List of Greek and Latin roots in English/C
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All Latin and Greek roots beginning with C
C
Root |
Meaning in English |
Origin language |
Etymology (root origin) |
English examples
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cac-, kak-[1] |
bad |
Greek |
κακός (kakós), κάκιστος (kákistos) |
cachexia, cacistocracy, cacodemon, cacoepy, cacography, cacophobia, cacophobe, cacophobic, cacophonous, cacophony, cacorrhacitis, kakistocracy, kakistocrat
|
cad-, -cid-, cas- |
fall |
Latin |
cadere, casus |
accidence, accident, accidental, cadaver, cadaverine, cadaverous, cadence, cadency, cadent, cadential, cadenza, caducity, caducous, cascade, case, casual, casualty, casuistry, chance, cheat, chute, coincide, coincidence, coincident, coincidental, decadence, decadent, decay, decidua, decidual, deciduate, deciduation, deciduous, demicadence, escheat, escheatable, escheatage, escheatment, escheator, incidence, incident, incidental, nonaccidental, nondeciduous, nonincidental, parachute, postaccident, procidentia, recidivous, semelincident
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caed-, -cid-, caes-, -cis- |
cut, kill |
Latin |
caedere, caesus |
caespitose, caesura, cement, cementation, cementitious, cementum, cespitose, chisel, circumcise, circumcision, concise, concision, decidability, decidable, decide, decision, decisive, deciso, excide, excise, excision, excisional, fungicide germicide, genocide, herbicide homicide, imprecise, imprecision, incise, incision, incisive, incisor, incisory, incisure, indecision, indecisive, occision, pesticide, précis, precise, precision, scissors, semidecidable, succise, succision, suicide
|
cal-, call- |
beautiful |
Greek |
καλός (kalós) "beautiful"; κάλλος (kállos) "beauty", κάλλιστος (kállistos) |
calisthenics, calligraphy, Callista, Callisto, calophyllous, kaleidoscope
|
cal- |
call |
Latin |
calare |
calendar, claim, class, conciliate, conciliatory, council, intercalate, nomenclature
|
cal- |
heat |
Latin |
calere, calor "heat" |
caldarium, caldera, calefacient, calefaction, calefactive, calefactory, calenture, calescent, calid, calor, calore, caloric, calorie, calorifacient, calorific, calorigenic, calorimeter, caudle, cauldron, chafe, chafery, chalder, chaldron, chaud-froid, chauffer, chauffeur, chauffeuse, decalescence, decalescent, nonchalance, nonchalant, recalescence, scald
|
calc- |
calcium, stone |
Latin and Greek |
from Latin calx (genitive calcis) "lime", from Greek χάλιξ (khálix) "pebble", "limestone" |
calcite, calcitrant, calcium, calculate, calculus, chalicothere, chalk, recalcitrant
|
calv-, calum- |
trick, lie, deceive |
Latin |
calumnia "slander, trickery", from calvi "to trick, deceive" |
calumnious, calumny, cavil, challenge
|
calyp-[2] |
cover |
Greek |
καλύπτειν (kalúptein), καλυπτός (kaluptós), κάλυξ, κάλυκος (kálux, kálukos) |
apocalypse, apocalyptic, apocalypticism, calyce, calyptra, Calyptrogyne, calyx, epicalyx, eucalypt, eucalyptus
|
cameria- |
vault |
Latin |
camera |
antechamber, bicameral, camaraderie, camber, camera, chamber, chamberlain, comrade, concamerate, concameration, multicamera, tricameral, unicameral
|
camiso- |
shirt |
Latin |
camisia |
camisade, camisado, Camisard, camisole, chemise
|
camp- |
field |
Latin |
campus "field", "level ground" |
