Root Meaning in English Origin language Etymology (root origin) English examples pac- peace Latin pax , pacis appease, Pacific , pacify, pay pach- [1] thick Greek παχύς (pakhús πάχος, πάχεος (pákhos, pákheos pachydermata , pachyglossia, pachynsis, Pachypodium pact- fasten Latin pangere "to fix, fasten"compact, impact, impaction, impinge, page, propagate pact- agreement Latin pacisci "to covenant, to agree, make a treaty"pact pae- [2] strike Greek παίειν (paíein paistos ) anapaest , anapaestic, anapest, anapestic paed- , ped- [3] child Greek παῖς, παιδός (paîs, paidós παιδικός paidikós orthopedic , paediatric , paedogenesis, paedomorphism, page, pedagogue, pedagogy , pedant, pedantic, pediatric, pedodontics , pedophilia pagin- page Latin pagina pagination pal- stake Latin palus impale, impalement , pale, palisade , pole, travail, travel palae- , pale- [4] ancient, old Greek παλαιός (palaiós paleo diet , paleobiology , paleobotanic , Paleocene , Paleogene , Paleolithic , paleology, paleomagnetism , paleontology , paleopolyploidy , paleopsychology, Paleozoic palin- , palim- [5] back Greek πάλιν (pálin palimpsest , palindrome , palingenesis , palinspastic pall- be pale Latin pallere pallid, pallor palli- cloak Latin palliare "to cover, cloak", from pallium "cloak"pall, palliate, palliative, pallium palm- palm Latin palma palmate palp- touch Latin palpare palp, palpable, palpate, palpation , palpitant, palpitation palustr- in marshes Latin paluster palustral pan- Pan Greek πάειν Πάν (Pán Πανικός Panikós panic pan- , pam- [6] all Greek πᾶς , παντός pantós πᾶν pân πασῶν, παντότης πάντοθεν diapason, panacea, pandemic , pandemonium, panoply, panoptic, pantology, parrhesia pan- bread Latin pānis accompaniment, accompany, appanage, companion, company , empanada , impanate, impanation , panelle , panetela, panetella , panettone , panivorous, pannier , pantry pand- , pans- spread Latin pandere , pansus passus compass, dispand, dispansion, encompass, encompassment, expand, expanse, expansion, expansive, expansivity, impassable, impasse, pace , pandiculate, pandiculation, passus , repand, spawn, subrepand par- , para- [7] beside, near Greek παρά (pará parable , parabola , parallel , parallelepiped , parameter , parapagus, paradox , parody par- equal Latin par compare, disparage, par , parity , peer , subpar par- order, prepare, provide, procure Latin parare apparat, apparatus, co-emperor, comprador , disparate, disrepair, dissever, disseverance, emperor , empery, empire, empress, imperant, imperative , imperator, imperious, inseparable, irreparable, parade , pare, parison , parry , parure , preparation, preparative, preparatory, prepare, repair, reparable, reparation, reparative, separability, separable, separate, separation, separative, separator, separatory, separatrix , sever, severability, severable, several, severance, vituperate parc- , pars- spare, save Latin parcere , parsus parcity, parsimonious, parsimony pariet- wall Latin paries , parietis parietal part- part Latin pars , partis apart, bipartite , compartment, depart, impartial , parcel, part, partial, participate, particle , partisan , partition parthen- [8] virgin Greek παρθένος (parthénos parthenocarpy , parthenogenesis , Parthenon , Parthenope parv- little Latin parvus parvovirus , parvorder pasc- , past- feed Latin pāscere , pāstus antepast , antipasto , pabulum, pastel, pastern , pastiglia , pastille , pastor , pastorage, pastoral , pastorale , pastorate , pastorium , pasturable , pasturage, pastural, pasture , repast, repasturepass- [9] sprinkle Greek πάσσειν (pássein παστός pastós paste pass- pace, step Latin passus passer- sparrow Latin passer passeriform, passerine pat- [10] path Greek πάτος (pátos πατεῖν (pateîn πατητός, πατητής πατητήριον peripatetic, peripateticism pat- be open Latin patere impatent, patefaction, patella , patellar, patelliform, paten, patency, patent , patera , patin path- [11] feeling, disease Greek πάσχειν (páskhein παθητικός (pathētikós πάθος (páthos allopath, allopathy, antipathy , apathetic, apathy , empathy , etiopathogenesis, homeopathic, homeopathy , idiopathic, pathetic, pathoclisis , pathogen , pathogenesis , pathogenic, pathologist, pathology , pathos , psychopath, psychopathic, psychopathy , sympathectomy , sympathetic, sympathy pater- , patr- [12] father Greek πατήρ, πατρός (patḗr, patrós πατριά (patriá πατριώτης (patriṓtēs allopatric , allopatry , eupatrides , patriarch , patriarchy , patriot , patriotic , patriotism , patrology , patronym , patronymic , sympatric , sympatry pater- , patr- father Latin pater (genitive patris compadre , compaternity, compère , impetrate, impetration, impetrative, impetrator, Jupiter, padre, padrone, paterfamilias , paternal, paternity , paternoster , patriate, patriation, Patricia, patrician, patriciate, patricidal, patricide , Patrick, patriclinous, patricliny, patrifocal, patrilateral, patrilineage , patrilineal , patrilineality , patrilinear, patrilocal , patrilocality, patrimonial, patrimony, patron, patronage , patronal, patronate, patroness, patroon, patter, pattern, père, perpetrable, perpetrate, perpetration , perpetrator, repatriate, repatriation pati- , pass- suffer, feel, endure, permit Latin pati , passus compassion, compassionate, compatibility, compatible, dispassion, dispassionate, impassible, impassion, impassive, impassivity, impatible, impatience, impatient, incompatibility, incompatible, interpatient, noncompatible, nonpassible, passibility, passible, passion, passional, passionary, passionate, passive, passivity, patible, patience , patient, patientive, perpession pauc- few Latin paucus paucal, pauciloquent, paucity pav- beat Latin pavire pavage , pave, pavement , pavior pecc- sin Latin peccatum "sin, fault, error", from peccare "to miss, mistake"impeccable, peccadillo, peccant , peccavi pect- fixed Greek πηκτός (pēktós pectic, pectin pector- chest Latin pectus , pectoris pectoral, expectorate pecu- property Latin pecunia "property", from pecu "cattle"peculiar, pecuniary, pecunious ped- foot Latin pes , pedis biped, bipedal , centipedal, centipede, decempedal, expediency, expedient, expeditate, expedite, expedition, expeditionary, expeditious, impeach, impeachable, impeachment , impede, impediment, impedition, impeditive, inexpedient, interpetiolar, intrapetiolar, millipede , multiped, multipede, octopede, oppidum , pawn , pedal , pedate , pedatifid, pedestal , pedestrian , pedicel , pedicle, pedicure , pediform, pedigerous, pedigree , peduncle , pedunculate, peon , peonage, petiolar, petiolate, petiole , petiolular, petiolulate, petiolule, piedfort , piedmont, pioneer, quadruped, quadrupedal , repedation, revamp, semiped, semipedal, sesquipedal, stapes, stapedius, subpetiolate, suppedaneum, tripedal , trivet , vamp, velocipede peg- , pect- [13] fix Greek πηγνύναι (pēgnúnai πηκτός (pēktós pēktikós pêxis pêgma págē págos págios pagiótēs pássalos hysteropexy, pagophobia, parapagus, pectic, pectin , rheopectic, rheopecty , rheopexy pejor- worse Latin pejor pejorative pel- [14] clay , mud Greek πηλός (pēlós pelite , pelitic pelag- [15] sea Greek πέλαγος (pélagos πελαγικός (pelagikós abyssopelagic , allopelagic, archipelagic , archipelago , bathypelagic , epipelagic , hadopelagic , mesopelagic , pelagic , pelagonym pelarg- [16] stork Greek πελαργός (pelargós πελαργώδης pelargonic , Pelargonium pell- , puls- drive, push Latin pellere , pulsus appulse , compel, compulsory, dispel, expel, expulsion, impel, impulse, propel, propellent , propulsion , propulsive, propulsor , pulsate, pulse, push, repel, repellent, repulsive pemp- , pomp- send Greek πέμπειν (pémpein πομπή pompḗ apopemptic, hypnopompic, pomp, psychopomp pen- almost Latin paene peninsula , penultimate, penumbra pen- , poen- , puni- punish Latin punire "punish" (earlier poenire poena "punishment"impune, impunity , pain, penal, penalize, penalty, penance , penitence, penitent, penitentiary, pine, punish, punitive, repent, subpoena pend- , pens- hang Latin pensare , frequentative of pendere