Vocabulary
All vocabulary from each unit and lesson can be found here.
Unit 1
Lesson 1
| Root | Language of origin | Meaning | Example |
|---|---|---|---|
| bio | Greek | life | biology |
| log(y) | Greek | study of, reason, word | logical |
| photo | Greek | light | photograph |
| thermo | Greek | heat | thermometer |
| gno | Greek | to know | agnostic |
| (a)esth | Greek | to feel, to perceive | aesthetic |
| macro | Greek | large | macroeconomics |
| micro | Greek | small | microscope |
| scop | Greek | to see, to look at | stethoscope |
| morph | Greek | shape, form | metamorphosis |
| poly | Greek | many | polygraph |
| olig | Greek | few | oligarchy |
| phobia | Greek | fear, fear of | hydrophobia |
| graph | Greek | to write | seismograph |
| op(s/t) | Greek | to see, vision | optical |
| hyper | Greek | over, above, excessive | hyperbole |
| hypo | Greek | under, beneath, below | hypothermia |
| amphi | Greek | both, double | amphitheatre |
| vit(a) | Latin | life | vitality |
| omni | Latin | everything, all | omniscient |
| aqua | Latin | water | aquarium |
| terra | Latin | earth | terrarium |
| frug/fruct | Latin | fruit | fructose |
| con(i) | Latin | cone | conifer |
| mel(l) | Latin | honey | mellifluous |
| fer | Latin | to carry, carrier | conference |
| multi | Latin | many | multipurpose |
| magn(i) | Latin | large | magnitude |
| parv(o) | Latin | small | parvovirus |
| vidi/visi | Latin | to see | visible |
| port(o/a) | Latin | to bring, to carry | transport |
| able/ible | Latin | able, capable | ability |
| mobl/mobil | Latin | to move | automobile |
| pos(t)/posit | Latin | to put, to place | position |
| super | Latin | over, above excessive | supercede |
| ambi | Latin | both, double | ambiguous |
| trans | Latin | across | translucent |
Lesson 2
| Root | Language of origin | Meaning | Example |
|---|---|---|---|
| hypn(o) | Greek | sleep | hypnosis |
| cine/kine | Greek | movement | kinetic |
| dynam | Greek | power | dynamic |
| erg | Greek | energy | ergonomic |
| the | Greek | to put, to place | thesis |
| meter/metry | Greek | measurement | geometry |
| path(o) | Greek | feeling, disease | pathology |
| hydr(o) | Greek | water | hydrant |
| neur(o) | Greek | nerve | neurosis |
| top(o) | Greek | place, location | topology |
| spher(e) | Greek | sphere, globe | hemisphere |
| trop | Greek | to turn | thermotropism |
| cata | Greek | against, very, down | catastrophe |
| dia | Greek | through, across | diagonal |
| tele | Greek | far, from afar | telepathy |
| phon | Greek | sound, voice, speech | phonics |
| meta | Greek | with, beyond, after | metastasize |
| syn | Greek | together, with | synthesize |
| a/an | Greek | not, without | asexual |
| anti | Greek | against, opposed to | antitoxin |
| somn(i) | Latin | sleep | insomnia |
| scrib/script | Latin | to write, written | prescribe |
| sens/sent | Latin | to feel, to perceive | sentient |
| corp | Latin | body | corporeal |
| spir | Latin | breath, to breathe | respirator |
| spect | Latin | to look | inspect |
| labi(a) | Latin | lips | labial |
| dent | Latin | tooth | dentist |
| loc | Latin | place | location |
| mar | Latin | ocean | marine |
| cal(or) | Latin | heat | calorie |
| fac(t)/fec(t) | Latin | to make | factory |
| tend(e/o) | Latin | to stretch | extend |
| vert/vers | Latin | to turn | invert |
| a/ab | Latin | down from, away from | abduct |
| e/ex | Latin | out of, outside, former | expel |
| inter | Latin | between | international |
| intra | Latin | within | intramural |
| de | Latin | down from, out of | deduce |
| circu(m) | Latin | around | circumscribe |
| ad* | Latin | to, towards | advance |
| sub* | Latin | beneath, below, under | substitute |
| con/com* | Latin | with | concur |