camp, campaign, campesino, campestral, campicolous, campimetry, campo, campsite, campus, champertous, champerty, champignon, champion, decamp, decampment, encamp, encampment
|
can- |
dog |
Latin |
canis |
canaille, canary, canicular, canicule, canid, canine, Canis, Canis Major, postcanine
|
can- |
reed, rod |
Greek |
κάννα (kánna), κανών (kanṓn) |
cane, canister, canon, canonic
|
can-, -cin-, cant-, -cent- |
sing |
Latin |
canere, cantus |
accent, accentual, accentuate, accentuation, canción, canorous, cant, cantabile, cantata, cantation, cantatory, cantatrice, canticle, canticum, cantiga, cantilena, cantillate, cantillation, cantion, canto, cantor, cantus, canzona, canzone, Carmen, chanson, chansonnier, chant, chanteur, chanteuse, chanticleer, charm, concent, descant, discant, discantus, disenchant, disenchantment, disencharm, disincentive, enchant, enchantment, enchantress, incantation, incantational, incentive, plainchant, precentor, recant, recantation, succentor, vaticinate, vaticination, vaticinator
|
cand-, cend- |
glowing, iridescent |
Latin |
candere "to be white or glisten" |
candela, candid, candidate, candle, candor, incandescent, incendiary, incense
|
cap-, -cip-, capt-, -cept- |
hold, take |
Latin |
capere, captus "take or hold" (vowel changes from a to i in compounds) |
capable, capacious, captive, caption, captivate, capture, conception, except, forceps, incipient, intercept, recipient
|
capit-, -cipit- |
head |
Latin |
caput, capitis |
achievable, achieve, achievement, ancipital, ancipitous, biceps, bicipital, cabotage, cad, caddie, cadet, cape, capital, capitular, capitulate, capitulation, captain, chapter, chaptrel, chattel, chef, chief, chieftain, co-captain, co-captaincy, decapitate, decapitation, occipital, occiput, precipitation, precipitous, quadriceps, recap, recapitulate, sincipital, sinciput, sous-chef, subcaptain, triceps, tricipital, unicipital, vice-captain, vice-captaincy
|
capn-[3] |
smoke |
Greek |
καπνός (kapnós), καπνόομαι |
capnogram, capnograph, capnography, capnolagnia, capnomancy, capnometer, capnometry, capnomor, capnophile, hypercapnia, hypocapnia
|
capr- |
goat |
Latin |
caper (genitive capri) "goat", also capreolus "wild goat" |
cab, caper, caprice, Capricorn, caprine
|
caps- |
box, case |
Latin |
capsa |
capsule
|
carbon- |
coal |
Latin |
carbo, carbonis |
bicarbonate, carbon, carbonara, carbonate, carbonation, Carboniferous, carbuncle, radiocarbon
|
carcer- |
jail |
Latin |
carcer, carcerare, cancelli |
chancel, chancellery, chancellor, chancery, incarcerate, incarceration, subchancel
|
carcin- |
cancer (disease) |
Latin from Greek |
Latin from Greek καρκίνος (karkínos) "crab" |
carcinogenic, carcinoma
|
cardi-[4] |
heart |
Greek |
καρδιά (kardiá) |
cardiac, cardialgia, cardiograph, cardioid, cardiologist, cardiology, cardiomegaly, cardiomyopathy, cardioplegia, cardioplegic, cardiospasm, electrocardiogram, electrocardiography, endocardium, epicardium, hemicardia, myocardium, neurocardiology, pericardium
|
cardin- |
hinge |
Latin |
cardo, cardinis |
cardinal, cardinality, kern
|
carn- |
flesh |
Latin |
caro, carnis |
carnage, carnal, carnality, carnary, carnate, carnation, carneous, carnival, carnivore, carnose, carnosity, carrion, caruncle, carunculate, charcuterie, charnel, discarnate, incarnadine, incarnate, incarnation, reincarnate, reincarnation
|
carp-[5] |
fruit |
Greek |
καρπός (karpós) |
