| example words using these roots |
etymological meaning of examples |
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| parthen- |
virgin |
Parthen-on, parthen-o-gene-sis |
virgin-on, virgin birth action |
| patr- |
father |
patr-onym-ic, patr-o-log-y |
father name adjective, father study of |
| petr- |
rock |
petr-o-log-y, petr-ol |
rock study of, rock oil |
| pharmac- |
drug |
pharmac-y, pharmac-o-poe-ia |
drug-ness, drug-make-abstract noun |
| phos-, phot- |
light |
phos-phor-us, phot-o-metr-y |
light-carry-us,
light-measure-abstractnoun |
| phren- |
mind |
schiz-o-phren-ia |
split-mind-abstractnoun |
| phyl- |
tribe, group |
phyl-um, mon-o-phyl-etic |
group-um, one-group-adj. |
| phyll- |
leaf |
chlor-o-phyll, phyll-o-xera |
green-leaf, leaf-dry |
| phys- |
nature |
phys-ique, physi-o-gnom-y |
nature-Frenchadj.,
nature-discern-abstractnoun |
| phyt- |
plant |
phyt-o-branchi-ate, zyg-o-phyte |
plant-gill-adj., yoke-plant |
| polem- |
war |
polem-ic, polem-arch (an ancient
Athenian official) |
war-adj., war-leader |
| poli- |
city-state |
acr-o-polis, polit-ic-al,
poliorcetics |
tip/top-city, city-adj.-adj.,
city-enclose-adj.-plural |
| por- |
passage |
em-por-ium |
in-passage-placefor |
| potam- |
river |
hipp-o-potam-us, Mes-o-potam-ia |
horse-river-us,
middle-river-abstractnoun |
| pyl- |
gate |
pro-pyl-on, Therm-o-pyl-ae |
before-gate-on, hot-gate-plural |
| pyr- |
fire |
pyre, pyr-o-techn-ic |
fire, fire-skill-adj. |
| rhiz- |
root |
rhiz-o-carp-ous, licorice |
root-fruit-adj., sweet-root |
| rhythm- |
rhythm |
eu-rhythm-ic |
good-rhythm-adj. |
| seism- |
(earth)quake |
seism-o-graph, micr-o-seism |
quake-write, small-quake |
| sit- |
food |
Para-site, sit-o-log-y |
beside-food, food-study |
| spir- |
coil |
spir-o-chete, spir-al |
coil-bristle, coil-adj. |
| sphen- |
wedge |
sphen-oid |
wedge-shaped |
| spher- |
sphere, ball |
spher-oid, atm-o-sphere |
ball-shaped, breath-ball |
| spor- |
seed |
spore, spor-ang-ium |
seed, seed-vessel-um |
| steg- |
roof, covering |
steg-o-my-ia,
steg-o-saur |
roof-fly (the insect), roof-lizard |
| sthen- |
strength |
neur-a-sthen-ia, hyper-sthen-ic |
nerve-no-strength-abstractnoun,
super-strength-adj. |
| syc- |
fig |
syc-o-phant, syc-osis |
fig-eater, fig-inflammation |
| techn- |
skill |
poly-techn-ic, techn-ique |
many-skill-adj., skill-Frenchadj. |
| thana(t)- |
death |
eu-thana-sia, Thanat-op-sis |
good-death-abstractnoun,
death-view/lookat-action |
| the- |
god |
poly-the-ism, The-o-gon-y |
many-god-beliefsystem, god-birth-abstractnoun |
| thec- (related to the- put) |
box |
oö-thec-a,
apo-thec-ary |
egg-box-plural, away-box-placefor |
| theri- |
beast |
theri-anthrop-ic, pan-ther, mega-theri-um |
beast-human-adj., all-beast, great-beast-um |
| thyr- |
shield |
thyr-oid, hyper-thyr-oid |
shield-shaped, super-shield-shaped |
| top- |
place |
topography, u-top-ia |
place-write-abstractnoun,
good/no-place-abstract noun |
| tox- |
poison, bow |
tox-o-phil-ist, tox-odont,
anti-tox-in |
bow-love-agent, bow-tooth,
against-poison-chemical |
| xen- |
stranger |
xen-o-phob-ia, xen-o-morph-ic |
stranger-fear-abstractnoun,
stranger-shape-adj. |
| xyl- |
wood |
xyl-o-phag-ous, xyl-o-phone |
wood-eat-adj., wood-sound |
| zon- |
belt |
Ev-zone, zon-al |
good-belt, belt-adj. |
| zym- |
leaven |
en-zyme, zym-o-gen-ic |
in-leaven, leaven-birth-adj. |
| patroclinous |
petrogeny |
pharmacokinetic |
| alexipharmic |
dysphotic |
hypophosphatemia |
| pyrophosphate |
electrophrenic |
phylogenetic |
| phyllotaxy |
spirogyra |
aporia |
| anthropophuism |
diphyodont |
neophyte |
| physiotherapy |
pyloric stenosis |
pyracantha |
| malloseismic |
peneseismic |
crystosphene |
| stratosphere |
sporozoan |
sporangiospore |
| gnathostegite |
calisthenics |
technetium |
| thanatocoenosis |
theanthropism |
podotheca |
| thecium |
hypotheria |
ectopic |
| isotope |
toxemia |
xylem |
| lysozyme |
zymurgy |
zymology |
| virgin fruit |
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| pertaining to rule by a
father |
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| rock carving |
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| yellow leaf |
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| big city |
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| fire madness |
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| root ball |
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| coil writing |
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| place for all gods |
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| place name abstraction |
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| love of bows |
| patriot |
saltpeter |
parsley |
| phossy jaw |
frenzy |
pore |
| sophrosyne |
police |
phlorizin |
| rhyme |
aspirin |
sporadic |
| sycamore |
busycon |
techy |
| tansy |
enthusiasm |
treacle |
| topiary |
shingles |
| phot |
stere |
erg |
| cent |
dyne |
hedon |
| bar |
biont |
carat |
| caliber |
cord |
demos |
| dol |
gram |
kilo |
| mer |
meter |
micron |
| morpheme |
phoneme |
nano- |
| olfacty |
parsec |
rhe |
| sthene |
stilb |
syntagm |
| therm |
util |