ListofGreekandLatinrootsinEnglish/A–GThefollowingisanalphabeticallistofGreekandLatinroots,stems,andprefixescommonlyusedintheEnglishlanguagefromAtoG.SeealsothelistsfromHtoOandfromPtoZ.SomeofthoseusedinmedicineandmedicaltechnologyarenotlistedherebutinsteadintheentryforListofmedicalroots,suffixesandprefixes.ListsofGreekandLatinrootsinEnglishbeginningwithotherletters:A·B·C·D·E·F·G·H·I·J·K·L·M·N·O·P·Q·R·S·T·U·V·X·ZARootMeaninginEnglishOriginlanguageEtymology(rootorigin)Englishexamplesab-,a-,abs-,au-[1]awayfrom,down,offLatinababdication,abduction,aberrant,abnormal,abrasion,absent,absorb,abstain,abstemious,abstraction,aversion,avulsionabac-[2]slabGreekἄβαξ,ἄβακος(ábax,ábakos),ἀβακίσκος(abakískos)abaciscus,abacus,abaxac-,acm-,acr-[3]pointGreekἀκή(akḗ),ἀκίς,ἀκίδος(akís,akídos),ἀκόνη(akónē),ἄκρος(ákros),ἄκρον(ákron),ἄκραacidanthera,acme,acmeism,acmesthesia,acmic,acneac-,ace-[4]cureGreekἀκεῖσθαι(akeîsthai),ἀκή(akḗ),ἄκος,ἄκεος(ákos,ákeos)aceology,autacoid,panaceaacadem-AkademosGreekἈκάδημος(Akádēmos)academe,academia,academic,academyacanth-thornGreekἀκή,ἄκανθα(ákantha)Acanthaster,acanthion,acanthite,Acanthocephala,acanthocephaliasis,acanthocyte,Acanthomintha,Acanthosaura,Acanthus,Metriacanthosaurus,neuroacanthocytosisacar-[5]miteGreekἀκαρί(akarí)acariasis,acarid,acariphagous,acaroid,acarology,acarophobia,acarusaccipitr-hawkLatinaccipiterAccipiter,accipitrineacer-,acri-bitter,sharp,sourLatinācer,ācris,acerbus,acereacerbic,acrid,acrimonious,acrimony,exacerbateacet-sour,vinegarLatinacētumacetabulum,acetate,acetic,acetone,acetum,triacetateacid-acidic,sourLatinacidusacidiferous,acidity,acidosis,acidulation,acidulousacr-height,summit,tip,topGreekἀκή(akḗ),ἄκρος(ákros)"high","extreme",ἄκρον(ákron)acrobat,acrobatics,acrochordon,acromegalia,acromegaly,acromion,acronym,acrophobia,acropolis,acrostic,acroterion,acrotomophiliaactin-[6]bea...
