Verbs
In some Latin verbs, a preposition caused a vowel change in the root of the verb. For example, "capiō" prefixed with "in" becomes "incipio".
| Latin verbs | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Citation form | Present stem | Perfect stem | Participial stem | Meaning | English derivatives |
| aceō | ac- | acu- | – | be sour | acescent, acid |
| agō -igō |
ag- -ig- |
eg- | āct- | act, drive | abaction, abactor, act, action, active, activity, actor, actual, actuarial, actuary, actuate, actuator, agenda, agency, agent, agentive, agible, agile, agility, agitate, ambiguity, ambiguous, assay, castigate, coagment, coagulate, cogent, cogitate, deactivate, disambiguation, enact, essay, exact, exigent, fumigate, inaction, inactive, indefatigable, inexact, interact, intransigent, litigate, mitigate, navigate, peract, proactive, purgatory, purge, react, reaction, reactionary, reactive, reactor, reagent, redact, reenact, retroactive, subact, subaction, variegate |
| alō | al- -ol- -ul- |
alu- | alit- alt- |
nourish | adolescence, adolescent, adult, alimentary, alimony, alma mater, altar, altiloquent, altissimo, altitude, alto, alumnus, coalesce, coalition |
| ambulō | ambul- | ambulav- | ambulat- | walk | amble, ambulance, ambulatory, perambulate, preamble |
| amō | am- | amav- | amat- | like, love | amateur, enamor |
| appello | appell- | appellav- | appellat- | call, address | appeal, appellant, appellate, appellation |
| apō | ap- api- epi- |
ap- | apt- -ept- |
fasten | adapt, apt, inept |
| ardeō | ard- | ars- | ars- | be on fire | ardent, ardor |
| areō | ar- | – | – | be dry | arid, aridisols, aridity |
| arguō | argu- | argu- | argut- | argue, argument | |
| audeō | aud- | aus- | – | be bold, dare | |
| audiō | aud- | audiv- | audit- | hear | audibility, audible, audience, audient, audio, audit, audition, auditive, auditor, auditorium, auditory, inaudible |
| augeō | aug- | aux- | auct- | increase | auction, augmentation, augmentative |
| aveō | av- | – | – | avarice, avid | |
| bibō | bib- | bib- | bibit- | drink | beverage, bibulous, imbibe, imbrue |
| cadō -cidō |
cad- -cid- |
cecid- | cas- | fall | accident, accidental, cadence, caducous, case, casual, casualty, casuistry, coincidence, coincidental, decadence, decadent, decay, deciduous, incident, incidental, recidivous |
| caedō | caed- -cid- |
cecid- | caes- -cis- |
cut | caesura, concise, concision, decision, decisive, excise, excision, imprecise, imprecision, incision, incisive, incisor, indecision, precise, precision, succise, succision |
| caleō | cal- | calu- | – | be warm | calid, calor, calorie |
| canō | can- -cin- |
cecin- | cant- -cent- |
sing | cantata, canticle, cantor, cantus |
| cantō | cant- | cantav- | cantat- | enchant, incantation, recant, recantation | |
| capiō -cipiō |
cap- | cep- -cip- |
capt- -cept- |
take | accept, capable, capacitance, capacity, caption, captious, captive, captor, capture, conceit, conceive, concept, conception, deceit, deceive, deception, emancipate, except, exception, imperceptible, incapacitate, incipience, incipient, intercept, interception, percept, perceptible, perception, perceptive, percipient, precept, receipt, receive, recept, receptacle, reception, receptive, receptor, recipe, recipient, susceptible |
| careō | car- | caru- | carit- | lack | charity, precarious |
| carpō -cerpō |
carp- -cerp- |
carps- | carpt- -cerpt- |
pick, pluck | carpe diem, decerp, decerption, excerpt |
| caveō | cav- | cav- | caut- | beware | caution, caveat, precaution |
| cēdō | cēd- | cess- | cess- | yield, depart | abscess, accede, accession, antecedent, cession, circumincession, concede, concession, decease, decedent, decession, discede, excess, excessive, intercede, intercession, precede, precession, précis, predecessor, proceed, process, procession, recede, recess, recession, recessive, retrocede, retrocession, secede, secession, succeed, success, succession, successor |
| cēlō -culō |
cēl- -cul- |
celav- | celat- -cult- |
hide | conceal, occult |
| cenō | cen- | cenav- | cenat- | dine | |
| ceptō | cept- | ceptav- | ceptat- | disceptation | |
| cernō | cern- | crev- | cret- | separate, sift | decern, decree, discern, discernible, discernment, discrete, excrement, excretion, secern, secernent, secretion |
| cessō | cess- | cessav- | cessat- | cease, cessation, cessationism, cessative, cessavit, incessant | |
| cieō | ci- | civ- | cit- | accite, excite, excitement, incite, incitement | |
| cingō | cing- | cinx- | cinct- | encircle, gird | cincture, succinct |
| clāmō | clām- | clāmāv- | clāmāt- | call | acclaim, acclamation, clamor, exclaim, exclamation, exclamatory, proclaim, proclamation |
| claudō -clūdō |
claud- -clūd- |
claus- | claus- -clūs- |
