F
| Root | Meaning in English | Origin language | Etymology (root origin) | English examples |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| f-, fat- | say, speak | Latin | fari, fatus | fate, infant, preface |
| fab- | bean | Latin | faba | faba bean |
| fac-, -fic-, fact, -fect- | make | Latin | facere, factus | defect, factory, manufacture |
| falc- | sickle | Latin | falx, falcis | falciform |
| fall-, -fell-, fals- | deceive | Latin | fallere, falsus | falsity, infallibility |
| fallac- | false | Latin | fallax, fallacis | fallacy |
| famili- | a close attendant | Latin | famulus | familiarity |
| fant- | to show | Greek | φαντάζω | fantasy |
| fasc- | bundle | Latin | fascis | fasciculation, fascism |
| fatu- | foolish, useless | Latin | fatuus | fatuous, infatuation |
| feder- | treaty, agreement, contract, league, pact | Latin | foedus, foederis | confederation, federal |
| fel- | cat | Latin | feles, felis | Felinae, feline |
| felic- | happy, merry | Latin | felix, felicis | felicity |
| fell- | suck | Latin | fellare | fellation |
| femin- | women, female | Latin | femina | femininity |
| femor- | thigh | Latin | femur, femoris | femoral |
| fend-, fens- | strike | Latin | fendere, -fensus | defend, offense |
| fenestr- | window | Latin | fenestra | defenestration |
| fer- | carry | Latin | ferre | reference, transfer |
| feroc- | fierce | Latin | ferox, ferocis | ferocity |
| ferr- | iron | Latin | ferrum | ferrous |
| fet- | stink | Latin | fetere | fetid, fetor |
| fic- | fig | Latin | ficus | Ficus |
| fid-, fis- | faith, trust | Latin | fides, fidere, fisus | confidence, fidelity |
| fil- | thread | Latin | filum | filament |
| fili- | son | Latin | filius | affiliation |
| fin- | end | Latin | finis | finish, final |
| find-, fiss- | split | Latin | findere, fissus | fission, fissures |
| firm- | fix, settle | Latin | firmus, firmare | confirmation, firmament |
| fistul- | hollow, tube | Latin | fistula | |
| fl- | blow | Latin | flare, flatus | flatulence, inflation, insufflation |
| flacc- | flabby | Latin | flaccus, flaccere | flaccid |
| flav- | yellow | Latin | flavus | flavonoid |
| flect-, flex- | bend | Latin | flectere, flexus | flexible, flexile, flexor, inflection |
| flig-, flict- | strike | Latin | fligere, flictus | conflict, inflict |
| flor- | flower | Latin | flos, floris | floral, florid |
| flu-, flux- | flow | Latin | fluere, fluxus | effluent, fluency, influx |
| foc- | hearth | Latin | focus | focal |
| fod-, foss- | dig | Latin | fodere, fossus | fossil |
| foen- | hay | Latin | fenuculum | |
| foli- | leaf | Latin | folium | defoliant |
| font- | spring | Latin | fons, fontis | font, fontal, fontanelle |
| for- | bore, drill | Latin | forare, foratus | foralite, foramen, foraminifer, perforation |
| form- | shape | Latin | forma | conformity, deformity, formation, reformatory |
| fornic- | vault | Latin | fornix, fornicis | fornication |
| fort- | strong | Latin | fortis | fortification |
| fove- | shallow round depression | Latin | fovea | fovea |
| frang-, -fring-, fract-, frag- | break | Latin | frangere, fractus | fracture, fragment, frangible, infringe |
| frater-, fratr- | brother | Latin | frater | fraternity |
| fric-, frict- | rub | Latin | fricare, frictus | dentifrice, friction |
| frig- | cold | Latin | frigere | frigid, frigorific |
| front- | forehead | Latin | frons, frontis | confront, frontage, frontal |
| fruct-, frug- | fruit | Latin | frux, fructis | fructose |
| fug-, fugit- | flee | Latin | fugere | centrifuge, fugitive, refuge |
| fum- | smoke | Latin | fumus | fume, fumigation |
| fund- | bottom | Latin | fundus, fundare | fundamentalism, profundity |
| fund-, fus- | pour | Latin | fundere, fusus | diffusion, effusion, fusion, profuse, profusion, transfusion, effusive |
| fung-, funct- | do | Latin | fungi, functus | function, fungibility |
| fur-, furt- | steal | Latin | fur, furare | furtive |
| furc- | fork | Latin | furca | bifurcation |
| fusc- | dark | Latin | fuscus | obfuscation |
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