, coronal, coronary, coronate, coronation, coronavirus, coronet, crown
corp (corp-, corpor-)	body	corpus, corporis from Latin	corp, corporal, corporality, corporate, corporation, corporative, corps, corpse, corpulent, corpus, corpuscle, corpuscular, disincorporate, incorporate, incorporation
cosm (cosm-, cosmo-)	universe, order	kosmos from Greek	cosmetic, cosmology, cosmonaut, cosmopolitan, cosmopolite, Cosmos
costa (costa-, cost-)	rib	costa from Latin	accost, coast, coastal, costa, costa, costal, costate, entrecote
cot	cot	kot from Old Norse	cottage
cough	cough	coughen from imitative/echoic	cough
count	count	computare from Latin	account, accountability, accountable, accountant, count, counter, counterpart, countless, discount, recount, uncountable
couple	couple	copula, copulare from Latin	couple
cover	cover	coperire, cooperire from Latin	cover, coverage, covert, discover, discovery, recover, recovery, rediscover, uncover
cow	cow	cu from Old English	cow
crab	crab	crabba from Old English	crab
crack	crack, make a sharp noise	cracian, cearcian from Old English	chirp
cracy (cracy-)	rule, authority, government	kratein, kratos, kratia from Greek	autocracy, autocrat, bureaucracy, cracy, democracy, democratic, theocracy
craft	craft, power, might, strength, skill	cræft, cræftan from Old English	aircraft, craft, crafty, handicraft
crave	crave, ask, implore	crafian, cræft from Old English	craving
craze	craze	krasa from Old Swedish	craze, crazy
cre (cre-)	make, create	creare, creatus, from Latin	create, created, creation, creative, creativity, creator, creature, recreate, re-create, recreation
cred	believe, trust, creed	credere, creditus, credulus from Latin	accredit, accreditation, cred, credal, credence, credential, credentials, credibility, credible, credit, creditable, creditor, credo, credulity, credulous, creed, incredible, incredibly
creep	creep	creopan from Old English	creepy
cresc	grow, rise	crescere, crescens from Latin	concrete, cresc, crescent, crew, decrease, increase, increasingly, recruit, recruitment
cricket	cricket(insect)	criquet, criquer from French	cricket
crisp	curled	crispus from Latin	crisp
crit (crit-, crisi)	judge, separate	krinein, krisis, krima from Greek	crisis, criterion, critic, critical, criticise, criticism, criticize, critique, diacritic, diacritical, hypercritical, hypocrisy, hypocrite
crook	crook	krokr, krakr from Old Norse	encroach
crouch	crouch	crochir, croche, croc from French	crouched
crowd	crowd	crudan from Old English	crowd, crowded
crud	crude, rough, raw, bloody, not cooked	crudus, cruor, crudelis from Latin	cruel, cruelly
cruise	cross	crucem, crux, crucis from Latin	across, cross, crucial, crucially, crucifix, crucify, cruise, crusade
crumb	crumb	cruma from Old English	crumb, crumble
crunch	crunch	crunch from imitative/echoic	crunchy
crush	crush	cruissir, cruisir, croisir from French	crush
cry	cry, wail, shriek	critare, quiritare, quis from Latin	cry, crying, outcry
crypt (crypt-)	hide, hidden, secret, cave	kryptos, kruptein, kruptos from Greek	crypt, cryptic, crypto, cryptocurrency, cryptogram, cryptograph, cryptographer, cryptography, cryptology, cryptonym, cryptozoology, decrypt, encrypt, encryption, grotesque, grotto, krypton
cub		kubos, kybos from Greek	cube, cuboid
cubit	cubit	cubitum, cubitus from Latin	cubit
cult (col-, cult-)	cultivate, till, inhabit, colony	colere, cultus, colonia, cultivare from Latin	acculturate, acculturation, agricultural, agriculture, colonial, colonise, colonize, colony, cult, cultivable, cultivate, cultivation, cultural, culture, domicile, horticulture
cumul		cumulatus, cumulare, cumulus from Latin	accumulate, accumulation, cumulate
cup	cup	cuppa, cupa from Latin	cup
cur	care, take care of	curare, cura from Latin	accuracy, accurate, accurately, curable, curate, curator, cure, curio, curiosity, curious, inaccurate, incurable, proctor, procurator, procure, proxy, secure, security
curb	curb	curvus, curvare from Latin	curb
curl	curl	krul from Middle Dutch	curling
curr	run, course	currens, currere, cursus from Latin	corridor, course, cryptocurrency, curr, currency, current, currently, curriculum, cursive, cursor, cursory, discourse, excursion, incur, intercourse, occur, precursor, recur, recurring
curse	curse	cursian, curs from Old English	accursed, curse, cursed, cuss
curt	cut, short	curtus from Latin	curtail
curv	bent, crooked, curved, bend	curvus, curvare from Latin	curb, curve
cust (cust-, custo-)	guardian	custos, custodia from Latin	custodian, custody
custom	custom	consuetumen, consuetudinem, consuetudo, consuetus, consuescere from Latin	costume, custom
cut	cut	kytja, kutta from Old Norse	cut, cutting
cuth (cuth, couth, can)	know, can	cuð, cunnan from Old English	cuddly
cyber	cyber	-	cyber
cycle (cycl-)	circle	kyklos, kuklos, kyklon, kuklikos from Greek	anticyclone, anticyclonic, bicycle, cycl, cycle, cyclic, cycling, cyclist, cyclone, epicycle, recycle, recycling
cyn (cyn-)	dog	kuon, kunos from Greek	cynic
cyst		-	cholecyst, cyst, cystic
cyte	cell	kutos from Greek	leucocyte, oocyte

 

 

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