Root Meaning in English Origin language Etymology (root origin) English examples 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 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 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 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 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 ὁμός (homós 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 , hypothesis , 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 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 
