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Word part Type Origin Definition
retro- prefix Latin back, backward, behind
rhin, rhino root Greek nose
rhod, rhodo root Greek red
rid, ris root Latin laugh
rig2 root Latin stiff, rigid
rog, rogat root Latin ask
rot root Latin turn
rrhea, rrhoea, rrhag root Greek flow, gush, discharge
rub root Latin red
rupt root Latin to break, burst
sacr, sacri, secr root Latin holy
san root Latin health
sang root Latin blood
sati, satis root Latin enough; full
scen, scend root Latin climb
sci root Latin to know
scler, sclero root Greek hard
scop, -scope, -scopy root Greek to view, to observe
scrib, script root Latin to write
se- prefix Latin away, aside, apart, without
sect root Latin to cut