1000 Root Words – Boost Your Vocabulary
“Root words are the foundation of many English words. Master them to enhance your vocabulary!”
📘 What are Root Words?
Root words are the basic building blocks of words. By understanding root words, you can easily determine the meaning of unfamiliar words. A root word is a word that has no prefix or suffix attached to it. It is the simplest form of a word.
📚 List of 1000-1010 Root Words
Here are 1000 root words that are commonly used in the English language:
- 1. Aer – air
- 2. Agri – field, soil
- 3. Anthro – human
- 4. Aqua – water
- 5. Auto – self
- 6. Bene – good, well
- 7. Bio – life
- 8. Chron – time
- 9. Civ – citizen
- 10. Cogn – to know
- 11. Corp – body
- 12. Cred – believe
- 13. Cur – care, run
- 14. Derm – skin
- 15. Dic – speak
- 16. Duc – lead
- 17. Duc – lead
- 18. Ego – self
- 19. Endo – inside
- 20. Ex – out
- 21. Fac – make, do
- 22. Fid – faith
- 23. Geo – earth
- 24. Graph – write
- 25. Homo – same
- 26. Hydro – water
- 27. Jur – law
- 28. Logos – word, study
- 29. Micro – small
- 30. Morph – form, shape
- 31. Neo – new
- 32. Ped – foot
- 33. Phon – sound
- 34. Photo – light
- 35. Port – carry
- 36. Proto – first
- 37. Psych – mind
- 38. Re – again
- 39. Scribe – write
- 40. Script – write
- 41. Spec – look
- 42. Sub – under, below
- 43. Tele – far
- 44. Trans – across
- 45. Uni – one
- 46. Vid/Vis – see
- 47. Vita – life
- 48. Voc/Vok – call, voice
- 49. Volv – roll
- 50. Zoon – animal
- 51. Agri – field, soil
- 52. Anim – life, spirit
- 53. Ann/Enn – year
- 54. Aud – hear, listen
- 55. Bell – war
- 56. Bene – good, well
- 57. Bi – two
- 58. Brev – short
- 59. Cap – head, leader
- 60. Cide – kill
- 61. Civ – citizen
- 62. Clam/Claim – shout, speak
- 63. Clud/Clus – close, shut
- 64. Cogn – know
- 65. Corp – body
- 66. Cred – believe
- 67. Crypt – hidden
- 68. Cur – care, run
- 69. Dent – tooth
- 70. Dict – speak, say
- 71. Duc/Duct – lead, bring
- 72. Dyn – power
- 73. Eco – environment
- 74. En/Em – cause to
- 75. Fac/Fact – make, do
- 76. Fid – faith, trust
- 77. Flu/Flux – flow
- 78. Form – shape
- 79. Fort – strong
- 80. Fract/Frag – break
- 81. Gen – birth, kind, race
- 82. Geo – earth
- 83. Germ – vital part
- 84. Grat – pleasing
- 85. Grav – heavy
- 86. Greg – group, flock
- 87. Hemo – blood
- 88. Herb – grass, plant
- 89. Hetero – different
- 90. Homo – same, alike
- 91. Hydr – water
- 92. Ignis – fire
- 93. Inter – between
- 94. Intra – within
- 95. Ject – throw
- 96. Jud – judge
- 97. Junct – join
- 98. Liber – free
- 99. Liter – letter
- 100. Loc – place
- 101. Log – word, study
- 102. Luc/Lum – light
- 103. Magn – great, large
- 104. Mal – bad, evil
- 105. Mater – mother
- 106. Megas – large, great
- 107. Meter/Metr – measure
- 108. Mit/Miss – send
- 109. Mob/Mot/Mov – move
- 110. Mono – one
- 111. Mor – custom, manner
- 112. Multi – many
- 113. Nat – born
- 114. Nerv – nerve
- 115. Nihil – nothing
- 116. Nom/Nym – name
- 117. Non – not
- 118. Nov – new
- 119. Opt – eye, vision
- 120. Ortho – straight, correct
- 121. Ped – foot, child
- 122. Penta – five
- 123. Phil – love
- 124. Phob – fear
- 125. Photo – light
- 126. Poli – city, state
- 127. Poly – many
- 128. Port – carry
- 129. Post – after
- 130. Pre – before
- 131. Pro – for, forward
- 132. Pseudo – false
- 133. Psych – mind
- 134. Quad – four
