| A | B |
| "mand" | "order" |
| "min" | "small, less" |
| "neg" | "no" |
| "orig" | "beginning" |
| "trib" | "give" |
| command | to direct with authority |
| mandatory | authoritatively ordered; compulsory |
| demand | to require or claim as a right |
| minor | no serious or important |
| minimum | the least quantity or amount possible |
| minus | less by the subtraction of |
| negative | lacking positive attributes |
| renege | to go back on one's word |
| renegade | traitor, rebel |
| aboriginal | original or earliest known; indigenous |
| origin | source |
| original | primary form from which other varieties are derived |
| contribute | to give/supply for a common purpose |
| distribute | to disperse, spread, scatter |
| tributary | stream that flows to a larger body of water |