specroots: learn English words through their roots

A free dictionary of Latin and Greek roots. Each root shows its English word family, every word split into prefix · root · suffix, with translations in Turkish, German, French, Italian and Spanish and example sentences. Open source: github.com/writerforight/specroots.

Roots

• aud (to hear): audience, audible, inaudible, audit, auditor, audition, auditorium, auditory, audio
• bio (life): biology, biologist, biological, biography, autobiography, antibiotic, probiotic, biopsy, symbiosis, biosphere
• cap, capt, cept, ceive, ceiv, cip (to take, to seize): capture, captive, capable, capacity, accept, acceptable, acceptance, except, exception, exceptional, conceive, concept, perceive, perception, receive, receiver, reception, receptive, recipient, deceive, deception, intercept, susceptible, participate, participant, anticipate
• ced, cede, ceed, cess (to go; to give way): proceed, process, procession, procedure, succeed, success, successful, unsuccessful, succession, successor, exceed, excess, excessive, access, accessible, inaccessible, recede, recession, recess, precede, precedent, unprecedented, predecessor, concede, concession
• chron (time): chronic, chronically, chronicle, chronology, chronological, synchronize, synchronized, asynchronous, anachronism, chronometer
• cid, cide, cis, cise (to cut; to kill): decide, decision, decisive, indecisive, undecided, precise, precision, imprecise, concise, incision, incisive, homicide, genocide, pesticide, insecticide
• clud, clude, clus, cluse, close, clos, clause (to close, to shut): close, closet, enclose, enclosure, disclose, disclosure, include, inclusion, inclusive, exclude, exclusion, exclusive, conclude, conclusion, conclusive, inconclusive, preclude, secluded, recluse, clause
• cred (to believe, to trust): credit, creditor, discredit, accredit, credible, incredible, incredibly, credibility, credential, credulous, incredulous
• cur, curr, curs, course, cour (to run): current, currently, currency, curriculum, occur, occurrence, recur, recurring, concur, concurrent, incur, excursion, cursor, precursor, cursory, course, discourse, recourse, concourse, courier
• dict, dic (to say, to speak): predict, prediction, predictable, dictionary, contradict, dictate, dictation, dictator, dictatorship, verdict, indicate, indication, indicator, addict, addiction, addictive, contradiction, contradictory, unpredictable, diction, benediction, edict, jurisdiction, dedicate, dedication
• duc, duce, duct (to lead): produce, product, production, introduce, introduction, educate, education, conduct, conductor, deduce, deduct, deduction, induce, induction, reduce, reduction, abduct, abduction, aqueduct, viaduct, duct, educator, educational, producer, productive, unproductive, reproduce, reproduction, introductory, seduce
• fac, fact, fect, fic, fit (to make, to do): fact, factor, factory, manufacture, facility, effect, effective, ineffective, affect, affection, infect, infection, infectious, perfect, perfection, imperfect, defect, defective, efficient, sufficient, insufficient, artificial, beneficial, benefit, profit, profitable, deficit, satisfaction
• fer (to carry, to bring): transfer, refer, reference, referee, referendum, prefer, preference, preferable, offer, differ, different, difference, indifferent, confer, conference, infer, inference, suffer, defer, circumference
• flect, flex (to bend): flex, flexible, flexibility, inflexible, reflex, reflexive, circumflex, reflect, reflection, reflective, reflector, deflect, inflection
• form (shape): form, formal, informal, formality, formation, formative, formula, formless, inform, information, informative, misinform, transform, transformation, reform, reformer, conform, conformity, uniform, deform, deformity, platform
• grad, grade, gress, gredi (to step; a step): grade, gradual, gradually, gradient, graduate, graduation, upgrade, downgrade, degrade, centigrade, retrograde, progress, progressive, progression, aggressive, aggression, congress, digress, regress, ingredient