- 135. Re – again, back
- 136. Rect – straight, correct
- 137. Rupt – break
- 138. Scribe/Script – write
- 139. Sect – cut
- 140. Simil – like, same
- 141. Sol – alone, single
- 142. Son – sound
- 143. Spec – look, see
- 144. Sphere – ball, round
- 145. Spir – breath, spirit
- 146. Sta/Stat – stand, stay
- 147. Struct – build
- 148. Sub – under, below
- 149. Super – above, over
- 150. Syn/Sym – together, same
- 151. Tele – far, distant
- 152. Terra – earth
- 153. The – God
- 154. Therm – heat
- 155. Trans – across, beyond
- 156. Un – not, opposite
- 157. Us – use
- 158. Ver – true
- 159. Vers/Vert – turn
- 160. Vid/Vis – see
- 161. Voc/Vok – call
- 162. Volv – roll, turn
- 163. Vore – eat
- 164. Vorous – eating
- 165. Zo – animal
- 166. Acro – high, height
- 167. Aero – air
- 168. Amphi – both
- 169. Andro – man, male
- 170. Anti – against
- 171. Aqua – water
- 172. Arch – chief, ruler
- 173. Auto – self
- 174. Biblio – book
- 175. Bio – life
- 176. Calor – heat
- 177. Carn – flesh
- 178. Cephalo – head
- 179. Chron – time
- 180. Clio – history
- 181. Co – with, together
- 182. Com – together, with
- 183. Contra – against
- 184. Credi – believe
- 185. Cyto – cell
- 186. Deca – ten
- 187. Dem – people
- 188. Dent – tooth
- 189. Dyna – power
- 190. Eco – environment
- 191. Epi – upon, on top
- 192. Ex – out, away
- 193. Flect – bend
- 194. Flex – bend
- 195. Frater – brother
- 196. Gam – marriage
- 197. Geo – earth
- 198. Gon – angle
- 199. Grad – step, go
- 200. Gram – letter, written
- 201. Graph – write, draw
- 202. Gymn – naked, body
- 203. Hemi – half
- 204. Hepat – liver
- 205. Hetero – different
- 206. Homo – same
- 207. Hyper – over, beyond
- 208. Hypo – under, beneath
- 209. Icon – image, idol
- 210. Idio – personal, distinct
- 211. Il – not, opposite
- 212. In – not, into
- 213. Infra – below, beneath
- 214. Inter – between, among
- 215. Intra – within
- 216. Iso – equal
- 217. Ject – throw
- 218. Judic – judge
- 219. Junct – join, meet
- 220. Juris – law
- 221. Kine – movement
- 222. Lacrima – tear
- 223. Latus – side
- 224. Lat – side, wide
- 225. Leg – law, read
- 226. Lev – light, rise
- 227. Lib – free
- 228. Lumin – light
- 229. Lun – moon
- 230. Magn – great, large
- 231. Mal – bad, evil
- 232. Mand – order
- 233. Man – hand
- 234. Mater – mother
- 235. Melli – honey
- 236. Metron – measure
- 237. Micro – small
- 238. Migr – move
- 239. Mili – thousand
- 240. Min – small, less
- 241. Mit – send
- 242. Mon – warn, advise
- 243. Mor – custom, manner
- 244. Morph – shape, form
- 245. Mult – many
- 246. Muto – change
- 247. Nat – born, nature
- 248. Nauta – sailor
- 249. Neo – new
- 250. Nerv – nerve
- 251. Neur – nerve
- 252. Nom/Nym – name, word
- 253. Nov – new
- 254. Null – nothing
- 255. Ob – against, opposite
- 256. Omni – all, everywhere
- 257. Opt – eye, vision
- 258. Ortho – straight, correct
- 259. Pan – all, every
- 260. Path – feeling, disease
- 261. Ped – foot
- 262. Philo – love
- 263. Phobia – fear
- 264. Photo – light
- 265. Physi – nature, body
- 266. Pneo – breath
- 267. Poly – many
- 268. Port – carry
- 269. Post – after
- 270. Pseudo – false, fake
- 271. Psych – mind
- 272. Pter – wing
- 273. Pyro – fire
- 274. Quadr – four
- 275. Re – again, back
- 276. Rect – straight, right
- 277. Rupt – break, burst
- 278. Scribe/Script – write
