List of English Root Word - [A]

 

 

 

 

List of English Root Word - [A]

 

Root	Meaning	etymology	Words
abba (abba-)	father	abbas, abbatia from Latin	abbacy, abbatial, abbess, abbey, abbot
abdomen	abdomen, belly	abdomen from Latin	abdomen, abdominal
ac (ac-)	cure	akeisthai, ake, akos, akeos from Greek	acacia, autacoid, panacea
academ (academ-)	academic, academy	Akademos, Akademeia from Greek	academe, academia, academic, academically, academy
acanth (acanth-)	thorn	akantha from Greek	Acanthaster
acer	bitter, sharp, sour	acer, acris, acerbus, acere from Latin	acer, acrid, eager, eagerly, exacerbate, vinegar
ache	ache	acan, æce, ece from Old English	ache, aching
acid	acidic, sour	acidus from Latin	acid
acr (acr-, acro-)	height, summit, tip, extreme	ake, akros, akron, akro- from Greek	acro, acrobat, acrogen
acu (acu-)	sharp, pointed	acus, acuere, acutus from Latin	acerose, acuity, aculeate, acumen, acuminate, acupressure, acupuncture, acute, cute
add (add-)	add to, join, attach	addere, additio, dare, dere from Latin	add, adding, addition, additional
advant (advant, advan, , abante)	advance	abanteare, abante from Latin	advance, advanced, advantage, disadvantage, disadvantaged

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aedi (aedi-, edi-)	building	-	edifice, fixed
aero	air, mist, atmosphere	aer, aeros from Greek	aerial, aero, aerobatic, aerobic, aerobiology, aerodynamic, aeronaut, aeronautics, aeroplane, aerosol, aerospace, air, airborne, airplane, airport
aesthet	perceive	aisthetikos, aisthanesthai, aistheta, aisthesthai from Greek	aesthetic, esthetic
aev	age	aetaticum, aetatem, aetas, aevum, aeon from Latin	aeon, age, aged, ageing, ageism, coetaneous, coeval, eternal, eternity, longevity, medieval, primaeval, primeval
afford	put forth, contribute, further, advance; carry out, accomplish	geforðian from Old English	affordable
after	after	-	aftermath, afternoon, afterward, afterwards
ag	to go, drive, move	agere, actus, agitare from Latin	act, acting, action, activate, activation, active, actively, activist, actor, actress, actual, ag-, agency, agenda, agent, agile, agitate, ambiguity, ambiguous, castigate, chastise, circumnavigate, cogent, cogitate, enact, essay, exact, exactly, inactivate, inactive, interact, interaction, interactive, mitigate, navigate, navigation, react, reaction
agger	heap, heap up, accumulate	aggerare, agger, aggeris, aggerere from Latin	exaggerate
ago (ago, own)		agan, agen, agnian, ongan, ongean from Old English	again, ago, owner, ownership
agog	guiding, struggle, trial	agein, agogos, agon, agogon from Greek	agogue, agon, agonist, agonistic, agonize, agony, antagonistic, demagogue, demagogy, emmenagogue, pedagogue, pedant, pedantic, protagonist, strategy, synagogue
agr (agr-, agro-)	field, country	ager, agris from Latin	agricultural, agriculture, agro-tech
aid	aid	adiuta, adiutus, adjutare, adjuvare, adiuvare from Latin	aid
alb (alb-)	dull white, white	albus, album from Latin	album
alcohol	alcohol	alcohol from Latin	alcohol, alcoholic
alg (alg-, -algia, -algy)	pain	algos, algein, algesis from Greek	nostalgia, nostalgic

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anni (anni-, ann-, enn-)	year, yearly	annusm -ennialis from Latin	anni, anniversary, annual, annually, biennial, centennial, ennial, millennial, millennials, millennium, perennial
anomalo (anomalo-)	abnormal, uneven, irregular	anomalos from Greek	anomaly
ante	before, in front of, prior to	ante, anti from Latin	ancestor, ancestral, ancient, ante-, antebellum, antecedent, anterior, anteroom, antic, anticipate, antique, rampart
anthropo	man, human	anthropos from Greek	anthropo, anthropocentric, anthropoid, anthropologist, anthropology
anx (anx-)	choke, squeeze	anxius, angere from Latin	angle, anxiety, anxious, anxiously
apt (apt-)	apt, fit, suited, proper	aptus, apere from Latin	adapt, adaptation, apt, aptitude, attitude
aqua	water	aqua from Latin	Aquarius, aquatic
arc (arc-, arch-)	arc, bow	arcus from Latin	arc, arch, arched, archer, archeress, archerfish, archery
arcan (arcan-, arc-, erc-)	box, chest, secret, enclose	arcanus, arcere, arca from Latin	arcane, coerce, coercion, exercise
arch (arch, archi, archy)	lead, rule, beginning, …	arkhein, arkhon, arkhe from Greek	anarchism, anarchist, anarchy, arch-, archbishop, archipelago, architect, architectural, architecture, archon, autarch, autarchy, autarky, gynarchy, hierarchical, hierarchy, matriarch, monarch, monarchy, octarchy, patriarch, patriarchy
archaeo (archaeo-, archeo-, archi-, archae-, arche-)	ancient	arkhaios from Greek	archaeo, archaeology, archaic, archeology
arct (arct-)	bear, North Pole	arktos, arktikos from Greek	antarctic, Antarctica, arctic
argue (argue-)	make, known, clear, prove, declare, demonstrate	arguere, argutare from Latin	argue, argument, argumentative
arm	arm, weapons; tools	arma, armare from Latin	alarm, arm, armed, arms, army

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art	art, skill	ars, artis, artitus, artire from Latin	art, artefact, artifact, artifice, artificial, artisan, artist, artistic, inert
artic	joint, part	articulus, artus from Latin	article, articulate, articulated
asper	rough	asper	asperate, exasperate
assassin	assassin	hasisi, hashshashin, hashishin, hashishiyy from Aramaic	assassination
astro (astro-)	star, heavenly body, space, space travel	aster, astron, astro from Greek	Acanthaster, aster, asterisk, asteroid, astral, astro, astrobleme, astrology, astrometry, astronaut, astronomer, astronomy, astrophysics, disaster, disastrous
athlete	athlete, contest	athletes, athlein, athlos, athlon from Greek	athletic, athletics
aud (aud-, audi-, audio-)	hear, sound, hearing, listening	auditus, audire from Latin	audible, audience, audio, audiology, audiovisual, audit, audition, auditor, auditorium, auditory
aug (aug-, auct-)	increase, grow, enlarger	augere, auctor, auctio, auctus from Latin	auction, aug, augend, augment, augmentation, augur, augury, august, author, authority, authorize, auxiliary, inaugurate, inauguration
aunt	aunt	amita, amma from Latin	aunty
auto	self, same	autos from Greek	autarch, autarchy, autarky, authentic, authenticate, autism, autistic, auto, autobiography, autocracy, autocrat, autodyne, autograph, automate, automatic, automation, automatism, automaton, automobile, autonomy
avi (avi-, au-)	bird	avis from Latin	auspex, auspice, auspicious, avian, aviary, aviate, aviation, aviator, aviatrix, avionics
awe	awe	agi from Old Norse	awful

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awk

awk

afugr from Old Norse

awkward, awkwardness

ENGLISH ROOT WORD: abba- from Latin abbas, abbatia

 

 

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