Root |
Meaning in English |
Origin language |
Etymology (root origin) |
English examples
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i-[1] |
go |
Greek |
ἰέναι (iénai), ἴμμεναι, ἰόν, ἰών (ímmenai, ión, iṓn) |
anion, anionic, cation, cationic, ion, ionic, ionize, polyanion, polycation
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iatr-[2] |
heal |
Greek |
ἰᾶσθαι (iâsthai), ἰατρός (iatrós), ἰατρικός (iatrikós), ἰατρεύειν (iatreúein), ἰατρεία (iatreía), ἴασις, ἴαμα |
iatrogenic, physiatry, podiatrist, podiatry, psychiatrist, psychiatry
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ichthy-[3] |
fish |
Greek |
ἰχθύς, ἰχθύος (ikhthús, ikhthúos) |
ichthyology, Ichthyophaga, ichthyophobia, ichthyoplankton, ichthyosis
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icos-[4] |
twenty |
Greek |
ϝεικοσι, εἴκοσι (eíkosi), εἰκοσάς, εἰκοσάκις "twenty times" |
hemi-icosahedron, icosagon, icosahedron
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icter-[5] |
jaundice |
Greek |
ἴκτερος (íkteros), ἰκτερικός (ikterikós), ἰκτεριάω |
icteric, icterogenic, icterohemorrhagic, icterohepatitis, icteroid, icterus
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id- (ϜΙΔ) |
shape, form, picture |
Greek |
εἶδειν (eîdein), εἶδος (eîdos) |
eidetic, eidolon, eidos, idol, idolater, idolatry, idyll, idyllic, idyllist, pareidolia
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ide-[6] |
idea, thought |
Greek |
ἰδεῖν (ideîn), ἰδέα (idéa) |
ideogram, ideologue, ideology
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idi-[7] |
own, peculiarity |
Greek |
ϝίδιος, ἴδιος (ídios), "private, personal, one's own" |
idiolect, idiom, idiopathic, idiopathy, idiophone, idiosyncrasy, idiosyncratic, idiot, idiotic
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ign- |
fire |
Latin |
ignis |
igneous, ignite, ignition
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ignorare- |
"not to know, to be unacquainted; mistake, misunderstand |
Latin |
ignotus |
ignore, ignorant, ignorance
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imagin- |
copy |
Latin |
imāgō, imāginis |
image, imagine
|
imbr- |
heavy rain |
Latin |
imber, imbris |
ignimbrite, imbrex, imbricate, imbrication, imbriferous
|
in-[8] |
sinew |
Greek |
ἴς, ἰνός (ís, inós), ἰνίον (iníon) |
inion, inotrope, inotropic
|
in- (1), il-, im- |
in, on |
Latin |
in |
illuminate, import, incur, intend, invite
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in- (2), il-, im-, ir- |
not, un- (negation) |
Latin |
in- |
illicit, impossible, inimical, insane, irrational
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inan- |
empty, vain |
Latin |
inanitio "emptiness" and inanitas "worthlessness", from inanire "to empty", from inanis "empty, void, worthless" |
inane, inanition, inanity
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infra- |
below, under |
Latin |
infra |
infrared, infrastructure
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insul- |
island |
Latin |
insula |
insular, insulation
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integr- |
whole, complete |
Latin |
in-, teg- |
integrate, integration, integer, integrational, disintegrate, integral, unintegrated
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inter- |
among, between |
Latin |
inter (preposition) |
intercollegiate, intermission, intersection
|
intra- |
inside , within |
Latin |
intra |
intramural, intravenous
|
iota- |
I, i |
Greek |
iota |
iotacism
|
irasc-, irat- |
be angry |
Latin |
irasci "grow angry", from ira "anger" |
irascible, irate, ire
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irid- |
rainbow |
Latin |
iris |
iridescent
|
is-, iso-[9] |
equal, same |
Greek |
ϝίσϝος (wíswos), ἴσος (ísos) |
isogloss, isograph, isometric, isomorphic, isosceles, isotonic, isotropic
|
-itis
|
inflammation
|
Greek
|
-ῖτις
|
appendicitis, diverticulitis, arthritis, tonsillitis, dermatitis, iritis, carditis, gastritis, colitis, cystitis
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ischi-[10]
|
hip joint
|
Greek
|
ἰσχίον (iskhíon), ἰσχιαδικός (iskhiadikós)
|
ischiadic, ischium, sciatic, sciatica
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iter- |
again |
Latin |
iterum, iterare |
iteration
|
itiner- |
journey |
Latin |
iter, itineris |
itinerary
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