| in* | Latin | into, inside, on | include |
| in* | Latin | not, without | include |
| ob* | Latin | against, facing | obtuse |
Lesson 3
| Root | Language of origin | Meaning | Example |
|---|---|---|---|
| pod/pus | Greek | foot | octopus |
| derm | Greek | skin | dermatology |
| phys | Greek | nature | physical |
| zoo | Greek | animal | zoology |
| arthr | Greek | joints | arthritis |
| botan(e) | Greek | plants, herbs | botany |
| sarc | Greek | flesh | sarcophagus |
| cyt(e) | Greek | cell | cytology |
| ethn(o) | Greek | nation, people, race | ethnic |
| gymn | Greek | naked | gymnast |
| proto | Greek | first | proton |
| sta(s/t) | Greek | to stand | static |
| plas(t) | Greek | to make, to form | plastic |
| tom(y) | Greek | to cut | anatomy |
| ana | Greek | up to, up from | anabolic |
| endo | Greek | inside | endoderm |
| exo | Greek | outside | exoskeleton |
| ec(s) | Greek | out of | ecstasy |
| en | Greek | within, into | endemic |
| spec(i) | Latin | type, species | species |
| gen(e) | Latin | family, clan, type | genetics |
| bacter | Latin | rod | bacteria |
| verb | Latin | word | verbal |
| cut(a) | Latin | skin | cuticle |
| scien(t) | Latin | to know | scientist |
| sapien(t) | Latin | to be wise | sapience |
| audi(t) | Latin | to hear | auditory |
| ora(t) | Latin | mouth | oral |
| natur(a) | Latin | nature, habit | nature |
| pend | Latin | to hang | suspend |
| flex/flect | Latin | to bend | inflect |
| re | Latin | again | renew |
| retro | Latin | backwards | retrograde |
Lesson 4
| Root | Language of origin | Meaning | Example |
|---|---|---|---|
| tax(i/o) | Greek | ordering, arrangement | taxidermy |
| nom(y/ics) | Greek | law, method, practice | astronomy |
| psych | Greek | mind, soul | psychology |
| odon(t) | Greek | tooth | orthodontics |
| ot(o) | Greek | ear | otodus |
| (h)aem(o) | Greek | blood | haemoglobin |
| chrom(o) | Greek | color | chromatic |
| (o)ec | Greek | home, dwelling | economics |
| mast(o) | Greek | breast, teat | mastectomy |
| megal(o) | Greek | large, big | megalodon |
| aut(o) | Greek | oneself, one’s own | automatic |
| heter(o) | Greek | different, other | heterosexual |
| hom(o/eo) | Greek | same, like | homophone |
| all(o) | Greek | other | allele |
| mon(o) | Greek | one, single | monochrome |
| phil(o) | Greek | to love, to like | philosophy |
| phag(o) | Greek | to eat | phagocyte |
| troph(o) | Greek | to nourish, to feed | autotroph |
| eu | Greek | good, well | euphemism |
| dys | Greek | bad, disordered | dyslexia |
| form | Latin | shape, form | formation |
| speci(e) | Latin | appearance, form, quality | specific |
| gen(e) | Latin | clan, type, origin | genetics |
| mamm(o) | Latin | breast, teat | mammal |
| carn(i) | Latin | meat | carnal |
| herb(i) | Latin | plant | herbal |
| equ(i/a) | Latin | equal, same | equivalent |
| vor(a/e) | Latin | to eat | voracious |
| dic(t) | Latin | to speak, to say | diction |
| contr(o/a) | Latin | against, opposite | controversy |
| dis/di/dif | Latin | apart from, separately | divide |
| post | Latin | after | postscript |
Lesson 5
| Root | Language of origin | Meaning | Example |
|---|---|---|---|
| leuk/c | Greek | white | leukemia |
| erythr(o) | Greek | red | erythrophobia |
| melan(o) | Greek | black | melanin |
| xanth(o) | Greek | yellow, gold | xanthosis |
| chrys(o) | Greek | gold | chrysalis |
| phoenic(o) | Greek | crimson, bright red | phoenix |
| rhod(o) | Greek | pink, rosy | rhododendron |
| glauc/k | Greek | grey, silver | glaucoma |
| chlor(o) | Greek | green | chlorophyll |
| actin | Greek | ray (like the sun) | actinost |
| onco | Greek | mass, bulk | oncologist |
| sem(a/o) | Greek | flag, banner | semaphore |
