Oak Park High School

BASE

MEANING

ORIGIN

ego

I

Latin

ethn

nation

Greek

equ

equal, fair

Latin

fac, fic, fect, fact

to make, to do

Latin

famil

family

Latin

fen

to strike

Latin

fer

to carry, bear, bring

Latin

fid

trust, faith

Latin

fin

to end

Latin

flu

to flow

Latin

form

shape, form

Latin

fort

chance, luck, strong

Latin

frig

cool

Latin

fum

smoke, scent

Latin

gam

marriage

Greek

gen

race, family, kind

Latin

geo

earth

Greek

gno, kno

to know

Greek

grad, gred, gress

step, degree, rank

Latin

graph, gram

write, draw, describe, record

Greek

grat

pleasure, thankful, goodwill, joy

Latin

grav, griev, grief

heavy

Latin

gymn

naked

Greek

hab

to have, hold, dwell

Latin

hom

man, human

Latin

hosp

guest, host

Latin

host

enemy, stranger

Latin

hydro

water

Greek

hygiene

the art of health

Greek

hypno

sleep

Greek

init

to begin, enter upon

Latin

jur, jus, jud

law, right

Latin

juven

young

Latin

labor, lab

work

Latin

lat

lateral, side, wide

Latin

laud

praise

Latin

leg, lig

law, to chose, perceive, understand

Latin

lev

to make light, raise, lift

Latin

liber, liver

free

Latin

lingu, langu

tounge

Latin

lith

stone

Greek

loc

place

Latin

locu, loqu

word, speak

Latin

log

idea, word, speech, reason, study

Greek

luc, lum

light

Latin

man

hand

Latin

mar

sea

Latin

med, medi

middle

Latin

medic

physician, to heal

Latin

memor

mindful

Latin

men, min, mon

to think, remind, advise, warn

Latin

ment

mind

Latin

meter, metr

measure

Greek

migr

to move, travel

Latin

mim

copy, imitate

Greek

mit, mis

to send

Latin

mor

fool, manner, custom

Greek

morph

form

Greek

mort

death

Latin

mov, mob, mot

to move

Latin

mus

little mouse

Latin

mut

change, exchange

Latin

necess

unavoidable

Latin

neur, nerv

nerve

Greek

noc, nox

night, harm

Latin

nomen, nomin

name

Latin

null, nihil, nil

nothing, void

Latin

nym, onym, onom

name

Greek

opt

eye

Greek

ord, ordin

order

Latin

ortho

straight

Greek

par, pair

arrange, prepare, get ready, set

Latin

part, pars

portion, part

Latin

ped, pes

foot

Latin

pend, pond, pens

to weigh, pay, consider

Latin

phe, fa, fe

speak, spoken about

Greek

phil

love

Greek

phon

sound, voice

Greek

photo

light

Greek

pler

to fill

Latin

plic

to fold

Latin

plur, plus

more

Latin

pneu

breath

Greek

polis, polit

citizen, city, state

Greek

port

to carry

Latin

pos

to place, put

Latin

pot

powerfull

Latin

prim, prin

first

Latin

priv

seperate

Latin

prob

to prove, test

Latin

psych

mind, soul, spirit

Greek

pyr

fire

Greek

reg, rig, rect, reign

government, rule, right, straight

Latin

respond

to answer

Latin

rupt

break, burst

Latin

sacr, secr, sacer

sacred

Latin

sat

to please

Latin

sci

to know

Latin

scope

to see

Greek

Base

Meaning

Origin

scrib, script

to write

Latin

sed, sid, sess

to sit, to settle

Latin

sent, sens

to feel

Latin

sequ, secut

to follow, sequence

Latin

simil, simul, sembl

together, likeness, pretense

Latin

sol, soli

alone, lonely

Latin

solus

to comfort, to console

Latin

somn

sleep

Latin

son

sound

Latin

soph

wise

Greek

spec, spect, spic

to look at, behold

Latin

spond, spons

to pledge, promise

Latin

tac, tic

silent

Latin

techn

art, skill

Greek

temp

time

Latin

ten, tain, tent

to hold

Latin

tend, tens

to give heed, stretch toward

Latin

term

boundary, limit

Latin

test

to witness, affirm

Latin

the, them, thet

to place, put

Greek

theatr

to see, view

Greek

theo

god

Greek

topo

place

Greek

tract

to pull, draw

Latin

trib

to allot, give

Latin

vac

empty

Latin

ven

to come

Latin

ver

truth

Latin

vers, vert

to turn

Latin

vest

to adorn

Latin

vestig

to track

Latin

via

way, road

Latin

vir

manliness, worth

Latin

vis, vid

to see, to look

Latin

viv, vit

life

Latin

voc, vok

voice, call

Latin

Suffix

Meaning

Origin

age

belongs to

Latin

ance

state of being

Latin

ant

thing or one who

Latin

ar

relating to, like

Latin

ary

relating to, like

Latin

ence

state, fact, quality

Latin

ent

to form

Latin

ic

like, having the nature

Latin & Greek

ine

nature of-feminine ending

Latin

ion, tion, ation

being, the result of

Latin

ism

act, condition

Latin & Greek

ist

one who

Latin

ive

of, belonging to, quality of

Latin

ment

a means, product, act, state

Latin

or

person or thing that

Latin

ory

place for

Latin

ty

condition of, quality of

Latin

y

creats abstract noun

Greek & Anglo-Saxon