List of Greek and Latin roots in English/T
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Lists of Greek and Latin roots in English beginning with other letters:
T
Root | Meaning in English | Origin language | Etymology (root origin) | English examples |
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tac-, -tic- | be silent | Latin | tacere, tacitus | reticent, reticence, tacit, taciturn |
tach- | swift | Greek | ταχύς (takhús), τάχος (tákhos) | tachometer, tachycardia, tachyrhythmia, tachytelic |
taeni- | ribbon | Greek | τείνειν (teínein), ταινία (tainía), ταινίδιον (tainídion) | taeniodont, Taeniolabis, zygotene
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tag- (ΤΑΓ)[1] | arrange, order | Greek | τάσσειν (tássein), τακτός (taktós), τακτικός (taktikós), τάξις (táxis), τάγμα (tágma) | taxonomy, thermotaxis
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tal- | ankle | Latin | talus | talus |
tang-, -ting-, tact-, tag- | touch | Latin | tangere (past participle tactus) | attain, contact, contagious, contingent, contingency, contiguous, intact, tactile, tangent, tangible |
tapet- | carpet | Latin | tapete, tapetis | tapestry, tapetum, tapis |
tarac- (ΤΑΡΑΧ)[2] | stir | Greek | ταράσσειν (tarássein), ταρακτός, ταρακτικός, τάραγμα, θράσσω | ataractic, ataraxia |
tard- | slow | Latin | tardus | retard, tardigrade, tardy |
tars- | ankle | Greek | ταρσός (tarsós, "a flat basket") | metatarsus, tarsal, tarsoclasis, tarsometatarsus, tarsus
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taur- | bull | Greek | ταῦρος (taûros) | tauromachy
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taur- | bull | Latin | taurus | Taurus
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tec- (ΤΑΚ)[3] | melt | Greek | τήκειν | eutectic, eutectoid |
tec-, toc- (ΤΕΚ)[4] | childbirth | Greek | τίκτειν, τόκος (tókos) | ditokous, embiotocid, monotocous, teknonymous, teknonymy, tokophobia
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techn- (ΤΕΚ)[5] | art, skill | Greek | τίκτειν (tíktein), τέχνη (tékhnē), τέκτων, τέκτονος (téktōn, téktonos), τεκτονικός (tektonikós) | architect, polytechnic, techne, technique, technocracy, technocrat, technogaianism, technology, technophilia, technophobia, tectonic |
tecn- (ΤΕΚ)[6] | child | Greek | τίκτω, τέκνον, τέκνου (téknon, téknou) | teknonymous, teknonymy |
teg-, tect- | cover | Latin | tegere, tectus | contection, detect, detectable, detection, detective, detector, , togate, togavirus, toggery |
tele- | far, end | Greek | τῆλε (têle) | , television |
tele- | complete | Greek | τέλος, τέλεος (télos, téleos), τέλεσις (télesis) | , toll |
tem-, tom- [7] (ΤΕΜ[8]) |
cut | Greek | τέμνειν (témnein), τομός (tomós), τόμος (tómos), τομή (tomḗ), τμῆσις (tmêsis) | trichotomy
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temn-, tempt- | – | Latin | temnere | contemn, contemnible, contempt, contemptible, contumacious, contumacy, contumelious, contumely |
tempor- | time | Latin | tempus, temporis | contemporaneous, contemporary, extemporaneous, tempo, temporal, temporary |
ten-, ton- [9] (ΤΑΝ[10]) |
stretch | Greek | τείνειν (teínein), τεινόμενον, τανύειν (tanúein), τετανός (tetanós), τόνος (tónos), τονικός (tonikós), τονή (tonḗ), τάσις (tásis), ταινία | tonoplast, tritonic , tune
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ten-, -tin-, tent-, tain-, tinu- | hold, keep | Latin | tenere, tentus | abstain, abstention, abstinence, abstinent, appertain, appertinent, appurtenance, appurtenant, contain, containment, content, contentive, se-tenant, sustenance, sustentacular, sustentaculum, sustentation, sustention, tenable, tenace, tenacious, tenacity, tenancy, tenant, tenet, tenor , tenure, tenurial, tenuto, transcontinental
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tend-, tens- | stretch, strain | Latin | tendere (past participle tensus) | ambitendency, attempt, attend, attendee, attent, ostensory, ostent, ostentation, ostentatious, portend, portension, portent, portentous, pretend, pretense, pretension, subtend, subtense, superintend, superintendency, superintendent, tempt, temptation, tend, tendency, tendential, tendentious, tender, tense, tensible, tensile, tensility, tension, tensure, tent , tentacle, tentacular, tentage, tentation, tentative, tentiginous, tentorium