• graph, gram, gramm (to write, to draw; something written): graph, graphic, photograph, photography, photographer, paragraph, autograph, biography, autobiography, geography, calligraphy, choreography, telegram, diagram, program, programmer, kilogram, hologram, demographic, grammar
• ject (to throw): project, projector, projection, projectile, reject, rejection, inject, injection, object, objection, objective, subject, subjective, eject, interject, interjection, trajectory, dejected, conjecture, adjective
• junct, join (to join): join, joiner, joint, jointly, disjointed, adjoin, adjoining, rejoin, conjoined, junction, juncture, conjunction, injunction, adjunct, subjunctive
• loc (place): local, locally, locality, localize, locate, location, relocate, relocation, allocate, allocation, dislocate, collocation
• log, logue (word, speech; reason, study): logic, logical, illogical, dialogue, monologue, catalogue, prologue, epilogue, apology, apologize, analogy, technology, technological, ecology, psychology, geology, mythology, zoology, sociology, neurology
• mand, mend (to order; to entrust): command, commander, commend, demand, demanding, mandate, mandatory, recommend, recommendation
• metr, meter (measure): meter, metric, metrics, symmetry, symmetrical, asymmetrical, geometry, geometric, trigonometry, thermometer, barometer, speedometer, kilometer, centimeter, millimeter, diameter, diametrically, perimeter, parameter, biometric
• mit, miss, mise (to send, to let go): mission, missionary, missile, transmit, transmission, submit, submission, submissive, admit, admission, permit, permission, permissive, omit, omission, commit, commission, emit, emission, dismiss, dismissal, intermission, promise, compromise, premise, demise
• morph (form, shape): morph, metamorphosis, metamorphic, amorphous, morphology, morphological, morpheme, anthropomorphic, anthropomorphism
• mov, move, mot, mote, mob (to move): move, movement, movie, remove, removal, motion, motionless, motor, motive, motivate, motivation, emotion, emotional, promote, promotion, remote, demote, commotion, locomotive, mobile, mobility, immobile, automobile
• path (feeling, suffering): sympathy, sympathetic, unsympathetic, sympathize, empathy, empathetic, empathize, apathy, apathetic, pathetic, antipathy, telepathy, telepathic, psychopath, psychopathic, pathology, pathological, homeopathy
• pel, pell, puls, pulse (to push, to drive): pulse, impulse, impulsive, expel, expulsion, compel, compulsion, compulsory, compulsive, propel, propeller, repel, repellent, dispel
• pend, pens, pense (to hang; to weigh, to pay): depend, dependent, dependable, dependence, independent, independence, suspend, suspense, suspension, expense, expensive, inexpensive, pension, pensioner, compensate, compensation, dispense, pendant, pending, pendulum, append, appendix, impending, pensive
• phon, phone (sound, voice): phone, telephone, smartphone, microphone, megaphone, headphones, symphony, cacophony, saxophone, xylophone, homophone, francophone, phonetic, phonics, phoneme
• photo, phot, phos (light): photograph, photo, photography, photographer, photographic, photogenic, photocopy, photosynthesis, photon, telephoto, phosphorus
• plic, ply, plex, ploy (to fold, to twist together): apply, application, applicant, reply, imply, implication, implicit, explicit, complicate, complicated, complication, complex, complexity, perplexed, duplicate, multiply, multiplication, employ, employer, employee, employment, unemployment, deploy
• pon, pone, pos, pose, posit, pound (to put, to place): pose, position, positive, deposit, oppose, opponent, opposition, compose, composer, composition, component, compound, expose, exposure, exponent, impose, propose, proposal, purpose, suppose, dispose, disposable, postpone
• port (to carry): export, import, important, transport, portable, report, reporter, support, supporter, supportive, deport, deportation, porter, importance, unimportant, exporter, importer, transportation, transporter, teleport