close | clause, claustral, closet, closure, conclude, conclusion, conclusive, conclusory, enclosure, exclude, exclusion, exclusive, include, inclusion, inclusive, inconclusive, malocclusion, occlude, occlusion, occlusive, preclude, recluse, reclusive, seclude, seclusion |
| clinō | clin- | clinav- | clinat- | lean | declinable, declination, decline, inclination, incline, recline |
| cogitō | cogit- | cogitav- | cogitat- | think, ponder | cogitate |
| colō | col- cul- |
colu- | colt- cult- |
till | agriculture, apiculture, colony, cult, cultivate, cultural, culture |
| cōnor | con- | conat- | – | try | conation |
| coquō | coqu- | cox- | coct- | cook | coctile, concoct, concoction, decoction, precocious |
| consulō | consul- | consulu- | consult- | consult | consult, counsel |
| creō | cre- | creav- | creat- | make | creation, creative, creator, creature |
| crescō | cresc- | crev- | cret- | grow | accretion, accrue, crescendo, crescent, decrease, decrescence, decrescendo, decrescent, excrescent, increase, increscent |
| cubō | cub- | cubu- | cubat- | lie | concubinage, incubator, incubus, succubus |
| -cumbō | -cumb- | -cubu- | -cubit- | lie | incumbency, incumbent, recumbence, recumbent, succumb |
| cupiō | cup- | cupiv- | cupit- | desire | cupidity |
| currō | curr- | cucurr- | curs- | run | concur, concurrency, concurrent, courier, course, currency, current, curriculum, cursive, cursor, discourse, discursive, excursion, extracurricular, incur, incursion, occur, occurrence, parcourse, recourse, recur, recurrent, recursion, recursive, succor, succursal |
| dicō | dic- | dicav- | dicat- | dedicate, dedication, predicate | |
| dicō | dic- | dix- | dict- | say | addict, addiction, addictive, diction, dictionary, edict, predict, prediction, predictive |
| dictō | dict- | dictav- | dictat- | dictate, dictation, dictator, dictatorial | |
| dō | d- | ded- -did- |
dat- -dit- |
give | add, addend, addendum, addition, additive, dative, dedimus, dedition, edition, editor, extradition, perdition, redditive, rendition, surrender, tradition |
| doceō | doc- | docu- | doct- | teach | doctor, doctrine, document, documentary, indoctrination |
| doleō | dol- | dolui | dolit- | grieve | dolor, condolence |
| dormiō | dorm- | dormiv- | dormit- | sleep | dormitory |
| dubitō | dubit- | dubitav- | dubitat- | doubt | indubitable |
| ducō | duc- | dux- | duct- | lead | abduce, abducent, abduction, abductor, adduce, adducent, adduct, adduction, adductor, circumduction, conduce, conducent, conduction, conductive, conductor, deduce, deduct, deductible, deduction, deductive, duct, ductile, ductility, ductor, educe, educt, induce, inducement, induct, induction, inductive, inductor, introduce, introduction, irreducible, produce, product, production, productive, reduce, reducible, reduction, seduce, seduction, seductive, subduction |
| edō | ed- | ed- | es- | eat | edible, esculent |
| emō -imō |
em- -im- |
em- | empt- | buy | emptor, exempt, exemption, preempt, preemption, preemptive, preemptory, redeem, redemption, redemptive |
| eō | e- | i- | it- | go | ambient, ambit, ambition, coition, coitus, exeat, exit, intransitive, introit, obituary, preterite, redient, redition, sedition, transient, transit, transition, transitive, transitory |
| errō | err- | errav- | errat- | stray | errant, errata, erratic, erratum, inerrant |
| faciō -ficiō |
fac- -fic- |
fec- -fic- |
fact- -fect- |
make | affair, affect, affection, affective, benefactive, benefactor, confect, confection, confectionery, defect, defective, deficiency, deficient, difficulty, effect, effective, efficiency, efficient, facile, facility, facsimile, fact, faction, factious, factor, factorial, factory, factual, faculty, fashion, imperfect, imperfection, ineffective, inefficient, infect, infection, infectious, infective, insufficient, office, official, officiant, officiate, perfect, perfection, perfective, prefect, prefecture, proficient, semelfactive, suffice, sufficiency, sufficient |
| fallō | fall- | fefell- | fals- | fallacy, fallible, false, falsity, infallible | |
| faveō | fav- | favu- | favit- | favor | |
| fendō | fend- | fend- | fens- | defend, defense, defensible, defensive, fence, indefensible, offend, offense, offensive | |
| ferō | fer- | tul- | lāt- | bear, bring | ablative, allative, confer, conference, conifer, correlate, correlation, correlative, defer, deference, deferent, deferral, differ, difference, different, differential, delate, delative, elate, elation, elative, fertile, fertility, illative, infer, inference, interfere, interference, interrelate, lative, oblate, oblation, perlative, prefer, preference, preferential, prolate, prolation, prolative, refer, reference, referendum, referent, referential, referral, relate, relation, relative, relativity, sublative, suffer, superlative, transfer, transference, transferral, translation, translator |
