amat (amor) love• amorous
amor (love) ous (full of)
• enamor
en (inside, within) amor (love)
• amateur
amat (love) eur (one who)
apt (ept) fit
• Aptitude
apt (fit) tude (state of)
• Adapt
ad (to) apt (fit)
• inept
in (not) ept (fit)
aud hear
• audible
aud (hear) ible (capable)
• audition
aud (hear) tion (act of)
• auditorium
aud (hear) ium (place where)
cid kill
• homicide
hom (man) cid (kill)
• herbicide
herb (plant) cid (kill)
• regicide
reg (king) cid (kill)
cur (curr, curs) run
• current
curr (run) ent (full of)
• concurrent
con (together) curr (run) ent (full of)
• cursory
curs (run) ory (pertaining to)
dox belief
• doxology
dox (belief) logy (study of)
• orthodox
ortho (straight, standard) dox (belief)
• heterodox
hetero (different) dox (belief)
fid faith
• confidentcon (together) fid (faith) ent (full of)
• infidelin (not) fid (faith)
• perfidiousper (thoroughly) fid (faith) ous (full of)
[ NOTE: Perfidious means the opposite of what it seems literally. Over time the definition has changed so that today it means “treacherous, untrustworthy.”
ize make, do
• sanitize
sanitas (healthy) ize (make)
• finalize
fin (end) ize (make)
• hypnotize
hypnos (sleep) ize (make)
lith rock
• lithograph
lith (rock) graph (write)
• monolithic
mono (one) lith (rock) ic (characteristics of)
• neolithic
neo (new) lith (rock) ic (characteristics of)
luc light
• lucid
luc (light) id (related to)
• translucent
trans (across) luc (light) ent (full of)
• Lucifer
luc (light) fer (bear)
miss (mit) send• transmit
trans (across) mit (send)
• emissary
e (out) miss (send) ary (related to)
• remit
re (back) mit (send)
muta change
• mutable
muta (change) able (capable)
• mutation
muta (change) tion (act of)
• commute
com (with) mut (change)
nomen (nomin) name
• nominate
nomin (name) ate (make, do)
• nomenclature
nomen (name) calare (call) ure (state of)
• nominal
nomin (name) al (related to)
ocul eye• binoculars
bi (two) ocul (eye) ar (pertaining to)
• ocular
ocul (eye) ar (pertaining to)
• oculometer
ocul (eye) meter (measure)
ous full of
• glamorous
glamor (enchantment) ous (full of)
• gluttonous
glutton (eat) ous (full of)
• infamous
in (no) fam (renown) ous (full of)
phon sound
• phonics
phon (sound) ics (science of)
• phonology
phon (sound) logy (study of)
• microphone
micro (small) phon (sound)
psych mind
• psychosis
psych (mind) sis (state, condition)
• psychopath
psych (mind) path (disease)
• psychiatry
psych (mind) iatr (cure, health) y (result of)
sacr (secr) holy• sacred
sacr (holy)• sacrifice
sacr (holy) fic (make, do)• execrate
ex (out) secr (holy)ate (make, cause)- to damn or curse; to denounce
[Note: In execrate the “s” in secr is dropped because it is difficult to say “x” and “s” together.]
Secut (sequ) follow• sequence
sequ (follow) ence (state, or act of)
• consecutive
con (together) secut (follow) ive (that which
• execute
ex (out) secut (follow)
[Note: In execute the “s” in secr is dropped because it is difficult to say “x” and “s” together.]
soph wise, clever
• sophomore
soph (wise) moras (foolish)
• philosopher
phil (love) soph (wise) er (one who)
• sophisticated
sophistikos (wise) ate (make, do)
String (strict) bind, draw tightly
• astringent
a (to) string (bind) ent (that which)
• constrict
con (together) strict (bind)
• restriction
re (back) strict (bind, draw) ion (act of)
tele far, distant
• telephone
tele (distant) phon (sound)
• television
tele (distant) vis (see) ion (act of)
• telepathy
tele (distant) path (feeling) y (result of)
urb city
• urban
urb (city) an (related to)
• suburban
sub (under) urb (city) an (related to)
• urbanityurb (city) an (related to) ity (quality)- refinement, sophistication
Vi (vit, viv) life
• viable
vi (life) able (capable of)
• vitality
vi (life) ity (state of, quality)
• vivacious
viv (life) cious (full of)