Word part
|
Type
|
Origin
|
Definition
|
a-2
|
prefix |
Old English |
on |
a-3
|
prefix |
Latin |
to, toward |
a-1,
an-1
|
prefix |
Greek |
not, without |
ab-,
abs-
|
prefix |
Latin |
from, away from |
-ability,
-ibility,
-bility,
-ubility
|
noun-forming suffix |
Latin |
ability to do, be, or undergo |
-able,
-ible,
-ble
|
adjective-forming suffix |
Latin |
capable of being, doing, or undergoing |
-ably,
-ibly
|
adverb-forming suffix |
Latin |
in the manner or way indicated by the adjective |
-ac
|
adjective-forming suffix |
Greek |
in adjectives: of or pertaining to; resembling; in nouns: someone afflicted with; |
ac-
|
prefix |
Latin |
to, toward |
ac,
acr,
acer
|
root |
Latin |
sharp, bitter, sour |
-aceous
|
adjective-forming suffix |
Latin |
resembling, related to, made of, or, in biological science, belonging to (a taxonomic class) |
-acious
|
adjective-forming suffix |
Latin |
full of, characterized by |
acro
|
root |
Greek |
high, extremity, tip |
act,
ag
|
root |
Latin |
do, drive |
ad-
|
prefix |
Latin |
to, toward |
-ad,
-ade
|
noun-forming suffix |
Greek |
group (of a certain number indicated by the base) |
aer,
aero
|
root |
Greek |
air, gas |
af-
|
prefix |
Latin |
to, toward |
ag-
|
prefix |
Latin |
to, toward |
-age
|
noun-forming suffix |
Latin |
act, process, or result of (the action indicated by the verb base) |
agogue,
agog,
agogy
|
root |
Greek |
leader |
|
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