List of English Root words [A ~ Z] from Old English, German, French, Dutch, Latin, and Greek
The English language came from Proto-Indo-European Languages So, it uses lots of Old English, German, Dutch, Norse, French, Greek, and Latin roots, stems, and prefixes. These roots are listed alphabetically on the pages listed below: List of Roots 【A - G】: ☞ A · B · C · D · E · F · G List of Roots 【H - O】:☞ H · I · J · K · L · M · N · O List of Roots 【P - Z】: ☞ P · Q · R · S · T · U · V · W · X ..
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, aca..
List of English Root Word - [B]
List of English Root Word - [B] Root Meaning etymology Words back back bæc from Old English back, backing, backward, backwards bag bag bague from French baggage ball - footballer ban summon, command, proclaim bannan from Old English ban band strip, bind bend from Old English band, bandage, bond bandon power, jurisdiction bannum from Latin abandon bank (bank-, bench) bank, table, slope, shelf ban..
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, occ..
List of English Root Words - [D]
List of English Root Words - [D] Root Meaning etymology Words dagger dagger daga from Old Provencal dagger damn (damn-) inflict, damage, loss upon damnum, damnare from Latin condemn, damage, damaging, damn dance dance dancier, dancer, dance, danser from French dance, dancer, dancing dare dare, courage durran from Old English dare dark dark deorc from Old English dark, darken, darkener, darkness ..
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 ea..
List of English Root Word - [H]
List of English Root Word - [H] Root Meaning etymology Words hab (hab-, -hib-, habit-, -hibit-) have, hold, able, dwell habere, habitus, habitare from Latin ability, able, exhibit, exhibition, habit, habitat, inhabit, inhabitant, inhibit, inhibition, prohibit, prohibition, rehabilitation hack hack - hacker half half half, halb, healf from Old English halve hand hand hond from Old English handful..
List of English Root Word - [M]
List of English Root Word - [M] Root Meaning etymology Words mag magic magike, magikos, magos from Greek magic, magician magistr (magistr-) chief, director magistratus, magistrare, magister from Latin magistrate, master magn (magn-, magnet-) great, large magnus from Latin magnificent, magnify, magnitude magnet lodestone magnes, magnetos from Greek magnet, magnetic major greater major, maior, maj..
