Dictionary of Root Words  (English, Paperback, Joshi Manik)

What are "Root Words"? A root, or root word is a word which is used to form another word. It is also called a base word. A root does not have a prefix (A letter or group of letters added to the beginning of a word) or a suffix (A letter or group of letters added to the end of a word). Root is the primary lexical unit of a word, and of a word family For example, pure is a root. By adding prefixes and suffixes, the following words could be made: impure, purity, pureness Similarly, play and move are root words. By adding prefixes and suffixes, the following words could be made: plays, played, playing, player moving, movement, moved, movable, mover, movingly In this book, I have given most common Greek and Latin roots which are used in English language Root Words -- A AB/ABS Origin: Latin Meaning: away, from, off Examples: abate - to subside abhor - to hate related word: abhorrence abject -- hopeless abjure - to renounce abnormal - unusual related words: abnormally, abnormality abrasion - cut or scratch abroad - out of the country abscess -- swelling abscond - to run away related word: absconder abseil - to go down a steep cliff absence - nonattendance related words: absent / absentee / absenteeism / absentia / absently absolute -- complete ****** ACERB Origin: Latin Meaning: bitter / sour Example: acerbic -- critical and cruel ****** ALB Origin: Latin Meaning: white Examples: albino - somebody born with no pigment in skin related word: albinism albumen - white of an egg ****** AMBI Origin: Latin Meaning: both Examples: ambiguous -- double meaning; uncertain ambidexterity -- ability to use both the left and right hand equally well ambivalent -- showing both good and bad feelings ****** ANIM Origin: Latin Meaning: breath, life Examples: animate - having life; to make something full of liveliness related words: animated, animatedly, animation, animato, animator animateur - a person who promotes social activities animism - the belief that natural objects possesses soul related words: animist, animistic ****** Some More Roots - A abras [Latin] -- rubbed off abund [Latin] -- overflow acanth [Greek] -- thorn adul [Latin] -- flatter alg [Greek] -- pain arthr [Greek] -- joint avi [Latin] -- bird ******