List of Greek and Latin roots in English/H
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Root | Meaning in English | Origin language | Etymology (root origin) | English examples |
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hab-, -hib-, habit-, -hibit- | have | Latin | habere "to have", habitus "habit", habitare "to 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, rehabilitator |
hadr-[1] | thick | Greek | ἁδρός (hadrós) | Hadrocodium, Hadromys, hadron, Hadropithecus, hadrosaur, hadrosaurid |
haem-, hem-[2] | blood | Greek | αἷμα, αἵματος (haîma, haímatos) | 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, polycythaemia |
haere-[3] | choose, take | Greek | αἱρεῖν (haireîn), αἱρεῖσθαι (haireîsthai), αἱρετός (hairetós), αἱρετικός (hairetikós), αἵρεσις (haíresis) | aphaeresis, diaeresis, heresiarch, heresy, heretic, plasmapheresis, synaeresis, syneresis |
hal-[4] | salt | Greek | ἅλς, ἁλός (háls, halós), ἅλινος (hálinos) | halide, halieutic, halite, halochromic, halochromism, halogen, halomancy, halophile, halophyte, oxohalide, thermohaline |
hal-, -hel- | breathe | Latin | halare, halatus | anhelation, anhele, anhelous, exhalable, exhalant, exhalation, exhale, halitus, inhalable, inhalant, inhalation, inhale |
hapl-[5] | simple, single | Greek | ἁπλοῦς (haploûs), ἅπλωσις (háplōsis), ἅπλωμα (háplōma) | haplochromine, haplodiploid, haplodiploidy, haplography, haploid, haplology, haplont, haplontic, haplophase, haplopia, haplosis, haplotype |
haur-, haust- | draw | Latin | haurire, haustus | exhaust, exhaustible, exhaustion, exhaustive, hauriant, haurient, haustellate, haustellum, haustorium, haustrum, inexhaustible, nonexhaustive |
heb- [6] | youth | Greek | ἥβη (hḗbē), ἡβητικός (hēbētikós), ἔφηβος (éphēbos), ἡβᾶν (hēbân), ἡβάσκω, ἡβητής (hēbētḗs) | ephebeum, ephebia, ephebiatrics, ephebic, ephebiphobia, ephebophilia, ephebos, hebephilia, hebephobia, hebephrenia, hebetic, hebiatrics, hebophile, hebophilia |
hed-[7] (ΕΔ) | sit | Greek | ἕδος, ἕδεος (hédos, hédeos), ἕδρα (hédra), ἕζεσθαι (hézesthai) | cathedra, chair, dodecahedron, dodecahemidodecahedron, endohedric, ephedra, exedra, hemipolyhedron, hexahedron, octahedron, pentahedroid, pentahedron, polyhedron, pyritohedron, rhombohedron, sanhedrin, synedrion, tetrahedroid, trapezohedron, trisoctahedron |
hed-[8] | pleasant, sweet | Greek | ἥδεσθαι, ἡδόμενον, ἡδύς (hēdómenon, hēdús), ἡδύτης, σϝηδύς, ἡδονή (hēdonḗ) | anhedonia, anhedonic, hedonics, hedonism, hedonist, hedonistic, hedonology, hyphedonia |
heg-[9] | lead | Greek | ἄγω, ἡγεῖσθαι (hēgeîsthai), ἡγούμενος (hēgoúmenos), ἡγεμών (hēgemṓn), ἡγεμονία, ἡγεμονικός | diegesis, diegetic, eisegesis, exegesis, exegete, exegetic, hegemon, hegemonic, hegemony, hegumen, hypodiegetic, metadiegetic, protohegumen |
heli-[10] | sun | Greek | ἥλιος (hḗlios) | aphelion, heliocentric, heliocentrism, heliodor, heliograph, heliolatry, heliomania, heliometer, heliopause, Heliophila, heliophobia, heliophyte, Helios, helioscope, heliosphere, heliostat, heliotherapy, heliotrope, heliotropic, heliotropism, helium, parhelion, perihelion |
