英语常见词根  —  400个

 

acid, acr = sour,  sharp              act = to act

agogue = leader                    al, ol, ul = to nourish

alt = high                         alter, ali = other

am = to love                       ang = to strangle

angl, angul = angle                  anim = breath, mind

ann = year                         anthrop = man

apt = fit                           aqua = water

arm = weapons                     art = skill, art

aud = to hear                       aug = to increase, to make,to grow

avi = bird                        

band, bond = to bind                 bar = bar

bat = to beat                        bat , bas = to go

bell = war                          bio = life

brev = short                        cad, cid, cas = to fall

calc = lime                         camp = field

cand = white , bright                  cant, chant, cent = to sing

cap = head                          cap = to take

car = car , to run                      carn = flesh

cast = throw                         cav = hollow

cede, ceed , cess = to go, to yield        ceive, cept, cip, cipate = to take

celer = swift                         cent = hundred

centr = center                        cern, cret = to separate

cert = sure                           chron = time

cide , cise = to cut                     circ , cyc = ring

cite = to call , to urge                   claim , clam = to cry

clin = to bend                         clud = to shut

coct = to cook                        cognis, gnos = to know

commun = common                   cord = heart

corp = body                          cosm , cosmo = universe

count = to count                       cover = to cover

cre, cresc = to make, to grow            cred = to believe

crim = accusation, crime                crit = to judge

cruc = cross                          culp = blame, guilt

cult = to till                        cumb = to lie down

cur, course = to run                  cure = to take care

cuss = to strike , to shake             deb, du = to owe

dei = god                          dem = people

dent = tooth                        derm, derma, dermat = skin

dic = to proclaim                    dict, dit = to say

dign = worthy                       divid, divis = to divide

doc = to teach                       dom = house

dom = to tame, to rule                 don, dot, dow = to give

dorm = to sleep                      dox, dogma = opinion

draw = to draw, to pull                 drom = to run , course(process)

duce, duct = to lead                   dur = to last

dyn, dynam = power                

 

eco = house                         ego = I , self   

electr = electric

em, empt = to take, to buy              equ = equal

err = to wander, to err                 ess, est = to be

fa, fabl, fabul = to speak               fac, front = face, forehead

fac, fect = to make , to do              fall, fals = to deceive

fam = to speak                       fare = to go

fend , fest = to strike                  fer = to carry, to bear, to tolerate

ferv = to boil                        fess = to speak

fest = festival                        fict, fig = to feign

fid = to trust                         figure = to shape , figure(n.), form(n.)

fil = thread , to spin                   fin = to end

firm = firm                          fix = to fasten

flam, flagr = flame, to burn             flat = to blow

flect, flex = to bend                   flict = to strike

flor = flower                         flu = to flow

foli = leaf                           form = to form, form ,shape

fort = strong                         found , fund = base

fract, frag = to break                   fug = to flee

fuse, found = to pour                   gam = marriage

gener, gen, gent = to produce, race(n.)      ger, gest = to carry

grad, gress = to walk                    gram , graph = to write

grand = grand                          grat = to please

grav = heavy                           gregat = to collect

hab, hibit = to have                      hap= luck

helio = sun                             her = heir

herb = grass                            here, hes = to stick

horr = to tremble                        hum , hom = man

hum = ground                           hydr = water

hypno = sleep                           idio = personal, distinct

insul = island                            it = to go

ject , jac = to throw                       join, junct = to join

journ = day                             jud = to judge

jur = to swear                           just, juris = law, right , justice

 

labor = to work                          laps = to slip, to glide

late = to bring , to bear                    later = side

lav , lau = to wash                        lax , lyse = to  loosen

lect, leg = to choose , to gather, to read        leg = to appoint , to send

leg = law                               lev = to raise, light (adj.)

liber = free                              libr, lib = book

lic = to be permitted                       lig = to bind

lingu = tongue, language                    liqu = fluid

liter = letter                              loc = place

log , loqu, locut = to speak                  long = long

lud = to play                              lumin = light

lust, luc = bright                       

 

magn, maj , max = great                      manu, man  = hand                                                                                                                                                   

mand, mend = to order , to entrust             mari = sea

 

mark = to mark , boundary                   matr=  mother

mechan = machine                           med = to heal  

medi = middle                               melan = black

memor = to remember                        ment = to think , mind(n.)

