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ab-, a-, abs- |
‘away from’, ‘from’ |
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ad-, ac-, ag- (etc...) |
‘to’, ‘toward’, ‘near’ |
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ambi-, ambo- |
‘both’, ‘around’ |
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ante- |
‘before’, ‘in front of’ |
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circum-, circu- |
‘around’ |
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con-, com-, co- (etc...) |
‘with’, ‘together’, ‘very’ |
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contra-, contro- (through French, counter-) |
‘opposite’, ‘against’ |
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de- |
‘down’, ‘away’, ‘off’, ‘thoroughly’ |
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dis-, di-, dif- |
‘apart’, ‘in different directions’, ‘thoroughly’ |
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ex-, e-, ef- |
‘out’, ‘from’, ‘removal’, ‘completely’ |
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extra-, extro- |
‘outside of’, ‘beyond’ |
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in-, im- (etc...) (through French, en-) |
‘into’, ‘on’ |
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intra-, intro- |
‘within’ |
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in-, im- (etc...) |
‘not’ |
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infra- |
‘below’ |
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inter- |
‘between’, ‘among’ |
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juxta- |
‘by the side of’, ‘close to’ |
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ob- (etc...) |
‘against’, ‘toward’, ‘completely’ |
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per- |
‘through’, ‘wrongly’, ‘completely’ |
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post- |
‘behind’, ‘after’ |
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pre- (prae-) |
‘before’, ‘in front of’ |
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pro- |
‘forward’, ‘in front of’ |
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re-, red- |
‘back’, ‘again’, ‘against’ |
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retro- |
‘backwards’, ‘behind’ |
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se- |
‘aside’, ‘away’ |
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sub-, sus-, suc- (etc...) |
‘under’, ‘up from under’, ‘somewhat’ |
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super-, supra- |
‘above’ |
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trans-, tran-, tra- |
‘across’, ‘through’ |
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ultra- |
‘beyond’ |
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caud- (cauda) |
‘tail’ |
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cerebr- (cerebrum) |
‘brain’ |
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cid-, cis- |
‘to cut’, ‘to kill’ |
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dors- |
‘back’ |
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duc-, duct- |
‘to lead’, ‘to draw’ |
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err- |
‘to wander’, ‘to deviate’ |
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flex-, flect- |
‘to bend’ |
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fund-, fus- (through French, FOUND-) |
‘to pour’, ‘to melt’ |
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greg- (grex) |
‘flock’ |
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lact- (lac) |
‘milk’ |
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later- (latus) |
‘side’ |
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medi- (medius) |
‘middle’ |
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ov- (ovum) |
‘egg’ |
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pon-, posit-, -pose (through French, POUND-) |
‘to place’, ‘to put’ |
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rug- (ruga) |
‘wrinkle’ |
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sangui(n)- (sanguis) |
‘blood’ |
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sicc- (siccus) |
‘dry’ |
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val- |
‘to be strong’, ‘to be well’ |
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varic- (varix) |
‘twisted and swollen (vein)’ |
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vert-, vers- |
‘to turn’ |
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articul- (articulus) |
‘joint’ |
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bucc- (bucca) |
‘cheek’, ‘mouth’ |
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clud-, clus-, clos- |
‘to close’, ‘to shut’ |
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cord- (cor) |
‘heart’ |
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cost- (costa) |
‘rib’ |
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crur- (crus) |
‘leg’ |
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cur(r)-, curs- |
‘to run’, ‘to go’ |
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dent- (dens) |
‘tooth’ |
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febr- (febris) |
‘fever’ |
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fer- |
‘to bear’, ‘to carry’, ‘to produce’ |
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foli- (folium) |
‘leaf’ |
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her-, hes- |
‘to stick’ |
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ject- ; jacul- (jaculum) |
‘to throw’ ; ‘dart’ |
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mur- (murus) |
‘wall’ |
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nomin-, nom- (nomen) |
‘name’ |
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radi- (radius) |
‘spoke of a wheel’, ‘ray’ |
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semin- (semen) |
‘seed’ |
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teg-, tect- |
‘to cover’ |
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tuss- (tussis) |
‘cough’ |
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ven- (vena) |
