Word Roots with Meanings and Examples

 

100 Important Word Roots with Meanings and Examples

No.	Root	Meaning	Examples
1	bio	life	biology, biography
2	geo	earth	geography, geology
3	tele	far	telephone, television
4	micro	small	microscope, microbe
5	macro	large	macroeconomics
6	mono	one	monologue, monopoly
7	bi	two	bicycle, bilingual
8	tri	three	triangle, tricycle
9	multi	many	multimedia
10	poly	many	polygon, polyglot

 

No.	Root	Meaning	Examples
11	port	carry	transport, portable
12	dict	say/speak	dictionary, predict
13	scrib/script	write	describe, manuscript
14	graph	write	autograph, biography
15	logy	study of	biology, psychology
16	phon	sound	telephone, phonetics
17	audi	hear	audio, audience
18	vid/vis	see	video, vision
19	spect	look	inspect, spectator
20	chron	time	chronology, chronic

 

No.	Root	Meaning	Examples
21	therm	heat	thermometer, thermal
22	meter	measure	thermometer, speedometer
23	path	feeling	sympathy, empathy
24	ped	foot	pedestrian, pedal
25	man	hand	manual, manufacture
26	cap/capt	take	capture, captive
27	ject	throw	reject, inject
28	tract	pull	attract, subtract
29	mit/miss	send	transmit, dismiss
30	duc/duct	lead	conduct, produce

 

No.	Root	Meaning	Examples
31	form	shape	formation, transform
32	struct	build	structure, construct
33	rupt	break	erupt, interrupt
34	cred	believe	credit, incredible
35	sens	feel	sensitive, sensation
36	voc	call	vocal, vocabulary
37	luc	light	lucid, illuminate
38	liter	letter	literature, illiterate
39	nat	birth	nation, native
40	mort	death	mortal, mortality

 

No.	Root	Meaning	Examples
41	anim	life/spirit	animal, animate
42	corp	body	corpse, corporation
43	dent	tooth	dentist, dental
44	ocul	eye	ocular, binocular
45	cord	heart	cordial, record
46	mater	mother	maternal, maternity
47	pater	father	paternal
48	frater	brother	fraternity
49	fil	son	filial
50	gen	birth	generate, generation

 

No.	Root	Meaning	Examples
51	grad	step	gradual, graduate
52	gress	step	progress, regress
53	ambul	walk	ambulance, amble
54	mot	move	motion, promote
55	act	do	action, active
56	ag	do	agent, agenda
57	oper	work	operate, cooperate
58	labor	work	labor, laboratory
59	press	press	pressure, compress
60	tend	stretch	extend, attend

 

No.	Root	Meaning	Examples
61	pel	drive	compel, expel
62	fer	carry	transfer, ferry
63	cur	run	current, occur
64	nav	ship	naval, navigate
65	loc	place	location, local
66	urb	city	urban, suburb
67	terr	earth	territory, terrace
68	mar	sea	marine, maritime
69	mont	mountain	mountain, Montana
70	aqua	water	aquarium, aquatic

 

No.	Root	Meaning	Examples
71	hydr	water	hydrate, hydrogen
72	aer	air	aerial, aeroplane
73	ign	fire	ignite, ignition
74	sol	sun	solar, solstice
75	lun	moon	lunar
76	stell	star	stellar, constellation
77	cosm	universe	cosmos, cosmology
78	magn	great	magnificent
79	min	small	minute, minimal
80	medi	middle	medium, medieval

 

No.	Root	Meaning	Examples
81	equ	equal	equality, equator
82	par	equal	parity, compare
83	rect	right	correct, rectangle
84	just	law/right	justice
85	leg	law	legal, legislature
86	judic	judge	judicial
87	polit	city/state	politics
88	demo	people	democracy
89	arch	rule	monarchy
90	cracy	rule/government	democracy

 

No.	Root	Meaning	Examples
91	psych	mind	psychology
92	soph	wisdom	philosophy
93	phil	love	philosophy
94	theo	god	theology
95	anthrop	human	anthropology
96	chron	time	chronological
97	mem	remember	memory
98	ment	mind	mental
99	doc	teach	doctor, document
100	educ	lead out	education