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| Root | Meaning in English | Origin language | Etymology (root origin) | English examples |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| vac- | empty | Latin | vacare | vacancy, vacation, vacuum |
| vad-, vas- | go | Latin | vadere | evade, pervasive |
| vag- | wander | Latin | vagus, vagare | vagabond, vague |
| van- | empty, vain, idle | Latin | vanus | vanity |
| vap- | lack (of) | Latin | vapor | evaporation, vapid, vaporize |
| veh-, vect- | carry | Latin | vehere, vectus | vehicle, vector |
| vel- | veil | Latin | velum | revelation, velate |
| vell-, vuls- | pull | Latin | vellere, vulsus | convulsion |
| veloc- | quick | Latin | velox, velocis | velocity |
| ven- | vein | Latin | vena | venosity |
| ven- | hunt | Latin | venari | venison |
| ven-, vent- | come | Latin | venire | advent, convention |
| vend- | sell | Latin | vendere | vendor, vending |
| vener- | respectful | Latin | venus | veneration, venereal |
| vent- | wind | Latin | ventus | ventilation |
| ventr- | belly | Latin | venter, ventris | ventral |
| ver- | true | Latin | verus | aver, veracious, verify, verisimilitude, verity |
| verb- | word | Latin | verbum | verbal, verbatim, verbosity |
| verber- | whip | Latin | verber | reverberation |
| verm- | worm | Latin | vermis | vermiform |
| vern- | spring | Latin | ver, vernus | vernal |
| vert-, vers- | turn | Latin | vertere, versus | convert, inversion, invert, vertical |
| vesic- | bladder | Latin | vesica | vesical |
| vesper- | evening, western | Latin | vespera | vesperal |
| vest- | clothe, garment | Latin | vestis | divest, vest |
| vestig- | track | Latin | vestigium | investigate |
| vet- | forbid | Latin | vetare | veto |
| veter- | old | Latin | vetus, veteris | inveterate, veteran |
| vi- | way | Latin | via | deviate, obvious, via |
| vic- | change | Latin | vicis | vice versa, vicissitude |
| vicen-, vigen- | twenty each | Latin | viceni | vicenary |
| vicesim-, vigesim- | twentieth | Latin | vicesimus | vicesimary, vicesimation, vigesimal |
| vid-, vis- | see | Latin | videre, visus | video, vision |
| vil- | cheap | Latin | vilis | vile, vilify |
| vill- | shaggy hair, velvet | Latin | villus | villiform |
| vin- | wine | Latin | vinum | vinous |
| vinc-, vict- | conquer | Latin | vincere, victus | invincible, victory |
| vir- | man | Latin | vir | virility |
| vir- | green | Latin | virere | virid, viridian |
| visc- | thick | Latin | viscum | viscosity |
| viscer- | organs of the body cavity | Latin | viscus, visceris | eviscerate, visceral |
| vit- | life | Latin | vita | vital, vitamin |
| vitell- | yolk | Latin | vitellus | vitellogenesis |
| viti- | fault | Latin | vitium | vice, vitiate |
| vitr- | glass | Latin | vitrum | vitreous |
| viv- | live | Latin | vivere | revive, survive, vivid |
| voc- | voice | Latin | vox, vocis | provocative, vocal, vocation |
| vol- | fly | Latin | volare | volatility |
| vol- | wish | Latin | velle | volition |
| volv-, volut- | roll | Latin | volvere, volutus | convolution, revolve |
| vom- | discharge | Latin | vomere | vomit |
| vor-, vorac- | swallow | Latin | vorare, vorax | devour, voracious |
| vov-, vot- | vow | Latin | vovere, votus | votive |
| vulg- | common, crowd | Latin | vulgus | divulge, vulgarity, vulgate |
| vulner- | wound | Latin | vulnus, vulneris | vulnerable |
| vulp- | fox | Latin | vulpes, vulpis | vulpine |
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