‘vein’ |
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arbor- (arbor) |
‘tree’ |
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cal- |
‘to be warm’ |
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carin- (carina) |
‘keel’ |
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cern-, cret-, cre- |
‘to separate’, ‘to distinguish’, ‘to secrete’ |
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cili- (cilium) |
‘eyelid’, ‘eyelash’ |
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corn(u)- (cornu) |
‘horn’ |
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cub-, cumb-, cubit- |
‘to lie’ |
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dorm-, dormit- |
‘to sleep’ |
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fet- (foet-) |
‘offspring’ ‘fetus’ |
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frang- (-fring-), frag-, fract- |
‘to break’, ‘to bend’ |
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grad-, gress- |
‘to step’, ‘to go’ |
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lingu- (lingua) |
‘tongue’, ‘language’ |
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ment- (mentum) |
‘chin’ |
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plic-, plicit- |
‘to fold’ |
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pot- |
‘to be powerful’ |
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pur- (pus) |
‘pus’ |
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ren- (ren) |
‘kidney’ |
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son- (sonus) |
‘sound’ |
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sud- |
‘to sweat’ |
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trud-, trus- |
‘to push’, ‘to thrust’ |
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-al, (-ial, -eal) (-alis) |
‘pertaining to’, ‘like’, ‘belonging to’, ‘having the character |
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-ile, -il (-ilis) |
‘pertaining to’, ‘like’, ‘belonging to’, ‘having the character of’ |
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-ar (-aris) |
‘pertaining to’, ‘like’, ‘belonging to’, ‘having the character of’ |
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-ine (-inus) |
‘pertaining to’, ‘like’, ‘belonging to’, ‘having the character of’ |
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-ic, -tic (-icus, -ticus) |
‘pertaining to’, ‘like’ |
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-ary (-arius) |
‘pertaining to’, ‘connected with’, ‘having the character of’ |
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-an, -ane (-anus) |
‘pertaining to’, ‘like’, ‘belonging to’, ‘having the character of’ |
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-form (usually -iform) (-formis) |
‘like’, ‘having the shape of’ |
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-ate (occasionally -ite) (-atus) |
‘having’, ‘having the shape of’, ‘characterized |
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-(u)lent, -(o)lent (-lentus) |
‘full of’, ‘disposed to’ |
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-ose (-osus) |
‘full of’ |
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-ous (-ious, -eous) (-osus, -us) |
‘full of’, ‘having the character of’ |
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-aceous |
‘belonging to’, ‘resembling’ |
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acin- (acinus) |
‘grapes in a cluster’ |
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al- (ala) |
‘wing’ |
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annul- (annulus) |
‘ring’ |
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apic- (apex) |
‘tip’, ‘summit’, ‘apex’ |
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argent- (argentum) |
‘silver’ |
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can- (canis) |
‘dog’ |
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capit- (-cipit-) (caput) |
‘head’ |
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dur- (durus) |
‘hard’ ‘dura mater’ |
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equ- (equus) |
‘horse’ |
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lacrim- (lachrym-) (lacrima) |
‘tear’ |
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lacun- (lacuna) |
‘small pit’, ‘gap’ |
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limin- (limen) |
‘threshold’ |
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mal- (mala) |
‘cheek’, ‘cheekbone’ |
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ocul- (oculus) |
‘eye’ |
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ocell- (ocellus) |
‘little eye’ |
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palat- (palatum) |
‘palate’, ‘roof of the mouth’ |
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pariet- (paries) |
‘wall’ |
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plant- (planta) |
‘sole of the foot’, ‘sprout’ |
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pont- (pons) |
‘bridge’ |
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pulvin- (pulvinus) |
‘cushion’ |
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pulvil- (pulvillus) |
‘little cushion’ |
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sen- (senex) |
‘old’ |
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aqu(a)- (aqua) |
‘water’ |
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brev- (brevis) |
‘short’ |
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capill- (capillus) |
‘hair’ |
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coll- (collum) |
‘neck’ |
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coron- (corona) |
‘crown’ |
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coroll- (corolla) |
‘little crown’ |
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cortic-, cort- (cortex) |
‘bark’, ‘outer layer’ |
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cruc- (crux) |
‘cross’ |
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cune- (cuneus) |
‘wedge’ |
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ens- (ensis) |