| lepid(o) | Greek | scale (as of a fish) | leprosy |
| cole(o) | Greek | sheath | coleoptile |
| theca | Greek | case | apothecary |
| alb | Latin | white | albino |
| rub/ruf | Latin | red | rubella |
| nigr | Latin | black | nigrescent |
| cyan(o) | Latin | blue | cyanide |
| flav(o) | Latin | yellow | flavin |
| candid(o) | Latin | bright, white | candid |
| virid | Latin | green | viridian |
| scut(a) | Latin | shield | scute |
| squam(a) | Latin | scale (as of a fish) | squamous |
| bulb | Latin | onion, onion-like | bulbous |
| set(a) | Latin | bristle | setaceous |
| flor(a) | Latin | flower | floral |
| stri(a) | Latin | groove, stripe | striated |
| platy | Greek | flat | platypus |
| brachy | Greek | short | brachyodont |
| acr(o) | Greek | high, tall | acropolis |
| tachy | Greek | fast | tachyon |
| brady | Greek | slow | bradylogia |
| ambly | Greek | dull | amblyacusia |
| carchar | Greek | sharp, jagged | carcharias |
| long | Latin | long | elongate |
| brev(i) | Latin | short | brevity |
| parv(o) | Latin | small | parvovirus |
| magn(i/o) | Latin | large | magnitude |
| alt(o) | Latin | tall, deep | altitude |
Unit 2
Lesson 6
This lesson also introduced many endings, which are best referenced on the Lesson page.
| Root | Language of origin | Meaning | Example |
|---|---|---|---|
| thea | Greek | to view, to watch | theatrics |
| gam(e) | Greek | to marry, to join | monogamy |
| lex(i) | Greek | to read | lexicon |
| ly(s) | Greek | to dissolve, to loosen | dialysis |
| zym(e) | Greek | fermented, leaven | enzyme |
| petr/peter | Greek | rock | saltpeter |
| rhe(u)/rrh(ea) | Greek | to flow | rheumatism |
| rhythm | Greek | regularity, flow | rhythmic |
| mol(e) | Latin | weight, heaviness | molar |
| dorm/dormit | Latin | to sleep | dormant |
| fort/fors | Latin | strong | fortissimo |
| simil/sembl | Latin | alike, similar | similarity |
| sid/sed | Latin | to sit | sediment |
| mo(v/t) | Latin | to move | movement |
| capt/cept | Latin | to catch, to get | capture |
| curr | Latin | to run | current |
| centr | Latin | middle, center | central |
| cur | Latin | to care for, to oversee | curator |
| serv | Latin | to serve, to save | servant |
| ag/act(i) | Latin | to do, to drive, to force | agent |
| duc(t) | Latin | to lead | ductile |
Lesson 7
| Root | Language of origin | Meaning | Example |
|---|---|---|---|
| hemi | Greek | half | hemisphere |
| mono | Greek | one | monotone |
| di(ch) | Greek | two | dichotomy |
| tri | Greek | three | tricolor |
| tetr(a) | Greek | four | tetrapod |
| pent(a) | Greek | five | pentathlon |
| hex(a) | Greek | six | hexahedron |
| hept(a) | Greek | seven | heptagon |
| oct(a) | Greek | eight | octane |
| enne(a) | Greek | nine | enneagram |
| dec(a) | Greek | ten | decade |
| hect(a) | Greek | one hundred | hectacre |
| kil(o) | Greek | one thousand | kilobyte |
| prot(o) | Greek | first | proton |
| deut(er) | Greek | second | deuteragonist |
| semi | Latin | half | semicolon |
| uni | Latin | one | universe |
| du(o) | Latin | two | duality |
| bi | Latin | two | binary |
| tri | Latin | three | tricolor |
| quad/quatr | Latin | four | quadratic |
| quinqu | Latin | five | quinqueped |
| sex | Latin | six | sexagenarian |
| sept | Latin | seven | September |
| oct | Latin | eight | October |
| nov(em) | Latin | nine | November |
| dec(i) | Latin | ten | December |
| cent(i) | Latin | one hundred | century |
| mill(i) | Latin | one thousand | millipede |
| prim(a) | Latin | first | primal |
| second/secund | Latin | second | secondary |
| terti/tern | Latin | third, third time, thrice | tertiary, ternary |
| quart/quatern | Latin | fourth, fourth time, four times | quaternary, quarter |
| quint/quin | Latin | fifth, fifth time, five times | quintuplet |
