Prefixes

Roots

Suffixes/endings

demi-

"half"

cycl

"circle, ring"

-ology

"study of"

proto-

"first"

phon

"sound"

-ist

"one who does"

mega-

"million; large"

chron

"time"

-ism

"praactice of"

ad-

"to"

logo

"word"

-ness

noun

ex-

"out"

mania

"madness"

-ment

noun

hypo-

"under; too little"

lith

"stone"

-tion

noun

hyper-

"excessive"

psyche

"mind"

-al

adjective

inter-

"between"

paleo

"old"

-able

adjective

philo-

"love"

ped

"foot"

-ish

adjective

miso-

"hate"

dent

"tooth"

-ic

adjective

pan-

"all"

luna

"moon"

-ize

verb

counter-

"opposite"

mort

"death"

-ate

verb

pseudo-

"false"

terr

"land"

neo-

"new"

urb

"city"

saur

"lizard"

anthrop

"mankind"

gyn

woman