‘sword’ |
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falc- (falx) |
‘sickle’ |
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fug- |
‘to flee’, ‘to put to flight’ |
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line- (linea) |
‘line’ |
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luc- (lux) |
‘light’, ‘to shine’ |
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matr-, matern- (mater, maternus) |
‘mother’ |
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mont- (mons) |
‘mountain’ |
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mult- (multus) |
‘many’ |
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ret- (rete) |
‘net’, ‘network’ |
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rostr- (rostrum) |
‘beak’ |
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torqu-, tort-, tors- |
‘to twist’ |
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verm- (vermis) |
‘worm’ |
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bull- (bulla) |
‘bubble’, ‘blister’ |
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bulli- |
‘to boil’ |
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col- |
‘to inhabit’ |
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cori- (corium) |
‘skin’ |
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crist- (crista) |
‘crest’ |
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fec- (faeces or feces) |
‘excrement’, ‘sediment’ |
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fla-, flat- |
‘to blow’ |
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flor- (flos) |
‘flower’ |
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fornic- (fornix) |
‘arch’ |
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ger-, gest- |
‘to carry’, ‘to bear’ |
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gutt- (gutta) |
‘drop’ |
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naev- (nev-) (nevus) |
‘birthmark’, ‘mole’ |
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nid- (nidus) |
‘nest’ |
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pulver-, pulv- (pulvus) |
‘dust’ |
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radic- (radix) |
‘root’ |
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ram- (ramus) |
‘branch’ |
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sax- (saxum) |
‘rock’ |
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scut- (scutum) |
‘shield’ |
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serr- (serra) |
‘saw’, ‘saw-tooth’ |
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stercor-, sterc- (stercus) |
‘excrement’ |
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sulc- (sulcus) |
‘furrow’, ‘groove’ |
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-ent (-ient), -ant (-iant) (equivalent to the English present participle ending, ing) (-ens, -ans) |
‘person who’, ‘that which’ |
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-ile (-ilis) |
‘able to be’, ‘able to’, ‘tending to’ |
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-able, -ible (-abilis, -ibilis) |
‘able to be’, ‘able to’, ‘tending to’ |
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-id (-idus) |
‘tending to’, ‘inclined to’ |
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-tude (-tudo) |
forms abstract nouns |
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-uous (-uus, -uosus) |
‘tending to’, ‘inclined to’ |
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-ulous (-ulus) |
‘tending to’, ‘inclined to’ |
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-ive (-ivus) |
‘tending to’, ‘inclined to’ |
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-ory (-orius) (-orius) |
‘tending to’, ‘serving for’ |
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-itious (-icius) |
‘tending to’, ‘characterized by’ |
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-acious (-ax) |
‘tending to’, ‘inclined to’ |
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-ory (-orium) |
‘place for’, ‘apparatus’ |
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-ary (-arium) |
‘place for’, ‘apparatus’ |
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-y (-ia) |
‘quality of’, ‘state of’, ‘act of’ |
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-ule, -ole, -le (-ulus, -ula, -ulum; -olus, -ola, -olum; -leus, -lea, -leum) |
‘little’ |
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-el (-ellus, -ella, -ellum) |
‘little’ |
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-cule, -cle (-culus, -cula, -culum) |
‘little’ |
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-il (-illus, -illa, -illum) |
‘little’ |
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-uncle (-unculus) |
‘little’ |
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-ette, -et (of French origin, but attaching to Latin roots) |
‘little’ |
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aud-, audit- |
‘to hear’ |
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camer- (camera) |
‘chamber’ |
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cad-, (-cid-), cas- |
‘to fall’, ‘to befall’ |
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cap- (-cip-), capt- (-cept-) |
‘to take’, ‘to seize’ |
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crepit- |
‘to creak’, ‘to crackle’ |
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grav- (gravis) |
‘heavy’ |
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jac- |
‘to lie’ |
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lab-, laps- |
‘to slip’, ‘to fall’, ‘to glide’ |
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moll- (mollis) |
‘soft’ |
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morb- (morbus) |
‘disease’ |
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mov-, mot- |
‘to move’ |
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op-, opt- |
‘to see’ |
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nasc-, nat- |
‘to be born’ |
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pati-, pass- |
‘to suffer’, ‘to endure’ |
