List of 200 Latin root words commonly used in the English language, along with their meanings:
- A- / An-: Not, without (e.g., amoral, atheist)
- Ab- / Abs-: Away from, off (e.g., absent, abduct)
- Ad-: To, toward (e.g., adhere, adjust)
- Ambi-: Both (e.g., ambidextrous, ambiguous)
- Amo- / Amor-: Love (e.g., amiable, amorous)
- Ante-: Before (e.g., antecedent, antebellum)
- Aqua-: Water (e.g., aquatic, aquarium)
- Aud- / Aus-: Hear, listen (e.g., audible, audience)
- Bene-: Good, well (e.g., benefit, benevolent)
- Bi-: Two, double (e.g., bicycle, bifocal)
- Circum-: Around (e.g., circumvent, circumference)
- Con- / Co- / Col- / Cor-: Together, with (e.g., connect, collaborate)
- Cred-: Believe (e.g., credible, credence)
- De-: Down, away (e.g., descend, depart)
- Dict-: Say, speak (e.g., dictate, contradict)
- Dis-: Apart, not (e.g., disagree, dishonest)
- Duo-: Two (e.g., duet, duplicate)
- Equi-: Equal, same (e.g., equidistant, equilateral)
- Ex-: Out, away (e.g., exit, exclude)
- Fac- / Fic- / Fect-: Make, do (e.g., facilitate, factory)
- Fin-: End, boundary (e.g., finish, define)
- Fort-: Strong (e.g., fortify, fortress)
- Frater-: Brother (e.g., fraternity, fraternal)
- Gen-: Birth, origin (e.g., generation, genetics)
- Grav-: Heavy, serious (e.g., gravity, grave)
- Homo-: Same, alike (e.g., homogenous, homonym)
- In- / Il- / Im- / Ir-: Not, without (e.g., incorrect, illegal)
- Inter-: Between, among (e.g., interact, international)
- Intra-: Within, inside (e.g., intramural, intravenous)
- Intro-: Into, inside (e.g., introduce, introspection)
- Jus- / Jur-: Law, right (e.g., justice, jurisdiction)
- Liber-: Free (e.g., liberty, liberate)
- Loc- / Log-: Place, speech, study (e.g., location, dialogue, logic)
- Magn-: Great, large (e.g., magnify, magnificent)
- Mal-: Bad, evil (e.g., malice, malfunction)
- Medi-: Middle (e.g., medium, medieval)
- Mis-: Bad, wrong (e.g., mislead, mistake)
- Multi-: Many, much (e.g., multiple, multiply)
- Non-: Not (e.g., nonfiction, nonsense)
- Nov-: New (e.g., novel, innovate)
- Omni-: All, every (e.g., omniscient, omnipotent)
- Pac-: Peace (e.g., pacify, pacifist)
- Pan-: All, entire (e.g., panorama, pandemic)
- Per-: Through, completely (e.g., perceive, perfect)
- Plur-: More, several (e.g., plural, plurality)
- Port-: Carry (e.g., portable, transport)
- Post-: After, behind (e.g., postgraduate, postmortem)
- Pre-: Before, in front of (e.g., prefix, prehistoric)
- Pro-: For, forward (e.g., promote, proactive)
- Quadri-: Four (e.g., quadrilateral, quadruplet)
- Re-: Again, back (e.g., return, recover)
- Retro-: Backward (e.g., retrospective, retrograde)
- Scrib- / Script-: Write (e.g., scribe, script)
- Sem-: Half (e.g., semiannual, semicircle)
- Sen-: Old (e.g., senior, senator)
- Sol-: Alone, lonely (e.g., solitude, solitary)
- Spec- / Spect-: Look, see (e.g., inspect, spectacles)
- Sub- / Sus-: Under, below (e.g., submerge, suspect)
- Super- / Supra-: Above, beyond (e.g., superior, supersonic)
- Tele-: Far, distant (e.g., telephone, telepathy)
- Tempor-: Time (e.g., temporary, contemporary)
- Trans-: Across, beyond (e.g., transport, transform)
- Un-: Not, opposite of (e.g., unhappy, unlikely)
- Uni-: One (e.g., unify, unique)
- Ver-: True (e.g., verify, veracity)
- Via-: Way, road (e.g., via, deviate)