| ferveō | ferv- | – | – | fervency, fervent, fervescent, fervid, fervor | |
| fīgō | fīg- | fīx- | fix- | fix | affix, crucifixion, fixure, suffix |
| findō | find- | fid- | fiss- | cleave, split | bifid, fissile, fission, fissure, fistula |
| fingō | fing- | finx- | fict- | fashion, invent | effigy, fiction, fictive, figment |
| fiō | fi- | – | – | be made | fiat |
| flectō | flect- | flex- | flex- | bend | deflect, flexibility, flexible, flexile, flexion, flexor, flexuose, flexure, genuflect, inflect, inflection, inflexible, reflect, reflective, reflector, reflex, retroreflector |
| fligō | flig- | flix- | flict- | strike | afflict, affliction, conflict, inflict, infliction, profligate |
| flō | fl- | flav- | flat- | blow | conflate, conflation, deflate, deflation, efflation, exsufflation, flabellum, flabile, flatulence, inflate, inflation, insufflation, soufflé, sufflate |
| fluō | flu- | flux- | flux- | flow | affluence, affluent, confluence, diffluence, effluent, efflux, fluency, fluent, fluid, flume, flux, fluxion, influence, influenza, influx, reflux |
| fodiō | fod- | fod- | foss- | dig | fossil |
| for | f- | fat– | – | say, speak | affability, affable, fabulous, fame, fatal, fate, ineffable, infamous, infamy, infancy, infant, infantile |
| frangō -fringō |
frang- -fring- |
freg- | fract- | break | birefringence, diffract, diffraction, fractal, fraction, fracture, fragile, fragility, fragment, frail, infraction, infringe, refraction, refractive, refractor, refractory, refrain (noun), refrangible, refringent, suffrage |
| fricō | fric- | fricu- | frict- | rub | fricative, friction |
| frigeō | frig- | – | – | be cold | frigid |
| frigō | frig- | frix- | frict- | parch | |
| fruor | fru- | fruct- | – | enjoy | usufruct, usufructuary |
| fugiō | fug- | fug- | fugit- | flee | fugitive, refugee |
| fundō | fund- | fūd- | fūs- | pour | confound, confuse, effund, effuse, effusion, effusive, fondant, fondue, found, foundry, fusion, profuse, profusion, profusive, refund |
| fungor | fung- | funct- | – | do | defunct, fungible, function, functional, functionary, malfunction |
| gaudeō | gaud- | gavis- | – | rejoice | gaud |
| gerō | ger- | gess- | gest- | carry | agger, congest, congestion, congestive, digest, digestion, digestive, gerund, gerundive, gestation, gesture, indigestible, indigestion, ingest, ingestion, ingestive, suggest, suggestive, suggestion |
| gradior -gredior |
gradi- -gredi- |
gress- -gress- |
– | step | aggression, aggressive, aggressor, congress, digress, digression, digressive, egress, gradient, ingredient, ingress, ingressive, nonaggression, progress, progression, progressive, regress, regression, regressive, retrogressive, transgression, transgressor |
| gustō | gust- | gustav- | gustat- | taste | gustation, gustatory |
| habeō -hibeō |
habe- -hibe- |
habu- | habit- -hibit- |
have | exhibit, habeas corpus, habile, habit, habitat, habitual, inhibitory, prohibition, prohibitive, rehabilitation |
| haereō | haer- | haes- | haes- | cling, stick | adhere, adherent, adhesive, coherent, cohesion, hesitation, nonadhesive |
| halō | hal- -hel- |
halav- | halat- | breathe | exhale, inhalation, inhale |
| hauriō | hauri- | haus- | haust- | draw | exhaust, exhaustion, exhaustive, haurient, haustrum, inexhaustible |
| hiō | hi- | hiav- | hiat- | gape | hiatal, hiatus |
| iaceō | iac- | iacu- | jacit- | be thrown, lie | adjacent, circumjacent, nonadjacent, subjacent, superjacent |
| iaciō -iciō |
iac- | iec- (j)ic- |
jact- -ject- |
throw | abject, conjecture, dejection, ejection, ejector, inject, injection, introjection, object, objection, objective, objector, project, projectile, projector, reject, rejection, subject, subjective, surjective, trajectory |
| irascor | irasc- | irat- | – | be angry | irascible, irate |
| labor | lab- | laps- | – | slide, slip | collapse, elapse, labile, prolapse, relapse |
| laciō -liciō |
lac- -lic- |
-licu- | – -lect- |
lure | delicious, elicit, illicit |
| laedō -lidō |
laed- -lid- |
laes- -lis- |
laes- -lis- |
hurt | collide, collision, elision, lesion |
| langueō | langu- | – | – | languid, languish, languor | |
| laudō | laud- | laudav- | laudat- | praise | laud, laudable, laudatory |
| lavō | lav- | lav- | laut-, lot- | wash | lavatory, loment, lotion, loture |
| lēgō | lēg- | legav- | legat- | send | allege, delegate, relegation |
| legō -ligō |
leg- -lig- |
leg- | lect- | choose, gather, read | collect, collectible, collection, collective, collector, diligence, diligent, elect, election, elective, elector, eligibility, eligible, illegible, ineligible, lectionary, lector, lecture, legend, legendary, legible, neglect, negligence, negligent, select, selection, selective, selector |
| leō | l- | – | let- -lit- |
delete, deletion, delible, indelible | |
| libō | lib- | libav- | libat- | pour | libament, libation |