- 279. Sec – cut
- 280. Sol – alone
- 281. Spec – look, see
- 282. Spir – breath
- 283. Stell – star
- 284. Struct – build
- 285. Sub – under, below
- 286. Super – above, over
- 287. Syn/Sym – together, same
- 288. Tele – far, distant
- 289. Temp – time
- 290. Terr – earth, land
- 291. Therm – heat
- 292. Tox – poison
- 293. Trans – across, beyond
- 294. Tract – pull, drag
- 295. Uni – one
- 296. Vac – empty
- 297. Vade – go
- 298. Ven – come
- 299. Ver – truth
- 300. Vid/Vis – see
- 301. Vid – see
- 302. Voc/Vok – call
- 303. Volv – roll, turn
- 304. Vor – eat
- 305. Whole – entire, complete
- 306. Zo – animal
- 307. Auto – self
- 308. Biblio – book
- 309. Bio – life
- 310. Cide – kill
- 311. Circum – around
- 312. Clam/Claim – shout, declare
- 313. Cide – kill, cut
- 314. Civ – citizen
- 315. Cracy – rule
- 316. Cred – believe
- 317. Crypt – hidden
- 318. Cur – care, heal
- 319. Derm – skin
- 320. Dict – speak, say
- 321. Doc – teach
- 322. Dom – house, master
- 323. Don – give
- 324. Dorm – sleep
- 325. Duc/Duct – lead
- 326. Dur – hard, lasting
- 327. Dynam – power
- 328. Ego – I, self
- 329. Equ – equal
- 330. Fac/Fact – make, do
- 331. Fer – carry, bear
- 332. Fid – faith, trust
- 333. Flex/Flect – bend
- 334. Flu – flow
- 335. Form – shape
- 336. Fract/Frag – break
- 337. Geo – earth
- 338. Gno – know
- 339. Grad/Gress – step, go
- 340. Graph – write, draw
- 341. Grat – pleasing
- 342. Greg – group
- 343. Gress – step, go
- 344. Hab – have, hold
- 345. Her/Hes – stick
- 346. Homo – same, man
- 347. Hydr – water
- 348. Hyper – over, beyond
- 349. Hypo – under, below
- 350. Ignis – fire
- 351. Il – not, opposite
- 352. Im – not, into
- 353. In – not, in, into
- 354. Inter – between
- 355. Intra – within
- 356. Iso – equal
- 357. Ject – throw
- 358. Jur – law, justice
- 359. Kine – movement
- 360. Lab – work
- 361. Lapse – fall, slide
- 362. Lat – side
- 363. Lateral – side, away
- 364. Lect – choose, read
- 365. Leg – law
- 366. Lev – light, raise
- 367. Liber – free
- 368. Lingu – tongue, language
- 369. Liter – letter
- 370. Log – word, speech
- 371. Loc – place
- 372. Logy – study of
- 373. Lud/Lus – play, mock
- 374. Magn – great, large
- 375. Mal – bad, evil
- 376. Man – hand
- 377. Mania – madness
- 378. Mater – mother
- 379. Medi – middle
- 380. Mega – large, great
- 381. Mem – remember
- 382. Ment – mind
- 383. Meter – measure
- 384. Migra – move
- 385. Min – small, less
- 386. Mit – send
- 387. Mon – warn, advise
- 388. Mort – death
- 389. Multi – many
- 390. Nav – ship, sail
- 391. Neur – nerve
- 392. Nom – name
- 393. Nomen – name
- 394. Omni – all, everywhere
- 395. Opt – eye, vision
- 396. Orth – straight, correct
- 397. Pater – father
- 398. Path – feeling, disease
- 399. Ped – foot
- 400. Phil – love
- 401. Phobia – fear
- 402. Photo – light
- 403. Phys – nature, body
- 404. Pneo – breath
- 405. Poly – many
- 406. Port – carry
- 407. Post – after
- 408. Pre – before
- 409. Pro – for, in favor of
- 410. Pseudo – false, fake
- 411. Psych – mind
- 412. Pter – wing
- 413. Pyro – fire
- 414. Quadr – four
- 415. Re – again, back
- 416. Rect – straight, right
- 417. Rupt – break, burst
- 418. Scribe/Script – write
- 419. Sec – cut
- 420. Sol – alone
- 421. Spec – look, see
- 422. Spir – breath
- 423. Stell – star
- 424. Struct – build
- 425. Sub – under, below