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tenu- | slender, thin | Latin | tenuare "make thin", from tenuis "thin" | attenuate, extenuate, tenuous |
tep- | be warm | Latin | tepere | subtepid, tepefaction, tepid, tepidarium, tepidity, tepor |
ter-, trit- | rub, wear | Latin | terere, tritus | attrition, contrite, contrition, detriment, detrimental, detrital, detrition, detritivore, detritivorous, detritus, retriment, tribulation, trite, triturate, trituration, triture |
tere- | guard | Greek | τηρεῖν (tēreîn), τήρησις (tḗrēsis) | synteresis
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teret- | rounded | Latin | teres, teretis | subterete, teretial |
terg-, ters- | wipe | Latin | tergere, tersus | absterge, abstergent, abstersion, abstersive, deterge, detergency, detergent, terse |
termin- | boundary, limit, end | Latin | terminus | determine, interminable, terminal, termination |
tern- | three each | Latin | terni | ternary, ternion |
terr- | earth | Latin | terra | inter, subterranean, terrace, terracotta, terrain, terrarium, terrestrial, territory |
terti- | third | Latin | tertius | tertian, tertiary |
test- | witness | Latin | testis | attest, contest, detest, protest, testament, testify, testimony |
tetart-[11] | fourth | Greek | τέταρτος (tétartos) | tetartanopsia, tetartohedric |
tetr- | four |
Greek | τέτϝαρες, τέσσαρες, τεσσάρων (téssares, tessárōn) | |
teuch- | make | Greek | τεύχειν (teúkhein), τυγχάνω, τευκτός, τευκτικός, τεῦξις (teûxis), τεῦγμα (teûgma), τεῦχος, τεύχεος (teûkhos, teúkheos), τύχη (túkhē), τυκτός (tuktós) | Heptateuch, octateuch, Pentateuch |
tex-, text- | weave | Latin | texere, textus | context, subtle, pretext, text, textile, texture |
thalam- | chamber, bed | Greek | θάλαμος (thálamos) | epithalamion, hypothalamus, prothalamion, thalamotomy, thalamus
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thalass- | sea | Greek | θάλασσα (thálassa) | Panthalassa, thalassemia, thalassic, thalassophobia |
than- (ΘΑΝ)[12][13] | death | Greek | θνήσκειν, θάνατος (thánatos) | thanatophobia , thanatophoric, thanatopsis
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thaumat- | miracle | Greek | θαυματ (thaumat) | thaumaturge, thaumaturgy
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the-, thus- | god | Greek | θεός (theós) | atheism, atheistic, ditheism, enthusiasm, monotheism, Pantheon, polytheism, Thea, theobromine, theocracy, Timothy, tritheism
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the- (ΘΕ)[14] | put | Greek | τιθέναι (tithénai), θετός (thetós), θετικός (thetikós), θέσις (thésis), θέμα (théma), θήκη (thḗkē) | anathema, anathematic, antithesis, antithetic, apothecium, athematic, Bibliotheca, bodega, boutique, deem, doom, enthesis, enthetic, epenthesis, epenthetic, epitheca, epithet, , treasure |
thea- | view | Greek | θεᾶσθαι (theâsthai), θέατρον (théatron) | amphitheatre, metatheatre, theatre, theatric |
thel- | nipple | Greek | θηλή (thēlḗ) | athelia, thelium , thelial
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theori- | speculation | Greek | θεωρητικός (theōrētikós), θεώρημα (theṓrēma), θεωρία (theōría) | theorem, theoretic, theorist, theorize, theory |
ther- | beast, animal | Greek | θήρ, θηρός (thḗr, thērós) | theropsid
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therap- | serve | Greek | θεράπων (therápōn), θεραπεύειν (therapeúein), θεραπευτός, θεραπευτικός (therapeutikós), θεραπεία (therapeía) | therapeutic, therapist, therapy |
therm- | heat, warm | Greek | θέρεσθαι (théresthai), θέρμη (thérmē), θερμός (thermós) | thermal, athermancy, diathermancy, isotherm, poikilotherm, thermobaric, thermochromism, thermodynamic, thermolysis, thermometer, thermophilic, thermophobia, thermoplastic, thermoplegia, thermos, thermosphere, thermostat , thermostatic