| sext | Latin | sixth | sextet |
| septim | Latin | seventh | septimal |
| octav | Latin | eighth | octave |
| non | Latin | ninth | nonagenarian |
| decim | Latin | tenth | decimal |
Lesson 8
| Root | Language of origin | Meaning | Example |
|---|---|---|---|
| lith | Greek | stone | monolith |
| heli(o) | Greek | sun | heliotrope |
| hal | Greek | salt | halite |
| (di)dym | Greek | twin | didymous |
| iso | Greek | equal | isosceles |
| ne(o) | Greek | new | neonatal |
| oxy | Greek | sharp, sour | oxygen |
| calyp(s/t) | Greek | hidden | Calypso |
| gen | Greek | to create, to produce | generate |
| phor/pher | Greek | to bear, to carry | metaphor |
| ion | Greek | to go | ionic |
| apo | Greek | away | apotheosis |
| es/eis | Greek | to, towards, into | esoteric |
| epi | Greek | on, upon, to | epidemic |
| para | Greek | next to, beside, disordered | parasocial |
| peri | Greek | around | perimeter |
| pro(s) | Greek | in front of, in addition to | prologue |
| calc | Latin | limestone | calcium |
| val | Latin | strength, capacity, ability | valor |
| cut/cuss | Latin | to hit | percussion |
| flu | Latin | to flow | fluid |
| mon(it) | Latin | to warn, to advise, to suggest | admonish |
| extr(a/o) | Latin | outside, beyond | extravagant |
| infr(a) | Latin | below | infrastructure |
| ultr(a) | Latin | above, exceeding | ultrasonic |
| per | Latin | each, through, completely | permeate |
| pr(a)e | Latin | before, ahead of | preside |
Lesson 9
| Root | Language of origin | Meaning | Example |
|---|---|---|---|
| aer | Greek | air, gas | aerate |
| pyr(o) | Greek | fire | pyromania |
| techn(o) | Greek | skill | technology |
| onym | Greek | name | homonym |
| soph | Greek | wisdom | sophisticated |
| arch(ae) | Greek | old, ancient, beginning | archaeology |
| pale(o) | Greek | old | paleography |
| ont | Greek | being | ontology |
| (h)od | Greek | road, way | diode |
| quant | Latin | number, count, amount | quantity |
| still(a) | Latin | drop (as of liquids) | distill |
| anim(a) | Latin | soul, spirit | animate |
| nomin/nomen | Latin | name | nominate |
| lust(e)r | Latin | light (n.) | luster |
| hum(o/i) | Latin | moisture | humid |
| nov | Latin | new | renovate |
| pract | Latin | to do, to act | practice |
| sequ(e) | Latin | to follow | sequence |
| mit(t)/mis(s) | Latin | to send | submit |
| tract/trah | Latin | to drag | tractor |
| vect/veh | Latin | to carry | convection |
| ced(e)/cess | Latin | to withdraw, to yield | concede |
Lesson 10
| Root | Language of origin | Meaning | Example |
|---|---|---|---|
| irid/iris | Greek | rainbow, colorful, iris | iridescent |
| mer | Greek | part | polymer |
| mes | Greek | middle | Mesoamerica |
| krypt/crypt | Greek | hidden | krypton |
| bar(i/y) | Greek | heavy | barometer |
| iod(e) | Greek | violet | iodine |
| brom | Greek | stench, stink | bromide |
| cycl(o/e) | Greek | circle | bicycle |
| mall(e) | Latin | hammer | mallet |
| tellu(r/s) | Latin | earth | tellurian |
| nucle(us) | Latin | nut, nutshell | nucleus |
| radi(o) | Latin | ray (as of the sun) | radiant |
| med/mid(i) | Latin | middle | median |
| fug(a) | Latin | to flee, to go away from | fugue |
| pet(it) | Latin | to seek, to go towards | petition |
| gress/grade | Latin | to go, to advance | progress |
Unit 3
Lesson 11
| Root | Language of origin | Meaning | Example |
|---|---|---|---|
| icos(a) | Greek | 20 | icosahedron |
| (a)gon | Greek | angle | pentagon |
| arithm(o) | Greek | number | arithmetic |
| scel(e/o) | Greek | leg | isosceles |
| stoich(io) | Greek | element, part | stoichiometry |
| iso | Greek | equal | isometric |
| gram | Greek | written | telegram |
| hedron | Greek | geometric solid with X faces | hexahedron |
