Some common Greek and Latin roots

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Some common Greek and Latin roots
Root (source)MeaningEnglish words
aster, astr (G)starastronomy, astrology
audi (L)to hearaudible, auditorium
bene (L)good, wellbenefit, benevolent
bio (G)lifebiology, autobiography
dic, dict (L)to speakdictionary, dictator
fer (L)to carrytransfer, referral
fix (L)to fastenfix, suffix, affix
geo (G)earthgeography, geology
graph (G)to writegraphic, photography
[img]http://grammar.ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/gif/cleardot.gif[/img]jur, just (L)lawjury, justice
[img]http://grammar.ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/gif/cleardot.gif[/img]log, logue (G)word, thought,
speech
monolog(ue), astrology, biology, neologism
[img]http://grammar.ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/gif/cleardot.gif[/img]luc (L)lightlucid, translucent
[img]http://grammar.ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/gif/cleardot.gif[/img]manu (L)handmanual, manuscript
[img]http://grammar.ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/gif/cleardot.gif[/img]meter, metr (G)measuremetric, thermometer
[img]http://grammar.ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/gif/cleardot.gif[/img]op, oper (L)workoperation, operator
[img]http://grammar.ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/gif/cleardot.gif[/img]path (G)feelingpathetic, sympathy, empathy
[img]http://grammar.ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/gif/cleardot.gif[/img]ped (G)childpediatrics, pedophile
[img]http://grammar.ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/gif/cleardot.gif[/img]phil (G)lovephilosophy, Anglophile
[img]http://grammar.ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/gif/cleardot.gif[/img]phys (G)body, naturephysical, physics
[img]http://grammar.ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/gif/cleardot.gif[/img]scrib, script (L)to writescribble, manuscript
[img]http://grammar.ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/gif/cleardot.gif[/img]tele (G)far offtelephone,television
[img]http://grammar.ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/gif/cleardot.gif[/img]ter, terr (L)earthterritory, extraterrestrial
[img]http://grammar.ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/gif/cleardot.gif[/img]vac (L)emptyvacant, vacuum, evacuate
[img]http://grammar.ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/gif/cleardot.gif[/img]verb (L)wordverbal, verbose
[img]http://grammar.ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/gif/cleardot.gif[/img]vid, vis (L)to seevideo, vision, television