- 426. Super – above, over
- 427. Syn/Sym – together, same
- 428. Tele – far, distant
- 429. Temp – time
- 430. Terr – earth, land
- 431. Therm – heat
- 432. Tox – poison
- 433. Trans – across, beyond
- 434. Tract – pull, drag
- 435. Uni – one
- 436. Vac – empty
- 437. Vade – go
- 438. Ven – come
- 439. Ver – truth
- 440. Vid/Vis – see
- 441. Voc/Vok – call
- 442. Volv – roll, turn
- 443. Vor – eat
- 444. Whole – entire, complete
- 445. Zo – animal
- 446. Auto – self
- 447. Biblio – book
- 448. Bio – life
- 449. Cide – kill
- 450. Circum – around
- 451. Clam/Claim – shout, declare
- 452. Cide – kill
- 453. Civ – citizen
- 454. Cracy – rule
- 455. Cred – believe
- 456. Crypt – hidden
- 457. Cur – care, heal
- 458. Derm – skin
- 459. Dict – speak, say
- 460. Doc – teach
- 461. Dom – house, master
- 462. Don – give
- 463. Dorm – sleep
- 464. Duc/Duct – lead
- 465. Dur – hard, lasting
- 466. Dynam – power
- 467. Ego – I, self
- 468. Equ – equal
- 469. Fac/Fact – make, do
- 470. Fer – carry, bear
- 471. Fid – faith, trust
- 472. Flex/Flect – bend
- 473. Flu – flow
- 474. Form – shape
- 475. Fract/Frag – break
- 476. Geo – earth
- 477. Gno – know
- 478. Grad/Gress – step, go
- 479. Graph – write, draw
- 480. Grat – pleasing
- 481. Greg – group
- 482. Gress – step, go
- 483. Hab – have, hold
- 484. Her/Hes – stick
- 485. Homo – same, man
- 486. Hydr – water
- 487. Hyper – over, beyond
- 488. Hypo – under, below
- 489. Ignis – fire
- 490. Il – not, opposite
- 491. Im – not, into
- 492. In – not, in, into
- 493. Inter – between
- 494. Intra – within
- 495. Iso – equal
- 496. Ject – throw
- 497. Jur – law, justice
- 498. Kine – movement
- 499. Lab – work
- 500. Lapse – fall, slide
- 501. Lat – side
- 502. Lateral – side, away
- 503. Lect – choose, read
- 504. Leg – law
- 505. Lev – light, raise
- 506. Liber – free
- 507. Lingu – tongue, language
- 508. Liter – letter
- 509. Log – word, speech
- 510. Loc – place
- 511. Logy – study of
- 512. Lud/Lus – play, mock
- 513. Magn – great, large
- 514. Mal – bad, evil
- 515. Man – hand
- 516. Mania – madness
- 517. Mater – mother
- 518. Medi – middle
- 519. Mega – large, great
- 520. Mem – remember
- 521. Ment – mind
- 522. Meter – measure
- 523. Migra – move
- 524. Min – small, less
- 525. Mit – send
- 526. Mon – warn, advise
- 527. Mort – death
- 528. Multi – many
- 529. Nav – ship, sail
- 530. Neur – nerve
- 531. Nom – name
- 532. Nomen – name
- 533. Omni – all, everywhere
- 534. Opt – eye, vision
- 535. Orth – straight, correct
- 536. Pater – father
- 537. Path – feeling, disease
- 538. Ped – foot
- 539. Phil – love
- 540. Phobia – fear
- 541. Photo – light
- 542. Phys – nature, body
- 543. Pneo – breath
- 544. Poly – many
- 545. Port – carry
- 546. Post – after
- 547. Pre – before
- 548. Pro – for, in favor of
- 549. Pseudo – false, fake
- 550. Psych – mind
- 551. Pter – wing
- 552. Pyro – fire
- 553. Quadr – four
- 554. Re – again, back
- 555. Rect – straight, right
- 556. Rupt – break, burst
- 557. Scribe/Script – write
- 558. Sec – cut
- 559. Sol – alone
- 560. Spec – look, see
- 561. Spir – breath
- 562. Stell – star
- 563. Struct – build
- 564. Sub – under, below
- 565. Super – above, over
- 566. Syn/Sym – together, same
- 567. Tele – far, distant
- 568. Temp – time
- 569. Terr – earth, land
- 570. Therm – heat
- 571. Tox – poison
