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Word part	Type	Origin	Definition
i-	prefix	Latin	not, without
iatr, iatri, iatro, -iatry	root	Greek	medical care, healing
-ic	adjective-forming suffix	Latin and Greek	like, pertaining to
-ice	noun-forming suffix	French	state, condition, or quality.
-ician	noun-forming suffix	Latin	practictioner of or expert in
icon, icono	root	Greek	image
-ics	noun-forming suffix	Greek	science, study, or practice of; properties of; practices pertaining to
-id	adjective-forming suffix	Latin	having the quality of
idio	root	Greek	particular or personal to; distinct
-iferous	adjective-forming suffix	Latin	producing, bearing, carrying
ig-	prefix	Latin	not, without
il-¹	prefix	Latin	in, into, on
il-²	prefix	Latin	not, without
-ile, -il	adjective-forming suffix	Latin	capable of being or undergoing; pertaining to
im-¹	prefix	Latin	in, into, on
im-²	prefix	Latin	not, without
imag	root	Latin	likeness
in-¹	prefix	Latin	in, into, on
in-²	prefix	Latin	not, without
infra-	prefix	Latin	above, over
init	root	Latin	beginning

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