acarpous, acrocarpous, amphicarpous, angiocarpous, anisocarpic, Carpo, carpogonium, carpology, carpophagous, carpophore, carpospore, cystocarp, dipterocarp, endocarp, epicarp, exocarp, Karpos, mericarp, mesocarp, monocarpic, pericarp, polycarpic, procarp, pseudocarp
|
carp-[6] |
wrist |
Greek |
καρπός (karpós) |
carpal, carpal tunnel syndrome, carpus, metacarpus
|
cast- |
pure, cut |
Latin |
castrare and castus, from kes- (to cut) |
caste, castigate, castrate, chaste, chastity, incest
|
cata-, cat- |
down, against, back |
Greek |
κατά (katá) "down, against, back" |
catabolic, catacomb, catalyst, catarrhine, catastrophe, catatonia, cathode, cation
|
caten- |
chain |
Latin |
catena |
catenary, concatenation
|
cathar-[7] |
pure |
Greek |
καθαρός (katharós) |
catharsis, cathartic
|
caud- |
tail |
Latin |
cauda |
caudal, coda
|
caus-, -cus- |
cause or motive |
Latin |
causa |
accuse, because, causal, causative, cause, excuse
|
caust-, caut- |
burn |
Greek |
καίειν (kaíein), καυστός, καυτός (kaustós, kautós), καυστικός (kaustikós), καῦσις (kaûsis), καῦμα (kaûma) |
calm, catacaustic, causalgia, causalgic, caustic, cauter, cauterize, cautery, diacaustic, encaustic, holocaust, hypocaust
|
cav- |
hollow |
Latin |
cavus |
cave, cavity, excavation, cavern, cavernous, concave
|
ced-, cess- |
move, yield, go, surrender |
Latin |
cedere, cessus |
accede, cede, concede, precede, procedure, proceed, procession, recede, secede, succeed, success
|
cel- |
hide |
Latin |
celare "to hide" |
ceiling, clandestine, conceal, occult
|
celer- |
quick |
Latin |
celer, celerare |
acceleration, celerity
|
cen-, caen-[8] |
new |
Greek |
καινός (kainós) |
caenogastropod, caenogenesis, Cenozoic
|
cen- |
empty |
Greek |
κενός (kenós) |
cenotaph, kenosis
|
cen-, coen-[9] |
common |
Greek |
κοινός (koinós) |
cenobite, coenesthesia, coenocyte, epicene, epicœne, koinonos, koinophilia
|
cens- |
to assess |
Latin |
censere |
censure, census
|
cent- |
hundred |
Latin |
centum |
cent, centennial, centurion, percent, century
|
centen- |
hundred each |
Latin |
centeni |
centenarian, centenary
|
centesim- |
hundredth |
Latin |
centesimus |
centesimal, centesimation
|
centr- |
center |
Greek |
κεντεῖν, κέντησις, κέντρον (kéntron) "needle", "spur", κεντρικός, κεντρισμός |
acentric, acrocentric, amniocentesis, anthropocentric, anthropocentrism, barycenter, biocentric, biocentrism, centaur, centauromachy, centesis, centre, centric, centrism, centrist, centroid, centromere, centromeric, centrosphere, centrosymmetric, centrosymmetry, centrum, eccentric, eccentrism, eccentrist, ecocentric, ecocentrism, ecocentrist, egocentric, egocentrism, enterocentesis, epicentre, holocentric, metacentric, monocentric, neocentromere, orthocenter, orthocentric, paracentesis, pericardiocentesis, technocentric, technocentrism, telocentric, thoracentesis, thoracocentesis
|
centri- |
center |
Latin |
centrum |
central, center, concentrate, concentric, centrifugal, centripetal
|
cephal- |
head |
Greek |
κεφαλή (kephalḗ) |
acephalic, acephaly, anencephaly, autocephaly, brachiocephalic, brachycephalic, cephalic, cephalomancy, cephalometry, cephalon, cephalopagus, cephalopod, diencephalon, dolichocephalic, encephalitis, encephalogram, encephalopathy, holoprosencephaly, hydrocephalus, macrocephaly, mesaticephalic, mesencephalic, mesocephalic, metencephalon, microcephaly, myelencephalon, neencephalon, paleencephalon, prosencephalon, rhombencephalon, rhombencephalosynapsis, syncephalus, telencephalon