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plan- (planus) |
‘flat’ |
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prur-, prurit- |
‘to itch’ |
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reg- (-rig-), rect- (rectus) |
‘to make straight’, ‘to rule’; RECT-, ‘straight’, ‘rectum’ |
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rump-, rupt- |
‘to break’, ‘to burst’ |
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scind-, sciss- |
‘to cut’, ‘to split’ |
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tang- (-ting-), tig-, tact- |
‘to touch’ |
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vesic- (vesica) |
‘bladder’, ‘blister’ |
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ambul- |
‘to walk’ |
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ced-, cess- |
‘to go’, ‘to yield’ |
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dextr- (dexter) |
‘righthand’ |
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fac- (-fic-), fact- (-fect-) |
‘to do’, ‘to make’ |
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fid-, fiss- |
‘to split’ |
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gust- |
‘to taste’ |
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insul- (insula) |
‘island’ |
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junct- ; JUG- (jugum) |
‘to join’ ; ‘yoke’ |
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lev- (laevus) |
‘lefthand’ |
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macul- (macula) |
‘spot’ |
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noct- (nox) |
‘night’ |
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par-, part- |
‘to give birth to’, ‘to produce’ |
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pend-, pens- |
‘to hang’, ‘to weigh’, ‘to pay’ |
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pred- (praeda) |
‘prey’ |
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rot- (rota) |
‘wheel’ |
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sali- (-sili-), salt- (-sult-) |
‘to leap’, ‘to jump’ |
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sorb-, sorpt- |
‘to suck in’ |
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string-, strict- |
‘to draw tight’ |
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ten- (-tin-), tent- |
‘to hold’ |
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viv- (vivus) |
‘living’ |
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ac(u)- (acus) |
‘sharp’, ‘sour’, ‘needle’ |
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are- (area) |
‘space’ |
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aur- (auris) |
‘ear’ |
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calc- (calx) |
‘limestone’, ‘pebble’, ‘calcium’ |
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caps- (capsa) |
‘box’ |
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car(n)- (caro) |
‘flesh’ |
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cut- (cutis) |
‘skin’ |
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fibr- (fibra) |
‘fibre’ |
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foll- (follis) |
‘bag’ |
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fun- (funis) |
‘rope’, ‘cord’ |
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loc- (locus) |
‘place’ |
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lun(a)- (luna) |
‘moon’ |
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ost- (ostium) |
‘door’, ‘opening’ |
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part- (pars) |
‘part’, ‘to divide’ |
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ped- (pes) |
‘foot’ |
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pell- (pellis) |
‘skin’ |
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plum- (pluma) |
‘feather’ |
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racem- (racemus) |
‘cluster of grapes or berries’ |
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rim- (rima) |
‘crack’, ‘chink’ |
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vor- |
‘to eat’ |
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ans- (ansa) |
‘jug handle’, ‘loop’ |
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digit- (digitus) |
‘finger’, ‘toe’ |
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formic- (formica) |
‘ant’ |
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haust- |
‘to draw out’, ‘to drink’ |
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ment- (mens) |
'mind' |
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nerv- |
‘nerve’, ‘vein of insect wing or leaf’ |
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pector- (pectus) |
‘breast’ |
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pil- (pilus) |
‘hair’ |
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pisc- (piscis) |
‘fish’ |
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press- |
‘to press’ |
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rod-, ros- |
‘to gnaw’ |
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platy(s)- |
‘broad’, ‘flat’ |
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seb- (sebum) |
‘grease’, ‘tallow’ |
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sens-, sent- |
‘to feel’, ‘to perceive’ |
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sol- (sol) |
‘sun’ |
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somn- (somnus) |
‘sleep’ |
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squam- (squama) |
‘scale’ |
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ter(r)- (terra) |
‘earth’ |
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uter- (uterus) |
‘womb’ |
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vacu- (vacuus) |
‘empty’ |
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vas- (vas) |
‘vessel’ |
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-itude (-itudo) |
‘quality of’, ‘state of’ |
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-ity (-ety, -ty) (-itas) |
‘quality of’, ‘state of’ |
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-ance, -ancy; -ence, -ency (-antia, |