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thig- (ΘΙΓ)[15] | touch | Greek | θιγγάνειν (thingánein), θίξις (thíxis), θίγημα (thígēma) | antithixotropic, thigmonasty, thigmotaxis, thixotropic, thixotropy |
thorac- | chest | Greek | θώραξ, θώρακος (thṓrax, thṓrakos) | hemothorax, pneumothorax, thoracic, thorax |
thym- | mood | Greek | θυμός (thumós) | hyperthymia
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thyr- | door | Greek | θύρα (thúra) | thyratron |
thyre- | large shield | Greek | θυρεός (thureós) | thyroxine
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tim- | be afraid | Latin | timere | timid, timorous |
ting-, tinct- (TING)[16] | dye, moisten | Latin | tingere, tinctus | aquatint, distain, mezzotint, tinct, tinctorial, tincture, tinge, tingent, tint |
tom- | cut | Greek | τομή (tomḗ), τόμος (tómos) | anatomy, appendectomy, atom, dichotomy, ectomy, embolectomy, tome, tonsillectomy, vasectomy |
ton- (ΤΑΝ)[17] | stretch | Greek | τείνειν (teínein), τόνος (tónos), τονικός (tonikós) | isotonic, monotone, tone |
top- [18] | place, location | Greek | τόπος (tópos) | atopic, atopy, , utopia, zonotope |
torn-[19] | turn, rotate | Latin from Greek | tornare < τόρνος (tórnos) | tornado, tournament, turn |
torpe- | be numb | Latin | torpere | torpent, torpid, torpor |
torqu-, tort- | twist | Latin | torquere, tortus | contort, distort, extort, extortion, retort, torque, torsion, tortuous, torture |
tot- | all, whole | Latin | totus | subtotal, total, totality |
tox-[20] | arrow, bow, poison | Greek | τόξον (tóxon) | anatoxin, antitoxin, autotoxin, exotoxin, intoxicate, neurotoxin, psychotoxic, toxic, toxin, toxoid, toxology, toxoplasmosis |
trab- | beam | Latin | trabs, trabis | trabeculae |
trach-[21] | rough | Greek | τραχύς (trakhús) | tracheostomy, tracheotomy, trachoma
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trag-[22] | he-goat | Greek | τράγος (trágos) | tragedy, tragic, tragus |
trah-, tract- | draw, pull | Latin | tractare, frequentative of trahere, tractus | abstract, attract, contract, detract, retract, subtract, subtrahend, tractable, traction, tractor |
trans-, tra-, tran- | across | Latin | trans | intransigent, tradition, transact, transcend, transient, transitory, transparent, transport |
trapez-[23] | four-legged, table | Greek | τράπεζα (trápeza), τραπέζιον, (trapézion) | trapeze, trapezium, trapezius, trapezohedron, trapezoid |
traum-[24] | wound | Greek | τραῦμα, τραῦματος (traûma, traûmatos) | trauma, traumatic, traumatize, traumatophobia |
trecent- | three hundred | Latin | trecenti | trecentennial, trecentillion |
trech-, troch-[25] | run, wheel | Greek | τρέχειν (trékhein), τρεχόμενον, τρόχος (tróchos), τροχός, τροχοῦ (trochós), τρόχωσις, τροχαῖος (trochaîos), τροχαϊκός (trochaïkós), τροχοειδής | ditrochee, |
tredec- | thirteen | Latin | tredecim | tredecimal
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treiskaidek- | thirteen | Greek | τρεισκαίδεκα (treiskaídeka) | triskaidekaphobia, triskaidecagon |
trem- | tremble | Latin | tremere | tremor |
trema- | hole | Greek | τετραίνω, τρῆμα (trêma) | monotrematous, trematode
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trep-, trop-[26] | turn | Greek | τρέπειν (trépein), τρέψις (trépsis), τρόπος, τρόπου (trópos), τροπή, τροπῆς (tropḗ), τροπικός (tropikós) | allotrope, psychotropic, treponeme, treponematosis, treponemiasis, trope, tropic, tropism, tropopause, troposphere , trove
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treph-, troph-[27] | feed, grow | Greek | τρέφειν (tréphein), τροφός (trophós), τροφή (trophḗ), θρέμμα | amyotrophic, |
trepid- | tremble | Latin | trepidare "to tremble, hurry", from trepidus "alarmed, scared" | intrepid, trepid, trepidation |
tri-[28] | three | Greek | τρεῖς, τρία (tría), τριάς | trisyllabic, tritonic
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tri- | three | Latin | trēs | triangle, triumvirate, trivia |
trib-, tript-[29] | rub | Greek | τρίβειν (tríbein), τριπτός, τρῖψις | diatribe, tribochromism, tribology, trypsin, tryptic |
