Greek and Latin Combining-Form Prefixes — Words Only

Root words of 8 letters or fewer beginning with a Greek or Latin combining form (ANA, APO, ARCH, AUTO, BIO, DIA, EPI, EXO, GEO, ISO, MEGA, MINI, MONO, PARA, PERI, POLY, SYN, TELE, ZOO)

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709 words across 19 section(s)

Words Starting with ANA-

ANABAS ANADEM ANALLY ANALOG ANANDA ANANKE ANARCH ANATTO ANAEMIA ANAGENS ANAGOGE
ANAGOGY ANAGRAM ANALGIA ANALITY ANALOGY ANALYSE ANALYST ANALYTE ANALYZE ANAPEST
ANAPHOR ANARCHY ANATASE ANATOMY ANABAENA ANABASIS ANABATIC ANABLEPS ANABOLIC
ANACONDA ANAEROBE ANAGLYPH ANALCIME ANALCITE ANALECTA ANALECTS ANALEMMA ANALOGIC
ANALOGUE ANALYSER ANALYSIS ANALYTIC ANALYZER ANAPAEST ANAPHASE ANAPHORA ANASARCA
ANATHEMA ANATOXIN

Words Starting with APO-

APORT APODAL APOGEE APOLLO APOLOG APORIA APOCARP APOCOPE APODOUS APOGAMY APOLOGY
APOLUNE APOMICT APOSTIL APOSTLE APOTHEM APOAPSIS APOCARPY APOCRINE APODOSIS
APOLOGAL APOLOGIA APOLOGUE APOMIXIS APOPHONY APOPHYGE APOPLEXY APOSPORY APOSTACY
APOSTASY APOSTATE APOTHECE APOTHEGM

Words Starting with ARCH-

ARCHER ARCHIL ARCHLY ARCHON ARCHAEA ARCHAIC ARCHEAN ARCHERY ARCHFOE ARCHINE
ARCHING ARCHIVE ARCHWAY ARCHAEAN ARCHAEON ARCHAISE ARCHAISM ARCHAIST ARCHAIZE
ARCHDUKE ARCHNESS

Words Starting with AUTO-

AUTOBUS AUTOMAN AUTOMAT AUTONYM AUTOPEN AUTOPSY AUTOBAHN AUTOBODY AUTOCADE
AUTOCOID AUTOCRAT AUTODIAL AUTODYNE AUTOFILL AUTOGAMY AUTOGENY AUTOGIRO AUTOGYRO
AUTOHARP AUTOLOAD AUTOLYSE AUTOLYZE AUTOMATE AUTONOMY AUTOPSIC AUTOSAVE AUTOSOME
AUTOTOMY AUTOTYPE AUTOTYPY

Words Starting with BIO-

BIOME BIONT BIOTA BIOGAS BIOGEN BIOPIC BIOPSY BIOTIC BIOTIN BIOCHIP BIOCIDE
BIOFILM BIOFUEL BIOGENY BIOHERM BIOLOGY BIOMASS BIONICS BIONOMY BIOTECH BIOTICS
BIOTITE BIOTOPE BIOTRON BIOTYPE BIOASSAY BIOCLEAN BIOCYCLE BIOETHIC BIOGENIC
BIOLOGIC BIOLYSIS BIOMETER BIOMETRY BIOMORPH BIOPLASM BIOSCOPE BIOSCOPY BIOSOLID
BIOTICAL BIOTOXIN BIOVULAR BIOWASTE

Words Starting with DIA-

DIARY DIAZO DIACID DIADEM DIALER DIALOG DIAMIN DIAPER DIAPIR DIATOM DIAZIN
DIABASE DIABOLO DIAGRAM DIALECT DIALING DIALIST DIALLEL DIALLER DIALYSE DIALYZE
DIAMIDE DIAMINE DIAMOND DIAPSID DIARCHY DIARIST DIASTEM DIASTER DIATRON DIAZINE
DIAZOLE DIABETES DIABETIC DIABLERY DIABOLIC DIACETYL DIACONAL DIAGNOSE DIAGONAL
DIAGRAPH DIALLAGE DIALLING DIALLIST DIALOGER DIALOGIC DIALOGUE DIALYSER DIALYSIS
DIALYTIC DIALYZER DIAMANTE DIAMETER DIANTHUS DIAPASON DIAPAUSE DIAPHONE DIAPHONY
DIARRHEA DIASPORA DIASPORE DIASTASE DIASTEMA DIASTOLE DIATOMIC DIATONIC DIATREME
DIATRIBE DIAZEPAM DIAZINON

