Ami(Friend)Amiable, Amicable, Amigo, Amity, Enemy

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alter(other)adulterate, adulterer, alter ego, alteration, altercation, alternative, alternator, altruism, unadulteratedLatin

ama/amo(love)Amanda, amateur, amatory, amorous, amourpropre, Amy, enamored, inimical, paramourLatin

ami(friend)amiable, amicable, amigo, amity, enemy

astr/aster/astro(star)aster, asterisk, asteroid, astrolabe, astrology, astronaut, astronomical, astronomy, astrophysics, disasterGreek

chron(time)anachronism, chronic, chronicle, chronological, chronometer, crony, synchronizeGreek

cogn(know)cognitive, cognizant, connoisseur, cognoscenti, incognito, metacognition, precognition, recognize, reconnaissance, reconnoiterLatin

contra/contr/(against)contraband, contraception, contralto, contradict, contraindicate, contrapuntal, contrary, contrast, contravene, contretemps,Latin

countercontrol, controversial, counterblow, counteract, counterbalance, counterclockwise, counterfeit, counterweight, encounter,

incontrovertible

dec/deci(ten)December, decibel, decimal, decimation, dime, dozenLatin

decadecade, Decalogue, decathlon,Greek

demo/dem(people)demagogue, democracy, democratize, demography, epidemic, pandemic, undemocraticGreek

dyna(power)aerodynamics, dynamic, dynamite, dynamo, dynamometer, dynasty, electrodynamics, hydrodynamics, thermodynamicsGreek

geo(earth)apogee, geocentric, geode, geodesic, geography, geology, geometry, geophagy, geopolitics, George, geosynchronousGreek

gyro/gyr(turn)gyrate, gyration, gyre, gyrfalcon, gyro, gyromancy, gyroscope, spirogyraGreek

helio(sun)aphelion, heliocentric, heliograph, Helios, heliotrope, helium, perihelion Greek

hyper(over)hyperacidity, hyperactive, hyperbole, hypoglycemia, hyperkinetic, hypersensitive, hypertension, hyperventilateGreek

-ism(doctrine)altruism, capitalism, Cubism, geocentrism, Imagism, Marxism, monotheism, monotheism, nepotism, nihilism, Greek

pluralism, surrealism, tribalism, vandalism

luna/lun(moon)loony, luna moth, lunacy, lunar, lunate, lunatic, lunette, lunular, sublunarLatin

meter/metr(measure)altimeter, asymmetry, barometer, centimeter, diameter, diametrically, geometry, metric, metrology, metronome,Greek

odometer, perimeter, pedometer, speedometer, symmetry, tachometer, thermometer

octa/octo(eight)octagon, octahedron, octameter, octane, octave, October, octogenarian, octopus Greek

scope(look)bishop, endoscope, horoscope, kaleidoscope, microscope, periscope, skeptic, stethoscope, telescopeGreek

son(sound)assonance, consonance, dissonance, resonant, sonar, sonata, sonic, sonnet, sonogram, sonorous, subsonic, supersonic, unisonLatin

stell/stere(star)constellation, Estella, interstellar, Stella, stellar, stellate, stelliform, stellifyLatin

stereo(solid)cholesterol, stereogram, stereophonic, stereopticon, stereoscope, stereotropism, stereotypeGreek

sur(over)surcharge, surface, surmise, surmount, surname, surpass, surplus, surprise, surrealism, surround, surtax, surveillance, survey, surviveLatin

tetra(four)Teflon, tetrachloride, tetracycline, tetragon, tetragram, tetrahedron, tetrameterGreek

thermo/therm(heat)hypothermia, hyperthermia, geothermal, isothermal, thermal, thermocouple, thermodynamics, thermometer, Greek

thermonuclear, thermos, thermostat

vita(life)curriculum vitae, devitalize, revitalize, vital, vitalism, vitality, vitaminLatin