tribu- | pay | Latin | tribuere "to pay", from tribus | attribute, contribute,distribute, retribution, tribe, tribulation, tribunal, tribune, tributary, tribute |
tricen- | thirty each | Latin | triceni | tricenary |
tricesim-, trigesim- | thirtieth | Latin | tricesimus | trigesimal |
trich- | hair | Greek | θρίξ, τριχός (trikhós) | peritrichous, trichopathophobia, Trichoptera
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trin- | three each | Latin | trini | trinary, trine, trinity |
trit- [30] | third | Greek | τρίτος (trítos) | |
tritic- | wheat | Latin | triticum | triticale |
troch- | wheel | Greek | τροχός (trokhós) | trochlea |
trop- | turn | Greek | τρόπος (tropos) | contrive, psychotropic , retrieve, trope, tropic, tropism, troposphere, troubadour, trove
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troph- | feed, grow | Greek | τροφή, τροφός (trophós) | dystrophy, pogonotrophy, trophic |
truc- | fierce | Latin | trux, trucis | truculence, truculency, truculent |
trud-, trus- | thrust | Latin | trudere, trusus | abstrude, abstruse, abstrusion, abstrusity, detrude, detrusion, detrusor, extrude, extrusible, intrusion , intrusive, nonintrusive, obtrude, obtrusion, obtrusive, protrude, protrudent, protrusile, protrusion, protrusive, retrude, retruse, retrusion, retrusive
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trunc- | cut off | Latin | truncare "to maim, mutilate", from truncus "mutilated, cut off" | detruncate, detruncation, entrench, entrenchment, intrench, intrenchment, obtruncate, obtruncation, omnitruncation, retrench, retrenchment, tranche, tranchet, trench, trenchancy, trenchant, truncate, truncation, truncheon, trunk, trunnion |
tryp-[31] | bore | Greek | τρυπᾶν (trupân), τρύπανον (trúpanon) | trepan, trypanosome
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tum- | be swollen | Latin | tumere | detumescence, detumescent, intumescence, tumefacient, tumefaction, tumesce, tumescence, tumescent, tumid, tumidity, tumor , tumorous, tumular, tumulose, tumulous, tumult, tumultuary, tumultuous, tumulus
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turb- | disturb | Latin | turba | disturb, disturbance, turbinate, turbine , turbulence, turbulent
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tuss- | cough | Latin | tussis, tussire | pertussis , tussive
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tymb-[32] | mound | Greek | τύμβος (túmbos), τυμβεύω, τύμβευμα | entomb, tomb |
tympan- | drum | Greek | τύμπανον (túmpanon) | timbre, timpanist, tympani, tympanum |
typ-[33] (ΤΥΠ[34]) | stamp, model | Greek | τύπτειν (túptein), τύπος (túpos), τυπικός (tupikós), τύμπανον (túmpanon) | allotype, , type, typography, typology |
typh-[35] | smoke | Greek | τύφειν (túphein), τῦφος (tûphos), τυφώδης | typhoid, typhous, typhus |
tyrann-[36] | terrible, tyrant | Greek | τύραννος (túrannos) | tyrannize, tyrannosaurus, tyranny, tyrant |
References
- ^ τάσσω in Middle Liddell and Scott
- ^ ταράσσω in Liddell and Scott
- ^ τήκω in Middle Liddell and Scott
- ^ τίκτω in Liddell and Scott
- ^ τίκτω in Middle Liddell and Scott
- ^ τίκτω in Liddell and Scott
- ^ τέμνω in Liddell and Scott
- ^ τέμνω in Middle Liddell and Scott
- ^ τείνω in Liddell and Scott
- ^ "Henry George Liddell, Robert Scott, An Intermediate Greek-English Lexicon, τείνω". Retrieved 2014-10-29.
- ^ τέταρτος in Liddell and Scott
- ^ θνήσκω in Liddell and Scott
- ^ θνήσκω in Middle Liddell and Scott
- ^ τίθημι in Middle Liddell and Scott
- ^ θιγγάνω in Middle Liddell and Scott
- Perseus Project.
- ^ τείνω
- ^ τόπος in Liddell and Scott
- ^ τόρνος in Liddell and Scott
- ^ τόξον in Liddell and Scott
- ^ τραχύς in Liddell and Scott
- ^ τράγος in Liddell and Scott
- ^ τράπεζα in Liddell and Scott
- ^ τραῦμα in Liddell and Scott
- Perseus Project
- ^ τρέπω in Liddell and Scott
- ^ τρέφω in Liddell and Scott
- ^ τρεῖς in Liddell and Scott
- ^ τρίβω in Liddell and Scott
- ^ τρίτος in Liddell and Scott
- ^ τρυπάω in Liddell and Scott
- ^ τύμβος in Liddell and Scott
- ^ τύπτω in Liddell and Scott
- ^ τύπτω in Middle Liddell and Scott
- ^ τύφω in Liddell and Scott
- ^ τύραννος in Liddell and Scott