helic-[11] | something twisted or spiral | Greek | ϝελίσσω, ἑλίσσειν (helíssein), ἕλιξ, ἕλικος (hélix, hélikos), ἕλιξις, ἕλιγμα (hélixis, héligma), (helikoeidḗs) | anthelix, antihelix, helicine, helicograph, helicoid, helicopter, helicospore, helix |
Hell-[12] | Greece, Hellas | Greek | Ἑλλάς, ἑλλάδος (Hellás, helládos) | Helladic, Hellenic, Hellenism, Hellenistic |
helminth-[13] | worm | Greek | ἕλμινς, ἕλμινθος (hélmins, hélminthos) | anthelmintic, antihelminthic, helminth, helminthic, helminthoid |
helot-[14] | enslaved | Greek | Εἵλως, Εἵλωτος, Εἱλώτης | Helot, helotism, helotry |
hemer-[15] | day | Greek | ἡμέρα (hēméra) | Decameron, ephemeral, ephemeris, ephemeron, ephemerous, hemeralopia |
hemer-[16] | tame | Greek | ἥμερος (hḗmeros), ἡμερότης (hēmerótēs) | hemeroby, hemerochora, hemerophile |
hemi- | half | Greek | ἥμισυς (hḗmisus) | anhemitonic, hemiballismus, hemicryptophyte, hemicube, hemicycle, hemidesmosome, hemimelia, hemimetabolic, hemimetabolism, hemimetaboly, hemiparesis, hemiplegia, hemipolyhedron, hemisphere, hemitonic |
hen- | one | Greek | ἕν (hén), ἑνάς, ἑνάδος (henás, henádos), ἕνωσις (hénōsis) | enosis, enotikon, henad, hendiadys, henotheism, hyphen |
hendec-[17] | eleven | Greek | ἕνδεκα (héndeka) | hendecagon, hendecagram, hendecagrammic, hendecane, hendecasyllabic, hendecasyllable hendecahedron |
hepat-[18] | liver | Greek | ἧπαρ, ἥπατος (hêpar, hḗpatos), ἡπατικός (hēpatikós) | heparin, hepatic, hepatitis, hepatocyte, hepatology, hepatomancy, hepatoscopy, hepatotoxic, hepatotoxin, hepatotropic |
hept-[19] | seven | Greek | ἑπτά (heptá) | heptachord, heptagon, heptagram, heptagraph, heptahedron, heptamer, heptameric, heptameter, Heptateuch, heptathlete, heptathlon, heptatonic, heptode |
her-, heir- | heir | Latin | heres (genitive heredis) | heir, heiress, hereditary, heredity, heritage, inherit |
here-, hes- | cling, stick | Latin | haerere, haesus | adhere, adherence, adherend, adherent, adhesion, adhesive, cohere, coherence, coherent, cohesion, cohesive, decoherence, hesitancy, hesitant, hesitate, hesitation, hesitator, incoherent, inhere, inherency, inherent, inhesion, nonadherence, nonadherent, nonadhesive |
herald- | messenger, envoy | Latin | heraldus | herald, heraldic, heraldry |
herb- | grass | Latin | herba | herbal, herbicide, herbivore |
heres-, heret-[3] | choose, take | Greek | αἱρεῖν (haireîn) "to take, choose" | heresy, heretic, heretical |
herm-[20] | Hermes | Greek | Ἑρμῆς (Hermês) | herm, hermaphrodite, hermetic |
hermeneu-[21] | interpret, explain | Greek | ἑρμηνεύς (hermēneús), ἑρμηνεύω (hermēneúō), ἑρμηνευτικός (hermēneutikós), ἑρμήνευσις, ἑρμήνευμα | hermeneutic, hermeneutics |
hero-[22] | hero | Greek | ἥρως, ἥρωος (hḗrōs, hḗrōos), ἡρωίνη (hērōínē), ἡρωϊκός (hērōïkós), ἡρωϊσμός (hērōïsmós) | antihero, hero, heroic, heroine, heroism |
herp-[23] | creep | Greek | ἕρπειν (hérpein), ἕρπης, ἕρπητος (hérpēs, hérpētos) | herpes, herpetology |
heter-[24] | different, other | Greek | ἕτερος (héteros) | heterochromatin, heterodox, heterodoxy, heterogeneity, heterogeneous, heterophobia, heterosexuality, heterosexual, heterosis, heterotic |