| libō | lib- | – | libit- | please | libido |
| ligō | lig- | ligav- | ligat- | bind | ligament, ligature, obligation |
| linquō | linqu- | liqu- | lict- | abandon | delict, delinquent, derelict, dereliction, relict, reliction, relinquish, reliquary |
| liveō | liv- | – | – | livid, livor | |
| locō | loc- | locav- | locat- | place, put | allocate, locate, location |
| loquor | loqu- | locut- | – | speak | allocution, circumlocution, colloquial, colloquium, eloquence, eloquent, grandiloquent, interlocutor, interlocutory |
| luceō | luc- | lux- | – | be light, shine | lucent, pellucid |
| luctor | luct- | luctat- | – | wrestle | reluctance |
| lūdō | lūd- | lūs- | lūs- | play | allude, allusion, allusive, collude, collusion, delude, delusion, disillusion, elude, elusion, elusive, illude, illusion, illusive, illusory, interlude, ludicrous, prelude |
| luō | lu- | lu- | lut- | wash | abluent, ablution, dilute, elution, pollution |
| maneō | man- | mans- | mans- | stay | immanent, mansion, permanence, permanent, remain, remanence, remanent |
| mānō | mān- | manav- | manat- | flow | emanate, emanation |
| meō | me- | meav- | meat- | go, pass | impermeable, permeable, permeance, permeant, permease, permeate, permeation |
| mergō | merg- | mers- | mers- | dip | emerge, emergence, immerse, immersion, immersive |
| migrō | migr- | migrav- | migrat- | emigrant, emigrate, emigration, émigré, immigrant, immigrate, immigration, migrant, migrate, migration, migratory, nonmigratory | |
| minuō | minu- | minu- | minut- | lessen | diminuendo, diminution, diminutive, minuend |
| misceō | misc- | miscu- | mixt- | mix | admixture, miscible, mixture, promiscuous |
| mittō | mitt- | mīs- | miss- | send | admissible, admission, admit, commissar, commissariat, commissary, commission, commissure, commit, committal, dismiss, dismissal, dismissive, emissary, emission, emit, impermissible, inadmissible, intermission, intermittent, intromission, intromit, manumission, message, missile, mission, missionary, missive, noncommittal, permission, permissive, permit, premise, premiss, premit, promise, promissive, promissory, readmission, readmit, recommit, remiss, remission, remit, resubmit, retransmission, retransmit, submission, submissive, submit, transmissible, transmission, transmissive, transmit |
| molō | mol- | molu- | molit- | grind | demolition, emolument, molar |
| moneō | mon- | monu- | monit- | warn | admonish, admonition, admonitory, monition, monitor, monitory, monument, monumental, premonition |
| monstrō | monstr- | monstrav- | monstrat- | show | demonstrable, demonstrate, demonstration, demonstrative, remonstrate, remonstrative |
| moveō | mov- | mov- | mot- | move | admove, demote, demotion, commotion, commove, emotion, emotional, emotive, locomotive, motif, motile, motility, motion, motive, motor, move, promote, promotion, promotional, promotor, remote, remotion, removal, remove |
| narrō | narr- | narrav- | narrat- | tell | narration, narrative, narrator |
| nascor | nasc- | nat- gnat- |
– | be born | adnascent, adnate, agnate, agnation, cognate, cognation, enate, enation, innate, naissant, nascent, natal, nation, national, nationality, native, nativity, natural, nature, prenatal, preternatural, renaissance, renascent, supernatural |
| natō | nat- | natav- | natat- | float, swim | natatorium |
| necō | nec- | necav- | necat- | kill | enecate |
| nectō | nect- | nexu- | nex- | join, tie | annex, connect, nexus |
| nōscō -gnōscō |
nōsc- -gnōsc- |
nosc- | nōt- -gnōt-, -gnit- |
know | cognition, cognitive, ignoble, nobility, noble, notice, notion, recognition, reconnaissance, reconnoiter |
| notō | not- | notav- | notat- | mark | annotation, annotator, connotation, denotation, denote, notable, notary, notation |
| nuntiō | nunt- | nuntiav- | nuntiat- | bring news of, announce | announce, annunciation, denunciation, renounce, renunciation |
| nutriō | nutr- | nutriv- | nutrit- | nourish | nutrient, nutriment, nutrition, nutritious |
| ōdi | od- | – | – | hate | odious, odium |
| oleō | ol- | olu- | – | smell | olid, redolent |
| optō | opt- | optav- | optat- | choose | adopt, opt, optative |
| orior | ori- | ort– | – | rise | abort, abortion, orient |
| palleō | pall- | pallu- | – | be pale | pallid, pallor |
| pandō | pand- -pend- |
– | pans- -pess- |
spread | dispand, expand, expanse, expansion, expansive |
| pangō -pingō |
pang- -ping- |
pepig- | pact- | fasten | compact, compaction, compactor, impact, impaction, impingement |
| pareō | par- | paru- | parit- | be ready | apparent, apparition, disappearance, disparition, parent, transparent |
| pareō | par- | paru- | parit- | obey | parenthood |
| pariō | par- -per- |
peper- | part- -pert- |
biparous, nulliparity, nulliparous, parent, vivipary | |