Words Starting with EPI-

EPIGON EPILOG EPIMER EPIBOLY EPICARP EPICENE EPICURE EPIDERM EPIDOTE EPIGEAL
EPIGEAN EPIGEIC EPIGENE EPIGONE EPIGRAM EPIGYNA EPIGYNY EPILATE EPIMERE EPINAOS
EPISCIA EPISODE EPISOME EPISTLE EPITAPH EPITAXY EPITHET EPITOME EPITOPE EPIZOIC
EPIZOON EPIBLAST EPICALYX EPICLIKE EPICOTYL EPICYCLE EPIDEMIC EPIDURAL EPIFAUNA
EPIFOCAL EPIGENIC EPIGEOUS EPIGONUS EPIGRAPH EPIGYNES EPILATOR EPILEPSY EPILOGUE
EPINASTY EPIPHANY EPIPHYTE EPISCOPE EPISTASY EPISTLER EPISTOME EPISTYLE EPITASIS
EPIZOISM EPIZOITE EPIZOOTY

Words Starting with EXO-

EXODOS EXODUS EXOGEN EXOMES EXONYM EXOTIC EXOCARP EXODERM EXOGAMY EXOTICA
EXOTISM EXOCRINE EXOCYTIC EXOERGIC EXOGENIC EXONUMIA EXORABLE EXORCISE EXORCISM
EXORCIST EXORCIZE EXORDIUM EXOSMOSE EXOSPORE EXOTERIC EXOTOXIN

Words Starting with GEO-

GEODE GEOID GEODIC GEODESY GEODUCK GEOLOGY GEORGIC GEOSMIN GEOTAGS GEOCACHE
GEODESIC GEODETIC GEOGNOSY GEOLOGER GEOMANCY GEOMETER GEOMETRY GEOPHAGY GEOPHONE
GEOPHYTE GEOPONIC GEOPROBE GEOSMINS GEOTAXIS

Words Starting with ISO-

ISOBAR ISOGON ISOHEL ISOLOG ISOMER ISOPOD ISOBARE ISOBATH ISOCHOR ISODOSE
ISOFORM ISOGAMY ISOGENY ISOGONE ISOGONY ISOGRAM ISOGRIV ISOHYET ISOLATE ISOLEAD
ISOLINE ISONOMY ISOPACH ISOSPIN ISOTACH ISOTONE ISOTOPE ISOTOPY ISOTYPE ISOZYME
ISOBUTYL ISOCHEIM ISOCHIME ISOCHORE ISOCHRON ISOCLINE ISOCRACY ISOGENIC ISOGLOSS
ISOGONAL ISOGONIC ISOGRAFT ISOGRAPH ISOLABLE ISOLATOR ISOLOGUE ISOMETRY ISOMORPH
ISOPHOTE ISOPLETH ISOPODAN ISOPRENE ISOSPORY ISOSTACY ISOSTASY ISOTHERE ISOTHERM
ISOTONIC ISOTROPY

Words Starting with MEGA-

MEGASS MEGABAR MEGABIT MEGAHIT MEGAPOD MEGARON MEGASSE MEGATON MEGABUCK MEGABYTE
MEGACITY MEGADEAL MEGADOSE MEGADYNE MEGAFLOP MEGALITH MEGALOPS MEGAMALL MEGAPLEX
MEGAPODE MEGASTAR MEGAVOLT MEGAWATT

Words Starting with MINI-

MINIFY MINING MINION MINISH MINIUM MINIBAR MINIBUS MINICAB MINICAM MINICAR
MINIKIN MINILAB MINIMAL MINIMAX MINIMUM MINISKI MINIVAN MINIVER MINIBIKE
MINICAMP MINIDISC MINIGOLF MINIMILL MINIMISE MINIMIZE MINIPARK MINIPILL MINISTER
MINISTRY

