Greek and Latin Root Lists9th Grade

Common CoreCommon Assessment

L.9-10.6

Latin Roots List 1

• Ab- off from• Able- able to be• Amphi- both• Ante- before• Anthropo- man• Anti- against

• Aqua- water• Be- completely• Bi- two• Bio- life• -logy – study of

Latin Roots List 2

• Centi- one hundred• Cephalo- head, brain• Chron- time• Circum- around• Com- together

• Contra- against• De- from, down• Deci- ten• Di- two, twice• Diplo- double, twice

Latin Roots List 3

• Dis- away from• Duct- lead, tube• En- in• Endo- within• -ette – small• Epi- outside

• Equ- equal• Ex- former, out• Extra- beyond• -ful - full

Latin Roots List 4

• -graph – write• Helio- sun• Hetero- different• Hex – six• Homo- same, man

• Hydro- water• Hyper- beyond• Hypo- under• Im- not• In- into, not

Latin Roots List 5

• Iso- equal, same• Inter- among, between• Intra- within• -ism – act, condition of• -less – without

• -logy – study of• -ly – in a way• Macro- long, large• Magni- great, big• Acro- top most

Latin Roots List 6

• Marine- sea• -ment – act• -meter – measure• Micro- small• Milli- one-thousandth

• Mis- wrong• Mono- one, single• Multi- many• Neo- new• -ness – state of being

Latin Roots List 7

• Non- not• Omni- everywhere• Ortho- correct, straight• Over- excessively• Pan- whole, all

• Per- completely• -phobia – fear• Photo- light• -pod – foot• Poly- many

Latin Roots List 8

• Pro- for, go before• Psuedo- false• Re- background• Retro- backward• -some – like, show

• Semi- half• Sept- seven• Sex- six• -ship – condition• -scribe - write

Latin Roots List 9

• -sphere – globe, earth• Sub- under, beneath• Tele- at a distance• Terr – Earth• Tri – three

• Therm- heat• -tion – act, state of• Trans- across, beyond• Tetra- four• -tropic - responding

Latin Roots List 10

• Un- not• -ward – direction of• Super- excessive• -plasma – liquid, molded• -some – a body

• -lysis – destruction• Lyso- loose • Inocul- implant• Infer- low, underneath• -troph - nourish

Latin Roots List 11

• Met- change• Telo- end• -phase – appearance• -zyg – paired• Nom- name

• Hapl- simple• Ana- up, back• -id – condition• Tax- arrange• -nomy – science of

Latin Roots List 12

• Mono- one, single• Protest- very first• Path- disease• Myco- fungus• Strept- chain

• Staphl- cluster• -phyt – plant• Auto- self• Ect- outside• Mast- breast

Latin Roots List 13

• Paleo- old• Psych- mind• Pulmon- lung• Zo- animal• -cide – killing

• -gram – write, draw• -logist – specialist• -scope – viewing• Centi- one hundredth• Kilo- one thousand

Latin Roots List 14

• Permea- pass through• Phag- eat• Pinna- feather, wing• Aer- air• An- without, not

• -sis – act of• Mei- less• -mer – part, segment• Centre- center• Ideo- idea

Latin Roots List 15

• Act- do, act• Apert- opening• Base- low• Cap- seize, take• Cede- give in, go

• Cred- believe• Com- together• Dict- say• Fer- bear, carry• Fact- make do

Latin Roots List 16

• Humidi- moisture• Luni- moon• Noct- night• Sol- sun• Temp- time

• Veri- true• Batho- depths• Xero- dry• Luci- light• Alpin- mountain

Latin Roots List 17

• Mit- send• Plic- fold• Pon- put, place• Sequ- follow• Spec- see

• Stat- stand• Tact- touch• Ten- hold• Tend- stretch• Uni- one

Latin Roots List 18

• Ven- come• Ver- true• Bi- two• Com- together• Pre- before

• Hyalo- glass• Mal- bad, ill• Ob- against• Post- after• Se- apart

Latin Roots List 19

• Ad - Toward• Agri - Field• Astro – Star• Avid – Bird• Bibli - Book• Cor - Body

• - dom – Rank, position• Dem – People• Flu – Flow• Colla – glue• Geo - Earth

Latin Roots List 20

• Quad – four• Hepta – seven• Octo – eight• Novem – nine• Dec – ten• Dodeca - twelve