heur-[25] | find | Greek | εὑρίσκειν (heurískein), εὕρηκα (heúrēka), εὕρημα (heúrēma) | eureka, heuristic, metaheuristic |
hex-[26] | six | Greek | ἕξ (héx), ἑξάς, ἑξάδος (hexás, hexádos) | hexachord, hexad, hexadic, hexagon, hexagram, hexahedron, hexamer, hexamerous, hexameter, hexapod, hexastyle, hexasyllabic, Hexateuch, hexatonic, hexode, tetrahemihexahedron |
hi- | gape | Latin | hiare | dehisce, dehiscence, dehiscent, hiatal, hiatus, indehiscence, indehiscent, inhiation |
hibern- | wintry | Latin | hibernus | hibernacle, hibernaculum, hibernal, hibernate, hibernation, hibernator |
hidrot-[27] | sweat | Greek | ἱδρώς, ἱδρῶτος (hidrṓs, hidrōtos), ἱδροῦν (hidroûn), ἵδρωσις (hídrōsis) | anhidrosis, dyshidrosis, dyshidrotic, hematidrosis, hidrocystoma, hidropoiesis, hidroschesis, hidrosis, hidrotic, hyperhidrosis, hypohidrosis |
hiem- | winter | Latin | hiems | hiemal |
hier-[28] | holy, sacred | Greek | ἱερός (hierós) | hierarch, hierarchy, hieratic, hierocracy, hierodeacon, hieroglyph, hieroglyphic, hierogram, hierolatry, hieromonk, hierurgy |
hipp-[29] | horse | Greek | ἵππος (híppos) | ephippium, hippeis, hippocampus, hippodrome, hippology, Hippolyte, hippomancy, hippophagy, hippophile, hippophobia, hippopotamus, parahippocampus |
hirsut- | hairy | Latin | hirtus, hirsutus | hirsute, hirsutulous |
hispid- | bristly | Latin | hispidus | hispidity, hispidulous |
histri- | actor | Latin | histrio, histrionis | histrionic |
hod-[30] | way | Greek | ὁδός (hodós) | anode, cathode, diode, electrode, episode, ergodic, exodos, exodus, heptode, herpolhode, hodograph, hodology, hodometer, hodonym, hodophobia, hodoscope, hydathode, method, methodic, Methodism, Methodist, methodology, octode, parodos, pentode, period, periodic, synod, tetrode, triode |
hol-[31] | whole | Greek | ὅλος (hólos), ὁλικός (holikós) | catholic, holiatry, holism, holistic, holography, holomorphic, holonomy |
hom-[32] | same | Greek | ὁμός (homós) | homiletic, homily, homogeneous, homograph, homologous, homology, homomorphism, homonym, homophobia, homophone, homosexual, homozygous |
homal-[33] | even, flat | Greek | ὁμαλός (homalós) "even", from ὁμός (homós) "same" | anomalous, anomaly |
homin- | human | Latin | homo, hominis | ad hominem, bonhomie, homage, hombre, homicide, hominid, homuncular, homunculus, human, humane, humanitarian, humanity, inhuman, inhumane, inhumanity, Nemo, nonhuman, omber, ombre, prehuman, subhuman, superhuman, transhuman |
homoe-, home-[34] | like, similar | Greek | ὅμοιος (hómoios), ὁμοῖος, ὁμοιότης | homeomorphism, homeopathy, homeostasis, homeothermy, homoeopathy, homoiotherm, homoiothermic |
honor- | esteem | Latin | honos, honoris | dishonor, dishonorable, honorable, honorand, honorarium, honorary, honoree, honorific |
hor-[35] | boundary | Greek | ὅρος (hóros), ὁρίζειν (horízein) | aorist, aphorism, aphorismus, aphorize, diorite, horizon, horopter, horotelic |
hor-[36] | hour | Greek | ὥρα (hṓra) | horologist, horology, horometry, horoscope |