|
ceram- |
clay |
Greek |
κέραμος (kéramos) |
ceramic
|
cerat- |
horn |
Greek |
κέρας (kéras), κέρατος (kératos) |
keratin, triceratops
|
cern-, cer- |
sift |
Latin |
cernere "to sift, separate" |
ascertain, certain, concern, concert, decree, discern, excrement, secern, secret
|
cervic- |
relating to the neck, relating to the cervix |
Latin |
cervix, cervicis "neck" |
cervix, cervical
|
ceter- |
other |
Latin |
ceterus |
et cetera
|
chaet-[10] |
hair, bristle, or seta |
Greek |
χαίτη (khaítē) "long hair" |
chaetophobia, chaetophorous, Chaetomium, Chaetomorpha, Oligochaeta, Polychaeta, polychaete, spirochaete, spirochete
|
chir-[11] |
of the hand or hands |
Greek |
χείρ (kheír) "hand" |
chiral, chiropractic, chiroptera, chirurgy, enchiridion, Haplocheirus
|
chelon- |
relating to a turtle |
Greek |
χελώνη (khelṓnē) "tortoise" |
Archelon, chelonia
|
chlor-[12] |
green |
Greek |
χλωρός (khlōrós) |
chloranthy, chlorine, chlorophobia, chlorophyll, chloroplast, pyrochlore
|
chondr- |
cartilage |
Greek |
χόνδρος (khóndros) |
hypochondriasis, osteochondritis
|
chore- |
relating to dance |
Greek |
χορεία (khoreía) "dancing in unison" from χορός (khorós) "chorus" |
chorea, choree, choreia, choreography, chorus, hemichorea
|
chord-[13] |
cord |
Latin and Greek |
chorda "rope" from χορδή (khordḗ) |
chordata, cord, hexachord, monochord, polychord, tetrachord
|
chres- |
use |
Greek |
χράω, χρῆσθαι (khrêsthai), χρηστός (khrēstós), χρήστης, χρῆσις (khrêsis), χρήσιμος |
chresard, chresonym, chrestomathic, chrestomathy, heterochresonym, heterochresonymy, orthochresonym, orthochresonymy
|
chro-, chrom- |
color |
Greek |
χρῶμα (khrôma) |
achromat, achromatic, achromatism, achromatopsia, achromatopsic, amphichroic, apochromat, auxochrome, chroma, chromatic, chromatid, chromatophore, chrome, chromium, chromogen, chromolithography, chromophobia, chromophore, chromosome, dichroic, dichroism, dichromatic, heliochrome, heterochromatic, heterochromatin, microchromosome, monochromatic, monochrome, photochromism, pleochroism, polychromatic, polychrome, trichroism, trichromatic, trichromic
|
chron-[14] |
time |
Greek |
χρόνος (khrónos) |
anachronism, asynchronous, biochronology, chronaxie, chronic, chronicle, chronogram, chronograph, chronology, chronometer, chronometry, chronophobia, chronophotography, chronostasis, geochronology, heterochrony, hydrochronometer, isochron, protochronism, synchronic, synchronism, synchronize, synchronous, tautochrone
|
chrys-[15] |
gold |
Greek |
χρυσός (khrusós), χρύσεος "golden" |
chrysalis, chryselephantine, chrysolite, chrysophobia, chrysoprase
|
cili- |
eyelash |
Latin |
cilium |
cilia, supercilious
|
ciner- |
ash |
Latin |
cinis, cineris |
incineration
|
cing-, cinct- |
gird |
Latin |
cingere, cinctus |
succinct
|
circ- |
circle, ring |
Latin |
circulus, circus |
circle, circular, circulate, circus
|
circum- |
around |
Latin |
circum |
circumcise, circumference, circumlocution, circumnavigate, circumscribe
|
cirr-[16] |
orange |
Greek |
κιρρός (kirrhós) |
cirrhosis
|
cirr- |
curl, tentacle |
Latin |
cirrus |
cirrus
|
cis- |
on this side of, on the side nearer to the speaker (as opposed to trans-) |
Latin |
cis |
cisalpine, cisandine, cisatlantic, cisgangetic, cisgender, cisjurane, cisleithan, cislunar, cismontane, cispadane, cispontine, cisrhenane