- Vid- / Vis-: See (e.g., video, vision)
- Viv- / Vit-: Life, alive (e.g., revive, vital)
- Voc-: Call, voice (e.g., vocal, vocabulary)
- Vol-: Will, wish (e.g., volunteer, voluntary)
- Ann- / Enn-: Year (e.g., annual, anniversary)
- Duc- / Duct-: Lead, guide (e.g., educate, conductor)
- Equ-: Equal, even (e.g., equation, equanimity)
- Fer-: Carry, bear (e.g., transfer, infer)
- Fid-: Faith, trust (e.g., confident, fidelity)
- Flu- / Flux-: Flow (e.g., fluid, influence)
- Fract- / Frag-: Break, shatter (e.g., fracture, fragment)
- Grat-: Pleasing, thankful (e.g., grateful, gratitude)
- Greg-: Group, flock (e.g., congregation, segregate)
- Hosp-: Host, guest (e.g., hospitality, hospital)
- Leg- / Lig-: Law, read, choose (e.g., legal, intelligent)
- Liber-: Book (e.g., library, librarian)
- Locu- / Loqu-: Speak, talk (e.g., eloquent, loquacious)
- Luc- / Lum-: Light (e.g., illuminate, luminary)
- Magn-: Great, large (e.g., magnify, magnificent)
- Mater-: Mother (e.g., maternal, maternity)
- Medi-: Middle (e.g., medium, medieval)
- Migr-: Move (e.g., migrate, immigration)
- Mort-: Death (e.g., mortal, mortality)
- Nomin-: Name (e.g., nominate, nomination)
- Nov-: New (e.g., novelty, renovate)
- Pac-: Peace (e.g., pacify, pacifist)
- Ped-: Foot (e.g., pedestrian, pedal)
- Pend-: Hang, weigh (e.g., suspend, pendulum)
- Plic- / Plicit-: Fold, bend (e.g., duplicate, implicit)
- Pugn-: Fight, war (e.g., pugnacious, repugnant)
- Reg-: Rule, king (e.g., regulate, regal)
- Scrib- / Script-: Write (e.g., scribe, manuscript)
- Sent- / Sens-: Feel, think (e.g., sentiment, sensitive)
- Serv-: Serve, save (e.g., servant, preserve)
- Sol-: Alone, lonely (e.g., solitary, solitaire)
- Spec- / Spect-: Look, see (e.g., inspect, spectacles)
- Tempor-: Time (e.g., temporary, temporal)
- Tend- / Tent-: Stretch, aim (e.g., extend, attentive)
- Tort-: Twist, bend (e.g., distort, torture)
- Tract-: Pull, drag (e.g., attract, tractor)
- Val-: Strength, worth (e.g., valid, evaluate)
- Vinc- / Vict-: Conquer (e.g., convince, victory)
- Viv- / Vit-: Life, alive (e.g., vivid, vitality)
- Voc- / Vok-: Call, voice (e.g., vocal, revoke)
- Acu-: Sharp, needle (e.g., acute, acupuncture)
- Alt-: High, deep (e.g., altitude, alter)
- Anim-: Life, soul (e.g., animal, animate)
- Capit- / Capt-: Head (e.g., capital, captain)
- Ced- / Cess-: Yield, go (e.g., precede, success)
- Cern- / Cert-: Separate, decide (e.g., discern, certain)
- Civ-: Citizen (e.g., civilization, civil)
- Cord- / Card-: Heart (e.g., cordial, cardiac)
- Cur- / Curr-: Run (e.g., current, curriculum)
- Dol-: Pain (e.g., condolence, dolorous)
- Duc- / Duct-: Lead, guide (e.g., conduct, induction)
- Err-: Wander, stray (e.g., error, erratic)
- Fac- / Fact-: Make, do (e.g., factory, facilitate)
- Fed- / Fid-: Trust, faith (e.g., federal, fidelity)
- Ferr-: Iron (e.g., ferrous, ferry)
- Greg-: Group, flock (e.g., aggregate, gregarious)
- Hydr-: Water (e.g., hydrate, hydroponics)
- Ign-: Fire (e.g., ignite, ignition)
- In- / Il- / Im- / Ir-: Not, without (e.g., incapable, illegal)
- Junct-: Join (e.g., junction, conjunction)
- Later-: Side (e.g., lateral, bilateral)
- Lib-: Free (e.g., liberty, liberate)
- Lingua-: Language, tongue (e.g., linguistics, bilingual)
- Loc- / Log-: Place, speech, study (e.g., location, logic)