| orth(o) | Greek | straight, regular | orthodontics |
| ster(eo) | Greek | solid, stiff | stereotype |
| pto/pit(e) | Greek | to fall | peripiteia |
| ball/bol(e/a) | Greek | to throw | hyperbole |
| ten(u/e) | Greek | to stretch | tenuous |
| math(e) | Greek | to learn | mathematics |
| lips(e)/laps(e) | Greek | to fall | relapse |
| (h)eur(o) | Greek | to find, to discover | eureka |
Lesson 12
| Root | Language of origin | Meaning | Example |
|---|---|---|---|
| uncia | Latin | one-twelfth (1/12) | uncial |
| ord(in) | Latin | arrangement, order | order |
| angle/angul | Latin | angle | triangle |
| line(a) | Latin | line | linear |
| arc(h) | Latin | arch | arch |
| sin(e/u) | Latin | curve | sine |
| via | Latin | way, road | trivia |
| cliv | Latin | slope | proclivity |
| mun(er) | Latin | wall, fortification | munitions |
| plumb | Latin | lead (metal) | plumbing |
| rect/reg | Latin | straight, regular | rectangle |
| plan | Latin | flat | plane |
| integ(e)r | Latin | whole | integer |
| put(e) | Latin | to think | compute |
| sec(t) | Latin | to cut | section |
| fabr(i) | Latin | to craft | fabric |
| tang(e) | Latin | to touch | tangible |
| struct | Latin | to build | construct |
| fract/frag | Latin | to break | fragile |
| monstr | Latin | to show | demonstrate |
| tect | Greek | to build | architect |
Lesson 13
| Root | Language of origin | Meaning | Example |
|---|---|---|---|
| galac(t) | Greek | milk | galaxy |
| ast(e)r | Greek | star | astronomy |
| helio | Greek | sun | helium |
| selen(i) | Greek | moon | selenium |
| nyct(o) | Greek | night | nyctophobia |
| hemer(a) | Greek | day | ephemeral |
| eos | Greek | dawn, rosy | eosin |
| cosm(o) | Greek | whole, universal | cosmos |
| meteor(o) | Greek | lofty, high above | meteoroid |
| plan(e) | Greek | wandering | planet |
| stell(a) | Latin | star | stellar |
| nebul | Latin | mist | nebulous |
| sol(a) | Latin | sun | solar |
| lun(a) | Latin | moon | lunar |
| c(a)elest | Latin | sky, heavens | celestial |
| die/a | Latin | day | quotidian |
| noct/nox | Latin | night | nocturnal |
| vesper | Latin | evening | vespers |
| gibb | Latin | hump | gibbon |
| orb(it) | Latin | circular | orbital |
| grav(i) | Latin | heavy | gravitas |
| cresc(e) | Latin | to grow | crescendo |
Lesson 14
| Root | Language of origin | Meaning | Example |
|---|---|---|---|
| character | Greek | stamp, feature | characteristic |
| phan/phas | Greek | to show, to appear | phantom |
| cra(t/s) | Greek | to mix | crater |
| sider(a) | Latin | star | consider |
| fin(e/i) | Latin | end, ending | finite |
| rota | Latin | wheel | rotate |
| exper(i) | Latin | to try, to attempt | experiment |
| oper(a) | Latin | work, deed | operation |
| celer | Latin | speed | celerity |
| labor | Latin | work, labor | collaborate |
| metu/i | Latin | fear | meticulous |
| sign | Latin | sign, mark, standard | signal |
| h(a)er/h(a)es | Latin | to stick | adhesive |
| sist | Latin | to stand, to be firm | consist |
| tort/torq(u) | Latin | to twist | torque |
| tex(t) | Latin | to weave, woven | textile |
| fund/found | Latin | to establish, to found | foundation |
| volv/volut | Latin | to turn, to spin | revolve |
| ven(e/t) | Latin | to come | intervene |
| plor | Latin | to call out, to cry out | explore |
| ques/quis/quer/quir | Latin | to ask | query |
| divi(de, se) | Latin | to split, to divide | division |
Lesson 15
| Root | Language of origin | Meaning | Example |
|---|---|---|---|
| ba(s) | Greek | to step, to walk | basis |
| hol(i/o) | Greek | whole, entire | hologram |
| trad(it) | Latin | to hand, to hand over | trade |
| narr(a/o) | Latin | to tell a story | narration |
| mod(e/o) | Latin | now, current, at this time | modern |