|
cit- |
call, start |
Latin |
citare, frequentative of ciere |
citation, cite, excite, incite, solicit, solicitous
|
civ- |
citizen |
Latin |
civis |
civic, civil, civilian, civility, civilization
|
clad-[17] |
branch |
Greek |
κλάδος (kládos) |
clade, cladistics, cladogenesis, cladogram, heterocladic
|
clam- |
cry out |
Latin |
clamare |
acclaim, claim, clamor, exclamation, proclamation, reclamation
|
clar- |
clear |
Latin |
clarus, clarare |
clarity, clear, declaration
|
clast- |
broken |
Greek |
κλᾶν, κλαστός (klastós), κλάσις, κλάσμα |
anorthoclase, antanaclasis, clastic, iconoclast, orthoclase, osteoclast, plagioclase, pyroclastic, synclastic
|
claud-, -clud-, claus-, -clus- |
close, shut |
Latin |
claudere, clausus |
clause, claustrophobia, conclude, exclude, exclusive, include, occlusion, occult, recluse, seclude
|
clav- |
key |
Greek |
κλείς (kleís) "key" from κλείειν, (kleíein) "to close" |
clavichord, clavicle, conclave
|
cleist- |
closed |
Greek |
κλείειν, κλειστός (kleistós), κλεῖσμα |
cleistogamy, cleistothecium, enterocleisis, kleisma
|
cleithr- |
bar, key |
Greek |
κλεῖθρον (kleîthron) |
Clathrus, cleithrophobia, cleithrum
|
cle-[18] |
call |
Greek |
ἐκκλησίᾱ, κλῆσις, κλητός (ekklēsíā, klêsis, klētós) |
ecclesia, Ecclesiastes, ecclesiastic, ecclesiology, ecclesiophobia, epiclesis, paraclete
|
clin- |
bed |
Greek |
κλίνη (klínē) |
clinic
|
clin- |
lean, recline |
Latin |
-clinare |
decline, declination, incline, inclination, recline
|
cochl-[19] |
snail, spiral shell |
Greek |
κόχλος (kókhlos) |
cochlea
|
coel- |
hollow |
Greek |
κοῖλος (koîlos) |
blastocoel, coelom, coelomate, coelomic, enterocoely, pseudocoelomate, sarcocele, schizocoelomate, schizocoely, spongocoel
|
col- |
strain |
Latin |
colare, cōlum |
colander, coulee, coulis, coulisse, couloir, cullender, cullis, percolate, percolation, percolator, piña colada, portcullis
|
col-, cult- |
cultivate, till, inhabit |
Latin |
colere, cultus |
acculturate, acculturation, agriculture, apiculture, bicultural, colonial, colony, countercultural, counterculture, cult, cultivable, cultivate, cultivation, cultivator, cultural, culturati, culture, deculturate, deculturation, incult, inculturation, inquiline, inquilinity, inquilinous, intercultural, multicultural, postcolonial, precolonial, subcultural, subculture
|
coll- |
hill |
Latin |
collis |
colliculus
|
coll- |
neck |
Latin |
collum |
accolade, col, collar, decollate, decollation, décolletage, encollar
|
color- |
color |
Latin |
color |
bicolor, Colorado, coloration, coloratura, concolorous, decolor, discolor, discoloration, encolor, multicolor, quadricolor, recolor, tricolor, unicolor, versicolor
|
com- |
friendly, kind |
Latin |
cōmis "courteous, kind" |
comity
|
con-, co-, col-, com-, cor-[20] |
with, together |
Latin |
cum |
coagulate, collide, compress, connect, connote, contain, contribute, consult, constitution, corrode, quondam
|
con-[21] |
cone |
Greek |
κῶνος (kônos), κωνικός (kōnikós) |
conic, conical, conicoid, conodont, conoid, conoscope, orthocone, orthoconic, polyconic
|
condi- |
season |
Latin |
condire |
condiment
|
contra- |
against |
Latin |
contra |
contraband, contraception, contradict, contraindicate, contrast, contravene
|
copi- |
plenty |
Latin |
copia |
copious, copy, cornucopia
|
copr-[22] |
dung |
Greek |
κόπρος (kópros) |
