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List of Greek and Latin roots in English

Index List of Greek and Latin roots in English

The English language uses many Greek and Latin roots, stems, and prefixes. [1]

24 relations: Classical compound, English prefix, English words of Greek origin, Greek language, Hybrid word, Interlingua, International scientific vocabulary, Latin, Latin influence in English, Lexicon Mediae et Infimae Latinitatis Polonorum, List of Greek and Latin roots in English/A–G, List of Greek and Latin roots in English/H–O, List of Greek and Latin roots in English/P–Z, List of Greek phrases, List of Latin abbreviations, List of Latin and Greek words commonly used in systematic names, List of Latin legal terms, List of Latin phrases, List of Latin words with English derivatives, List of Latinised names, Prefix, Romanization (cultural), Root (linguistics), Word stem.

Classical compound

Classical compounds and neoclassical compounds are compound words composed from combining forms (which act as affixes or stems) derived from classical Latin or ancient Greek roots.

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English prefix

English prefixes are affixes (i.e., bound morphemes that provide lexical meaning) that are added before either simple roots or complex bases (or operands) consisting of (a) a root and other affixes, (b) multiple roots, or (c) multiple roots and other affixes.

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English words of Greek origin

The Greek language has contributed to the English vocabulary in five main ways.

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Greek language

Greek (Modern Greek: ελληνικά, elliniká, "Greek", ελληνική γλώσσα, ellinikí glóssa, "Greek language") is an independent branch of the Indo-European family of languages, native to Greece and other parts of the Eastern Mediterranean and the Black Sea.

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Hybrid word

A hybrid word or hybridism is a word that etymologically derives from at least two languages.

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Interlingua

Interlingua (ISO 639 language codes ia, ina) is an Italic international auxiliary language (IAL), developed between 1937 and 1951 by the International Auxiliary Language Association (IALA).

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International scientific vocabulary

International scientific vocabulary (ISV) comprises scientific and specialized words whose language of origin may or may not be certain, but which are in current use in several modern languages (that is, translingually).

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Latin

Latin (Latin: lingua latīna) is a classical language belonging to the Italic branch of the Indo-European languages.

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Latin influence in English

English is a Germanic language, with a grammar and a core vocabulary inherited from Proto-Germanic.

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Lexicon Mediae et Infimae Latinitatis Polonorum

Lexicon Mediae et Infimae Latinitatis Polonorum (Polish Słownik łaciny średniowiecznej w Polsce) is the most comprehensive dictionary of the Latin language as was used in Poland from the 10th to the middle of the 16th century.

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List of Greek and Latin roots in English/A–G

The following is an alphabetical list of Greek and Latin roots, stems, and prefixes commonly used in the English language from A to G. See also the lists from H to O and from P to Z. Some of those used in medicine and medical technology are not listed here but instead in the entry for List of medical roots, suffixes and prefixes.

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List of Greek and Latin roots in English/H–O

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. Some of those used in medicine and medical technology are not listed here but instead in the entry for List of medical roots, suffixes and prefixes.

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List of Greek and Latin roots in English/P–Z

The following is an alphabetical list of Greek and Latin roots, stems, and prefixes commonly used in the English language from P to Z. See also the lists from A to G and from H to O. Some of those used in medicine and medical technology are not listed here but instead in the entry for List of medical roots, suffixes and prefixes.

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List of Greek phrases

(h)ē;ἢ τὰν ἢ ἐπὶ τᾶς A hoplite could not escape the field of battle unless he tossed away the heavy and cumbersome shield.

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List of Latin abbreviations

This is a list of common Latin abbreviations.

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List of Latin and Greek words commonly used in systematic names

This list of Latin and Greek words commonly used in systematic names is intended to help those unfamiliar with classical languages to understand and remember the scientific names of organisms.

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List of Latin legal terms

A number of Latin terms are used in legal terminology and legal maxims.

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List of Latin phrases

This page lists direct English translations of common Latin phrases, such as veni, vidi, vici and et cetera.

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List of Latin words with English derivatives

This is a list of Latin words with derivatives in English (and other modern languages).

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List of Latinised names

The Latinisation of names in the vernacular was a procedure deemed necessary for the sake of conformity by scribes and authors when incorporating references to such persons in Latin texts.

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Prefix

A prefix is an affix which is placed before the stem of a word.

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Romanization (cultural)

Romanization or Latinization (or Romanisation or Latinisation), in the historical and cultural meanings of both terms, indicate different historical processes, such as acculturation, integration and assimilation of newly incorporated and peripheral populations by the Roman Republic and the later Roman Empire.

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Root (linguistics)

A root (or root word) is a word that does not have a prefix in front of the word or a suffix at the end of the word.

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Word stem

In linguistics, a stem is a part of a word.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Greek_and_Latin_roots_in_English

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