• Identi – alike• Hetero – different• Flasi – flase• Crypto – hidden• Co - together

Latin Roots List 21

• Coeno- common• Petiole- stalk• Acantho- spine, thorn• Neuro- nerve• Extra- above, beyond• Dent- teeth

• A- without• Para- similar• Bene- well• Vice- instead of• Phore- carry

Latin Roots List 22

• Port – carry• Viv – live• Fascis – banded• Oculus – eye• Phyll – leaf• Odont - teeth

• Venter – belly• Hepta – liver• Dia – across• Cyto – cell• Chrom - color

Latin Roots List 23

• Pterid – fern• Fungi – fungus• Neo – new• Bryo – moss• Phyto – plant• Vita - life

• Di – apart• Dendro – tree• Arid – dry• Ampelo – vine• -ell – small

Latin Roots List 24

• Cardi – heart• Epi- on, upon• Oid- like, resemble• Voc- call, voice• Tort- turn, twist• Arbor- tree

• -it is – inflammation• Bateria- bacteria• Audi- hear• Mort- death• Mito- thread

Latin Roots List 25

• Alb- white• Scope- see, look• Spin- thorn, backbone• Equ- equal• Vacat- empty• Pan- all, every

• Myria- many• Ploe- more• Part- part• Eremit- solitary• Plast- to form, mold

Latin Roots List 26

• Aniso- unequal• Feli- cat• Cani- dog• Pisci- fish• Myia- fly• Eque- horse

• Entomo- insect• Muri- mouse• Herpet- snake• Arach- spider• Chlor- green

Latin Roots List 27

• Cyst- bladder• Tars- ankle• Procto- anus• Branchi- arm• Doro- back• Osteo- bone

• Stern-breast• Seta-bristle• Bucca-cheek• Infer- bring• Nucleo- small

Latin Roots List 28

• Corn- horn• Articul- joint• Nephro- kidney• Pneum- lung• Myo- muscle• Ora- mouth

• Cervic- neck• rhino- nose• Conch- shell• Crani- skull• Syn- with, together

Latin Roots List 29

• Stetho- chest• Digit- digit• Oto- ear• Ovi- egg• Opto- eye• Plum- feather• Carnivo- flesh

• Carnivo- flesh• Ped- foot• Adeno- gland• Man- hand• Zo- animal

Latin Roots List 30

• Cortex- back• Gemma- bud• Flora- flower• Gastro- stomach• Nigra- black• Phyll- leaf

• Caryo- nut• Rhiz- root• Video- see• Gamma- magnetic unit• Deutro- second

Latin Roots List 31

• Spermato- sperm• Gastro- stomach• Fermora- thigh• Pharyngo- throat• Lipo- fat• Chloro- green

• Histo- tissue• Phelbo- vein• Carp- wrist• Endo- within• Oxy- oxygen

Latin Roots List 32

• Melan- black• Tract- throat• Virid- green• Erythro- red• Rami- branchlike• Cavern- cave

• Violace- violet• Leuc- white• Flav- yellow• Pro- before• Bryo- moss

Latin Roots List 33

• Xantho- yellow• Cupr- copper• Aur- gold• Ferr- iron• Livid- blue• Rubi- red

• Carb- coal• Citrus- lemon• Peri- around• Plumb- lead• Trache- wind pipe

Latin Roots List 34

• Para- between• Meta- between• Ultra- beyond• Primi- first• Necro- dead• Hendeca- eleven

• Med- middle• Hemi- one-half• Duo- two• Neg- negative• Nem- thread

Latin Roots List 35

• -eae (plant) ending of name

• Echino- spiny• Dermis- skin• Arth- joint• Carpo- food• Oste- bone

• -ichthy- fish• Olfact- smell• A- not, without• Acid- sour, sharp• Gymn- naked, bare

Latin Roots List 36

• Deoxy- oxygen deficient• Chord- string• Coccus- berry• -thesis- rule, law• Syn- united• Nudi- naked

• Bracilli- rod-shaped• Spire- coli• Vari- change• Hemo- blood• Ang- case