horm-[37] | that which excites | Greek | ὁρμᾶν, ὁρμεῖν (hormân, hormeîn), ὁρμή (hormḗ), ὅρμησις (hórmēsis), ὁρμῶν (hormôn) | horme, hormephobia, hormesis, hormetic, hormic, hormone |
hort- | garden | Latin | hortus, horti | antecourt, cohort, cortege, court, courteous, courtesan, courtesy, courtier, curtain, curtilage, Curtis, discourteous, discourtesy, frontcourt, horticultural, horticulture |
hospit- | host | Latin | hospes, hospitis | co-host, hospice, hospitable, hospital, hospitality, host, hostal, hostel, hosteler, hostler, hotel, hotelier, inhospitable, inhospitality |
host- | enemy | Latin | hostis | host, hostile, hostility |
hum- | ground | Latin | humus, humare | disinhume, exhumation, exhume, humate, humation, humble, humic, humicolous, humiliate, humiliation, humility, humus, inhumation, inhume |
hyal-[38] | glass | Greek | ὕαλος (húalos) | hyaline, hyaloid |
hybr-[39] | wantonness | Greek | ὕβρις (húbris), ὑβρίζω, ὕβριστος, ὑβριστικός (hubrízō, húbristos, hubristikós), ὑβρισμός, ὕβρισμα, ὑβριστής | hubris, hubristic, hybris, hybristic |
hydn-[40] | truffle | Greek | ὕδνον (húdnon) | hydnoid, Hydnum |
hydr-[41] | water | Greek | ὕδωρ, ὕδατος (húdōr, húdatos), ὕδρα (húdra) | clepsydra, dehydrate, hydathode, hydatid, hydatidosis, hydra, hydrant, hydrate, hydraulic, hydraulics, hydrochloric, hydrodynamics, hydroelectric, hydrogen, hydrologist, hydrology, hydrolysis, hydromancy, hydrophile, hydrophilic, hydrophily, hydrophobia, hydrophobic, hydroponic, hydrosphere, hydrostat, hydrostatic, hydrothermic, hydrous, hydrozoa, polyhydric |
hygie-[42] | healthy | Greek | ὑγιής (hugiḗs), ὑγίεια (hugíeia), ὑγιεινός (hugieinós), ὑγιάζειν | Hygieia, hygiene, hygienic, hygienics, hygienist |
hygr-[43] | wet | Greek | ὑγρός (hugrós) | hygric, hygroma, hygrometer |
hymen-[44] | skin or membrane | Greek | ὑμήν, ὑμένος (humḗn, huménos) | hymen, hymenium, hymenomycete, hymenophore, hymenoplasty, Hymenoptera, hymenorrhaphy, hymenotomy |
hyo- | U-shaped | Greek | ὑοειδής (huoeidḗs) | hyoid, hyostyly |
hyp-, hypo-[45] | under , below | Greek | ὑπό (hupó) | hyphen, hypoallergenic, hypodermic, hypogene, hypothermia, hypotonic, hypoxemia, hypoxia |
hyper-[46] | above, over | Greek | ὑπέρ (hupér) | hyper, hyperbaric, hyperbola, hyperbole, Hyperion, hyperlink, hyperoxia, hyperpyrexia, hyperthermia, hypertonic |
hyph-[47] | weave | Greek | ὑφαίνειν (huphaínein), ὕφασμα, ὑφή (huphḗ) "web" | hypha, hyphomycete, hyphopodium |
hypn-[48] | sleep | Greek | ὕπνος (húpnos) | hypnagogia, hypnagogic, hypnolepsy, hypnophobia, hypnopompia, hypnopompic, hypnosis, hypnotherapy, hypnotic, hypnotist, hypnotize |
hyps- | height | Greek | ὕψι, ὕψιστος, ὕψος (húpsos), ὑψοῦ, ὑψόθεν | hypsography, hypsometer, hypsophobia |
hys-[49] | hog | Greek | ὗς (hûs), ὕαινα (húaina) | hyena, hyenoid |
hyster-[50] | womb | Greek | ὑστέρα (hustéra) | hysteralgia, hysteratresia, hysterectomy, hysteria, hysteric, hysterosalpingography |
hyster-[51] | later | Greek | ὑστερεῖν (hustereîn), ὕστερος (hústeros), ὑστέρησις (hustérēsis), ὑστέρημα (hustérēma) | hysteresis, hysteretic, hysteron proteron |
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