COMMON ROOTS AND DERIVED PHRASES

longa

long

longitude, longevity, long, elongation, elongate, prolonged drought, prolonged use of

steroids, long-lasting effect

magna

large,
great

magnify, magnificent, magnitude, magnification, magnascope

pictura

picture

picture, picturesque, pictorial

nova

new

novice, novel, novelty, innovation, innovative ideas, innovator, novice, novilunar,

renovate, renovation

terra

land,
earth

terrace, terrestrial, terrain, territory, Mediterranean, terra cotta, subterranean,

extraterrestrial life, interterritorial

prima

first

Prime minister, prime suspect, primary care, primitive people, primeval life style,
primarily, premier, primacy over law, prime time, primitiveness, pristine condition

sub

under

subway, subconscious, suburban, subsequent, subtitle, subculture, subatomic particles,

subaqueous, submerge, submarine, subcategory, subform, subfactor, subgroup,
subliminal message, sublunar, subtropical climate, subregion, subspecies, subsurface

bene,
ben

good

Benefit, beneficial, benevolent, benefactor, benign tumor, benevolence, benediction

fama

fame

fame, famous, infamous, familiar, familiarity, familiarize, famousness, infamy, fameless

multi

many

multitude, multiple, multinational company, multilingualism, multicellular organism,

multivitamin, multipolar, multicolored, multicultural, multilayered, multiply,
multiplication, multipurpose study, multiracial, multitasking, multimedia,
multidimensional

post

later

Postgraduate, post-operation, post-war, postindustrial era, postpone, postponable,

postmortem examination, post-editing, posterity, post-modern, postpartum syndrome

pre

before

Prehistoric, premature, preadolescence, preschooler, predate, prevent, predict,

prediction, preadmission, presumption, precede, predecessor, prewar, prejudice,
preliminary, preplanned, preprogrammed, prerequisite, previous, preventable,
prewashing

aqua

water

aquatics, aquarium, aqueduct, aquaculture, sub-aquatic, aquanaut, aqualung, aquafarming,

aquaphobia, aquaplane, aquapolis, aquatic animal, semi-aquatic

herba

herb

herbivorous, herbal tea, herbalist, herbarium, herbal therapy, herbless, herblike

botan

plant

Botanic, botanography, astrobotany, botanist, botanophobia, paleobotany, geobotanist

vege-

edible
plant

Vegetable, vegetation, veganism, vegetarian, vegetate, vegetative state patient

COMMON ROOTS AND DERIVED PHRASES

lingua

language

bilingual, linguistics, bilingualism, biolinguistics, interlinguality, lingua franca, linguacious,

monolingual, multilingual, psycholinguistic, sociolinguist, linguistically

schola

school

scholar, scholastic, homeschooling, schooling, schoolmate, unschooled, school children

amica

friendly

amicable, amicability, amiable, amiably, amity, unamiable

mare

sea

maritime law, aquamarine, submarine geology, marina, marine biologist, marine biocycle,
marine environment, marine traffic, mariner, transmarine, mermaid

graph

write

autograph, biography, graphology, radiography, cardiograph, geographical region,

seismograph

port

carry

deport, transport, teleportation, porter, deportation of aliens, import, export, portable,

portability, portmanteau, transporter

peri

pericentric, pericardiac, period, periodical, perihepatic, periodicity, perioptic nerves

cir-

around
near
around

mal

bad

malpractice, maladministration, malnutrition, malign tumor, malady (disease), maleficent

person, malevolent people, malfunction, malicious, malignancy, malnourished children

cred

believe

incredible, credit, accredit, credence, credentials, credibility, credible, credibleness, more

credibly, creed, discredit, overcredulous

scrib

write

ascribe, describe, description, indescribable, inscription, Bible scribes, manuscript,

transcript, prescribe, prescription medicine, old scriptures, scribble, a film script,
subscribe

viv, vita

live

survive, survival, survivor, a vivacious person, viable, vitalizing effect, revive, revival,
vivid colors, vivificate, vivify, in vivo experiment, curriculum vitae (CV), devitalization
of tooth, revitalize, vital organs, vital statistics, vitality, vitalizer, vitamin

tele

far

telephone, television, teleport, telegraph, telecommunication, tele-diagnosis, telepathy

fore

before

foresee, foretell, forecast, forefather, forebrain, foreseeable future, foreground (opposite

background), forejudge, foreknowledge, forearm, foreleg, forename, foremost scientist,
forerunner, foreshadowing, forethought, foreteller, unforeseeable, unforeseen

mort

death

mortal, mortality rate, immortal, post-mortem, mortician, neomort, mortuary

vis/vid

see

visual, visible, invisible, visibility, video, visit, visualize, "Veni, Vidi, Vici!", tunnel vision,
vision disorders, envision, evidence, interview, preview, previse, revise, revision,
supervise, televise, visitor, visualization

dic/dict

say

scope

look,
view

predict, dictate, dictator, dictatorship, diction, abdicate the throne, internet addict, drug
addict, contradict, contradiction, contradictory statement, dedicate, dictation, dictionary,
edict of Sultan Suleiman, indicate, jurisdiction, malediction, predictable, prediction, jury
verdict
telescope, periscope, stethoscope, helioscope*, microscope, radioscopy, urinocryoscopy

*helio = sun

circumstance, circumnavigate, circumspect, circumference of earth, electric circuit,

circumplanetary, circumvent the law, blood circulation, cash circulation

heliocentric universe model: The Sun as the center of the universe, and the planets orbiting around it.

Fatih Mehmet SEN