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| Root | Meaning in English | Origin language | Etymology (root origin) | English examples |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| macro- | long | Greek | μακρός (makros) | macron |
| magn- | great, large | Latin | magnus | magnanimous, magnificent, magnitude |
| maj- | greater | Latin | major, majus | majesty, majority, majuscule |
| mal- | bad, wretched, | Latin | malus | malfeasance, malicious, malignancy, malodorous |
| mamm- | breast | Latin | mamma | mammal, mammary gland |
| man- | flow | Latin | mānāre, manatus | emanate, emanationism, immanant, immanation |
| man- | stay | Latin | manēre, mansus | immanence, immanent, manse, permanence, permanent, remanence, remanent |
| mand- | hand | Latin | mandāre, mandatus | mandate, remand |
| mania | mental illness | Greek | μανία (manίā) | kleptomania, maniac |
| manu- | hand | Latin | manus | manual, manuscript |
| mar- | sea | Latin | mare, maris | marine, maritime |
| mater-, matr- | mother | Latin | mater, matris | maternity, matriarch, matrix |
| maxim- | greatest | Latin | maximus | maximum |
| medi-, -midi- | middle | Latin | medius, mediare | median, medieval |
| meg- | great, large | Greek | μέγας (megas) | megaphone |
| mei- | less | Greek | μεῖον (meiōn) | meiosis |
| melan- | black, dark | Greek | μέλας (melas) | Melanesia, melanoma |
| melior- | better | Latin | melior | amelioration |
| mell- | honey | Latin | mel, mellis | mellifluous |
| memor- | remember | Latin | memor | memorial |
| mening- | membrane | Greek | μήνιγξ (meninx) | meningitis |
| men- | month | Greek | μήν (mēn) | menopause |
| menstru- | monthly | Latin | menstruus | menstruation, menstrual |
| mensur- | measure | Latin | mensura | commensurate |
| ment- | mind | Latin | mens, mentis | demented, mentality |
| mer- | part | Greek | μέρος (meros) | polymer |
| merc- | reward, wages, hire | Latin | merx, mercis | mercantile, merchant, mercenary |
| merg-, mers- | dip, plunge | Latin | mergere | emerge, immersion |
| mes- | middle | Greek | μέσος (mesos) | mesolithic, mesozoic |
| meter-, metr- | measure | Greek | μέτρον (metron) | metric, thermometer |
| meta- | above, among, beyond | Greek | μετά (meta) | metaphor, metaphysics |
| mic- | grain | Latin | mica | micelle |
| micr- | small | Greek | μικρός (mikros) | microphone, microscope |
| migr- | wander | Latin | migrare | emigrant, migrate |
| milit- | soldier | Latin | miles, militis | military, militia |
| mill- | thousand | Latin | mille | millennium, million |
| millen- | thousand each | Latin | milleni | millenary |
| mim- | repeat | Greek | μίμος (mimos) | mime, mimic |
| min- | jut | Latin | minere | prominent |
| min- | less, smaller | Latin | minor, minus | minority, minuscule, minutiae |
| mir- | wonder, amazement | Latin | miror, mirari, miratus sum | admire, miracle, mirror |
| mis- | hate | Greek | μῖσος (misos) | misandry, misogyny |
| misce-, mixt- | mix | Latin | miscere, mixtus | miscellaneous, mixture |
| mit- | thread | Greek | μίτος (mitos) | mitochondrion |
| mitt-, miss- | send | Latin | mittere, missus | intermittent, missionary, transmission |
| mne- | memory | Greek | μνήμη (mnēmē) | mnemonic |
| mol- | grind | Latin | mola, molere, molitus | molar |
| moll- | soft | Latin | mollis | emollient, mollify |
| mon- | one | Greek | μόνος (monos) | monism, monolith, monotone |
| monil- | string of beads | Latin | monile | Moniliformida |
| mont- | mountain | Latin | mons, montis | Montana |
| mord- | bite | Latin | mordere, morsus | mordacious, morsel, remorse |
| morph- | form, shape | Greek | μορφή (morphē) | anthropomorphism, morpheme, morphology |
| mort- | death | Latin | mors, mortis | immortal, mortality, mortuary |
| mov-, mot- | move, motion | Latin | movere, motus | mobile, momentum, motor, move |
| mulg-, muls- | milk | Latin | mulgere | emulsion |
| mult- | many, much | Latin | multus | multiple, multiplex, multitude |
| mur- | wall | Latin | murus, muri | immured, mural |
| mus- | thief | Latin | mus, muris | mouse |
| musc- | fly | Latin | musca, muscae | Muscicapidae, Muscidae |
| mut- | change | Latin | mutare | mutation |
| my- | mouse | Greek | μῦς (mus) | musophobia |
| myri- | countless, ten thousand | Greek | μυρίος (murios) | myriad, myriapod |
| myrmec- | ant | Greek | μύρμηξ (murmēx) | myrmecoid, Myrmidons |
| myth- | story | Greek | μῦθος (muthos) | mythic, mythology |
| myx- | slime | Greek | μύξα (muxa) | Myxini |
| myz- | suck | Greek | μυζάω (muzaō) | Myzopoda |
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