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Word part	Type	Origin	Definition
-eer	noun-forming suffix	Latin	one who does or is related to
ef-	prefix	Latin	out, out of, away
ego	root	Latin	I, self
electr	root	Greek	electric
-en¹	verb-forming suffix	Old English	to cause to be or become or have
-en²	adjective-forming suffix	Old English	made of
en-¹, em-¹	prefix	Latin	to put into; cause to be or have
en-², em-²	prefix	Greek	in, into, inside
endo-	prefix	Greek	inside
ennea	root	Greek	nine
ent, sent²	root	Latin	thing; be
entero	root	Greek	intestine
epi-, eph-, ep-	prefix	Greek	on, upon, over; beyond, after, outside
equ, equi	root	Latin	equal
-er, -or, -ar²	noun-forming suffix	Latin	a person or thing that does
erg, ergo, urg	root	Greek	work
err	root	Latin	error, wander
erythr, erythro	root	Greek	red
es-	prefix	Latin	out, out of, away
-escent	adjective-forming suffix	Latin	becoming; beginning to
-ess	noun-forming suffix	Greek	female