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| Root | Meaning in English | Origin language | Etymology (root origin) | English examples |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| pac- | peace | Latin | pax, pacis | pacifism |
| pach- | thick | Greek | παχύς (pachus) | pachydermata, Pachypodium |
| paed- | child | Greek | παῖς, παιδός (pais, paidos) | paediatric |
| pagin- | page | Latin | pagina | pagination |
| pal- | stake | Latin | palus | impalement, pale |
| palae-, pale- | ancient, old | Greek | παλαιός (palaios) | paleontology |
| palin- | back | Greek | πάλιν (palin) | palindrome |
| pall- | be pale | Latin | pallere | pallid, pallor |
| palli- | mantle | Latin | pallium | pallium |
| palm- | palm | Latin | palma | palmate |
| palustr- | in marshes | Latin | paluster | palustral |
| pan-, pam- | all | Greek | πᾶς, παντός (pas, pantos) | pandemic |
| pand-, pans- | spread | Latin | pandere, pansus | expand, expansion |
| par(a)- | beside, near | Greek | παρά (para) | parallel, parameter |
| pariet- | wall | Latin | paries, parietis | parietal |
| part- | part | Latin | pars, partis | bipartite, partition |
| parthen- | maiden | Greek | παρθένος (parthenos) | parthenogenesis |
| parv- | little | Latin | parvus | parvovirus |
| pasc-, past- | feed | Latin | pascere, pastus | pasture, repast |
| pass- | pace, step | Latin | passus | |
| passer- | sparrow | Latin | passer | passeriform, passerine |
| pat- | be open | Latin | patere | patent |
| path- | feel, hurt | Greek | πάθος (pathos) | pathetic, pathology |
| pati-, pass- | suffer, feel, endure, permit | Latin | pati, passus | passive, patience |
| patr- | father | Greek | πατήρ, πατριά (patēr, patria) | patriarch |
| patr- | father | Latin | pater, patris | patrilocal |
| pauc- | few | Latin | paucus | paucal, pauciloquent, paucity |
| pav- | Latin | pavire | pavement | |
| pecc- | sin | Latin | peccare | impeccable |
| pect- | fixed | Greek | πηκτός (pēktos) | pectic, pectin |
| pector- | chest | Latin | pectus, pectoris | pectoral |
| pecun- | money | Latin | pecunia | pecuniary |
| ped- | child | Greek | παῖς, παιδός (pais, paidos) | pedagogy |
| ped- | foot | Latin | pes, pedis | pedal, quadruped |
| pejor- | worse | Latin | pejor | pejorative |
| pell-, puls- | drive | Latin | pellere, pulsus | propellent, propulsor, repellent |
| pen- | almost | Latin | paene | peninsula, penultimate, penumbra |
| pend-, pens- | hang | Latin | pendere | suspend |
| penn-, pinn- | feather | Latin | penna | pennate, pinnate |
| pent- | five | Greek | πέντε (pente) | pentagon, pentode, pentagrid |
| pentecost- | fiftieth | Greek | πεντηκοστός (pentēkostos) | pentecostalism |
| pept- | to digest | Greek | πέσσειν, πεπτός (pessein, peptos) | peptic, peptide |
| per- | thoroughly, through | Latin | per | perfection, permeate, persistence, pervade |
| peran- | across, beyond | Greek | πέραν (peran) | |
| peri- | around | Greek | περί (peri) | perimeter, peripheral, periscope |
| persic- | peach | Greek | περσικός (persikos) | |
| pessim- | worst | Latin | pessimus | pessimal |
| pet- | strive towards | Latin | petere | appetite, competition |
| petr- | rock | Greek | πέτρα (petra) | petroglyph |
| phae- | dark | Greek | φαιός (phaios) | phaeomelanin |
| phag- | eat | Greek | φαγεῖν (phagein) | sarcophagus |
| phalang- | close formation of troops, finger bones | Greek | φάλαγξ, φάλαγγος (phalanx, phalangos) | phalanges |
| phalar- | having a patch of white | Greek | φάλαρος (phalāros) | phalarope |
| pharmac- | drug, medicine | Greek | φάρμακον (pharmakon) | pharmacy |
| phaner- | visible | Greek | φανερός (phaneros) | phanerozoic |
| pher- | bear, carry | Greek | φέρω (pherō) | pheromone |