- 572. Trans – across, beyond
- 573. Tract – pull, drag
- 574. Uni – one
- 575. Vac – empty
- 576. Vade – go
- 577. Ven – come
- 578. Ver – truth
- 579. Vid/Vis – see
- 580. Voc/Vok – call
- 581. Volv – roll, turn
- 582. Vor – eat
- 583. Whole – entire, complete
- 584. Zo – animal
- 585. Auto – self
- 586. Biblio – book
- 587. Bio – life
- 588. Cide – kill
- 589. Circum – around
- 590. Claud/Clus – close, shut
- 591. Cred – believe
- 592. Crypt – hidden
- 593. Cur – care, heal
- 594. Derm – skin
- 595. Dict – speak, say
- 596. Dorm – sleep
- 597. Duc/Duct – lead
- 598. Dur – hard, lasting
- 599. Dynam – power
- 600. Ego – I, self
- 601. Uni – one
- 602. Vac – empty
- 603. Vali – strength, worth
- 604. Vect – carry
- 605. Ven – come
- 606. Ver – truth
- 607. Vers/Vert – turn
- 608. Vid/Vis – see
- 609. Vinc/Vict – conquer
- 610. Viv/Vit – life
- 611. Voc/Vok – call
- 612. Vol – will
- 613. Volv/Volut – roll
- 614. Vor – eat
- 615. Xen – foreign
- 616. Zo – animal
- 617. Acro – high, topmost
- 618. Aero – air
- 619. Agri – field, farm
- 620. Al – other
- 621. Alter – other
- 622. Ambi – both
- 623. Anni/Enni – year
- 624. Anthro – human
- 625. Anti – against
- 626. Aqua – water
- 627. Arch – chief, ruler
- 628. Art – skill
- 629. Auto – self
- 630. Bene – good
- 631. Bi – two
- 632. Bio – life
- 633. Cardi – heart
- 634. Carn – flesh
- 635. Cede – go, yield
- 636. Cent – hundred
- 637. Chron – time
- 638. Cide – kill
- 639. Civ – citizen
- 640. Clam/Claim – shout, declare
- 641. Clar – clear
- 642. Claud/Claus – shut
- 643. Cogn – know
- 644. Com/Con – with, together
- 645. Corp – body
- 646. Cosm – world, universe
- 647. Cred – believe
- 648. Cruc – cross
- 649. Crypt – hidden
- 650. Culp – blame, fault
- 651. Curr/Curs – run
- 652. Cycl – circle, wheel
- 653. Dem – people
- 654. Dent – tooth
- 655. Derm – skin
- 656. Dic/Dict – say, speak
- 657. Dign – worthy
- 658. Doc/Doct – teach
- 659. Don/Donat – give
- 660. Duc/Duct – lead
- 661. Dur – hard
- 662. Dyn – power
- 663. Ego – self
- 664. Equ – equal
- 665. Err – wander
- 666. Esth – feeling
- 667. Fac/Fic – make, do
- 668. Fall/Fals – deceive
- 669. Fid – faith
- 670. Fin – end, limit
- 671. Flam – fire
- 672. Flex/Flect – bend
- 673. Form – shape
- 674. Fort – strong
- 675. Frag/Fract – break
- 676. Fug – flee
- 677. Fum – smoke
- 678. Fus – pour
- 679. Gam – marriage
- 680. Gen – birth, race
- 681. Geo – earth
- 682. Germ – vital part
- 683. Gest – carry, bear
- 684. Gloss/Glot – tongue, language
- 685. Grad/Gress – step, go
- 686. Graph/Gram – write
- 687. Grat – pleasing
- 688. Grav – heavy
- 689. Greg – group, flock
- 690. Gyn – woman
- 691. Hab – have, hold
- 692. Hemo/Hema – blood
- 693. Herb – plant
- 694. Homo – same
- 695. Hydro – water
- 696. Hyper – over, above
- 697. Hypo – under
- 698. Ign – fire
- 699. Imag – likeness
- 700. Init – begin
- 701. Integr – whole
- 702. Ject – throw
- 703. Join/Junct – join
- 704. Jud – judge
- 705. Juv/Juven – young
- 706. Lab – work
- 707. Laps – slip
- 708. Lat – carry
- 709. Laud – praise
- 710. Leg – law
- 711. Lect – choose
- 712. Lev – lift, light
- 713. Liber – free
- 714. Lingu – tongue
- 715. Liter – letter
- 716. Loc – place
- 717. Log – word
- 718. Luc – light
- 719. Lum – light
- 720. Lun – moon
- 721. Macro – large
- 722. Mania – madness, obsession
