List_of_Greek_and_Latin_roots_in_English_H–O.pdf

List of Greek and Latin roots in English/HOThe following is an alphabetical list of Greek and Latin roots,stems,and prefixes commonly used in theEnglish language from H to O.See also the lists from A to G and from P to Z.Some of those used in medicine and medical technology are not listed here but instead in the entry for Listof medical roots,suffixes and prefixes.Lists of Greek and Latin roots in English beginning with other letters:A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V X ZHRootMeaning inEnglishOriginlanguageEtymology(root origin)English exampleshab-,-hib-,habit-,-hibit-haveLatinhabere tohave,habitushabit,habitareto live(reside)ability,able,debenture,debile,debilitate,debility,debit,debitor,debt,debtor,devoir,disability,disable,disenable,disinhibit,disinhibition,due,duty,enable,enablement,endeavor,exhibit,exhibition,exhibitor,habeas corpus,habendum,habenula,habile,habilitate,hability,habit,habitable,habitance,habitant,habitat,habitation,habitator,habitual,habituate,habituation,habitude,habitudinal,inability,indubitable,inhabile,inhabit,inhabitable,inhabitant,inhabitation,inhibit,inhibition,inhibitory,nonhabitual,prebend,prebendary,prohibit,prohibition,prohibitive,prohibitory,provender,rehabilitant,rehabilitate,rehabilitation,rehabilitative,rehabilitatorhadr-1thickGreek(hadrs)Hadrocodium,Hadromys,hadron,Hadropithecus,hadrosaur,hadrosauridhaem-,hem-2bloodGreek,(hama,hamatos)anaemia,anemia,haematemesis,haematopoiesis,haematuria,haemochromatosis,haemophilia,haemophobia,haemoptysis,haemorrhage,haemorrhoid,haemosiderosis,haemostatic,hematocrit,hematogenesis,hematoma,hematophagous,hematophagy,hematopoiesis,hematopoietic,hematuria,hemocoel,hemocyte,hemoglobin,hemoglobinuria,hemophagy,hemophilia,hemophiliac,hemoptysis,hemorrhage,hemorrhagic,hemorrhea,hemorrhoid,hemorrhoidectomy,hemosiderin,hemosiderosis,hemostat,hemotherapy,hyperaemia,hyperemia,hyphaema,hyphema,methemoglobin,methemoglobinemia,microhematuria,microhemorrhage,polycythaemiahaere-3choose,takeGreek(hairen),(hairesthai),(hairets),(hairetiks),(haresis)aphaeresis,diaeresis,heresiarch,heresy,heretic,plasmapheresis,synaeresis,syneresishal-4saltGreek,(hls,hals),(hlinos)halide,halieutic,halite,halochromic,halochromism,halogen,halomancy,halophile,halophyte,oxohalide,thermohalinehal-,-hel-breatheLatinhalare,halatusanhelation,anhele,anhelous,exhalable,exhalant,exhalation,exhale,halitus,inhalable,inhalant,inhalation,inhalehapl-5simple,singleGreek(haplos),(hplsis),(hplma)haplochromine,haplodiploid,haplodiploidy,haplography,haploid,haplology,haplont,haplontic,haplophase,haplopia,haplosis,haplotypehaur-,haust-drawLatinhaurire,haustusexhaust,exhaustible,exhaustion,exhaustive,hauriant,haurient,haustellate,haustellum,haustorium,haustrum,inexhaustible,nonexhaustiveheb-6youthGreek(hb),(hbtiks),(phbos),(hbn),(hbts)ephebeum,ephebia,ephebiatrics,ephebic,ephebiphobia,ephebophilia,ephebos,hebephilia,hebephobia,hebephrenia,hebetic,hebiatrics,hebophile,hebophiliahed-7()sitGreek,(hdos,hdeos),(hdra),(hzesthai)cathedra,chair,dodecahedron,dodecahemidodecahedron,endohedric,ephedra,exedra,hemipolyhedron,hexahedron,octahedron,pentahedroid,pentahedron,polyhedron,pyritohedron,rhombohedron,sanhedrin,synedrion,tetrahedroid,trapezohedron,trisoctahedronhed-8pleasant,sweetGreek,(hdmenon,hds),(hdon)anhedonia,anhedonic,hedonics,hedonism,hedonist,hedonistic,hedonology,hyphedoniaheg-9leadGreek,(hgesthai),(hgomenos),(hgemn),diegesis,diegetic,eisegesis,exegesis,exegete,exegetic,hegemon,hegemonic,hegemony,hegumen,hypodiegetic,metadiegetic,protohegumenheli-10sunGreek(hlios)aphelion,heliocentric,heliocentrism,heliodor,heliograph,heliolatry,heliomania,heliometer,heliopause,Heliophila,heliophobia,heliophyte,Helios,helioscope,heliosphere,heliostat,heliotherapy,heliotrope,heliotropic,heliotropism,helium,parhelion,perihelionhelic-11somethingtwisted orspiralGreek,(helssein),(hlix,hlikos),(hlixis,hligma),(helikoeids)anthelix,antihelix,helicine,helicograph,helicoid,helicopter,helicospore,helixHell-12Greece,HellasGreek,(Hells,helldos)Helladic,Hellenic,Hellenism,Hellenistichelminth-13wormGreek,(hlmins,hlminthos)anthelmintic,antihelminthic,helminth,helminthic,helminthoidhelot-14enslavedGreek,Helot,helotism,helotryhemer-15dayGreek(hmra)Decameron,ephemeral,ephemeris,ephemeron,ephemerous,hemeralopiahemer-16tameGreek(hmeros),(hmerts)hemeroby,hemerochora,hemerophilehemi-halfGreekanhemitonic,hemiballismus,hemicryptophyte,(hmisus)hemicube,hemicycle,hemidesmosome,hemimelia,hemimetabolic,hemimetabolism,hemimetaboly,hemiparesis,hemiplegia,hemipolyhedron,hemisphere,hemitonichen-oneGreek(hn),(hens,hendos),(hnsis)enosis,enotikon,henad,hendiadys,henotheism,hyphenhendec-17elevenGreek(hndeka)hendecagon,hendecagram,hendecagrammic,hendecane,hendecasyllabic,hendecasyllablehendecahedronhepat-18liverGreek,(hpar,hpatos),(hpatiks)heparin,hepatic,hepatitis,hepatocyte,hepatology,hepatomancy,hepatoscopy,hepatotoxic,hepatotoxin,hepatotropichept-19sevenGreek(hept)heptachord,heptagon,heptagram,heptagraph,heptahedron,heptamer,heptameric