- Mater- / Matr-: Mother (e.g., maternal, matriarch)
- Med-: Middle (e.g., medieval, Mediterranean)
- Mor- / Mort-: Death (e.g., mortal, immortal)
- Mut-: Change (e.g., mutate, immutable)
- Opt-: Eye, vision (e.g., optic, optician)
- Pend- / Pens-: Hang, weigh (e.g., pendulum, suspense)
- Pet- / Petit-: Seek, strive (e.g., petition, compete)
- Plac-: Please (e.g., placebo, placate)
- Pugn-: Fight (e.g., pugnacious, repugnant)
- Rid- / Ris-: Laugh (e.g., ridiculous, derision)
- Sacr- / Sanct-: Holy (e.g., sacred, sanctify)
- Sen- / Sens-: Feel (e.g., sensory, sensitive)
- Solv- / Solut-: Loosen, solve (e.g., dissolve, solution)
- Spir-: Breathe, spirit (e.g., inspire, conspire)
- Spond- / Spons-: Promise, answer for (e.g., sponsor, respond)
- String- / Strict-: Bind, draw tight (e.g., restrict, constrict)
- Tacit-: Silent (e.g., taciturn, tacit)
- Tempor-: Time (e.g., temporary, temporal)
- Ten- / Tin- / Tain-: Hold (e.g., tenacious, retain)
- Tract-: Pull, draw (e.g., attract, traction)
- Val-: Strength, worth (e.g., valuable, evaluate)
- Ven- / Vent-: Come (e.g., convene, adventure)
- Verb-: Word (e.g., verbose, proverb)
- Vid- / Vis-: See (e.g., video, visible)
- Voc- / Vok-: Call, voice (e.g., vocalize, invocation)
- Volv- / Volu-: Roll, turn (e.g., involve, evolution)
- Ac-: Sharp (e.g., acute, acid)
- Alg-: Pain (e.g., neuralgia, analgesic)
- Anim-: Life, spirit (e.g., animate, animal)
- Cap- / Capt-: Take, seize (e.g., capture, captivate)
- Cit-: Call, summon (e.g., cite, recite)
- Cred-: Believe, trust (e.g., credible, credence)
- Dic- / Dict-: Say, speak (e.g., dictate, verdict)
- Duc- / Duct-: Lead (e.g., educate, conduct)
- Fac- / Fact-: Make, do (e.g., factory, artifact)
- Fer-: Carry, bear (e.g., transfer, infer)
- Fid-: Trust, faith (e.g., confident, fidelity)
- Frang- / Fract-: Break (e.g., fracture, fraction)
- Grat-: Pleasing, thankful (e.g., grateful, gratify)
- Jur-: Law (e.g., jurisdiction, jury)
- Leg-: Law, read (e.g., legal, legislature)
- Liber-: Free (e.g., liberty, liberate)
- Loc- / Log-: Place, study (e.g., location, logical)
- Luc-: Light (e.g., lucid, illuminate)
- Mater-: Mother (e.g., maternal, maternity)
- Mort-: Death (e.g., mortal, mortality)
- Mov- / Mot-: Move (e.g., movement, motivate)
- Noc- / Nox-: Harm (e.g., innocent, noxious)
- Nov-: New (e.g., novelty, renovate)
- Omni-: All, every (e.g., omniscient, omnipotent)
- Pat- / Pass-: Suffer, feel (e.g., patient, compassion)
- Port-: Carry (e.g., portable, transport)
- Scrib- / Script-: Write (e.g., scribe, script)
- Sens- / Sent-: Feel, think (e.g., sensation, sentiment)
- Spec- / Spect-: See (e.g., inspect, spectacles)
- Spir-: Breathe, spirit (e.g., inspire, conspire)
- Tempor-: Time (e.g., temporary, temporal)
- Ten- / Tin- / Tain-: Hold (e.g., tenacious, retain)
- Terr-: Earth, land (e.g., terrain, territory)
- Tort-: Twist (e.g., distort, torture)
- Tract-: Pull, draw (e.g., attract, traction)
- Val-: Strength, worth (e.g., valid, evaluate)
- Ven- / Vent-: Come (e.g., convene, adventure)
- Ver-: True (e.g., verify, veracity)
- Vict- / Vinc-: Conquer (e.g., victory, convince)
- Viv- / Vit-: Life, alive (e.g., revive, vitality)
These Latin root words serve as the foundation of many English words and understanding them can help you decipher the meanings of unfamiliar words.