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| Root | Meaning in English | Origin language | Etymology (root origin) | English examples |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| lab-, laps- | slide, slip | Latin | labi, lapsus | elapse, relapse |
| labi- | lip | Latin | labia, labiae | bilabial, labial |
| labor- | toil | Latin | labor | collaboration, elaboration |
| lacer- | tear | Latin | lacer | laceration |
| lacrim- | cry, tears | Latin | lacrima "tear" | lacrimal, lacrimous |
| lact- | milk | Latin | lac, lactis, lactare | lactate, lactation, lactose |
| lamin- | layer, slice | Latin | lamina | laminate, lamination |
| lamp- | shine | Greek | λαμπάς lampas "torch" | lamp |
| lapid- | stone | Latin | lapis, lapidis | lapidary |
| larg- | large | Latin | largus | enlargement |
| larv- | ghost, mask | Latin | larva | larva, larvae, larval |
| lat- | broad, wide | Latin | latus | latitude |
| later- | side | Latin | latus, lateris | bilateral |
| laud-, laus- | praise | Latin | laudere | laud |
| lav- | wash | Latin | lavare | lavatory |
| lax- | not tense | Latin | laxus, laxare | laxative, relaxation |
| led-, les- | hurt | Latin | laedere, laesus | lesion |
| leg- | law | Latin | lex, legis, legare | legal, legislative |
| leg- | send | Latin | legare | relegate |
| lei- | smooth | Greek | λείος leios | leiomyoma |
| lekan- | dish, pot | Greek | λεκάνη lekane | lekane |
| leni- | gentle | Latin | lenis, lenire | leniency |
| leon- | lion | Latin | leo, leonis | Leo, leonine, Leopold |
| lep- | flake, scale | Greek | λέπις lepis | Lepidoptera |
| leps- | grasp, seize | Greek | λήψης lepsis | epilepsy |
| leuc-, leuk- | white | Greek | λευκός leukos | leucocyte |
| lev- | lift, light | Latin | levis "light" (in weight), levare | elevator, levitation |
| liber- | free | Latin | liber, liberare | liberation, liberty |
| libr- | book | Latin | liber, libri | librarian, library |
| lig- | bind | Latin | ligare, ligatus | ligament, ligature |
| limac- | slug | Latin | limax, limacis | limacoid, limacon |
| lin- | line | Latin | linea | line, linearity |
| lingu- | language, tongue | Latin | lingua | bilingual, linguistic |
| linqu-, lict- | leave | Latin | linquere, lictus | relict, relinquish |
| lip- | fat | Greek | λίπος lipos | lipolysis |
| liter- | letter | Latin | littera | alliteration, illiterate, literacy, literal, obliterate |
| lith- | stone | Greek | λίθος (lithos) | lithosphere, megalith, monolith, Neolithic Era |
| loc- | place | Latin | locus | local, location |
| log- | thought, word, speech | Greek | λόγος (logos) "word" | logic, monologue, morphological |
| long- | long | Latin | longus | elongate, longitude |
| loqu-, locut- | speak | Latin | loqui | allocution, eloquence |
| luc- | bright, light | Latin | lux, lucis light | Lucifer (bearer of light) |
| lud-, lus- | play | Latin | ludere, lusus | allude, illusion |
| lumin- | light | Latin | lumen, luminis | illumination, luminous |
| lun- | moon | Latin | luna | lunar, lunatic |
| lysis | dissolving | Greek | λύσις (lusis) | analysis, cytolysis, hydrolysis |
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