| phil-, -phile | love, friendship | Greek | φιλέω (phileō, philia) | hydrophile, philosophy |
| phleg- | heat | Greek | φλέγω (phlegō) | phlegm, phlegmatics |
| phloe- | tree bark | Greek | φλοιός (phloios) | phlobaphene, phloem |
| phob- | fear | Greek | φόβος (phobos) | hydrophobia |
| phon- | sound | Greek | φωνή (phōnē) | homophone, microphone, phonograph |
| phor- | carry, bear | Greek | φόρος (phoros) | metaphor |
| phos-, phot- | light | Greek | φῶς, φωτός (phōs, phōtos) | phosphor, photograph |
| phragm- | fence | Greek | φράγμα (phragma) | diaphragm |
| phren- | diaphragm, mind | Greek | φρήν, φρενός (phrēn, phrenos) | phrenetic, schizophrenia |
| phryn- | toad, toad-like | Greek | φρύνη (phrunē) | Phrynobatrachus |
| phyl- | tribe | Greek | φύλον (phulon) | phylogenetics, phylum |
| phyll- | leaf | Greek | φύλλον (phullon) | chlorophyll, phyllotaxis |
| phys- | nature | Greek | φύσις (phusis) | physics |
| physalid- | bladder | Greek | φυσαλ(λ)ίς (phusal(l)is) | physalis |
| phyt- | plant | Greek | φυτόν (phuton) | neophyte, phytoplankton |
| pic- | pitch | Latin | pix, picis | |
| pil- | hair | Latin | pilus | depilatory, epilator |
| pin- | drink | Greek | πίνειν (pinein) | pinocytosis |
| pin- | pine | Latin | pinus | pineal gland |
| ping-, pict- | paint | Latin | pingere, pictus | depiction, picture |
| pingu- | fat | Latin | pinguis | Pinguicula |
| pir- | pear | Latin | pirus | piriformis muscle |
| pisc- | fish | Latin | piscis | Pisces, piscivore |
| pis- | pea | Greek | πίσος (pisos) | |
| plac- | plate, tablet | Greek | πλάξ, πλακός (plax, plakos) | |
| plac- | calm | Latin | placare, placatus | placate |
| plac-, -plic- | please | Latin | placēre, placitus | placebo, placid |
| plagi- | oblique | Greek | πλάγιος (plagios) | plagioclase |
| plan- | flat | Latin | planus | explanation, planar, plane |
| plang-, planct- | Latin | plangere, planctus | plangent | |
| plas- | mould | Greek | πλάθω (plathō) | plasma, plastic |
| platy- | flat, broad | Greek | πλατύς (platus) | platypus |
| plaud-, -plod-, plaus-, -plos- | approve, clap | Latin | plaudere, plausus | applaud, applause, explosion, implode, plaudits, plausible |
| ple-, plet- | fill | Latin | plere | complement, suppletion |
| pleb- | people | Latin | plebs, plebis | plebian, plebs |
| plec- | interwoven | Greek | πλέκω (plekō) | plectics, symplectomorphism |
| plect-, plex- | plait | Latin | plectere, plexus | perplex |
| plen- | full | Latin | plenus | plenary |
| plesi- | near | Greek | πλησίος (plēsios) | |
| pleth- | full | Greek | πλῆθος (plēthos) | plethora |
| pleur- | side | Greek | πλευρά (pleura) | |
| plic- | fold | Latin | plicare, plicatus | duplication, replicate |
| plinth- | brick | Greek | πλίνθος (plinthos) | |
| plor- | Latin | plorare | implore | |
| plu- | rain | Latin | pluere | |
| plum- | feather | Latin | pluma | plumage, plumate |
| plumb- | lead | Latin | plumbum | plumber |
| plur- | more | Latin | pluris | plural |
| plurim- | most | Latin | plurimus | |
| plus- | more | Latin | plus | surplus |
| plut- | wealth | Greek | πλοῦτος (ploutos) | plutocracy |
| pluvi- | rain | Latin | pluvia | pluvial |
| pneu- | air, lung | Greek | πνεῦμα (pneuma) | pneumatic |
| pod- | foot | Greek | πούς, ποδός (pous, podos) | podiatry, tripod |
| pogon- | beard | Greek | πώγων, πώγωνος (pōgōn, pōgōnos) | pogonotrophy |
| poie- | make | Greek | ποιέω (poieō) | poiesis |
| pol- | pole | Greek | πόλος (polos) | dipole, polar |
| pole-, poli- | city | Greek | πόλις (polis) | metropolis, politics |
| polem- | war | Greek | πόλεμος (polemos) | polemic |
| poli- | grey | Greek | πολιός (polios) | |
| pollic- | thumb | Latin | pollex, pollicis | |
| pollin- | Latin | pollen, pollinis | pollination | |