| intell(i/e) | Latin | to understand | intellect |
| col/cult | Latin | to inhabit, to live in | cultural |
| civi(l) | Latin | related to citizens | civic |
| discipl(e/i) | Latin | student, learning | disciple |
| tribut(e/a) | Latin | to gift, to bestow | tribute |
| pan(d/s) | Latin | to spread | expand |
| rati(o) | Latin | reason, logic | rational |
| loqu(i/a) | Latin | to speak, to converse | colloquium |
| cis(e) | Latin | to cut | precise |
| tens | Latin | to stretch, be stretched | tension |
| clud/s(e) | Latin | to close, to shut | exclude |
| vern(a) | Latin | domestic, native | vernacular |
Unit 4
Lesson 16
| Root | Language of origin | Meaning | Example |
|---|---|---|---|
| p(a)ed | Greek | child | pedagogy |
| ger(o) | Greek | old, old age | gerontology |
| iatr(i) | Greek | doctor | pediatrics |
| cardi | Greek | heart | cardiac |
| carcin | Greek | cancer | carcinoma |
| hyster | Greek | womb, uterus | hysteria |
| metr | Greek | uterus | endometriosis |
| cephal(o) | Greek | head | cephalopod |
| neur | Greek | nerve | neuron |
| pneumon | Greek | lungs | pneumonia |
| alg(es) | Greek | pain | neuralgia |
| derm(at) | Greek | skin | dermatology |
| nephr | Greek | kidney | nephrology |
| ost(eo) | Greek | bone | osteoporosis |
| gastr(o) | Greek | belly, abdomen | gastrointestinal |
| enter(o) | Greek | intestines | gastroenteritis |
| hep(a) | Greek | liver | hepatitis |
| ophthalm | Greek | eyes | ophthalmologist |
| ch(e)ir(o) | Greek | hand, wrist | chiropractor |
| tars | Greek | ankle, sole of foot | tarsal |
| gyn(ec) | Greek | female, feminine | gynecology |
| andr(o) | Greek | male, masculine | androgyny |
| dors | Latin | back (body part) | dorsal |
Lesson 17
| Root | Language of origin | Meaning | Example |
|---|---|---|---|
| clav | Latin | key, collarbone | clavicle |
| medic(a) | Latin | doctor | medicine |
| cor(d) | Latin | heart | concord |
| capit/cipit | Latin | head | capital |
| nerv | Latin | nerve | nervous |
| pulmon | Latin | lungs | pulmonary |
| dol(or) | Latin | pain | dolorous |
| cal(or) | Latin | heat | calorie |
| rub(or) | Latin | red, redness | rubella |
| tum(or) | Latin | swelling, swollen | tumor |
| cut | Latin | skin | cuticle |
| ren | Latin | kidney | adrenaline |
| oss | Latin | bone | ossuary |
| ocul | Latin | eyes | oculus |
| manu | Latin | hand | manual |
| vulner(a) | Latin | wound | vulnerable |
| femin(a) | Latin | female, feminine | feminist |
| vir(i) | Latin | male, masculine | virtuous |
| dexter/dextr | Latin | right (as in direction) | dextrous |
| sinister/sinistr | Latin | left (as in direction) | sinister |
Lesson 18
| Root | Language of origin | Meaning | Example |
|---|---|---|---|
| chord(a) | Greek | string, spine, backbone | Chordata |
| (o)dyn | Greek | pain | myodynia |
| dactyl(o) | Greek | finger, toe | syndactyly |
| ur(i/e) | Greek | urine | urinary |
| gnath | Greek | jaw | gnathoplasty |
| hyal | Greek | glass, glassy | hyalin |
| caust | Greek | to burn, burning | caustic |
| parie(t) | Latin | wall | parietal |
| faci(o/a) | Latin | face | facial |
| camer(a) | Latin | room, chamber | camera |
| ventr(a) | Latin | belly, underside | ventral |
| aur(i) | Latin | ear | aural |
| digit | Latin | finger, toe | digital |
| reticul(a) | Latin | net, network | reticulated |
| fib(e)r | Latin | fiber, string | fiber |
| vitr | Latin | glass, glassy | vitreous |
| lev(i) | Latin | light (as in weight) | levitate |
| fasci(s) | Latin | bundle (usu. of tissues) | fascia |
| ard(u/e) | Latin | to burn, burning | arduous |
| mors/mort | Latin | to die, death | mortal |
| viv(a/o) | Latin | to live, living | vivacious |
Lesson 19
This lesson also introduced many Latin forms, which are best referenced on the Lesson page.