| parō | par- | parav- | parat- | make ready | disparate, inseparable, irreparable, preparation, preparatory, prepare, repair, reparation, separate, separation, separator |
| pascō | pasc- | pav- | past- | feed | pastor, pasture, repast |
| pateō | pat- | patu- | – | be open | patent |
| patior | pat- | pass- | – | endure | compatibility, compatible, impatient, incompatible, passion, passive, passivity, patience, patient |
| paviō | pav- | paviv- | pavit- | beat | pavement |
| -pellō | -pell- | -pellav- | -pellat- | appeal, appellable, appellant, appellate, appellation, appellative, repeal | |
| pellō | pell- | pepul- | puls- | push | appulse, compel, compulsion, compulsive, compulsory, depulsion, dispel, impulse, impulsive, propel, propellent, propulsion, pulse, pulsion, repel, repulsion |
| pendeō | pend- | pepend- | – | be hanging, hang (intr.) | dependency, dependent, independent, pendent, pending, pensile, propensity |
| pendō | pend- | pepend- | pens- | weigh | compendious, compendium, dispense, expend, expense, pension, pensive, suspense |
| pensō | pens- | pensav- | pensat- | compensate, compensation, compensatory, dispensation, pensative | |
| perior | per- | – | – | experience, experiment, inexperience, peril | |
| petō | pet- | petiv- | petit- | seek, attack | appetence, appetite, compete, competent, competition, competitive, competitor, impetuous, impetus, incompetent, noncompetitive, petulance, petulant, repeat, repetition, repetitive |
| pingō | ping- | pinx- | pict- | paint | depict, depiction, pictorial, picture, pigment |
| placeō -pliceō |
plac- -plic- |
placu- | placit- -plicit- |
please | complacency, complacent, placid, placidity |
| placō | plac- | placav- | placat- | implacable, placate | |
| plangō | plang- | planx- | planct- | plague, plaintiff, plaintive, plangent | |
| plaudō -plodō |
plaud- -plod- |
plaus- | plaus- -plos- |
clap | applaud, applause, explode, explosion, implausible, implosion, plaudit, plausible |
| plectō | plect- | plex- | plex- | plait | complex, complexity, implex, implexion, perplex, plexure, plexus |
| pleō | ple- | plev- | plet- | fill | complement, complementary, complete, completion, deplete, depletion, implement, impletion, incomplete, plenary, plenitude, plenum, replete, supplement, supplemental, supplementary, suppletion, suppletive |
| plicō | plic- | plicav- | plicat- | fold | complicate, complication, duplicate, duplication, explicable, explicandum, explicate, explication, implicate, implicature, inexplicable, multiplicand, multiplication, replicable, replicant, replicate, replication, triplicate |
| plōrō | plor- | plorav- | plorat- | deplorable, deplore, implore | |
| poliō | pol- | poliv- | polit- | smoothen | interpolate, expolish, polish, polite, politure |
| pōnō | pōn- | posu- | posit- | put | adposition, antepone, anteposition, apposite, apposition, appositive, circumposition, component, composite, composition, compositor, contraposition, contrapositive, decomposition, depone, deponent, deposit, deposition, depositor, depository, dispone, disposition, dispositive, expone, exponent, exponential, exponentiation, exponible, exposit, exposition, expositive, expositor, expository, impone, imponent, imposition, impostor, indisposition, interpone, interponent, interposition, juxtaposition, oppone, opponent, opposite, opposition, posit, position, positive, positure, postpone, postposition, postpositive, posture, preposition, prepositive, prepositor, prepositure, propone, proponent, proposition, recomposition, reimposition, repone, reposit, reposition, repository, seposit, seposition, superimposition, superposition, supposition, suppository, transposition, transpositive |
| portō | port- | portav- | portat- | carry | apport, comport, comportment, deport, deportation, disport, export, exportation, import, importation, portable, portage, proport, purport, rapport, reexport, reimport, report, reportage, support, transport, transportation |
| potō | pot- | potav- | potat- | drink | potable, potion |
| precor | prec- | precat- | – | pray | deprecate, precarious |
| prehendō | prehend- prend- |
prehend- | prehens- prens- |
grasp | apprehend, apprehension, apprehensive, apprise, comprehend, comprehensible, comprehension, comprehensive, comprise, deprehend, enterprise, incomprehensible, prehend, prehensile, prehension, prise, purprise, reprehend, reprehensible, reprisal, reprise, surprise |
| premō -primō |
prem- -prim- |
press- | press- | press, push | appress, appressorium, compress, compression, compressor, decompression, depress, depression, depressor, express, expression, expressive, impress, impression, impressive, imprimatur, oppress, oppression, oppressive, oppressor, pressure, repress, repression, repressive, reprimand, suppress, suppression, suppressor |
| pugnō | pugn- | pugnav- | pugnat- | fight | impugn, pugnacious, repugnance, repugnant |
