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Word part	Type	Origin	Definition
agon	root	Greek	struggle, contest
agr, agro, agri	root	Latin	field, farm, crop
-al¹	noun-forming suffix	Latin	act or result of
al-	prefix	Latin	to, toward
-al², -ial, -ual	adjective-forming suffix	Latin	pertaining to
alg, algo, -algia	root	Greek	pain
ali	root	Latin	other, foreign
allo, all	root	Greek	other, different
alt, alti, alto	root	Latin	high
alter, altern, altr	root	Latin	other; change
am, ama, amor	root	Latin	love, friendship
amb, ambl, ambul	root	Latin	walk
ambi-	prefix	Latin	both, on both sides, around
amphi-, ampho-	prefix	Greek	both, on both sides, around
an-²	prefix	Latin	to, toward
-an, -ian, -ean	adjective- and noun-forming suffix	Latin	in adjectives: from (a place) or pertaining to or following (a figure or school of thought); in nouns: person or thing from (a place) or associated with (an activity or school of thought).
ana-	prefix	Greek	up; against; back
-ance, -ence, -ency, -ancy	noun-forming suffix	Latin	state, quality, or act of
andr, andro	root	Greek	man, male
anim	root	Latin	mind, spirit, life
ann, enn	root	Latin	year, years