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The English language uses many Greek and Latin roots, stems, and prefixes. These roots are listed alphabetically on three pages: Greek and Latin roots from A to G; Greek and Latin roots from H to O; Greek and Latin roots from P to Z. Some of those used in medicine and medical technology are listed in the List of medical roots, suffixes and ...
The following is an alphabetical list of Greek and Latin roots, stems, and prefixes commonly used in the English language from A to G. See also the lists from H to O and from P to Z . Some of those used in medicine and medical technology are not listed here but instead in the entry for List of medical roots, suffixes and prefixes .
The following is an alphabetical list of Greek and Latin roots, stems, and prefixes commonly used in the English language from P to Z. See also the lists from A to G and from H to O . Some of those used in medicine and medical technology are not listed here but instead in the entry for List of medical roots, suffixes and prefixes .
Writing systems are used to record human language, and may be classified according to certain common features.. The usual name of the script is given first; the name of the languages in which the script is written follows (in brackets), particularly in the case where the language name differs from the script name.
Root Meaning in English Origin language Etymology (root origin) English examples sacc-[1]bag: Greek: σάκκος (sákkos): sack sacchar-[2]sugar: Greek: σάκχαρ, σάκχαρον (sákkharon)
Root Meaning in English Origin language Etymology (root origin) English examples ab-, a-, abs-, au-[1]away from, down, off: Latin: ab: abdication, abduction, aberrant ...
Root Meaning in English Origin language Etymology (root origin) English examples rad-, ras-scrape, shave: Latin: rādere, rāsus: abrade, abrasion, abrasive, corrade ...
Root Meaning in English Origin language Etymology (root origin) English examples cac-, kak-[1]bad: Greek: κακός (kakós), κάκιστος (kákistos): cachexia ...