| pulsō | puls- | pulsav- | pulsat- | pulsate, pulsatile, pulsation, pulsative, pulsator | |
| pungō | pung- | pupug- | punct- | prick | contrapuntal, poignant, punctual, punctuation, puncture, pungency, pungent |
| putō | put- | putav- | putat- | prune, think | account, amputation, computable, computation, compute, count, deputy, disputable, disputation, dispute, impute, putative, raconteur, recount, reputable, reputation, repute |
| quaerō -quirō |
quaer- -quir- |
quaesiv- | quaesit- -quisit- |
search, seek | acquire, acquisition, exquire, exquisite, inquire, inquisitive, perquisite, query |
| quatiō -cutiō |
quat- -cut- |
– | quass- -cuss- |
shake | concussion, decussation, percussion, percussive, percussor, repercussion, succussion, succussive |
| radō | rad- | ras- | ras- | scrape, shave | abrade, abrasion, erasure |
| ranceō | ranc- | – | – | be rotten | rancid, rancor |
| rapiō -ripiō |
rap- -rip- |
rapu- | rapt- -rept- |
rapacious, rape, rapidity, rapt, raptor, rapture, surreptitious | |
| regō -rigō |
reg- -rig- |
rex- | rect- | keep straight | correct, correction, corrective, corrigendum, direct, direction, directional, directive, director, directory, dirigible, erect, erection, erector, incorrect, incorrigible, rectitude, rector, rectorate, rectory, resurrect, resurrection |
| repō | rep- | reps- | rept- | crawl, creep | reptile, reptilian |
| rideō | ride- | ris- | ris- | laugh, smile | deride, derision, derisive, ridiculous, risible |
| rigeō | rig- | – | – | be stiff | de rigueur, rigid, rigor |
| rodō | rod- | ros- | ros- | gnaw | corrode, corrosion, corrosive, erode, erosion, noncorrosive, rodent, rodenticide |
| rogō | rog- | rogav- | rogat- | ask | abrogate, abrogation, derogate, derogatory, interrogate, interrogation, interrogator |
| rumpō | rump- | rup- | rupt- | break, burst | abrupt, corrupt, corruption, disrupt, disruption, disruptive, erumpent, erupt, eruption, interrupt, interruption, rupture |
| saliō -siliō |
sal- -sil- |
salu- -silu- |
salt- | jump | assail, assault, resile, resilience, resilient, salient |
| saltō | salt- -sult- |
saltav- | saltat- -sultat- |
desultory, exult, result | |
| scandō -scendō |
scand- -scend- |
scand- | scans- -scens- |
climb | ascend, ascension, condescension, descend, descent, scansion, transcend, transcendental |
| scīō | sci- | sciv- | scit- | know | conscience, nescience, omniscience, plebiscite, prescient, science |
| scrībō | scrīb- | scrips- | scrīpt- | write | ascribe, circumscribe, conscription, describe, description, descriptive, descriptor, inscription, nondescript, postscript, prescribe, prescription, prescriptive, proscribe, scribe, script, scripture, scribble, subscribe, subscription, transcribe, transcription |
| secō | sec- | secu- | sect- | cut | bisect, dissect, dissection, insect, intersect, intersection, intersectionality, resection, secant, sectile, section, sector, segment, trisectrix, vivisection |
| sedeō -sideō |
sede- -side- |
sed- | sess- | sit | dissident, insidious, nonresident, obsession, obsessive, preside, presidium, reside, resident, sedentary, sediment, sessile, session, subside, supersede, supersession |
| sedō | sed- | sedav- | sedat- | sedate, sedation, sedative | |
| sentiō | senti- | sens- | sens- | feel | assent, consensual, consensus, consent, dissension, dissent, insensate, nonsense, resent, resentment, sensate, sensation, sensational, sense, sensibility, sensible, sensor, sensual, sentence, sentient, sentiment, sentimental, sentimentality |
| sequor | sequ- | secut- sum | – | follow | consecutive, consequence, consequent, consequential, execute, executive, executor, inconsequential, insequent, nonconsecutive, obsequence, obsequent, obsequious, persecute, persecution, persecutor, prosecute, prosecution, prosecutor, prosecutive, resequent, sequel, sequela, sequence, sequent, sequential, subsequent |
| serō | ser- | seru- | sert- | assert, assertion, desert, insert, insertion, serial, series | |
| serpō | serp- | serps- | serpt- | crawl | serpent |
| serviō | serv- | serviv- | servit- | serve | servile, servitude, subservient |
| servō | serv- | servav- | servat- | save | conservation, conservative, conservator, conservatory, conserve, observance, observant, observation, observatory, observe, preservation, preservative, preserve, reservation, reserve |
| sistō | sist- | stet- | stat- | cause to stand | absist, assist, consist, consistency, consistent, desist, exist, existence, existent, inconsistent, insist, insistence, insistent, nonexistent, persist, persistence, persistent, resist, subsist, subsistence |
| solvō | solv- | solv- | solut- | loosen | absolute, absolution, absolutive, absolve, dissolute, dissolution, dissolve, insoluble, insolvency, resolute, resolution, resolve, solubility, soluble, solute, solution, solve, solvent |