- 723. Mar – sea
- 724. Mater/Matri – mother
- 725. Max – greatest
- 726. Medi – middle
- 727. Mega – large, great
- 728. Mem – remember
- 729. Ment – mind
- 730. Merge/Mers – dip, dive
- 731. Meter/Metr – measure
- 732. Micro – small
- 733. Migr – move
- 734. Mill – thousand
- 735. Min – small
- 736. Mis – wrong, bad
- 737. Mit/Miss – send
- 738. Mob/Mot/Mov – move
- 739. Mon – warn
- 740. Morph – form, shape
- 741. Mort – death
- 742. Multi – many
- 743. Nat – born
- 744. Nav – ship
- 745. Neg – deny
- 746. Neo – new
- 747. Neur – nerve
- 748. Nom/Nym – name
- 749. Nov – new
- 750. Nunci/Nounc – declare
- 751. Ocu – eye
- 752. Omni – all
- 753. Oper – work
- 754. Opt – eye, choose
- 755. Ortho – straight, correct
- 756. Pac – peace
- 757. Pan – all
- 758. Path – feeling, suffering
- 759. Patr/Pater – father
- 760. Ped – foot or child
- 761. Pel/Puls – drive, push
- 762. Pend/Pens – hang, weigh
- 763. Per – through
- 764. Phob – fear
- 765. Phon – sound
- 766. Photo – light
- 767. Pict – paint
- 768. Plac – please
- 769. Plu/Plur/Plus – more
- 770. Pneum – lung, air
- 811. Struct – build
- 812. Sume/Sumpt – take, use
- 813. Super – above
- 814. Syn/Sym – together
- 815. Tact/Tang – touch
- 816. Tele – far
- 817. Temp – time
- 818. Ten/Tain/Tin – hold
- 819. Tend/Tens/Tent – stretch, strain
- 820. Term – end, boundary
- 821. Terr – earth
- 822. Test – witness
- 823. The/Theo – god
- 824. Therm – heat
- 825. Thesis/Thet – place, put
- 826. Tom – cut
- 827. Tort/Tors – twist
- 828. Tract – pull, drag
- 829. Trans – across
- 830. Trib – give
- 821. Terr – earth
- 822. Test – witness
- 823. The/Theo – god
- 824. Therm – heat
- 825. Thesis/Thet – place, put
- 826. Tom – cut
- 827. Tort/Tors – twist
- 828. Tract – pull, drag
- 829. Trans – across
- 830. Trib – give
- 831. Trud/Trus – push, thrust
- 832. Turb – confusion, whirl
- 833. Typ – model, print
- 834. Ultra – beyond
- 835. Urb – city
- 836. Vac – empty
- 837. Vag – wander
- 838. Vale/Vali/Vail – strength, worth
- 839. Ven/Vent – come
- 840. Ver – truth
- 841. Verb – word
- 842. Vert/Vers – turn
- 843. Via – way, road
- 844. Vid/Vis – see
- 845. Vic/Vicis – change, substitute
- 846. Vict/Vinc – conquer
- 847. Viv/Vit – live, life
- 848. Voc/Vok – call
- 849. Vol – will, wish
- 850. Volv/Volut – roll, turn
- 851. Vor – eat greedily
- 852. Xeno – foreign
- 853. Zo – animal
- 854. Ab – away from
- 855. Ad – to, toward
- 856. Am – love, friend
- 857. Ambi – both
- 858. Ante – before
- 859. Anti – against
- 860. Auto – self
- 861. Bi – two
- 862. Bibl – book
- 863. Cede/Cess – go, yield
- 864. Cent – hundred
- 865. Chron – time
- 866. Clam/Claim – cry out
- 867. Clud/Clus – close, shut
- 868. Cogn – know
- 869. Com – together, with
- 870. Contra – against
- 871. Corp – body
- 872. Cred – believe
- 873. Cur – care
- 874. Curs/Curr – run
- 875. Dict – speak, say
- 876. Doc – teach
- 877. Duc/Duct – lead
- 878. Dur – hard, lasting
- 879. Equ – equal, even
- 880. Fac/Fact – make, do
- 881. Fer – carry, bear
- 882. Fid – faith, trust
- 883. Fin – end, limit
- 884. Flect/Flex – bend
- 885. Flu/Fluct – flow
- 886. Form – shape
- 887. Fort – strong
- 888. Fract/Frag – break
- 889. Greg – flock, group
- 890. Gust – taste
- 891. Habit/Hab – live, dwell
- 892. Hemo/Hemat – blood
- 893. Hetero – different
- 894. Homo – same
- 895. Hydro – water
