A | B |
hyper- | over, excessive |
hypo- (hyp-) | below, less than normal |
meta- (met-) | after, changed |
para- (par-) | beside, disordered |
peri- | around, near |
pro- | before, in front of |
pros- | toward, in addition to |
syn- (sym-, syl-, sy-, sys-) | with, together |
BALL, BOL-, BLE- | throw, put |
DERM(AT)- | skin |
DOX-, DOG- | opinion, teaching |
GNO(S)- | know |
HOM(E)- | same, similar, regular |
MORPH- | form, shape |
ONYM- | name, word |
PHER-, PHOR- | bear, go |
TACT-, TAX- | arrange, put in order |
-ic (-ac), -tic | pertaining to, like |
-ics, -tics | art, science, or study of |
-oid | like, having the shape of |
AESTHE-, ESTHE- | feel, perceive |
ANTHROP- | human being |
ARCHA(E)-, ARCHE- | ancient, primitive, beginning |
AST(E)R- | star |
GEN(E)-, GON- | produce, originate |
GER(ONT)- | old age, old people |
HOL- | whole |
IATR- | physician, medicine |
PEP(T)- | digest |
TEACHN- | art, skill, craft |
-al | pertaining to, like, belonging to, having the character of |
-an (-ian) | pertaining to, like, one concerned with |
-ous, (-ious) | full of, pertaining to, like |
CHROM(AT)- | color |
CRI- | judge, decide, separate |
ETHN- | race, cultural group |
LECT- | speak, choose |
PHA(N)- | show, appear |
PHIL- | love |
PHON- | sound, voice |
POLY- | many, much |
TAUT- | the same |
THERM- | heat |
-ician | specialist in, practicioner of |
-ism | belief in, practice of, condition of |
-ist | one who believes in, one engaged in |
-ite | one connected with, inhabitant of |
AGOG(UE)- | lead |
CH(E)IR- | hand |
COSM- | universe, order |
HETER- | other, different |
NE- | new |
ODONT- | tooth |
OP(T)- | eye, see |
ORTH- | straight, correct |
P(A)ED- | child |
PEDIA- | education |
POL(IS)- | city, state |
-ast, -st | one who does |
-t, -te | he who, that which |
-y, -ia | quality of, state of, act of |
ALL- | other |
CAC- | bad |
CAU(S)- | burn |
CLA- | break |
DO- | give |
DYN(AM)- | force, power |
ERG-, URG- | work |
LAT(E)R- | worship excessively |
PATH- | feel, suffer, disease |
PHY- | grow |
PHYSI- | nature |
STA- | stand, stop |
THE- | place, put |
-ma, -m, -me | result of, thing that is the result of |
-sis, -se, -sy, -sia | act of, state, of, result of |
ANDR- | male, man |
KINE-, CINE- | move |
GEN(E)- | kind, race |
GYN(E)-, GYN(A)EC- | woman, female |
IDI- | one's own, peculiar |
LITH-, LITE- | stone |
MIS- | hatred |
PHE(M)-, PHA- | speak |
SCHIZ-, SCHIS- | split |
STERE- | solid, 3-dimensional |
TYP- | stamp, model |
-logy | science of, study of |
-nomy | science of, system of laws governing |
-cracy | rule by, type of government |
-crat | one who practices or advocates rule by |
AUT- | self |
GASTR- | stomach |
HELI- | sun |
IDE- | thought, idea |
MANC-, MANT- | to divine by means of |
MICR- | small, one millionth part of |
NECR- | the dead, corpse, dead tissue |
PAL(A)E- | old |
PSEUD- | false |
PSYCH- | mind |
TROP- | turn |
dys- | bad, disordered, difficult |
ec-, ex- | out, out of |
en-, em-, el- | in, into |
endo-, ento-, (end-, ent-) | within |
epi- | upon, to, in addition to |
eu- | good, well |
exo-, ecto- | outside, external |
AGON- | struggle, contest |
ANGEL- | messenger, message |
CENTR- | center |
DEM- | people |
GAM- | marriage |
HEM(AT)-, HAEM(AT)- | blood |
HEMER- | day |
OD-, HOD- | way, road |
STOL-, STAL-, STLE- | send, draw |
TAPH- | tomb |
THANAT-, THANAS- | death |
a-, an- | not, without |
amphi- | both, on both sides of, around |
ana-, an- | up, back, again |
anti-, ant- | against, opposite |
apo-, ap- | from, off |
cata, cat- | down, against, very |
dia-, di- | through, across, between |
ALG- | pain |
BI- | life |
CHRON- | time |
D(A)EMON- | spirit, evil spirit |
GE- | earth |
LOG- | speech, word, portion, reasoning |
LY- | loosen |
MNE- | remember |
PAN(T)- | all, every |
POD- | foot |
THE- | god |
TROPH- | nourish, grow |
BIBLI- | book |
CANON- | rule |
CRYPT-, CRYPH- | hidden, secret |
CYCL- | circle, wheel |
GLOSS-, GLOT(T)- | tongue, language |
ICON- | image |
MIM- | imitate |
OD- | song, poem |
PYR- | fire |
TOM- | cut |
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