Với việc nắm được nghĩa của các gốc từ này chúng ta có thê suy đoán được nghĩa của các từ vựng mà chúng ta chưa biết.(Phần trong ngoặc đơn ghi chú về nguồn gốc của từ và giải nghĩa)

aero-, aer-, aeri- (Greek: air, mist, wind).

aesth-, esth-, aesthe-, esthe-, aesthesio-, esthesio-, -aesthesia, -esthesia, -aesthetic, -

esthetic, -aesthetical, -esthetical, -aesthetically, -esthetically (Greek: feeling, sensation,

perception).

ampho-, amph-, amphi- (Greek: around, about, both, on both sides of, both kinds).

anti-, ant- (Greek: against, opposed to, preventive; used as a prefix).

astro-, astra-, astr- (Greek: star, star shaped; also pertaining to outer space).

auto-, aut- (Greek: self; directed from within).

bi-, bin-, bino-, bis- (Latin: two, twice, double, twofold; a number used as a prefix).

biblio-, bibli-, bibl- (Greek: book).

bio-, bi-, -bia, -bial, -bian, -bion, -biont, -bius, -biosis, -bium, -biotic, -biotical, -biotic (Greek:life).

cardio-, cardi-, card- (Greek: heart, pertaining to the heart).

chromato-, chromat-, chromo-, chrom-, chro-, -chrome, -chromasia, -chromia, -chromatism, -chromatic, -chromatically, -chromy (Greek: color).

chrono-, chron- (Greek: time).

cine-, cinem-, cinema-, cinemat-, cinemato-, -cinesia, -cinesis, -cinetic, -cinesias, -cineses, -cinetical, -cinetically (Greek: move, movement, set in motion).

-crat, -cracy, -cratic, -cratism, -cratically, -cracies (Greek: a suffix; govern, rule; strength,power).

dactylo-, dactyl-, dactylio-, -dactyl, -dactyla, -dactylia, -dactylic, -dactylism, -dactyloid, -dactylous, -dactyly (Greek: finger, toe).

deca- [DEK uh], dec-, deka-, dek- (Greek: ten; a decimal prefix used in the international metric system for measurements).

demo-, dem-, demio-, -demic, -deme, -demically (Greek: people).

dermo-, derm-, derma-, dermato-, dermat-, -derm, -derma, -dermatic, -dermatous, -dermis, -dermal, -dermic, -dermoid, -dermatoid (Greek: skin).

dyna-, dyn-, dynamo-, -dyne, -dynamia, -dynamic (Greek: power, strength, force, mightiness).

dys- (Greek: bad, harsh, wrong; ill; hard to, difficult at; slow of; disordered; used as a prefix).

eco-, oeco-, oec-, oiko-, oik- (Greek: house, household affairs [environment, habitat], home,dwelling; used in one extensive sense as, “environment”).

endo-, end- [before vowels or “h”] (Greek: within, inside, into, in, on, inner; used as a prefix).

epi-, ep- [before vowels or “h”] (Greek: above, over, on, upon; besides; in addition to; toward;among; used as a prefix).

ergo-, erg- (Greek: work). Also: urg-, [erg-], -urgy, -urgia, -urgical, -urgically, -urgist, -urge(Greek: work).

etym- (Greek: truth, true meaning, real [the root meaning, true meaning or literal meaning of aword]).

eu- (Greek: good, well, normal; happy, pleasing; used as a prefix).

ex- (e-, ef-). (Latin: [out of, from]; [upward]; [completely, entirely]; [to remove from, deprive of];[without]; [former]; used as a prefix). Also: ex-, ec-, e- (Greek: out of, out, outside; away from;used as a prefix).

geo-, ge- (Greek: earth, world).

glotto-, glot-, -glott (Greek: tongue; by extension, “speech, language”). Also: glosso-, gloss-(Greek: tongue; language, speech).

grapho-, graph-, -graph, -graphy, -grapher, -graphia (Greek: to scratch; write, record, draw,describe).

gymno-, gymn- (Greek: naked, uncovered; unclad).

gyno-, gyn-, gynaeco-, gyneco-, gyne-, -gynia, -gynic, gynec-, -gynist, -gynous, -gyny (Greek: woman, female).

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