| Root | Language of origin | Meaning | Example |
|---|---|---|---|
| gony | Greek | knee | gonyplasty |
| cheil | Greek | lip | cheiloplasty |
| glott/gloss | Greek | tongue | glossary |
| onych | Greek | nail (of a finger or toe) | onychia |
| my(o) | Greek | muscle | myalgia |
| myel | Greek | marrow, spinal cord | myelitis |
| soma(to) | Greek | body | somatic |
| chol(e) | Greek | bile | cholera |
| phleb | Greek | blood vessel | phlebotomy |
| stom(at) | Greek | mouth | stoma |
| cleid(o) | Greek | collarbone | hypocleidium |
| morb | Latin | disease, sickness | morbid |
| cost | Latin | rib | os costae |
| cox | Latin | hip | coxa |
| genu | Latin | knee | genual |
| crist | Latin | crest | crista |
| frontal(e) | Latin | in front | frontal |
| tempor(a) | Latin | temple (of the head) | temporal |
| ment(um) | Latin | chin | mentum |
| lingu(a) | Latin | tongue | bilingual |
| ven(a) | Latin | vein, blood vessel | venule |
| vas | Latin | blood vessel | vascular |
| ans | Latin | handle, loop | ansiform |
| cortex/cortic(o) | Latin | bark, outer layer | cortical |
| cervix/cervic(o) | Latin | neck | cervical |
| bucc(a) | Latin | mouth | buccal |
| crani(a) | Latin | skull | cranium |
| sen(i) | Latin | old, aged | senior |
Lesson 20
| Root | Language of origin | Meaning | Example |
|---|---|---|---|
| spondyl | Greek | vertebrae, spine | spondylitis |
| scler(o) | Greek | hard, to harden | sclerosis |
| xer | Greek | dry | Xerox |
| spas(m) | Greek | to jerk, to move violently | spasm |
| camp(t) | Greek | to twist, to turn | camptosaur |
| poi(e) | Greek | to make | onomatopoeia |
| cyst | Greek | sac | cystic |
| thromb | Greek | to clot (as of blood) | thrombosis |
| cirrh | Greek | tawny | cirrhosis |
| rrho/rrhea | Greek | flow, discharge, current | diarrhea |
| scoli(o) | Greek | twisted | scoliosis |
| sept(i) | Greek | putrid | septic |
| sapr(o) | Greek | putrid, rotting | saprogenic |
| mim(e) | Greek | to copy, to imitate | mimic |
| necr(o) | Greek | death, dying | necromancy |
| pleur | Greek | side, rib | pleurodynia |
| sthen(o) | Greek | strength | calisthenics |
| tuber | Latin | lump, swelling | tuberous |
| cav | Latin | hollow | cavity |
| press | Latin | to press | pressure |
| varix/varic | Latin | swollen, twisted | varicose |
| articul | Latin | joint, utterance | articulation |
| rupt | Latin | to break, to burst | erupt |
| coll | Latin | neck | collar |
| sulc | Latin | furrow, groove | sulcus |
| cer | Latin | wax, waxy | triceratops |
| lat | Latin | wide | latitude |
| later | Latin | side, sideways | lateral |