copremia, coprographia, coprolagnia, coprolalia, coprolite, coprolith, coprology, coprophagia, coprophagy, coprophilia, copropraxia, encopresis, encopretic
|
copul- |
bond |
Latin |
copula "that which binds" |
copula, copulation, couple
|
cor-, cord- |
heart |
Latin |
cor, cordis |
accord, accordance, accordant, accordatura, concord, concordance, concordant, concordat, corcle, cordate, cordial, cordiality, cordiform, core, courage, courageous, discord, discordance, discordant, discourage, discouragement, encourage, encouragement, misericord, nonaccordant, obcordate, record, scordatura
|
corac-[23] |
raven |
Greek |
κόραξ, κόρακος (kórax, kórakos) |
coracoid
|
cori- |
hide, leather |
Latin |
corium, corii |
coriaceous, corious, corium, cuirass, cuirassier, cuirie, excoriate, excoriation
|
corn- |
horn |
Latin |
cornū |
bicorn, bicorne, Capricorn, cornea, corneal, corneous, corner, cornicle, corniculate, corniferous, cornification, corniform, cornucopia, quadricorn, quadricornous, tricorn, tricorne, tricornigerous, tricornute, unicorn, unicornous
|
coron- |
crown |
Latin |
corona, coronare |
corona, coronation, coronavirus, coroner, coronet, coroniform, Coronilla, crown, incoronate
|
corpor- |
body |
Latin |
corpus, corporis |
accorporate, bicorporal, concorporate, concorporation, corporal, corporality, corporate, corporation, corporative, corporature, corporeal, corporeality, corporeity, corps, corpse, corpulence, corpulent, corpus, corpuscle, corpuscular, disincorporate, disincorporation, extracorporeal, incorporal, incorporality, incorporate, incorporation, incorporeal, incorporeality, incorporeity, tricorporal
|
cortic- |
bark |
Latin |
cortex, corticis |
cortex, cortical, corticate, corticiform, corticifugal, corticipetal, decorticate, decortication, decorticator
|
cosm-[24] |
universe |
Greek |
κόσμος (kósmos) |
cosmic, cosmogeny, cosmogony, cosmology, cosmonaut, cosmopolitan, cosmopolite, cosmos, microcosm
|
cosmet- |
the art of dress and ornament |
Greek |
κοσμεῖν (kosmeîn), κοσμητική (kosmētikḗ) from κόσμος (kósmos) |
cosmesis, cosmetics, cosmetologist, cosmetology
|
cost- |
rib |
Latin |
costa |
accost, bicostate, coast, coastal, costa, costal, costate, curvicostate, entrecôte, infracostal, intercostal, intracoastal, multicostate, quadricostate, supracostal, tricostate, unicostate
|
cotyl-[25] |
cup |
Greek |
κοτύλη (kotúlē) |
cotyledon, dicotyledon, dicotyledonous, eudicotyledon, monocotyledon, monocotyledonous, tricotyledonous
|
-cracy, -crat |
government, rule, authority |
Greek |
κράτος (krátos), κρατία (kratía) |
acrasia, akrasia, akratic, anocracy, aristocracy, autocracy, autocrat, autocratic, bureaucracy, democracy, democratic, pancratium, plutocracy, technocracy, technocrat, theocracy
|
crani-[26] |
skull |
Greek |
κρανίον (kraníon) |
craniologist, craniometry, craniosynostosis, cranium, hemicrania, megrim, migraine
|
crass- |
thick |
Latin |
crassus |
crass, crassitude, crassulaceous
|
crea- |
make |
Latin |
creare, creatus |
creation, creative, creator, creature, creole, procreation, recreation
|
cred- |
believe, trust |
Latin |
credere, creditus |
accreditation, credence, credentials, credibility, credible, credit, creditor, credo, credulity, credulous, creed, discredit, incredible, incredulous, miscreant, recreant
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crepid-[27] |
boot, shoe |
Greek |
κρηπίς, κρηπίδος (krēpís, krēpídos), κρηπίδιον, κρηπίδωμα |