| sordeō | sord- | sordu- | – | be dirty | sordid |
| spargō | sparg- -sperg- |
spars- | spars- -spers- |
scatter | aspersion, dispersal, disperse, dispersion, sparse |
| speciō -spiciō |
spec- -spic- |
spex- | spect- | look | aspect, circumspect, circumspection, conspecific, conspectus, conspicuous, inspect, inspection, inspector, interspecific, introspection, introspective, nonspecific, prospect, prospective, prospector, prospectus, respect, respective, retrospective, special, species, specific, specimen, specious, speculate, speculum |
| spectō | spect- | spectav- | spectat- | expectant, expectation, spectacle, spectacular, spectator | |
| spirō | spir- | spirav- | spirat- | breathe | aspiration, aspire, conspiracy, conspirator, conspiratorial, conspire, inspiration, inspirational, inspire, perspiration, perspire, respiration, respirator, spiracle |
| splendeō | splend- | splendu- | – | resplendent, splendent, splendid, splendiferous, splendor | |
| squaleō | squal- | squalu- | – | squalid, squalor | |
| statuō -stituō |
statu- -stitu- |
statu- -stitu- |
statut- -stitut- |
cause to stand | constituency, constituent, constitute, constitution, destitute, destitution, institute, institution, prostitute, prostitution, reconstitute, restitution, statuary, statue, statuette, statute, statutory, substituent, substitute, substitution |
| staurō | staur- | staurav- | staurat- | instauration, restaurant, restoration, restorative | |
| sternō | stern- | strav- | strat- | spread, strew | prostrate, stratus, stratum, substratum |
| stō | st- | stet- | stat- | stand | circumstance, circumstantial, constable, constancy, constant, consubstantiation, distance, distant, establish, establishment, estate, extant, instability, instance, instant, insubstantial, presto, reinstatement, restatement, stabile, stability, stable, stamen, stamina, staminal, stance, stanchion, statant, statary, state, statement, station, stationary, stative, stator, stature, status, stet, substance, substantial, substantiate, substantive, substation, transubstantiation |
| stringō | string- | strinx- | strict- | squeeze | astringent, constrain, constraint, constrict, constriction, distrain, distraint, distress, district, restrain, restraint, restrict, restriction, restrictive, strain, strict, stricture, stringency, stringent |
| struō | stru- | strux- | struct- | construct, constructible, construction, constructive, constructor, construe, destroy, destruction, destructive, indestructible, infrastructure, instruct, instruction, instructive, instructor, instrument, instrumental, obstruct, obstruent, obstruction, structural, structure, superstructure | |
| studeō | stud- | studu- | – | student, studious | |
| stupeō | stup- | stupu- | – | be stunned | stupefaction, stupendous, stupid, stupidity, stupor |
| suadeō | suad- | suas- | suas- | dissuade, dissuasion, persuade, persuasion, persuasive | |
| sum | es- | fu- | futur- | be | absence, absent, adessive, antessive, essence, essential, essive, exessive, future, futurity, inessive, interest, presence, present, subessive |
| sūmō | sum- | sumps- | sumpt- | take | assume, assumption, assumptive, consume, consumption, consumptive, insume, presume, presumption, presumptive, presumptuous, resume, resumption, resumptive, subsume, subsumption |
| suō | su- | su- | sūt- | sew | assument, sutile, suture |
| taceō | tac- -tic- |
tacu- | tacit- | keep silent | reticence, reticent, tacit |
| tangō -tingō |
tang- -ting- |
tetig- -tig- |
tact- | touch | attain, attainment, contact, contingency, contingent, intact, intangible, integral, pertingent, tactile, tangent, tangible |
| tegō | teg- | tex- | tect- | cover | detect, detection, detective, detector, integument, protect, protection, protective, protector, protectorate |
| tendō | tend- | tetend- | tens- | stretch | attend, contend, distend, distension, extend, extensible, extension, extensor, intend, intense, intension, intensional, ostensible, ostension, ostensory, portend, pretend, pretense, pretension, subtend, tendency, tendentious, tense, tensible, tensile, tension, tensure |
| teneō -tineō |
ten- -tin- |
tenu- -tinu- |
tent- | have, hold | abstain, abstention, abstinence, abstinent, appertain, appertinent, appurtenance, appurtenant, contain, content, continent, continental, countenance, detain, detention, discontent, entertain, entertainment, impertinent, incontinence, intenible, maintain, maintenance, malcontent, obtain, pertain, pertinence, pertinent, retain, retainer, retention, retentive, retinue, sustain, tenet, tenor, tenure |
| tentō | tent- | tentav- | tentat- | ostentation, ostentatious, tentacle, tentative | |
| tergeō | terg- | ters- | ters- | wipe | detergent, terse |