| poly- | many | Greek | πολύς (polus) | polygon |
| pon-, posit- | put | Latin | ponere, positus | component, position, postpone |
| ponder- | weight | Latin | pondus, ponderis | preponderance |
| pont- | bridge | Latin | pons, pontis | pontoon |
| popul- | people | Latin | populus, populare | population |
| por- | passage | Greek | πόρος (poros) | pore |
| porc- | pig | Latin | porcus | porcine, pork |
| porphyr- | purple | Greek | πορφύρα (porphura) | porphyrin |
| port- | gate | Latin | porta | portal |
| port- | carry | Latin | portare, portatus | export, transportation |
| post- | after, behind | Latin | post | posterior, postscript |
| pot- | drink | Latin | potus, potare | potable |
| potam- | river | Greek | ποταμός (potamos) | hippopotamus, Mesopotamia |
| prasin- | leek-green | Greek | πράσινος (prasinos) | prasinous |
| prat- | meadow | Latin | pratum | |
| prav- | crooked | Latin | pravus | depravity |
| pre- | before | Latin | prae | previous |
| prec- | pray | Latin | prex, precis, precāri | deprecation |
| pred- | Latin | praeda, praedari | predator | |
| prehend-, prend-, prehens- | grasp | Latin | prehendere, prehensus | comprehend |
| prem-, -prim-, press- | press | Latin | premere, pressus | pressure |
| presby- | old | Greek | πρέσβυς (presbus) | Presbyterianism |
| preter- | past | Latin | praeter | preterite, pretermission |
| preti- | price | Latin | pretium, pretiare | |
| prim- | first | Latin | primus | primary, primeval, primitive |
| prior- | former | Latin | prior | priority |
| priv(i)- | separate | Latin | privus, privare, privatus | deprivation, privilege |
| pro- | before, in front of | Greek | πρό (pro) | |
| pro- | for, forward | Latin | pro | propulsion |
| prob- | try | Latin | probus, probare | probation |
| proct- | anus | Greek | πρωκτός (prōktos) | proctology |
| propri- | one's own, ownership | Latin | proprietas | appropriate, property, propriety |
| pros- | forward | Greek | πρός (pros) | |
| prot- | first | Greek | πρῶτος (prōtos) | protoplasm |
| proxim- | nearest | Latin | proximus, proximare | approximate, proximity |
| prun- | plum | Latin | prunus | prune |
| psamm- | sand | Greek | ψάμμος (psammos) | psammite, psammophyte, psammosere, psammous |
| pseud- | false | Greek | ψευδής (pseudēs) | pseudonym |
| psil- | bare | Greek | ψιλός (psilos) | epsilon |
| psych- | mind | Greek | ψυχή (psuchē) | psycho |
| psychr- | cold | Greek | ψυχρός (psuchros) | |
| pter- | wing, fern | Greek | πτερόν (pteron) | helicopter |
| pto- | fall | Greek | πτῶσις (ptōsis) | ptosis |
| ptyal- | saliva | Greek | πτύον (ptuon) | |
| ptych- | fold, layer | Greek | πτύξ, πτυχή (ptuchē) | triptych |
| pub- | sexually mature | Latin | pubes | pubescent, pubic |
| public- | Latin | publicus | publication | |
| pude- | Latin | pudere | impudent | |
| pugn- | fight | Latin | pugna, pugnare | pugnacious, repugnant |
| pulchr- | beautiful | Latin | pulcher, pulchri | pulchritude |
| pulmon- | lung | Latin | pulmo, pulmonis | pulmonary |
| pulver- | dust | Latin | pulvis, pulveris | pulverize |
| pung-, punct- | prick | Latin | pungere, punctus | puncture, pungent |
| puni- | punish | Latin | punire, punitus | impunity, punitive |
| pup- | doll | Latin | pupa | pupa, puppet |
| pur- | pure | Latin | purus | impurity, purify |
| purg- | cleanse | Latin | purgare | expurgate, purgatory, purge |
| purpur- | purple | Latin | purpura | |
| put- | prune, reckon | Latin | putāre | compute, putative |
| pyg- | rump | Greek | πυγή (pugē) | pygostyle, callipygian |
| pyl- | gate | Greek | πυλών, πυλῶνος (pulōn) | pylon |
| pyr- | heat, fire | Greek | πῦρ, πυρός (pur, puros) | pyrolysis |
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