crepidoma
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cresc- |
grow, rise |
Latin |
crescere |
accresce, accrescence, accrescent, accrete, accretion, accrue, concrete, crescendo, crescent, crew, decrease, increase, recruit, recruitment, surcrew
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cribr- |
sieve |
Latin |
cribrum, cribrare |
cribble, cribellate, cribellum, cribrate, cribriform, garble
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cric-[28] |
ring |
Greek |
κρίκος (kríkos), κρικοειδής (krikoeidḗs) |
cricoid, cricoidectomy, Cricosaurus, cricothyroid, cricothyrotomy, cricotomy
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crisp- |
curled |
Latin |
crispus |
crape, crepe, crêpe, crisp, crispate, crispation
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crist- |
crest |
Latin |
crista |
crease, crest, cristate
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crit-, crisi-[29] |
judge, separate |
Greek |
κρίνειν (krínein), κρίσις (krísis), κρίμα (kríma) |
apocrine, crisis, criterion, critic, critical, criticaster, criticise, criticism, critique, diacritic, eccrine, eccrinology, eccrisis, eccritic, endocrine, endocrinology, exocrine, heterocrine, holocrine, hypercriticism, hypocrisy, hypocrite, kritarchy, Kritosaurus, merocrine, syncrisis
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cross-[30] |
fringe, tassel |
Greek |
κροσσός (krossós) |
crossopterygii
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cruc- |
cross |
Latin |
crux, crucis |
cross, crucial, cruciate, crucifer, cruciferous, crucifix, crucifixion, cruciform, crucify, crucigerous, cruise, crusade, cruzeiro, discruciate, excruciate, intercross, recross
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crur- |
leg, shank |
Latin |
crus, cruris |
bicrural, crural, crus, equicrural
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cry- |
cold |
Greek |
κρύος (krúos) |
cryoablation, cryo-adsorption, cryobacterium, cryobiology, cryobot, cryochemistry, cryoelectronics, cryogenics, cryomicroscopy, cryoneurolysis, cryonics, cryopreservation, cryoprotectant, cryosphere, cryosurgery, cryotherapy, cryovolcano
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-cry |
wail, shriek |
Latin |
critare, from quiritare |
cry, decry, descry
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crypt-[31] |
hide, hidden |
Greek |
κρύπτειν (krúptein) "to hide", κρυπτός (kruptós) |
apocrypha, apocryphal, archaeocryptography, crypt, cryptanalysis, crypteia, cryptic, cryptobiosis, cryptobiotic, cryptochrome, cryptogam, cryptogenic, cryptography, cryptology, cryptomonad, cryptophyte, cryptosystem, grot, grotesque, grotto
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cten-[32] |
comb |
Greek |
κτείς, κτενός (kteís, ktenós) |
ctenidium, ctenoid, ctenophore
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cub-[33] |
cube |
Greek |
κύβος (kúbos) |
cubic, cuboctahedron, cuboid, hemicube, hypercube
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cub- |
lie |
Latin |
cubare |
incubation, succuba
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culin- |
kitchen |
Latin |
culīna |
culinarian, culinary, kiln
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culp- |
blame, fault |
Latin |
culpa |
culpability, culpable, culprit, exculpate, exculpatory, inculpable, inculpate, inculpatory, mea culpa