‘quality of being’, ‘state of being’ |
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-or (-or) |
‘she or he who’, ‘that which’ |
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-ion (-io) |
‘act of’, ‘state of’, ‘result of the of’ |
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-ure (-ura) |
‘act of’, ‘result of the act of’ |
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-us |
‘act of’, ‘result of the act of’ |
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-or (-our) |
‘state of’, ‘result of the act of’ |
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-men, -min- (-men) |
‘result of’, ‘means of’, ‘act of’ |
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-ment (-mentum) |
‘result of’, ‘means of’, ‘act of’ |
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-ble, -bul- (-bula, -bulum) |
‘result of the act of’, ‘means of’, ‘place for’ |
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-cle, -cul- (-culum) |
‘result of the act of’, ‘means of’ |
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-crum, -cr- |
‘result of the act of’, ‘means of’ |
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-trum, -tr- |
‘result of the act of’, ‘means of’ |
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adip- (adeps) |
‘fat’ |
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call- (callus) |
‘hard skin’ |
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cre-, cresc-, cret- |
‘to grow’ |
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fa-, fat- |
‘to speak’ |
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flu-, flux- ; fluvi- (fluvius) |
‘to flow’ ; ‘river’ |
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foss- (fossa) |
‘ditch’, ‘trench’, ‘to dig’ |
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magn- (magnus) |
‘large’, ‘great’ |
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mamm- (mamma) |
‘breast’ |
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mort- (mors) |
‘death’ |
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noc-, nox- (noxa) |
‘harm’ |
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pat- |
‘to spread or lie open’ |
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pet-, petit- |
‘to seek’ |
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propri- (proprius) |
‘one’s own’ |
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sec-, seg-, sect- |
‘to cut’ |
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sed- (-sid-), sess- |
‘to sit’, ‘to settle’ |
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set- (seta) |
‘bristle’ |
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tract- |
‘to draw’, ‘to drag’ |
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tuber- (tuber) |
‘swelling’ |
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veh-, vect- |
‘to carry’ |
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vit- (vita) |
‘life’ |
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cav- (cavus) |
‘hollow’ |
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coct- |
‘to cook’, ‘to boil’ |
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cut-, cuss- |
‘to shake’, ‘to strike’ |
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dol- |
‘to feel pain’, ‘to cause pain’ |
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eburn- (ebur, eburnus) |
‘ivory’ |
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fenestr- (fenestra) |
‘window’, ‘opening’ |
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glutin- (gluten) |
‘glue’ |
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hi-, hiat- |
‘to stand open’ |
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i-, it- |
‘to go’ |
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lamin- (lamina); lamell- (lamella) |
‘thin plate’; the diminutive form |
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lat- (latus) |
‘broad’, ‘wide’ |
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lig- |
‘to bind’ |
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meat- |
‘to go’, ‘to pass’ |
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mit(t)-, mis(s)- |
‘to send’, ‘to let go’ |
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plex- |
‘to interweave’, ‘to braid’ |
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pung-, punct- (punctum) |
‘to prick’, ‘point’ |
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rig- |
‘to be stiff’ |
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rub(r)- (ruber) |
‘red’ |
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scrib-, script- |
‘to write’ |
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volv-, volut- |
‘to roll’, ‘to turn’ |
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ag-, act- |
‘to do’, ‘to drive’, ‘to act’ |
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alb- (albus) |
‘white’ |
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cer- (cera) |
‘wax’ |
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fil- (filum) |
‘thread’ |
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for- |
‘to bore’, ‘to pierce’ |
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fov- (fovea) |
‘pit’ |
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fung- (fungus) |
‘mushroom’, ‘fungus’ |
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glomer- (glomus) |
‘ball of yarn’ |
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hal-, halit- |
‘to breathe’ |
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muc- (mucus) |
‘mucus’ |
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nutri-, nutrit- |
‘to nourish’ |
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palp- |
‘to touch’, ‘to stroke’ |
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sep-, sept- (septum) |
‘to separate’, ‘wall’ |
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spir- |
‘to breathe’ |
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stru-, struct- |
‘to construct’, ‘to build’ |
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termin- (terminus) |
‘end’, ‘boundary’ |
