|
Word part
|
Type
|
Origin
|
Definition
|
| poly
|
root |
Greek |
many |
| popul
|
root |
Latin |
the people |
| port
|
root |
Latin |
carry |
| pos,
-pose,
pon,
-pone,
-pound
|
root |
Latin |
put, place |
| poss,
pot
|
root |
Latin |
able; power |
| post-
|
prefix |
Latin |
after, behind |
| pre-
|
prefix |
Latin |
before |
| prim,
princ
|
root |
Latin |
first |
| pris,
-prise,
prehens,
-prehend
|
root |
Latin |
take, grasp |
| pro-1
|
prefix |
Latin |
before, forward, forth |
| pro-2
|
prefix |
Greek |
before |
| prob,
prov,
-prove
|
root |
Latin |
good; test, prove |
| proto,
prot
|
root |
Greek |
first, original, primitive |
| pseud,
pseudo
|
root |
Greek |
false |
| psych,
psycho
|
root |
Greek |
mind, soul, mental process |
| pter,
ptero,
pteryg,
pteryx
|
root |
Greek |
wing, fin |
| pug,
pugn
|
root |
Latin |
fight |
| pung,
punct,
point
|
root |
Latin |
prick, sharp |
| purg
|
root |
Latin |
clean |
| put,
putat
|
root |
Latin |
trim; count; reckon or suppose |
| pyr,
pyro
|
root |
Greek |
fire, heat, fever |
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