The English language uses many
Greek and
Latin
Latin (, or , ) is a classical language belonging to the Italic languages, Italic branch of the Indo-European languages. Latin was originally a dialect spoken in the lower Tiber area (then known as Latium) around present-day Rome, but through ...
roots
A root is the part of a plant, generally underground, that anchors the plant body, and absorbs and stores water and nutrients.
Root or roots may also refer to:
Art, entertainment, and media
* ''The Root'' (magazine), an online magazine focusing ...
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stems, and
prefixes. These roots are listed alphabetically on three pages:
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Greek and Latin roots from A to G
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Greek and Latin roots from H to O
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Greek and Latin roots from P to Z.
Some of those used in
medicine
Medicine is the science and practice of caring for a patient, managing the diagnosis, prognosis, prevention, treatment, palliation of their injury or disease, and promoting their health. Medicine encompasses a variety of health care pr ...
and medical technology are listed in the
List of medical roots, suffixes and prefixes.
See also
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Classical compound
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English words of Greek origin
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English prefixes
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 r ...
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Greek language
Greek ( el, label= Modern Greek, Ελληνικά, Elliniká, ; grc, Ἑλληνική, Hellēnikḗ) is an independent branch of the Indo-European family of languages, native to Greece, Cyprus, southern Italy ( Calabria and Salento), souther ...
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Hybrid word
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Interlingua
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International scientific vocabulary
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Latin
Latin (, or , ) is a classical language belonging to the Italic languages, Italic branch of the Indo-European languages. Latin was originally a dialect spoken in the lower Tiber area (then known as Latium) around present-day Rome, but through ...
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Latin influence in English
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Lexicon Mediae et Infimae Latinitatis Polonorum''
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List of Greek phrases
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List of Latin abbreviations
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List of Latin and Greek words commonly used in systematic names
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List of Latin legal terms
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List of Latin phrases
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List of Latin words with English derivatives
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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. The procedure was used in the era of the Roman Republic a ...
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Romanization (cultural)
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Help:IPA/Latin
External links
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