Root Meaning in English Origin language Etymology (root origin) English examples vac- empty Latin vacare evacuate, vacancy, vacant, vacate, vacation, vacuous, vacuum vacc- cow Latin vacca vaccary, vaccination, vaccine vacil- waver Latin vacillare "sway, be untrustworthy"vacillate, vacillation vad- , vas- go Latin vadere evade, pervasive vag- wander Latin vagus , vagare vagabond, vague val- strength, worth Latin valere ambivalence, avail, equivalent, evaluate, prevail, valence, valiant, valid, valor, value van- empty, vain, idle Latin vanus "empty", also vanescere "vanish"evanescent, vain, vanish, vanity vap- steam Latin vapor evaporate, evaporation , evaporative, evaporator, evaporite , nonevaporative, vapid, vapidity, vapor, vaporescence, vaporescent, vaporific, vaporous vas- vessel Latin vas vascular, vase, vasectomy, vessel vari- vary Latin variare bivariate, covariate, covariation, intervarietal, invariable, invariance, invariant, variable, variance, variant, variate, variation, variegate, varietal, variety, variola , variolation , variorum , various, vary varic- straddle Latin varicare "to straddle", from varus "bowlegged"prevaricate veh- , vect- carry Latin vehere "to carry", vectus invective, inveigh, vector , vehement, vehicle vel- veil Latin velum revelation , velate vell- , vuls- pull Latin vellere , vulsus convulsion veloc- quick Latin velox , velocis velocity ven- vein Latin vena intravenous, venosity, venule ven- poison Latin vena antivenomous, veneniferous, venom ven- hunt Latin venari venison ven- , vent- come Latin venire advent, adventure, avenue, circumvent, contravene, convene, convenient, convention , event, intervene, intervention, invent, prevent, revenue, souvenir, supervene, venue, venture vend- sell Latin vendere vend, vendor vener- respectful Latin venus , veneris venerable, veneration, venereal vent- wind Latin ventus ventilation , ventilator ventr- belly Latin venter , ventris ventral ver- true Latin verus aver, veracious, verdict, verify, verisimilar, verisimilitude, verity, very verb- word Latin verbum verbal, verbatim, verbosity verber- whip Latin verber reverberation verm- worm Latin vermis vermicompost , vermiculite , vermiform, vermin vern- spring Latin ver vernus vernal vers- , vert- turn Latin versus , past participle of vertere adverse, adversity, advertise, anniversary, avert, controversy, controvert, conversant, conversation, converse, convert, diversify, divert, extrovert, introvert, inverse, invert, perverse, pervert, reverse, revert, subvert, tergiversate, transverse, universe, versatile, verse, version, versus, vertebra , vertex, vertical, vertigo vesic- bladder Latin vesica vesical vesper- evening, western Latin vespera vesperal vest- clothing , garment Latin vestire "to clothe", related to vestis "garment"divest, invest, investiture, transvestite, travesty, vest , vestibule, vestment vestig- track Latin vestigium investigate, vestigial vet- forbid Latin vetare veto veter- old Latin vetus , veteris inveterate, veteran vi- way Latin via deviate, obviate, obvious, via vic- change Latin vicis vicar, vicarious, vice versa, vicissitude vicen- , vigen- twenty each Latin viceni vicenary vicesim- , vigesim- twentieth Latin vicesimus vicesimary, vicesimation, vigesimal vid- , vis- see Latin videre , visus advice, advisable, advise, advisement, advisor, advisory, clairvoyance , clairvoyant , counterview, enviable, envious, envisage, envisagement, envision, envy , evidence , evident, evidential, evidentiality , evidentiary , improvidence, improvident, improvisation, improvisational, improvise, imprudence, imprudent, inadvisable, inevident, interview, interviewee, invidious, invisibility , invisible, nonevidentiary, nonsupervisory, nonvisual, preview, previse, provide, providence , provident, provision, provisional, provisionality, proviso, provisory, prudence, prudent, prudential, purvey, purveyance, purveyor, purview, review, reviewal, revisal, revise, revision, revisionary, revisit, supervise, supervision, supervisor , supervisory, survey , surveyor, surview, survise, videlicet, video , view, vis-à-vis, visa, visage, visibility, visible, vision, visionary, visit, visitation, visor , vista, visual , visuality, voilà, voyeur vigil- watchful Latin vigil , also vigilare invigilate, reveille, surveillance, vigil, vigilance, vigilant, vigilante vil- cheap Latin vilis revile, vile, vilify vill- country house Latin villa villa , village , villain vill- shaggy hair Latin villus intervillous , velour , velvet , villiform, villose, villosity, villous, villus vin- wine Latin vinum vigneron , vignette, vinaceous, vinaigrette , vine , vineal, vinegar , viniculture , vinosity, vinous vinc- , vict- conquer Latin vincere (past participle victus )convict, conviction, convince, evict, evince, invincible, province, vanquish, vanquishment, victor, victorious, victory vind- to punish, avenge Latin vindico avenge, revanchism , revenge, vendetta, venge, vengeance, vengeful, vindicate, vindictive viol- violence Latin violens violation, violence vir- man Latin vir decemvir, decemvirate , duumvirate, quadrumvirate, septemvir, septemvirate, triumvir, triumvirate , vigintivirate, virago , virile, virilescence, virility , virilocal, virilocality, virtual, virtuality , virtue , virtuosity, virtuoso , virtuous vir- green Latin virere verdure, virid, viridescent, viridian, viridity vir- poison, venom Latin vīrus retroviral, retrovirus , rotavirus , togavirus , viral, virality, viricidal, viricide , virucidal, virucide , virulence, virulent, virus virg- rod, twig Latin virga virga , virgate , virgula, virgularian, virgulate, virgule virgin- maiden Latin virgō , virginis virgin, virginal, virginity, Virgoan visc- thick Latin viscum viscosity viscer- internal organ Latin viscus , visceris eviscerate, visceral vit- life Latin vita vital, vitality, vitamin vitell- yolk Latin vitellus vitellogenesis viti- fault Latin vitium vice , vitiate, vicious, vituperate vitr- glass Latin vitrum vitreous, vitrification , vitriol , virtine viv- live Latin vivere "to live", related to vita "life"convivial, revive, survive, viable, victual, vivacious, vivacity, vivid, vivisection voc- call, voice Latin vocare (to call), from vox "voice" (genitive vocis )advocacy, advocate, advocation, advocator, advocatory, advoke, advowson , avocation, avouch, avow, avowal, avowry , convocate, convocation, convocator, convoke, disavow, disavowal, equivocal, equivocate, equivocation, evocable, evocation, evocative, evocator, evoke, invocable, invocate, invocation, invocative, invocator, invoke, prevocational, provocate, provocateur, provocation, provocative, provocator , provoke, reavow, reinvoke, revocable, revocation, revoke, vocabulary, vocal, vocation, vocational, vocative, vociferous, voice, vouch, vouchee, voucher, vouchsafe vol- fly Latin volare avolation, circumvolant, circumvolation, nonvolatile, volatile, volatility , volitant, volitation vol- will Latin voluntas "will" from velle "to wish"benevolence, benevolent, involuntary, malevolence, malevolent, omnibenevolence , velleity, volitient, volition , volitional, volitive , voluntary, Voluntaryism , volunteer , voluptuary, voluptuous volv- , volut- roll Latin volvere , volutus advolution, archivolt , circumvolute, circumvolution, circumvolve, coevolution , coevolutionary, coevolve, convolute, convolution , devolve, evolve, involve, revolve, valve, vault , volte , voluble, volume, voluminous, volva , Volvox , volvulus, voussoir , vulva vom- discharge Latin vomere vomit, vomition, vomitory, vomitus vor- , vorac- swallow Latin vorare , vorax carnivore , carnivorous, devoration, devoré , devour, herbivore, herbivorous, locavore, omnivore, omnivorous, voracious, voracity, voraginous vov- , vot- vow Latin vovere , votus devote, devotee, devotion, devotional, devout, devolve, devow, votary, vote, votive, vow vulg- crowd Latin vulgus divulge, vulgarity , vulgate vulner- wound Latin vulnus , vulneris vulnerable vulp- fox Latin vulpēs , vulpis vulpine