Latin and Greek Roots, Prefixes, and SuffixesRev. 11-17-08root or affixmeaningexamplesprefixa, anwithoutachromatic, amoral, anaerobicprefixab, abs, a apart, away from abnormal, abduct, abscission suffixable, iblecapable, worthy oflikable, flexiblerootac, acrsharp, bitteracrid, acidicrootactdoaction, activate, active, actorrootacusharpenacute, accurate, acupuncturerootacropoint, topmostacronym, acrobatprefixadto, in addition to, towardaddition, adeptprefixaeroairaerospace, aeronautics, aerodynamicrootaesthfeel, lookaestheticssuffixagebelongs towattage, amperagerootagere act agent, agency, agenda rootagri, agrio, grifieldagriculture, agronomy, agronomistrootalt, altihighaltitude, altimeterrootalterchangealternate, alternative, alterations, alteringprefixambi, ambon both sidesambidextrous, ambivalentrootambulwalkambulance, ambulate, amblerootamo, ami, amatloveamour, amiable, amateur, amityprefixamphi, amphoboth sidesamphitheater, amphibiansuffixancestate of beingpenance, deliverancerootandrmanandroid, androgynous, polyandryrootangbendangle, angular, manglerootanimlifeanimal, animated, inanimaterootanni, annu, enniyearannual, perennial, biennial, anniversarysuffixantthing or one whopeasantprefixante, before antedate, anteroom, antecedent, anterior rootanthrophumanmisanthrope, philanthropyprefixanti against antipathy, antitank, anticlimax rootapt, eptsuitableapt, aptitude, adept, ineptrootaqua, aquewateraquarium, aqueous, aquamarinerootarbit, arbiterto judge, considerarbitrate, arbitratorrootarbortreearboretum, arboristrootarchChief, rule, governmonarch, architect, archbishoprootarchaeoldarchaeology, archaic, archivesrootarmarmy, weaponarmy, armory, armrootartskillartist, artifice, articlerootarth, artsegment, jointarthritissuffixaryrelating to, likeluminaryrootastrostarastrology, astrophysics, astronaut suffixateto become associated withaccelerate, chlorinaterootationforms nounscreation, civilization, speculationrootaud, audihearaudible, auditorium, audio, auditprefixautoself, sameautobiography, automatic, autopilotBrootbal, bol, blthrowball, balloonrootbellwar, fightbelligerent, antebellumprefixbene, benigood, well, favorablebenevolent, benefitprefixbi, bin, bistwo, twice, doublebinary, bisectrootbiblbook bibliography, bible, bibliophile rootbio lifebiology, biographyrootbrevi, brev, brieshortbrief, abbreviateCrootcacobad, illcacophony, streptococcus rootcallibeautifulCalifornia, calligraphyrootcand, can, cendglow, whitecandle, incendiaryrootcant, chantto singIncantation, recant, descantrootcapit, capt, chapthead, leader, chiefcaptain, capitulaterootcardio, cardi, cardheartcardiac, cardiologistrootcarno, carne, carniflesh, meatcarnivore, carnivorousrootcaus, cautcause, burncause, caustic, cauterizerootcedeto go, yieldsecede, precede, concederootcelehonorcelebrate, celebrityrootcelerfast, speed, rapidaccelerate, accelerationrootcellto rise, projectcell, excelrootcent, centrimiddlecenter, centrifugerootcenti, centhundredcentimeter, centuryrootcept, capt, ceivetake, hold, graspintercept, receive, captivaterootcertsure, to trustcertain, certainlyrootcess, cedto move, withdrawrecess, recederootchlorgreenchlorophyll, chloroplastrootchromato, chromocolorchromatic, chromogenrootchron, chronotimechronicle, synchronizesuffixcidekill homicide, parricide, germicidal, ecocide rootcine, cinemamove, movementcinema, cinematographyrootcircumaround, surroundingcircumference, circumventrootcise, cis, cideto cutincisor, incision, excise, scissorsrootcivcitizencivil, civilizationrootclas, clasm, clysmto break iconoclast, cataclysmrootclaud, cludclose, shut, blockclaudication, secule, precluderootclinto lean, lie, bendincline, inclinationprefixco, con, com, conttogether, withcoauthor, coedit, coheir, contingentrootcogto knowcognitive, cognaterootcolumncolumncolumn, colonnaderootcomputto computecompute, computerrootcon, contwith, to join, unitecontinue, contingentrootconstitutus stand constitution, statute prefixcontra, contro, counteragainst, opposed tocontraband, controversyrootcor, cord, cour, cardheartcardiac, coronaryrootcorp, corpusbodycorpse, corporal, corporeal, corpusrootcosmworld, universecosmicrootcrat, cracy, craticgovern, rule, powerdemocracy, democraticrootcreamakecreate, recreation, procreationr