Lista roots

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aesthet-
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feeling, sensation | Greek | aisthētikos "of sense perception" from αἰσθάνεσθαι (aisthanesthai) "to perceive" | aesthetic anaesthetic
alb-
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dull, white | Latin |albus |albedo, albino, albumen
am-, amat-, amor-
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love, loved | Latin | amor “love” from amāre "to love" | amateur, amorous
amic-, -imic-
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friend | Latin | amicus, amicable, inimical
audi-
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hearing, listening, sound | Latin | audire “to hear” audible, auditorium, auditory
aut-, auto-
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self-directed from within | Greek | ὐτός (autos) "self", "same" | autograph, automobile, autonomy
be-, beat-
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bless | Latin | beare, beautus | beatification
bi-
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two | Latin | bis, “twice”, bini “in twos” | binary, binoculars, bigamy, biscoti
bibl-
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book | Greek | βιβλίον (biblíon) "book" | bible, bibliography
bio-
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life | Greek | βίος (bíos) "life" |biography biology biologist biosphere bioluminescent
brev(i)-
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brief, short (time) | Latin | brevis, breviare | abbreviation brevity
cathar-
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pure Greek καθαρός (katharos) catharsis
circum-
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around Latin circum circumcise, circumference, circumlocution, circumnavigate
colour-
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color | Latin | color, coloration, coloratura, tricolour
ego-
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self I (first person) | Latin, Greek | ego, ἐγώ | egocentric
err-
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stray | Latin | errare | aberration, errant
famil-
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a close attendant | Latin | famulus | familiarity
femi-
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women, female | Latin | femina | femininity
geo-
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earth |Greek | γῆ (gē), γεω- (geō-) geography, geology, geometry
inter-
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among, between | Latin | inter (preposition) |intercollegiate, intermission, intersection
lamin-
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layer, slice | Latin | lamina, laminate, lamination
lingu-
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language, tongue | Latin | lingua, bilingual, linguistic
lun-
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moon | Latin | luna, lunar, lunatic
mell-
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honey | Latin | mel, mellis | mellifluous
memor-
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remember | Latin | memor | memorial
mort-
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death | Latin | mors, montis | immortal, mortality, mortuary
pluvi-
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rain | Latin | pluvia | pluvial
psych-
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mind |Greek | ψυχή (psuchē) | psycho
semi-
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half | Latin | semis | semifinal
sol-1
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sun | Latin | sol, solis | solar
sol-2
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comfort, soothe | Latin | solari | consolation, solace
sol-3
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alone, only | Latin | souls | desolate, sole, solo, solipsim
tri-
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three |Greek | τρεῖς, τρία (treis, tria) | traid, trigon, triode, tripod

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