mere = to trade , reward(n.)                   merge, mers = to sink, to dip

meter = to measure                          migr = to remove , to wander

milit = soldier, to fight                        min = to jut , to project

min = small                                 mir = to wonder, to behold

miss, mit = to send, to throw                   mix = to mix

mod = manner                              mon = to advise , to remind

monstr = to show                            mor = custom

morph = form                              mort = death

mount = mountain, to ascend                  mov, mob, mot = to move

muni = service                              mur = wall

mut = to change                             myst = mystery

 

nat = born                                  nau, nav = ship

necro = death, dead                          nect , nex = to bind

neg = to deny                               neur , neuro , nerv = nerve

neutr = neither                              nihil = nothing

noc , nox = to harm                          noct , nox = night

nomin, nom = name                          norm = rule, norm

not = to mark                               nounce, nunci = to report

nov = new                                  nul, null = nothing

number, numer = number, to count             nutri = to nourish

ocul = eye                                   onym = name

oper = to work , work                         opt = to wish

opt, opto = eye, sight                          ora = to speak ,to pray

order, ordin = order                           ori = to rise , to begin

orn = to decorate, to furnish                   ortho = straight , right

oss, osteo = bone                             pact = to agree, to fasten

pan = bread                                 par = to prepare

par = equal                                  par = to appear

par = to bear , to give birth to                  part = a part , to part

pass = to pass                                passi , pati, path = to suffer, feelings

part = father                                 ped = foot

ped = child                                  pel , puls = to drive

pen ,pun = to punish                          pend, pens = to hang , to weigh

peri = to go through                           pet = to fly , to seek

petr, petro = stone, rock                        phan ,fan = appearance

phon = sound ; phe = to speak                   photo = light (n.)

pict = to paint , picture                         plac , pleas = to please

plain , plaint = to beat the breast                 plant = to plant , plant (n.) 

plaud, plode = to strike, to clap              plen, plete, ple , pli, ply = to fill,  full ( adj. ) 

plore = to flow out                             ply, pli, ple = to fold

polis = city                                    polit, poli = state, country

pon , pound = to put                            popul, publ = people

port = to carry                                 port = gate

pos = to place , to put                            potent = powerful

prec = to pray                                  preci = price

preda = prey(n.), to plunder                      press = to press

prim, prin, prem = first                          pris, prehend = to seize

priv = private (adj.) to deprive                    proach , proxim = near

prob, prov = to test , to try, to examine             proper , propri = proper, one’s own

psych, psycho = soul                             pugn = to fight

punct = to prick                                 pur = pure

purg = to purify                                 pute = to think

quer = to complain                              qui, quiet = calm , rest(n.)

quire, quisit , quest = to seek                      quit = to free , to release

 

rad, ras = to scrape                              radi = root

radi = ray                                      rap, rav = to snatch

rat , ratio = to reckon , reason (n.)                  rect = right , straight

reg = to rule , king (n.)                            rept = to creep

rid , ris = to laugh                               rod, ros = to gnaw

rog = to ask                                    rot = wheel (n.) , to turn

rud = raw                                     rupt = to break

rur, rus = country                               sacr , sanct , secr = sacred

sal = salt                                       sal, sult = to leap

sal , san = whole                                sangui = blood

sat = full                                       scan , scend , scal = to climb

sci = to know                                   scribe , script = to write

sect = to cut                                    sed, sess, sid = to sit

semin = seed                                   sen = old

sens ,sent = to feel                               sequ, secut, su = to follow

sert = to join, to put                             serv = to serve, to keep

sign = to mark                                 simil, sembl = like(prep.), same

sinu = curve ,sinus                              sist , stitut, sta, st = to stand

soci = companion, to associate                    sol = alone

sol = sun                                      solv, solute = to loosen

somn = sleep                                   son =sound

soph = wise ,wisdom                            sort = kind

spec, spect = to see, to look                       sper = hope

spers = to scatter                               spher = ball

spir = to breathe                               splend = to shine

spond , spons = to promise                       stell = star

still = drop                                    stinct, sting = to prick

string , strict , strain, stress = to draw tight         stru, struct = to build

suade = to advise                               sume,sumpt = to take

summ = sum, highest                            sur = sure , secure

surge , surrect = to rise                          tac, tic = silent

tail = to cut                                    tang , tact = to touch

tain , ten, tin = to hold , to keep                   techn(o) = art , skill

tect = to cover                                 temper = to moderate

tempor = time                                 tempt , tent = to try

tend , tens , tent = to stretch                      tenu = thin

term = boundary                               terr = earth

terr = to frighten                               test = witness 

text = to weave                                 the(o) = god

thes, thet = to place , to put                       tim = to fear

ton = tone                                     tort = to twist

tour, torn = to turn                             tox = poison

tract , treat = to draw                           tribut = to pay , to bestow

trop = to turn                                  trud , trus = to thrust , to push

tum = to swell                                  turb = to disturb

ultim = last                                    umbr = shadow

urb = city                                     us , uti = to use

 

 

vac, van , void = empty                           vade = to go

vaga = to wander                               val , vail = strong , worth

var(i) = diverse , to change                       velop = to wrap

ven , vent = to come                             ven = vein

venge = to avenge                               vent = wind                         

ver = true                                      verb = word  

verg = to incline                                 vers, vert = to turn                          

vest = to clothe , garment

vi , voy = way                                 vict , vinc = to conquer

vid , vis = to see                               vig , veg = lively

viv = to live                                   voc , voke = to call , voice

vol = will                                     volve, volut = to roll

vor = to eat                                   vulse = to pluck , pull out