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The English language uses many Greek and Latin roots, stems, and prefixes.These roots are listed alphabetically on three pages: Greek and Latin roots from A to G; Greek and Latin roots from H to O
Root Meaning in English Origin language Etymology (root origin) English examples hab-, -hib-, habit-, -hibit-have: Latin: habere "to have", habitus "habit", habitare "to live (reside)"
Ḥ-R-M (Modern Hebrew: ח–ר–מ; [1] [2] Arabic: ح–ر–م) [3] is the triconsonantal root of many Semitic words, and many of those words are used as names. The basic meaning expressed by the root translates as "forbidden".
The following is an alphabetical list of Greek and Latin roots, stems, and prefixes commonly used in the English language from H to O. See also the lists from A to G and from P to Z.
Root Meaning in English Origin language Etymology (root origin) English examples macer-lean: Latin: macer: emaciate, macerate, meager macr-[1]long: Greek: μακρός (makrós), μακρότης (makrótēs) "length"
When the prefix "re-" is added to a monosyllabic word, the word gains currency both as a noun and as a verb. Most of the pairs listed below are closely related: for example, "absent" as a noun meaning "missing", and as a verb meaning "to make oneself missing". There are also many cases in which homographs are of an entirely separate origin, or ...
Payne was hearing “the Hum”, a mysterious global phenomenon that is thought to affect as many as 4 per cent of the world’s population.
Root Meaning in English Origin language Etymology (root origin) English examples cac-, kak-[1]bad: Greek: κακός (kakós), κάκιστος (kákistos): cachexia ...