- 896. Ignis – fire
- 897. Im/In – not, into
- 898. Inter – between, among
- 899. Ject – throw
- 900. Jud – judge
- 901. Junct – join
- 902. Jur – law, swear
- 903. Labor – work
- 904. Laud – praise
- 905. Leg – law, read
- 906. Lev – lift, light
- 907. Liber – free
- 908. Loc – place
- 909. Loqu/Locut – speak
- 910. Lum/Luc – light
- 911. Lun – moon
- 912. Magn – great, large
- 913. Mal – bad
- 914. Mater – mother
- 915. Medi – middle
- 916. Megal – large, great
- 917. Mem – remember
- 918. Micro – small
- 919. Migr – move
- 920. Mit/Miss – send
- 921. Mon – warn, advise
- 922. Mort – death
- 923. Multi – many
- 924. Nat/Nasc – born
- 925. Naut – ship, sailor
- 926. Neur – nerve
- 927. Nom/Nym – name
- 928. Nov – new
- 929. Nox/Noc – night
- 930. Omni – all
- 931. Opt – eye, choose
- 932. Ortho – straight, correct
- 933. Pac – peace
- 934. Pan – all
- 935. Path – feeling, suffering
- 936. Patr/Pater – father
- 937. Ped – foot or child
- 938. Pel/Puls – drive, push
- 939. Pend/Pens – hang, weigh
- 940. Per – through
- 941. Phob – fear
- 942. Phon – sound
- 943. Photo – light
- 944. Pict – paint
- 945. Plac – please
- 946. Plu/Plur/Plus – more
- 947. Pneum – lung, air
- 948. Pod – foot
- 949. Polis/Polit – city
- 950. Pop – people
- 951. Port – carry
- 952. Pos/Pon – place, put
- 953. Pot – power
- 954. Prim/Prin – first
- 955. Psych – mind, soul
- 956. Pub – people
- 957. Pug – fight
- 958. Put – think
- 959. Quer/Quis/Quir/Quest – ask, seek
- 960. Radic – root
- 961. Rect – straight, right
- 962. Rupt – break, burst
- 963. Scend – climb
- 964. Scrib/Script – write
- 965. Sec/Sequ – follow
- 966. Sens/Sent – feel
- 967. Solv/Solu – loosen, free
- 968. Somn – sleep
- 969. Spec/Spect – look, see
- 970. Spir – breathe, spirit
- 971. Stru/Struct – build
- 972. Tang/Tact – touch
- 973. Techn – skill, art
- 974. Tele – far
- 975. Temp – time
- 976. Ten/Tain – hold
- 977. Tend/Tens – stretch
- 978. Term – end, boundary
- 979. Terr – earth
- 980. Test – witness
- 981. Theo – god
- 982. Therm – heat
- 983. Thes – place, put
- 984. Thon/Thon – sound, noise
- 985. Tox – poison
- 986. Tract – draw, pull
- 987. Trans – across
- 988. Trib – give
- 989. Trud – thrust
- 990. Turb – confusion, whirl
- 991. Typ – model, print
- 992. Ultra – beyond
- 993. Urb – city
- 994. Vac – empty
- 995. Vague – wander, uncertain
- 996. Vale – strength, worth
- 997. Ven/Vent – come
- 998. Ver – truth
- 999. Verbal – word
- 1000. Vers – turn, rotate
- 1001. Via – road, way
- 1002. Vid – see
- 1003. Vict – conquer
- 1004. Vine – conquer
- 1005. Vis – sight, view
- 1006. Viv – life
- 1007. Voc/Vok – call
- 1008. Vol – will, wish
- 1009. Volt – roll, turn
- 1010. Vor – eat greedily
🔄 How Root Words Help You
- Understanding root words helps in learning the meaning of unfamiliar words.
- Root words form the basis of many prefixes and suffixes, which helps in understanding word formation.
- By knowing a root word, you can easily deduce the meanings of various words that share the same root.
💡 How to Use Root Words to Enhance Vocabulary
- Look for root words in complex vocabulary and try to break them down into simpler components.
- Learn common prefixes and suffixes, which are often added to root words to change their meaning.
- Practice by creating new words from root words and using them in sentences.