append, penchant, pendant , pending, pendulum , pensive, prepense, suspend, suspense penia- deficiency Greek πενία (penía leukopenia penn- , pinn- feather Latin penna , pinna pennate, pinnacle, pinnate , pinnule pent- [17] five Greek πέντε (pénte πεντάς, πεντάδος (pentás, pentádos πεντάκις pentákis πενταπλάσιος pentaplásios πενταχοῦ diapente , pentachoric, pentad, pentagon , pentagram , pentalpha , pentapolis , pentatonic, pentatope , pentode pentacosi- [18] five hundred Greek πεντακόσιοι (pentakósioi pentacosiomedimni pentecont- [19] fifty Greek πεντήκοντα (pentḗkonta πεντηκοντάς, πεντηκοντάδος (pentēkontás, pentēkontádos pentecontad , pentecontagon pentecost- [20] fiftieth Greek πεντηκοστός (pentēkostós Pentecost , pentecostalism peper- [21] pepper Greek πέπερι πεπέρεως paprika, pepper pepon- [22] ripe Greek πέπων, πέπονος (pépōn, péponos pumpkin pept- digest Greek πέσσειν (péssein πεπτός peptós πεπτικός peptikós πέψις pépsis dipeptide , dyspepsia , dyspeptic, eupepsia, eupeptic, monopeptide , oligopeptide , pepsin , peptic, peptide , peptone , polypeptide , tetrapeptide , tripeptide per- wallet Greek πήρα pḗra πηρίδιον pērídion peridium per- , pel- thoroughly, through Latin per pellucid , perfection , permeate , pernicious, persistence, peruse, pervade peran- across, beyond Greek πέραν (péran Perates perdic- [23] partridge Greek πέρδιξ, πέρδικος (pérdix, pérdikos Melanoperdix , partridge peri- [24] around Greek περί (perí Pericles, pericope , perigee, perihelion, perimeter , period, periphery, periscope persic- [25] peach Greek περσικός (persikós pessim- worst Latin pessimus pessimal, pessimistic pet- strive toward Latin petere appetite, compete, competition, impetus, petition, petulant, propitiate , repeat, repetition petr- [26] rock Greek πέτρα (pétra epipetric , petrify , petroglyph , petrographic, petrography , petroleum , petrology , petrosomatoglyph phac- lens Greek φακός (phakós Phacochoerus , phacoemulsification phae- , phe- [27] dark Greek φαιός (phaiós phaeohyphomycosis , phaeomelanin, pheochrome, pheochromocytoma phag- eat Greek φαγεῖν (phageîn φαγία phagía autophagosome , autophagy , bacteriophage , dysphagia , esophagitis , geophagia , hematophagy , macrophage , odynophagia , phagocyte , phagocytosis , phagolysosome , phagophilia , phagophobia , phagosome , phagy , polyphagia , pseudodysphagia , sarcophagus phalang- [28] close formation of troops, finger bones Greek φάλαγξ , φάλαγγος phálangos aphalangia , phalanges , phalanx phalar- [29] having a patch of white Greek φάλαρος (phálaros [30] phalarope pharmac- [31] drug, medicine Greek φάρμακον (phármakon alexipharmic, pharmaceutics , pharmacodynamics , pharmacogenetics , pharmacogenomic , pharmacokinetics , pharmacology , pharmacophobia , pharmacy phan- , phen- [32] to show, visible Greek φαίνειν (phaínein φαντός (phantós φαινόμενον (phainómenon φάσις phásis diaphanous , emphasis, epiphany, fantasy , phanerozoic , phantasm, phantom, phase, phene , phenetic, phenology , phenomenon, phenotype , photic, prophase , sycophant, telophase , theophany , tryptophan pheb- , phob- [33] fear Greek φέβεσθαι (phébesthai φόβος (phóbos φοβέω autophobia , hydrophobia , panphobia , phobophobia pher- , phor- [34] bear, carry Greek φέρειν (phérein φορά phorá φόρος (phóros adiaphora , adiaphorism , anaphor , metaphor , pheromone , phoresis , phoresy, phosphor , prosphora, pyrophoric pheug- , phyg- [35] (ΦΥΓ)flee Greek φεύγειν (pheúgein φυγή φυγάς, φυγάδος (phugás, phugádos φυγαδικός apophyge , hypophyge phil- , -phile [36] love, friendship Greek φίλος (phílos φιλικός philikós φιλεῖν (phileîn φιλία (philía φίλτρον phíltron bibliophile , heterophil, hydrophile , paraphilia , philanthropy, philharmonic, philophobia , philosophy , philter, philtre, philtrum phim- [37] muzzle Greek φῑμός (phīmós φιμοῦν (phimoûn φιμωτικός φίμωσις phímōsis paraphimosis , phimosis , phimotic phleb- [38] vein Greek φλέψ, φλεβός (phléps, phlebós φλέβιον phlebitis , phlebography , phlebosclerosis, phlebotomist, phlebotomize, phlebotomy , thrombophlebitis phleg- , phlog- [39] burn, heat, inflammation Greek φλέγειν (phlégein φλέγμα (phlégma φλόξ phlóx phlegm , phlegmasia, phlegmatic , phlegmon , phlegmonous, phlogistic, phlogiston , Phlox phloe- [40] tree bark Greek φλοιός (phloiós hypophloeodic, phlobaphene , phloem , phloeophagy phlog- fire, flame Greek phob- fear Greek φόβος (phóbos acrophobia , arachnophobia , claustrophobia, ergophobia , homophobia, hydrophobia , zeusophobia phon- [41] sound Greek φωνή (phōnḗ φωνητικός phōnētikós φώνημα phṓnēma acrophonic, acrophony , allophone , antiphon , antiphony , aphonia , aphonic, apophony , archiphoneme, cacophony, diaphony, diplophonia , dysphonia , euphonic , euphonious, euphonize, euphony , heterophonic, heterophony , homophone , homophonous, homophony , hypophonesis, ideophone , idiophone , isophone, logophonetic , megaphone, microphone , misophonia , monophonic, monophony , morphophonology , phonaesthesia , phonaesthetics , phone , phonemic, phonesthemic, phonetic, phonetics , phonics , phonogram , phonograph , phonology , phonophobia , phonosemantics , phonotactics , polyphonic, polyphony , stereophonic , symphonic, symphony , telephonic, telephony phos- , phot- light Greek φῶς , φωτός (phōtós aphotic , biophoton , cataphote , diphoton , euphotic , microphotograph , phosphor , phosphorus, photic, photo, photobiology , photocatalysis , photochromism , photoelectric, photogenic, photogram , photograph , photography , photolysis , photometer , photometric, photometry , photon , photoperiod, photophobia , photophone , photophore , photopic , photoptarmosis , photosynthesis , phototaxis , phototherapy , phototroph , telephoto phrag- [42] (ΦΡΑΓ)fence Greek φράσσειν (phrássein φράξις phráxis φράγμα (phrágma diaphragm phren- , phron- [43] mind Greek φρήν, φρενός (phrḗn, phrenós euneirophrenia, euphrasy, Euphrosyne , frantic, frenetic, frenzy, oneirophrenia , phrenetic, -phrenia, phrenic, phrenitis , phrenology , phronema , phronesis , phronetic , schizophrenia , sophrosyne phryn- [44] toad , toad-like Greek φρύνη (phrúnē Phrynobatrachus phtheg- [45] utter Greek φθέγγεσθαι (phthéngesthai φθεγκτός, φθεγκτικός, φθέγξις φθέγμα, φθέγματος (phthégma, phthégmatos φθεγματικός φθόγγος phthóngos φθογγή apophthegm , apophthegmatic, diphthong , diphthongize, monophthong , monophthongize phyc- [46] seaweed Greek φῦκος, φύκεος (phûkos, phúkeos phycology , Phycomyces , schizophyceous phyl- tribe Greek φύλον (phúlon phylogenetics , phylum phyll- [47] leaf Greek φύλλον (phúllon chlorophyll , phyllotaxis phys- [48] bladder Greek φῦσα (phûsa physogastric , physostomous, Triplophysa physi- nature Greek φύσις (phúsis physics , physician physalid- bladder Greek φυσαλ(λ)ίς (phusal(l)is ) physalis phyt- plant Greek φύειν (phúein φυτόν (phutón archaeophyte , autophyte, bryophyte , dermatophyte , neophyte , phytonym, phytoplankton pi- kind, devout, pity Latin pius expiate, impious, piety, pious, pity pic- pitch Latin pix , picis piceous piez- [49] squeeze Greek πιέζειν (piézein πιεστός piestós πίεσις , πίεσμα, πίεσματος , πιεστήρ isopiestic, piezochromism , piezoelectric , piezometer pil- hair Latin pilus depilatory , epilator pil- pillar, ball Latin pila pile, pill, pillar, pillory pin- [50] (ΠΟ)drink Greek πίνειν (pínein πῶμα pinocytosis pin- pine Latin pinus pineal gland ping- , pict- paint Latin pingere , pictus depiction , picture, pigment pingu- fat Latin pinguis Pinguicula , pinguitudepir- [51] try Greek πεῖρα, πείρας (peîra, peíras πειρᾶν (peirân πειρατής peiratḗs πειρατικός peiratikós peirāteía ), πειράζω, πείρασις πειρασμός antipiracy, apeirogon , apeirohedron , piracy, pirate, piratic pir- pear Latin pirus piriformis muscle pisc- fish Latin piscis Pisces , piscivore pis- [52] pea Greek πίσος (písos pisoid, pisolite pithec- [53] ape, monkey Greek πίθηκος píthēkos australopithecine , Australopithecus , caenopithecine plac- [54] plain, plate, tablet Greek πλάξ, πλακός (pláx, plakós Aplacophora , placenta , placode plac- calm Latin placare , placatus