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| Root | Meaning in English | Origin language | Etymology (root origin) | English examples |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| hab-, -hib-, habit-, -hibit- | have | Latin | habere, habitus | habit, prohibition |
| hadr- | thick | Greek | ἁδρός (hadros) | hadron, hadrocodium |
| haem-, hem- | blood | Greek | αἷμα (haima) | haemophilia, hemoglobin |
| hal- | salt | Greek | ἅλς, ἁλός (hals, halos) | halogen |
| hal-, -hel- | breathe | Latin | halare, halatus | anhelation, inhale |
| hapl- | simple, single | Greek | ἁπλοῦς (haplous) | haploid, haplotype |
| haur-, haust- | draw | Latin | haurire, haustus | exhaustion |
| heli- | sun | Greek | ἥλιος (hēlios) | heliocentric, heliotrope, helium |
| hemi- | half | Greek | ἥμισυς (hēmisus) | hemicycle, hemisphere |
| hen- | one | Greek | ἕν (hen) | henad, hyphen |
| hendec- | eleven | Greek | ἕνδεκα (hendeka) | hendecagon |
| hept- | seven | Greek | ἑπτά (hepta) | heptagon, heptathlon, heptode |
| her-, hes- | cling | Latin | haerere, haesus | adhesive, coherent |
| herb- | grass | Latin | herba | herbal, herbicide |
| hered- | heir | Latin | heres, heredis | heredity |
| herp- | creep | Greek | ἕρπω, ἕρπειν (herpō, herpein) | herpes, herpetology |
| heter- | different, other | Greek | ἕτερος (heteros) | heterodoxy |
| heur- | find | Greek | εὑρίσκω (heuriskō) | heuristic |
| hex- | six | Greek | ἕξ (hex) | hexagon, hexahedron, hexode |
| hibern- | wintry | Latin | hibernus | hibernation |
| hiem- | winter | Latin | hiems | hiemal |
| hipp- | horse | Greek | ἵππος (hippos) | hippodrome |
| hirsut- | hairy | Latin | hirtus, hirsutus | hirsute |
| hispid- | bristly | Latin | hispidus | hispidity, hispidulous |
| histri- | actor | Latin | histrio, histrionis | histrionic |
| hod- | way | Greek | ὁδός (hodos) | cathode, herpolhode, hodometer |
| hol- | whole | Greek | ὅλος (holos) | holistic, holography |
| hom- | same | Greek | ὁμός (homos) | homophone, homozygous |
| homal- | even, flat | Greek | ὁμαλός (homalos) | anomalous |
| home- | like | Greek | ὅμοιος (homoios) | homeostasis |
| homin- | human | Latin | homo, hominis | hominid |
| honor- | esteem | Latin | honos, honoris | honorable, honorarium |
| hor- | boundary | Greek | ὅρος (horos) | aphorism, horizon |
| hor- | hour | Greek | ὥρα (hōra) | horoscope |
| horm- | that which excites | Greek | ὁρμή (hormē) | hormone |
| hort- | garden | Latin | hortus, horti | horticulture |
| hospit- | host | Latin | hospes, hospitis | hospital, hospitality, inhospitable |
| host- | enemy | Latin | hostis | hostile |
| hum- | ground | Latin | humus, humare | exhumation, inhume |
| hyal- | glass | Greek | ὕαλος (hualos) | hyaline, hyaloid |
| hydr- | water | Greek | ὕδωρ (hudōr) | hydraulics, hydrology, hydrolysis, hydrophily, hydrophobia, hydroponic, hydrous |
| hygr- | wet | Greek | ὑγρός (hugros) | hygrometer |
| hyo- | U-shaped | Greek | ὑοειδής (huoeidēs) | hyoid |
| hyp- | under | Greek | ὑπό (hupo) | hypothermia |
| hyper- | above, over | Greek | ὑπέρ (huper) | hyperbole, hypertonic |
| hypn- | sleep | Greek | ὕπνος (hupnos) | hypnosis |
| hyster- | later | Greek | ὕστερος (husteros) | hysteresis |
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