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cune- |
wedge |
Latin |
cuneus |
coign, coigne, coin, cuneate, cuneiform, cuneus, encoignure, obcuneate, precuneus, quoin, sconcheon, scuncheon
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cur- |
care for |
Latin |
cūra, curare |
accuracy, accurate, assecure, assurance, assure, curability, curable, curacy, curate, curative, curator, cure, curettage, curette, curio, curiosity, curious, ensure, inaccuracy, inaccurate, incurable, insecure, insecurity, insurability, insurable, insurance, insure, manicure, pedicure, pococurante, proctor, proctour, proctorage, proctorial, procurable, procuracy, procuration, procurator, procure, procurement, proxy, reassurance, reassure, reinsurance, reinsure, scour, scourage, secure, security, sinecural, sinecure, sure, surety
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curr-, curs- |
run, course |
Latin |
currere, cursus |
concur, concurrent, corridor, courier, course, currency, current, cursive, cursor, cursory, discourse, excursion, incur, occur, recur, recursion, recursive, succor
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curv- |
bent |
Latin |
curvus "crooked, curved", from curvare "to bend" |
cavort, curb, curvaceous, curvate, curvation, curvature, curve, curviform, curvilinear, curvity, incurvate, incurvature, incurve, recurvate, recurve, recurvous
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cuspid- |
lance, point |
Latin |
cuspis, cuspidis |
bicuspid, bicuspidate, cusp, quadricuspid, tricuspid
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cut- |
hide, skin |
Latin |
cutis |
cutaneous, cuticle, cuticolor, cuticular, cutin, cutis, cutisector, intracutaneous, subcutaneous
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cyan-[34] |
blue |
Greek |
κυανός (kuanós) |
anthocyanin, cyanic, cyanide, cyanogen, cyanophobia, cyanophore, cyanosis, cyanotic, isocyanic
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cycl-[35] |
circle |
Greek |
κύκλος (kúklos), κυκλικός (kuklikós) |
acyclic, anticyclone, anticyclonic, bicycle, cycle, cyclic, cyclide, cycloid, cyclone, cyclops, cyclosis, cyclotomic, dicyclic, eccyclema, epicycle, epicycloid, hemicycle, hemicyclium, heterocyclic, homocyclic, hypercycle, hypocycloid, isocyclic, mesocyclone, monocyclic, polycyclic, pseudocyclosis, tetracyclic, tricycle, tricyclic, unicycle
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cylind-[36] |
roll |
Greek |
κυλίνδειν (kulíndein), κύλινδρος (kúlindros) |
cylinder, cylindric, cylindroid, cylindroma, pseudocylindric
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cyn-[37] |
dog |
Greek |
κύων, κυνός (kúōn, kunós) |
cynic, cynicism, cynodont, cynology, cynophagy, cynophilia, cynophobia, Cynosaurus, cynosure, eucynodont
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cyst-[38] |
capsule |
Greek |
κύστις (kústis) |
cysteine, cystic, cysticercus, cystine, cystolith, cystoma, oocyst, polycystic
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cyt-[39] |
cell |
Greek |
κύτος (kútos) |
astrocyte, cnidocyte, cytapheresis, cytaster, cytokine, cytokinesis, cytokinin, cytology, cytoplasm, cytostasis, cytostatic, exocytosis, gonocyte, hypercytosis, leukocyte, leukocytosis, monocyte, monocytopoiesis, pancytopenia, phagocytosis, polycythaemia, polycythemia, syncytium
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