implacable, placable, placate, please, supple plac- , plea- please Latin placēre , placitus complacent, complaisant, displease, placebo , placid, plea, please, pleasure plag- [55] oblique Greek πλάγος plágos πλάγιος (plágios πλαγιότης plage, plagiocephaly , plagioclase , plagiotropic, playa plan- [56] wander Greek πλάνος, πλανάομαι πλανᾶσθαι (planâsthai planáein ), πλανητός planētós πλανήτης planḗtēs aplanetic, aplanogamete, aplanospore , exoplanet , planet , planetoid , planetonym, planoblast, planogamete, planospore, protoplanet plan- flat Latin plānus applanate, applanation, aquaplane , complanar, complanate, coplanar, coplanarity , deplanate, deplane, emplane, esplanade , explain, explanation , explanatory, peneplain , pianissimo, piano, pianoforte, plain, plaintext , plan , planar, planarian , planary, planate , planation , plane , planification , planiform, planish, planula , planular, planulate plang- , planct- strike, beat; lament, mourn Latin plangere , planctus plangent plas- [57] mould Greek πλάσσειν (plássein πλαστός plastós πλαστικός plastikós πλάσις plásis πλάσμα, πλάσματος (plásma, plásmatos πλάθω (pláthō plasma , plastic , plastique , plastochron , plastromancy , plastron , prosoplasia , protoplasm , pseudoplastic , symplast plat- [58] flat, broad Greek πλατύς (platús πλατεῖα plateîa piazza , place, plaice , plateau, platitude , platyhelminth , platypus , Platyrrhini , platysma, Platyzoa , plaza plaud- , -plod- plaus- , -plos- approve, clap Latin plaudere , plausus applaud, applause , explode, explosion, implode, plaudits, plausible ple- [59] (ΠΛΕ)fill, full Greek πιμπλάναι (pimplánai πλειότερος, πλειότης πλήρης plḗrēs πληρόω πλήρωσις plḗrōsis πλήρωμα plḗrōma πλήθειν (plḗthein πλῆθος (plêthos πληθύς, πληθύω πληθύνω plēthúnō πληθυντικός plēthṓra ), πληθωρικός plēthōrikós πληθυσμός plēthusmós pleroma , plethodontid, plethora , plethoric, plethysm , plethysmograph , plethysmometry ple- [60] sail, swim Greek πλεῖν (pleîn πλεῦσις pleûsis πλόος pleon , pleopod , pleuston ple- , plet- fill Latin plere complement , complete, deplete, implement, replete, suppletion , supplypleb- people Latin plebs , plebis plebeian , plebs plec- , ploc- [61] plait, interweave Greek πλέκειν (plékein πλεκτός plektós πλεκτικός plektikós πλέξις pléxis πλέγμα plégma πλοκή plokḗ πλόκος plectics , plexogenic, ploce, symplectic, symplectomorphism , symploce plect- , plex- plait Latin plectere , plexus perplex pleg- [62] (ΠΛΗΓ)strike Greek πλήσσειν (plḗssein πληκτός plēktós πλήκτης πληγή plēgḗ πλῆξις plêxis πλῆγμα, πλήκτης πλῆκτρον apoplectic , apoplexy , cataplectic, cataplexy , hemiplegia , monoplegia , paraplegia , plectrum , pleximeter , tetraplegia plen- full Latin plenus plenary, plenitude, plenty, replenish plesi- near Greek πλησίος (plēsíos πλησιότης plēsiótēs plesiosaur pleth- pleur- [63] rib, side Greek πλευρά (pleurá πλευρόν pleurón metapleural, pleura, pleurisy , pleuritis , pleurodynia , pleuron plic- fold Latin plicare , plicatus appliance, applicability, applicable, applicant, applicate, application, applicative , applicator, applicatory, appliqué, apply, centuplicate, centuplication, complicacy, complicant, complicate, complication , complice, complicity, conduplicate, conduplication, duplication, explicate, explicit, implicate, implicit, imply, plait, pleat , pliable, pliant, plight, ply, replica, replicate, replication, replicative, replicator, reply, splay, subduplicate, supplicant, supplicate, supplication, triplicate, triplicity plinth- [64] brick Greek πλίνθος (plínthos plinth , Plinthograptis ploc- plor- cry out, complain Latin plorare deplorable, deploration, deplore, exploration, exploratory, explore, imploration, imploratory, implore plu- rain Latin pluere , see also pluvia pluvial plum- feather Latin pluma plumage , plumate plumb- lead Latin plumbum plumber plur- , plus- more Latin plus , pluris double, plural, pluralist, plus, quadruple, surplus, triple plurim- most Latin plurimus plurimal plut- [65] wealth Greek πλοῦτος (ploûtos ploutonion , plutarchy, plutocracy , plutocrat, plutolatry, plutomania , plutonomics, Plutus pne- [66] blow, breathe, lung Greek πνεῖν (pneîn πνεῦμα (pneûma πνεύμων pneúmōn anapnograph, anapnoic, apnea , apnoea , dyspnoea , pleuropneumonia , pneumatic, pneumatology , pneumonia , pneumonic, pneumotaxic pnig- , pnict- [67] choke Greek πνίγειν (pnígein πνῖγος, πνῖγμα, πνιγμός πνικτός , πνικτικός pnictide, pnictogen po- , pin- [68] (ΠΟ)drink Greek πίνειν (pínein πόσις , πῶμα pinocytosis , pinosome, symposium pod- [69] foot Greek πούς , ποδός (podós ποδικός podikós ποδία podía πόδιον pódion πέδον pédon πεδίον πέζα amphipod , antipode, decapod , podiatry , podium, podomancy , podomere , podopaediatric, polyp , polyposis , sympodium, tetrapod , tripod pogon- [70] beard Greek πώγων, πώγωνος (pṓgōn, pṓgōnos πωγωνίας pōgōnías pogonia, pogoniasis, pogonology , pogonophobia , pogonotrophy , Triplopogon poie- , poe- [71] make Greek ποιϝέω ποιεῖν (poieîn ποιητός poiētós ποιητικός poiētikós ποίησις poíēsis ποίημα poíēma ποιητής poiētḗs allopoiesis , autopoiesis , onomatopoeia , piyyut , poem , poesy , poet , poetaster , poetic , poiesis pol- [72] pole Greek πόλος (pólos dipole , polar pole- [73] sell Greek πωλεῖν (pōleîn πώλησις πώλης duopoly , monopolist, monopolize, monopoly , oligopolist, oligopoly polem- [74] war Greek πολεμεῖν (polemeîn πόλεμος (pólemos πολεμικός (polemikós polemarch , polemic , polemology poli- [75] city Greek πόλις, πόλιος (pólis, pólios πολίτης polítēs πολιτικός politikós acropolis , biopolitics , cosmopolis, cosmopolitan, Decapolis , ecumenopolis , eperopolis , geopolitics , heptapolis , hexapolis, isopolity, megalopolis , megapolis , metropolis , pentapolis , police , policy , polis , politeia , politic, politicize, politics , politologist , politology , politonym, polity , propolis , tetrapolis, Tripoli poli- [76] gray, grey Greek πολιός (poliós πολιότης poliomyelitis , poliosis poll- [77] many Greek πολλός pollós pollic- thumb Latin pollex , pollicis pollicate pollin- fine flour Latin pollen , pollinis pollination poly- [78] many Greek πολύς (polús πολλός pollós πολλότης pollótēs πολλάκις pollákis πλείων (pleíōn πλεῖστος pleîstos πολλοστός pollostós hoi polloi , pollakanth , polyadic, polyandry , polygamy, polygon , polyphase, polysaccharide , polytheistic pomp- pomph- [79] blister Greek πομφός (pomphós πομφόλυξ podopompholyx , pompholyx pon- , posit- put Latin ponere , positus apposite, apropos, component, depose, deposit, exponent, expose, expound, impose, impound, opponent, position, positive, postpone, posture, propone, proponent, proposition, propound, repose ponder- weight Latin pondus , ponderis ponderare ponder, preponderance pont- bridge Latin pons , pontis pontiff , pontificate, pontoon popul- people Latin populus , populare population, popular, populous por- [80] passage Greek πόρος (póros πορεύω πορίζειν (porízein ), πόρισμα pórisma aporetic , aporia , emporium, gonopore , ozopore , polypore , pore, porism , porismatic porc- pig Latin porcus porcine, pork porn- [81] prostitute Greek πόρνη (pórnē pornographic, pornography porphyr- [82] purple Greek πορφύρα (porphúra porphyrin , porphyritic , porphyrophobia , porphyry port- carry Latin portare "to carry", porta "gate"comportment, deport, export, import, port, portable, portage , portal, porter, portfolio, purport, rapport, report, support, transport portion- part, share Latin portio portion, proportion post- after, behind Latin post posterior, posterity, postscript pot- power Latin potere "be powerful", from potis "powerful, able"despot, impotent, possess, potent, potentate, potential, power pot- drink Latin potus , potare potable, potion potam- [83] river Greek ποταμός (potamós autopotamic, hippopotamus , Mesopotamia , potamic, potamodromous , potamology , potamonym, potamophobia, potamoplankton prag- [84] do Greek πράσσειν (prássein πράττειν práttein πρασσόμενον πρακτός praktós πρακτικός praktikós prāktikḗ ), πρᾶξις prâxis πρᾶγμα prâgma apraxia , dyspraxia , parapraxis , practic, practice, pragma, pragmatic, pragmatism , pragmatist, praxis pras- [85] leek Greek πράσον (práson πράσινος (prásinos πρασιά chrysoprase , prasinous, prasinophobia prat- meadow Latin pratum prav- crooked Latin pravus depravity pre- before Latin prae previous prec- pray Latin precāri "to ask, beg, pray", from prex "prayer" deprecation , imprecation , pray, prayer, precarious pred- prey Latin praedari "plunder", from praeda "prey"depredate, predation , predator , predatory, prey prehend- , prend- , prehens- grasp Latin prehendere , prehensus apprehend, comprehend, comprehensive, enterprise, prehensility , prehension, prey, prison, prize, reprehend, surprise prem- , -prim- , press- press Latin premere , pressus compress, compression, compressor, depress, depression, depressive, espresso, express, expression, expressive, impress, impression, impressive, imprimatur , imprint, oppress, oppression, oppressive, oppressor, press, pressure, print, repress, repression, repressive, reprimand , suppress, suppression, suppressor presby- [86] old Greek πρέσβυς (présbus πρεσβύτερος presbúteros presbutérion ) archpresbyter , presbyter , Presbyterianism , presbyterium , presbytery , priest , protopresbyter preter- past Latin praeter preterite , pretermission preti- price Latin pretium , pretiare pri- [87] saw Greek πρίειν (príein πρῖσις prîsis πρίων, πρίονος (príōn, príonos prion priap- [88] Greek πριάπος priapism , Priapus prim- first Latin primus coprime , nonprime, prima facie , primacy, primal, primality , primary, primate , prime, primer, primeval, primine, primitive, primogeniture , primordial, primrose , Primula , semiprime , subprimal, subprime prior- former Latin prior prior , priority, priory , pristine, repristinate, subprior prism- [89] to saw, something sawed Greek πρίσμα, πρίσματος (prísma, prísmatos πρισμάτιον prismátion antiprism , prism , prismatic, prismatoid priv- own Latin privus , privare , privatus deprivation, deprive, privacy , private, privateer , privation , privative , privilege, privity , privy, semiprivate pro- [90] before, in front of Greek πρό (pró πρότερος próteros πρῶτος (prôtos prologue , prostate, prow pro- for, forward Latin pro procrastinate, propel, propulsion prob- worthy, good Latin probare "prove to be worthy", probus approbation, approve, disapprobation , opprobrium , probable, probation , probe, probity, proof, prove, reprobate, reprove proct- [91] anus Greek πρωκτός (prōktós Ectoprocta , Entoprocta , epiproct, hypoproct, paraproct, periproct , proctalgia , proctology prodig- waste Latin prodigus "wasteful", from prodigere "drive away, waste"prodigal, prodigality prodig- prodigy Latin prodigium "prodigy"prodigious, prodigy propri- property; one's own Latin proprietas "appropriateness, property, ownership", from proprius "one's own"appropriate, proper, property, proprietary, proprietor, propriety pros- [92] forth, forward Greek πρός (prós πρόσθεν prósthen πρόσθιος prósthios prosenchyma, prosophobia , prosthesis, prosthion prosop- [93] face Greek πρόσωπον (prósōpon aprosopia, diprosopus , prosopography , prosoponym , prosopopoeia , prosopospasm prot- [94] first Greek πρῶτος (prôtos [note 1] amphiprotic , antiproton , protagonist , protanomaly , protanopia , protein , protist , protocol, proton, protoplasm , prototype, Protozoa proter- [95] former Greek πρό (pró πρότερος próteros προτερέω Proterozoic proxim- nearest Latin proximus , proximare approximate, proximity prun- plum Latin prunus prune psa- [96] rub Greek ψᾶν (psân ψαφαρός ψήχειν , (psēstós ) palimpsest psall- [97] pluck Greek ψάλλειν (psállein ψαλμός psalmós psalm , psalmodicon , psalmody , psalter , psaltery , psaltikon psamath- sand Greek psamm- sand Greek ψάμμος (psámmos ψάμαθος psámathos psammite , psammitic, psammoma , psammophile , Psammophis , psammophyte , psammosere , psammous pseph- pebble Greek ψάω , ψῆφος (psêphos ψηφίζειν (psēphízein isopsephy , psephite , psephitic, psephocracy , psephology pseud- [98] false Greek ψεύδω ψεῦδος (pseûdos pseudonym pseud- false Greek ψεύδομαι