| terō | ter- | triv- | trit- | rub, wear | attrition, contrite, contrition, detriment, detrimental, detrital, detrition, detritivore, detritus, trite |
| texō | tex- | texu- | text- | weave | context, contextual, pretext, subtext, text, textile, textual, texture |
| timeō | tim- | timu- | – | be afraid | timidity, timorous |
| tinniō | tinn- | tinniv- | tinnit- | ring | tinnitus |
| torqueō | torqu- | tors- | tort- | twist | contort, contortion, detortion, distort, distortion, extort, extortion, retort, torque, tort, tortillon, tortrix, torture |
| torreō | torr- | torru- | tost- | torrent, torrential, torrid | |
| trahō | trah- | trax- | tract- | drag, draw | abstract, abstraction, attract, attraction, attractive, attractor, contract, contraction, contractor, detract, detraction, detractive, detractor, distract, distraction, distractive, extract, extraction, extractor, protractor, retract, retraction, retractor, subtract, subtraction, subtractive, subtractor, subtrahend, tract, tractile, traction, tractor |
| tueor | tu- | tut-, tuit- | – | intuition, intuitive, tuition, tutelage, tutor | |
| tumeō | tum- | tumu- | – | be swollen | detumescence, tumescent, tumid, tumidity, tumor |
| turgeō | turg- | – | – | turgid, turgidity, turgor | |
| umeō | um- | – | – | be moist | humid, humidify, humidity, humidor |
| urō | ur- | uss- | ust- | burn | adustion, urn |
| utor | ut- | us- | – | use | abuse, abusive, use, usufruct, usure, usurp, usury, utility |
| vacō | vac- | vacav- | vacat- | be empty | vacancy, vacant, vacate, vacation |
| vadō | vad- | vas- | vas- | go | evade, evasion, evasive, invade, invasion, invasive, pervasive |
| valeō | val- | valu- | valit- | be strong | ambivalent, invalid, prevalent, valence, valid, valor |
| vehō | veh- | vex- | vect- | carry | advection, convection, convective, convex, invective, inveigh, transvection, vector, vehicle |
| vellō | vell- | vuls- | vuls- | avulsion, convulse, convulsion, convulsive, revulsion | |
| veniō | ven- | ven- | vent- | come | advene, advent, adventist, adventitious, adventure, avenue, circumvent, circumvention, contravene, contravention, convene, convenience, convenient, convent, conventicle, convention, conventional, covenant, event, eventual, eventuality, inconvenience, inconvenient, intervene, intervention, invent, invention, inventive, inventory, nonintervention, obvention, prevene, prevent, prevention, preventive, provenience, reconvene, venture, venue |
| vereor | ver- | verit- | – | irreverent, revere, reverence, reverend, reverent, reverential | |
| vergō | verg- | – | – | converge, convergence, convergent, diverge, divergence, divergent, vergence | |
| versō | vers- | versav- | versat- | aversation, conversant, conversation, obversant, versant, versatile, versatility | |
| vertō | vert- | vert- | vers- | turn | adversarial, adversary, adverse, adversity, averse, aversion, avert, avertible, controversy, converse, conversion, convert, convertible, diverse, diversion, diversionary, diversity, divert, eversion, evert, extrovert, incontrovertible, introversion, inverse, inversion, invert, invertible, irreversible, nonconvertible, obverse, obversion, obvert, perverse, perversion, perversity, pervert, reversal, reverse, reversible, reversion, revert, subversion, subversive, subvert, transverse, traverse, universal, universe, verse, versicle, version, versus, vertigo |
| videō | vidē- | vid- | vīs- | see | advise, advisor, advisory, envisage, envision, evidence, evident, evidentiary, improvise, interview, invisible, preview, provide, providence, provident, provision, provisional, proviso, purvey, purview, review, supervision, supervisor, survey, video, view, vis-à-vis, visa, visage, visibility, visible, vision, visionary, visor, visual |
| vidō | vid- | vis- | vis- | divide, dividend, divisible, division, divisive, divisor, individual, individuality, indivisible | |
| vincō | vinc- | vic- | vict- | conquer, win | convict, conviction, convince, evict, eviction, evince, invincible, victor, victorious, victory |
| vivō | viv- | vix- | vict- | live | revival, revive, survival, survive, survivor, vivacious, vivacity, vivarium, vivid |
| vocō | voc- | vocav- | vocat- | call | advocacy, advocate, convocation, evocative, evoke, invocation, invoke, provocation, provocative, provoke, revocation, revoke |
| volō | vol- | volav- | volat- | fly | nonvolatile, volatile, volatility |
| volō | vell- | volu- | – | wish | benevolent, involuntary, malevolent, volition, voluntary |
| volvō | volv- | volv- | volūt- | roll | convolute, convolution, convolve, devolve, evolute, evolution, evolve, evolvent, involucrum, involute, involution, involve, revolution, revolve |
| vorō | vor- | vorav- | vorat- | swallow | carnivore, devour, voracious |
| voveō | vov- | vov- | vot- | vow | devotion, votive |
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