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List of bound bases and affixes -an (s) native of, relating to

(b = bound base, p = prefix, s = suffix) ana- (p) up, back, again,


a- (p) not, without, lack of, excessive, too much
negation, deficiency -ance, -ancy (s) action, process, quality,
ab-, abs- (p) away, from, separate state, degree
-able (s) able, can do -ant (s) person who, that which,
ac- (p) to. toward with quality of
acer (b) sharp anni, annu (b) year
acid (b) sour ant- (p) against
acrid (b) bitter ante- (p) before
-ad, -ade (s) action, result of action anthrop (b) man
ad1- (p) to, toward anti- (p) against
-ad, -ade (s) action, result of action ap- (p) see ad-
aero (b) air, of air apo- (p) away from
af- (p) see ad- aqua (b) water
ag- (p) see ad- ar- (p) see ad-
ag (b) do -ar (s) one who, that which
-age (s) act of, state of, function, arch (b) ruler
result of, collection -ary (s) relating to, quality, place
of where
agi (b) move as- (p) see ad-
ago (b) go -assis (s) action, process, condition
agri, agro (b) field aster, astro (b) star
al- (p) see ad- at- (p) see ad-
-al (s) relating to -ata (s) action, result of action
alli, allo, -ate (s) cause, make
alter (b) other aud, aus (b) hear, listen
amb-, ambi-, aut, auto (b) self
ambiti- (p) about, around, both ae- (p) intensive
amphi- (p) t wo, both bene (b) well, good
an- (p) not, absence of (see also bi-, bin- (p) two
ad-) biblio (b) book
bio (b) life
bis- (p) twice
bon (b) well, good de- (p) away, from
calor (b) heat dem (b) people
cap (b) take, receive demi- (p) half
capit, capt (b) head, chief, leader demo (b) people
cata- (p) down dent (b) tooth
-ce (s) quality, condition, state di- (p) two, double, separate
cede, ceed (b) go, yield, surrender dia- (p) through
cep, cept (b) take, receive dic, dict (b) say, declare
cess (b) go, yield, surrender dis- (p) take away, not, deprive of
chrom (b) color -dom (s) quality, realm, office, sate
chron (b) time dont- (b) tooth
-cian (s) a person who has a dorm (b) sleep
certain skill or art drome,
-cide (s) kill dromos (b) running
circ-, circum- (p) around duc, duce,
cise (b) cut duct (b) lead
civ (b) citizen dyn, dynamo (p) power
clam (b) declare, call out, cry out dys- (p) pain, difficulty, out of
cluid, clus (b) shut order, ill
cognosc (b) know e-, ec- (p) out
co-, col- -ee (s) one who receives the
com-, con- (p) with, together action
coni- (p) dust ef- (p) out
cor-, cord (b) heart em-, en- (p) in, into
corp, corpo (b) body -en (s) made of, make
corr- (p) with, together -ence, -ency (s) action, state, quality
cosm (b) world, universe end, edno (b) within
crea (b) create enni (b) year
cred (b) believe -ent (s) person who, that which,
cub (b) lean back, lied down with quality of
-cule (s) vey small epi- (p) upon, beside, among
cumb (b) lean back, lie down -er (s) one who, that which
cus, cuse (b) cause, motive -ery (s) relating to quality,
cycl, cyclo (b) wheel, circle, circular place where
-esis (s) action, condition, process hemi- (p) half
-ess (s) of feminine hemo (b) blood
eu- (p) pleasant, well, good hepta- (p) seven
ex- (p) out, from hetero (b) other, different
fac, fact (b) make hexa-, hexo- (p) six, six times
feal (b) trust, faith holo (b) all, whole, complete
fect (b) make homo (b) same, similar
fedder (b) trust, faith hum (b) e arth, ground
fer (b) bring, bear, yield hydr, hydra,
fic (b) make hydro (b) water
fid, fide (b) trust, faith hyper- (p) over, excessive, above
fila, fili (b) thread hypn, hypno (b) sleep
fin, finis (b) end hypo- (p) under, less
flect, flex (b) bend -iac (s) nature of, like
(b) flowing -ia (s) quality of, state of, act of
forc, flu, fluct. -ian (s) native of, relating to
fluv, flux fort (b) strong -ible (s) able, can do
fortuna (b) fortunate, chance -ic, -ical (s) nature of, like
fum (b) smoke -icle (s) very small
-ful (s) full of il- (p) not
-fy (s) make -ile (s) relating to, suited for,
ge (b) earth, soil, ground capable of
gen (b) race, kind of im- (p) not, in, into
geo (b) earth, soil, ground in-2 (p) not, in, into
germ (b) vital part -ine (s) native of
gest (b) carry, bear intellect,
gnosi (b) know intellig (b) power to know and think
grad (b) step, degree, walk inter- (p) between among
grat (b) pleasing iintra- (p) within
gravi, gravit (b) heavy, weighty intro- (p) into, inward
gress (b) step, degree, walk -ion (s) act of, state of, result of
hab (b) live, home ir- (p) not (see also in-)
helio (b) sun
hema (b) blood
-ish (s) origin, nature, resemble magna, magni (b) great
-ism (s) belief in, doctrine, mal- (p) bad, evil
practice of, man, manu (b) by hand
condition of, instance of mar, mari (b) sea, pool