• press (to press, to push): press, pressure, pressing, express, expression, expressive, impress, impression, impressive, unimpressed, depress, depressed, depression, oppress, oppression, suppress, compress, compression, repress, irrepressible
• rupt (to break): interrupt, interruption, uninterrupted, erupt, eruption, disrupt, disruption, disruptive, corrupt, corruption, incorruptible, bankrupt, bankruptcy, abrupt, rupture
• scope, scop (to look at, to examine): scope, telescope, telescopic, microscope, microscopic, periscope, horoscope, stethoscope, kaleidoscope, gyroscope, endoscopy
• scrib, scribe, script (to write): describe, description, subscribe, subscription, script, manuscript, prescribe, prescription, inscribe, inscription, transcribe, transcript, transcription, scribble, scripture, postscript, descriptive, conscript, conscription, scribe, nondescript, subscriber, ascribe, indescribable
• sent, sens, sense (to feel, to perceive): sense, senseless, nonsense, sensible, sensitive, insensitive, sensitivity, sensor, sensory, extrasensory, sensation, sensational, sentence, sentiment, sentimental, consent, consensus, resent, resentment, dissent
• sist, ist, sta, st, stat, stant (to stand; to make stand): assist, assistant, assistance, insist, persist, persistent, resist, resistance, consist, consistent, inconsistent, exist, existence, stable, static, status, station, stationary, distant, distance, instant, constant, obstacle, circumstance, substance
• spec, spect, pect, pic (to look, to see): inspect, inspection, inspector, respect, respectful, spectator, perspective, expect, expectation, unexpected, suspect, suspicion, suspicious, prospect, prospective, aspect, special, specialist, specialize, specific, specify, specimen, spectacle, retrospect, retrospective, respectable, disrespect, respective, introspection
• spir, spire, pir, pire (to breathe): spirit, spiritual, dispirited, inspire, inspiration, inspiring, aspire, aspiration, expire, expiry, conspire, conspiracy, respiration, respiratory, perspire, perspiration, transpire
• struct, stru, strue (to build, to pile up): structure, restructure, infrastructure, construct, construction, constructive, reconstruct, reconstruction, destruction, destructive, indestructible, instruct, instruction, instructor, instructive, obstruct, obstruction, instrument, instrumental, construe
• ten, tain, tin, tent (to hold, to keep): contain, container, content, continent, continue, maintain, maintenance, obtain, retain, retention, detain, detention, entertain, entertainment, sustain, sustainable, abstain, tenant, tenacious, pertinent, lieutenant
• tend, tens, tense, tent (to stretch, to reach toward): tend, tendency, attend, attendance, attention, attentive, inattentive, intend, intention, unintentional, intense, intensity, extend, extension, extensive, extent, pretend, tense, tension, tent
• tract (to pull, to draw): tract, tractor, traction, attract, attraction, attractive, unattractive, distract, distraction, extract, extraction, subtract, subtraction, contract, contractor, contraction, retract, abstract, protracted, intractable
• ven, vene, vent, venue (to come): event, eventual, eventually, invent, invention, inventor, inventory, prevent, prevention, adventure, convention, conventional, unconventional, intervene, intervention, convenient, inconvenient, circumvent, venue, avenue, revenue, souvenir
• vert, vers, verse (to turn): convert, conversion, conversation, reverse, irreversible, version, universe, universal, university, diverse, diversity, divert, advertise, advertisement, controversy, controversial, versatile, introvert, extrovert, vertical, anniversary, adverse
• vid, vide, vis, vise, view (to see): video, evident, evidence, provide, provider, provision, vision, visionary, visible, invisible, visit, visitor, visual, visualize, revise, revision, supervise, supervisor, television, advise, adviser, improvise, review, interview, interviewer, preview, viewer
• voc, voke, voice, vow (to call; voice): voice, vocal, vocalist, vowel, vocabulary, vocation, vocational, advocate, provoke, provocation, provocative, evoke, invoke, revoke, irrevocable