Words Starting with MONO-

MONODY MONOCLE MONOCOT MONOECY MONOFIL MONOLOG MONOMER MONOPOD MONOSKI MONOACID
MONOBLOC MONOCARP MONOCRAT MONOCROP MONOCYTE MONODIST MONOFUEL MONOGAMY MONOGENY
MONOGERM MONOGLOT MONOGRAM MONOGYNY MONOHULL MONOKINE MONOKINI MONOLITH MONOLOGY
MONOMIAL MONOPODE MONOPODY MONOPOLE MONOPOLY MONORAIL MONOSOME MONOSOMY MONOTINT
MONOTONE MONOTONY MONOTYPE MONOXIDE

Words Starting with PARA-

PARADE PARAMO PARANG PARAPH PARABLE PARADER PARADOR PARADOS PARADOX PARAGON
PARAPET PARASOL PARATHA PARABOLA PARACHOR PARADIGM PARADISE PARADROP PARAFFIN
PARAFOIL PARAFORM PARAGOGE PARAKEET PARAKITE PARALLAX PARALLEL PARALYSE PARALYZE
PARAMENT PARAMOUR PARANOEA PARANOIA PARANOIC PARANOID PARAQUAT PARAQUET PARASAIL
PARASANG PARASHAH PARASITE PARAVANE PARAWING PARAZOAN

Words Starting with PERI-

PERIOD PERISH PERIAPT PERIDOT PERIGEE PERIGON PERILLA PERIQUE PERITUS PERIWIG
PERIANTH PERIBLEM PERICARP PERICOPE PERIDERM PERIDIUM PERIGYNY PERILOUS PERILUNE
PERINEUM PERIODIC PERIODID PERIOTIC PERIPETY PERIPTER PERISARC PERISHER

Words Starting with POLY-

POLYOL POLYBAG POLYCOT POLYENE POLYGON POLYMER POLYNYA POLYOMA POLYPED POLYPOD
POLYPUS POLYADIC POLYBRID POLYDRUG POLYGALA POLYGAMY POLYGENE POLYGLOT POLYGONY
POLYGYNE POLYGYNY POLYMATH POLYPARY POLYPIDE POLYPNEA POLYPODY POLYPOID POLYPORE
POLYPOUS POLYSEMY POLYSOME POLYTENE POLYTENY POLYTYPE POLYURIA POLYZOAN POLYZOIC

Words Starting with SYN-

SYNCH SYNOD SYNTH SYNCOM SYNDET SYNDIC SYNGAS SYNTAX SYNURA SYNAGOG SYNANON
SYNAPSE SYNCARP SYNCHRO SYNCOPE SYNERGY SYNESIS SYNFUEL SYNGAMY SYNONYM SYNOVIA
SYNTAGM SYNTONE SYNTONY SYNTYPE SYNAPSID SYNAPSIS SYNCARPY SYNCLINE SYNDESIS
SYNDETIC SYNDROME SYNECTIC SYNERGIA SYNERGID SYNGENIC SYNONYME SYNONYMY SYNOPSIS
SYNTAGMA SYNTHASE SYNTHPOP

Words Starting with TELE-

TELEDU TELEGA TELECOM TELEFAX TELEMAN TELEOST TELERAN TELESIS TELECAST TELECINE
TELECOMM TELEFILM TELEGONY TELEGRAM TELEPATH TELEPLAY TELEPORT TELESHOP TELESTIC
TELETEXT TELETHON TELETYPE TELEVIEW TELEVISE TELEWORK

Words Starting with ZOO-

ZOOEY ZOOID ZOOKS ZOOTY ZOOGENY ZOOGLEA ZOOLOGY ZOOMERS ZOOTOMY ZOOCHORE
ZOOECIUM ZOOGENIC ZOOGLOEA ZOOLATER ZOOLATRY ZOOMABLE ZOOMANIA ZOOMETRY ZOOMORPH
ZOONOSIS ZOOPHILE ZOOPHILY ZOOPHOBE ZOOPHYTE ZOOSPERM ZOOSPORE

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