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umbr- (umbra) |
‘shade’, ‘shadow’ |
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ungu- (unguis) |
‘nail’ (of finger or toe) |
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vel- (velum) |
‘veil’, ‘covering’ |
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viscer- (viscus) |
‘entrails’ |
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-ate |
‘to make’, ‘to treat’, ‘to do something with’ |
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-fy |
‘to make’, ‘to cause’ |
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-igate, -egate |
‘to make’, ‘to drive’ |
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-esce |
‘to begin’, ‘to be somewhat’ |
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caul- (caulis) |
‘stem’, ‘stalk’ |
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flav- (flavus) |
‘yellow’ |
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flocc- (floccus) |
‘tuft, as of wool’ |
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labi-, labr- (labium or labrum) |
‘lip’ |
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lat- |
‘to bear’, ‘to carry’ |
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lev- (levis) |
‘light’ (in weight) |
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lign- (lignum) |
‘wood’ |
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liqu- |
‘to be liquid’ |
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lumin- (lumen) |
‘light’ |
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man(u)- ‘hand’ |
‘hand’ |
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nigr- (niger) |
‘black’ |
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oss- (os) |
‘bone’ |
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proxim- (proximus, ‘nearest the body’) |
‘near’, ‘nearest’ |
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sinistr- (sinister) |
‘left’ |
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spin- (spina) |
‘thorn’, ‘spine’ |
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stip-, stipit- (stipes) |
‘stalk’ |
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strat- (stratum) |
‘layer’ |
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tum- |
‘to swell’ |
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vari- (varius) |
‘varied’, ‘changing’, ‘spotting’ |
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ventr- (venter) |
‘belly’ |
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semi- |
‘half’, ‘partly’ |
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un- (unus) |
‘one’ |
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prim- (primus) |
‘first’ |
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sesqui- |
‘one-and-a-half times’ |
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du- (duo) |
‘two’ |
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bi-, bin- |
‘two’, ‘twice’ |
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second-, secund- (secundus) |
‘second’, ‘following’ |
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tri- |
‘three’ |
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terti- |
‘third’ |
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tern- ; ter- |
‘three each’ ; ‘three times’ |
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quadr(u)- |
‘four’ |
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quart- ; quartern- |
‘fourth’ ; ‘four each’ |
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quinque- |
‘five’ |
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quint- ; quint- |
‘fifth’ ; ‘five each’ |
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sex- ; sext- |
‘six’ ; ‘sixth’ |
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sept-, septem- ; septim- |
‘seven’ ; ‘seventh’ |
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oct- ; octav- |
‘eight’ ; ‘eighth’ |
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novem- ; non- |
‘nine’ ; ‘ninth’ |
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decem- ; dec-, decim- |
‘ten’ ; ‘tenth’ |
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cent- |
‘hundred’, ‘hundredth’ |
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mil(l)- |
‘thousand’, ‘thousandth’ |
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arc(u)- (arcus) |
‘bow’, ‘arch’ |
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calcar- (calcar) |
‘spur’ |
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cing-, cinct- |
‘to bind’, ‘to gird’ |
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cliv- (clivus) |
‘slope’ |
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cuspid- (cuspis) |
‘point’ |
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fasci- (fascia) |
‘band’ |
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ferr- (ferrum) |
‘iron’ |
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flagell- (flagellum) |
‘whip’, ‘whip-like appendage’ |
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glabr- (glaber) |
‘hairless’, ‘smooth’ |
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lien- (lien) |
‘spleen’ |
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long- (longus) |
‘long’ |
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nas- (nasus) |
‘nose’ |
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nuc- (nux) |
‘nut’ |
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os-, or- (os) |
‘mouth’ |
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palli- (pallium) |
‘mantle’, ‘covering’ |
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pron- (pronus) |
‘inclined’, ‘face-down’ |
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sac(c)- (saccus) |
‘bag’, ‘sac’ |
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sin(u)- (sinus) |
‘curve’, ‘hollow’, ‘cavity’ |
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sta-, stat- |
‘to stand’ |
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vitr- (vitrum) |
‘glass’ |
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calc-, calcane- (calx; calcaneus) |
‘heel’ |
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cervic- (cervix) |