ψευδής (pseudḗs pseudonym psil- [99] bare Greek ψιλοῦν (psiloûn ψιλός (psilós ψιλότης ψίλωσις psílōsis epsilon , psilanthropism , psilanthropy, psilocybin , psilosis , psilotic, upsilon psithyr- [100] whisper Greek ψίθυρος , ψιθυρίζω ψιθυρισμός Psithyrisma psittac- [101] parrot Greek ψιττακός, ψιττακοῦ (psittakós, psittakoû psittacine , psittacism , psittacosis psoph- [102] noise Greek ψόφος psóphos ψοφεῖν , ψοφητικός, ψόφησις, ψόφημα ψοφοειδής Psophiidae , Psophocichla , psophometer , psophometric psor- [103] itch Greek ψωρός (psōrós ψώρα (psṓra ψωριᾶν (psōriân psōríāsis ) psora , psoriasis , psoric, psorosis psych- [104] mind Greek ψύχειν (psúkhein ψυχή (psukhḗ ψυχικός psukhikós hylopsychism, panpsychism , psyche, psychedelia , psychedelic, psychiatry, psychic, psychoanalysis , psychologist , psychology, psychopathic, psychopathy , psychopomp , psychosis , psychotherapy , psychotic , psychoticism psychr- [105] cold Greek ψύχω , ψυχρός (psukhrós ψυχρότης psychroalgia, psychrometer, psychrophile , psychrophilic, psychrophily pter- [106] wing Greek πτερόν, πτεροῦ (pterón, pteroû πτέρυξ, πτέρυγος (ptérux, ptérugos pterugōtós ), πτερίσκος apterous , apterygote , archaeopteryx , brachypterous , brachyptery , Chiroptera , chiropterologist, Endopterygota , exopterygote , helicopter , hemipterous, heteropterous, homopterous, Neoptera , peripteros , pterodactyl , pteron , pteropod , pterosaur , pterostigma , pterygote , tetrapterous pterid- [107] fern Greek πτερίς, πτερίδος (pterís, pterídos pteridology, pteridophyte , pteridosperm pto- [108] fall Greek πίπτειν (píptein πτωτός ptōtós πτωτικός ptōtikós πτῶσις (ptôsis πτῶμα, πτῶματος (ptôma, ptômatos anaptotic, asymptomatic , apoptosis , peripeteia , peripety, polyptoton , proptosis , proptotic, ptomaine , ptosis , ptotic, symptom, symptomatic, symptosis ptoch- [109] poor Greek πτωχός (ptōkhós πτωχότης ptochocracy, ptochology pty- [110] spit Greek πτύειν , πτύον (ptúon πτύσις ptúsis πτύαλον hemoptysis , ptyalin, pyoptysis ptych- [111] fold, layer Greek πτύσσειν (ptússein πτύγμα ptúgma πτύξ ptúx πτυχός ptukhós πτυχή ptukhḗ anaptyctic, anaptyxis , diptych , heptaptych , hexaptych , octaptych , pentaptych , polyptych , tetraptych , triptych pub- sexually mature Latin pubes , puberispubescent, pubic public- public Latin publicus publication, publicity pude- shame Latin pudere impudent, pudendum , repudiate pug- , pugn- fight Latin pugnare "to fight", from pugnus "fist"impugn, pugilism, pugnacious, repugnant pulchr- beautiful Latin pulcher , pulchri pulchritude pulmon- lung Latin pulmo , pulmonis pulmonary pulver- dust Latin pulvis , pulveris pulverize pung- , punct- prick Latin pungere , punctus acupuncture, expunge, poignant, point, punch, punctual, punctuation, puncture, pungent pup- doll Latin pupa pupa , pupate, puppet pur- pure Latin purare "to purify", from purus "pure" impurity , pure, puree, purge , purify, purity purg- cleanse Latin purgare expurgate , purgatory , purge purpur- purple Latin purpura purpurate, purpureal put- prune, reckon Latin putāre amputation, compute, dispute, impute, putative, reputation py- [112] pus Greek πύον (púon pyeîn ) empyema , pyemia , pyemesis, pyesis, pyocyst, pyogenesis, pyorrhea , pyorrhoea, pyosis, pyoureter pyel- [113] trough Greek πύελος (púelos πυελίς pyelectasis , pyelitis , pyelogram , pyelography , pyelonephritis , pyeloscopy pyg- [114] rump Greek πυγή (pugḗ callipygian, pygopagus , pygostyle , steatopygia pyl- [115] gate Greek πύλη (púlē πυλών, πυλῶνος (pulṓn , pulōnos ) apopyle , micropyle , propylaea , prosopyle , pylon , pyloric, pylorus , tetrapylon , Thermopylae pyr- [116] fire Greek πύρ, πυρός (púr, purós πυρά purá πυρότης, πυρετός πυρέττειν antipyretic , Empyreuma , pyre , pyrite , pyroclastic , pyrolysis , pyromancy , pyromania , pyromaniac, pyrometric , pyrophobia , pyrophoric, pyrosis , pyrosome , pyrotechnic pyramid- [117] Greek πυραμίς, πυραμίδος dipyramid , pyramid , pyramidion pyrrh- [118] flame-colored Greek πῦρ πυρρός , πυρρότης πυρράζω pyrrhic 