-ist (s) one who believes in, matri, matric,
who professes or practices matro (b) mother
-ite (s) native of, quality, medi (b) half, middle, between, half
mineral product way
-ity (s) state of, quality mega, megalo (b) large
-ive (s) causing, making mem (b) remember
-ize (s) make -ment (s) act of, state of, result of
ject (b) throw, lie mer (b) sea, pool
jud, judi, micro (b) small, minute
judic (b) judge, lawyer migra (b) wander
jus, jur (b) law mis, miso (b) wrong, bad, hate
koni (b) dust miss, mit (b) send
lav, laut (b) wash mob (b) move
leg (b) law mon-, mono- (p) one
-less (s) without monstr, monstri (b) show
liber (b) free mort (b) death
lic, licit (b) permit mov (b) move
-like (s) similar to, typical of multi (b) many, much
-ling (s) very small nase, nat (b) to be born, to spring forth
lit, liter, litera (b) letter neo (b) new, recent
liver (b) free -ness (s) state of
loc (b) place, speak neur (b) nerve
loco (b) place nom (b) law, usage, custom
log, logo (b) word nomy (b) study, discipline
loqui (b) speak non- (p) not
lot (b) wash nounc (b) declare, warn
luc, lum, lun (b) light nov (b) new
lus, lut (b) wash numer (b) number
-ly (s) like, in the manner of nunci (b) declare, warn
macro (b) large, excessive
ob-3 (p) against, facing pneum, pneumona,
oc- (p) against, facing pneumon (b) breath
of- (p) agianst, facing pod (b) foot
-oid (s) like, resembling poly (b) many
-ology (s) study, science, theory pop (b) people
omni (b) all pos (b) place, set
onym (b) name post- (p) after, behind, following
op- (p) against, facing poten, potes (b) power
oper (b) work pre- (p) before
-or (s) one who, that which prim, prime (b) first
-ory (s) relating to, quality, place pro- (p) forward, forth
where pseudo- (p) false, untrue
opus (b) work psych(o) (b) mind, soul, reason
-osis (s) action, process, condition puls (b) drive, push, throw
oss, osteo (b) bone punct (b) point, dot
-ous (s) full of, having put (b) think
pan (b) all radic (b) root
para (p) beside, along side, position re- (p) back, again
pater, patr (b) father rect, recti (b) straight, right
ped (b) foot retro- (p) back, backwards, behind
pel (b) drive, push, throw ri, ridi, risi (b) laghter
pen, pend (b) hang rog, roga (b) ask, beg
per- (p) through rupt (b) to break, to burst
peri- (p) around sang, sangui (b) blood
pharmac(o) (b) drug, medicine, remedy sat, satis (b) enoguh
phil, phila, scope (b) see, watch
phile, philo (b) love scrib, scrip (b) write
phob (b) fear, fright se- (p) apart, aside, without
photo (b) light semi- (p) half
pict, picto (b) paint sesqui (p) one and a half
plac, plais (b) please -ship (s) office, state, dignigty
plu, plur (b) more -sia (s) quality of, state of, act of
sign, signi (b) sign, mark, seal
silic (b) flint
simil, simul (b) like, resembling test (b) to bear witness
-sion (s) act of, state of, result of the, theo (b) god
-sis (s) action, state -tian (s) a person who has a
sist (b) stand certain skill or art
-some (s) producing, likely to tig, ting (b) touch
soph (b) wisdom tinu (b) hold, hold together
spec, spect, -tion (s) act of, state of, result of
spectro (b) watch, see, observe tra- (p) across, through, over
spond, spons (b) pledge, answer tract, trah (b) draw, pull
sta (b) stand trans- (p) across, through, over
stereo (b) solid tri- (p) three, three fold, triple
sti, stit (b ) stand trib (b) bestow
stru, struct (b) build -tude (s) state of, condition of
sub- (p) under, beneath tui, tuit, tut (b) guard, teach
sume, sump (b) take, use, waste -ty (s) state of, quality
super-, supr-, ultima (b) last
supra- (p) above, over, beyond, ultra- (p) beyond, exceeding,
general in quality ulterior
sur- (p) over, above, more un- (p) not
-sy (s) quality of, state of, act of uni (b) one
syl-, sym-, syn-,4 (p) with, together, along with -ure (s) state of, act, process, rank
tact, tag (b) touch vac (b) empty
tain (b) hold, hold together val, vali, valu (b) strength, worth, valor
tang (b) touch vari (b) various, changing,
techni, technic, changeable, different
techny (b) skill ven, veni, vent (b) come
tele- (p) far away, at a distance ver, veri (b) true, genuine
tempor (b) time vers, vert (b) turn
ten (b) hold, hold toghether vic, vicis (b) change, substitute, deputy
tend, tens (b) strecth, strain vict (b) conquer
tent (b) hold, hold together, vid (b) see
stretch, strain vinc (b) conquer
vis (b) see
vita, viv, vive (b) alive, life
voc, vok (b) voice, call
volcan, vulcan (b) fire
-ward(s) (s) in the direction of
-wise (s) in the manner of,
in the direction of
-y (s) inclined to, tend to,
quality, condition, state
xen(o) (b) guest, strange(r),
foreign(er)

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