‘neck’ |
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corp-, corpus-, corpor- (corpus) |
‘body’ |
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cox- (coxa) |
‘hip’, ‘hip joint’ |
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fibul- (fibula) |
‘clasp’, ‘brooch’ ‘outer bone of the leg’ |
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fren- (frenum) |
‘rein’, ‘bridle’ |
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furc- (furca) |
‘fork’ |
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fus- (fusus) |
‘spindle’ |
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fusc- (fuscus) |
‘dark’, ‘brown’, ‘tawny’ |
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gemm- (gemma) |
‘bud’ |
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gen(u)- (genu) |
‘knee’ |
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germ-, germin- (germen) |
‘sprout’, ‘bud’, ‘germ’ |
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mal(e)- (malus) |
‘bad’ |
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nar- (naris) |
‘nostril’ |
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papill- (papilla) |
‘nipple’ |
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pectin- (pecten) |
‘comb’ |
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pinn-, penn- (pinna; penna) |
‘feather’, ‘wing’, ‘fin’ |
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pulmo(n)- (pulmo) |
‘lung’ |
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rad-, ras-, raz- |
‘to scrape’ |
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vagin- (vagina) |
‘sheath’ |
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faci-, (-fici-) (facies) |
‘face’, ‘surface’ |
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frug-, fruct- (frux) |
‘fruit’ |
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gemin- (geminus) ; gemell- (gemellus) |
‘twin’, ‘paired’ ; the diminutive form |
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gen-, genit- ; gener- (genus) |
‘to produce’, ‘to beget’ ; ‘race’, ‘kind’ |
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gingiv- (gingiva) |
‘the gums’ |
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incud- (incus) |
‘anvil’ |
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lute- (luteus) |
‘yellow’, ‘corpus luteum’ |
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malle- (malleus) |
‘hammer’ |
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nod- (nodus) |
‘knot’ |
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ole- (oleum) |
‘oil’ |
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orb-, orbit- (orbita) |
‘circle’, ‘cavity of the eye’ |
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palpebr- (palpebra) |
‘eyelid’ |
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pel(l)-, puls- |
‘to push’, ‘to drive’, ‘to beat’ |
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plur- (plus) |
‘more’, ‘many’ |
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scand- (-scend-), scans- |
‘to climb’ |
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scop- (scopa) |
‘broom’, ‘brush’ |
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solv-, solut- |
‘to loosen’, ‘to dissolve’ |
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stri- (stria) |
‘furrow’, ‘groove’ |
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tend-, tens-, tent- ; tendin- (tendo) |
‘to stretch’ ; ‘tendon’ |
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vell-, vuls- |
‘to tear’ |
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alveol- (alveolus) |
‘cavity’, ‘hollow’ |
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atri- (atrium) |
‘entrance hall’, ‘room’ |
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ax- (axis) |
‘axis’ |
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barb- (barba) |
‘beard’ |
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bil- (bilis) |
‘bile’ |
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bract(e)- (bractea) |
‘thin plate’ |
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burs- (bursa) |
‘bag’, ‘pouch’ |
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clav- (clava) |
‘club’ |
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ego- |
‘I’ |
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ile- (ileum) |
‘ileum’ |
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ili- (ilium) |
‘flank, hip’ |
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lent- (lens) |
‘lentil’, ‘lens’ |
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pile- (pileus) |
‘felt cap’ |
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spic- (spica) |
‘point’, ‘spike’ |
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unc-, uncin- (uncus; uncinus) |
‘hook’ |
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can- ; cand- (canus) |
‘white’, ‘grey’ ; ‘to be glowing white’ |
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clav- (clavis) |
‘key’, ‘collarbone’ |
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clin- (klin- in Greek) |
to slope’, ‘to lean’ |
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cren- (crena) |
‘notch’ |
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fav- (favus) |
‘honeycomb’ |
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front- (frons) |
‘forehead’, ‘front’ |
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fructic- (frutex) |
‘shrub’ |
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inguin- (inguen) |
‘groin’ |
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lan- (lana) |
‘wool’ |
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lob- (lobus) |
‘lobe’ |
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lumb- (lumbus) |
‘loin’ |
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nud- (nudus) |
‘naked’ |
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par- (par) |
‘equal’ |
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tempor- (tempora, pl.) |
‘the temples’ |
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vitell- (vitellus) |
‘yolk of an egg’ |
