List of Greek and Latin roots in English/T
Lists of Greek and Latin roots in English beginning with other letters:
T
| Root |
Meaning in English |
Origin language |
Etymology (root origin) |
English examples
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| tac-, -tic- |
be silent |
Latin |
tacere, tacitus |
reticent, reticence, tacit, taciturn
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| tach- |
swift |
Greek |
ταχύς (takhús), τάχος (tákhos) |
tachometer, tachycardia, tachyrhythmia, tachytelic
|
| taeni- |
ribbon |
Greek |
τείνειν (teínein), ταινία (tainía), ταινίδιον (tainídion) |
diplotene, leptotene, pachytene, taenia, taenidia, taenidium, taeniodont, Taeniolabis, zygotene
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| tag-, tax- (ΤΑΓ)[1] |
arrange, order |
Greek |
τάσσειν (tássein), τακτός (taktós), τακτικός (taktikós), τάξις (táxis), τάγμα (tágma) |
ataxia, chemotaxis, epitaxis, eutaxy, hypotaxis, magnetotaxis, metasyntactic, parataxis, phonotactic, phonotactics, phototaxis, rheotaxis, syntactic, syntagma, syntagmatic, syntax, tactic, tagma, taxis, taxonomy, thermotaxis
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| tal- |
ankle |
Latin |
talus |
talus
|
| tang-, -ting-, tact-, tag- |
touch |
Latin |
tangere (past participle tactus) |
attain, contact, contagious, contingent, contingency, contiguous, intact, tactile, tangent, tangible
|
| tapet- |
carpet |
Latin |
tapete, tapetis |
tapestry, tapetum, tapis
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| tarac- (ΤΑΡΑΧ)[2] |
stir |
Greek |
ταράσσειν (tarássein), ταρακτός, ταρακτικός, τάραγμα, θράσσω |
ataractic, ataraxia
|
| tard- |
slow |
Latin |
tardus |
retard, tardigrade, tardy
|
| tars- |
ankle |
Greek |
ταρσός (tarsós, "a flat basket") |
metatarsus, tarsal, tarsoclasis, tarsometatarsus, tarsus
|
| taur- |
bull |
Greek |
ταῦρος (taûros) |
Minotaur, taurobolium, taurocholic, tauromachy
|
| taur- |
bull |
Latin |
taurus |
Taurus
|
| tec- (ΤΑΚ)[3] |
melt |
Greek |
τήκειν |
eutectic, eutectoid
|
| tec-, toc- (ΤΕΚ)[4] |
childbirth |
Greek |
τίκτειν, τόκος (tókos) |
ditokous, dystocia, embiotocid, monotocous, teknonymous, teknonymy, tokophobia
|
| techn- (ΤΕΚ)[5] |
art, skill |
Greek |
τίκτειν (tíktein), τέχνη (tékhnē), τέκτων, τέκτονος (téktōn, téktonos), τεκτονικός (tektonikós) |
architect, polytechnic, techne, technique, technocracy, technocrat, technogaianism, technology, technophilia, technophobia, tectonic
|
| tecn- (ΤΕΚ)[6] |
child |
Greek |
τίκτω, τέκνον, τέκνου (téknon, téknou) |
teknonymous, teknonymy
|
| teg-, tect- |
cover |
Latin |
tegere, tectus |
contection, detect, detectable, detection, detective, detector, integument, integumentary, obtect, pretectal, pretectum, protect, protection, protective, protector, protectorate, protectory, protectress, protectrix, protégé, protégée, tectrix, tectum, tegmen, tegmental, tegula, tegular, tegument, tile, tog, toga, togate, togavirus, toggery
|
| tele- |
far, end |
Greek |
τῆλε (têle) |
telegram, telegraph, telemetry, telepathy, telephone, telescope, television
|
| tele- |
complete |
Greek |
τέλος, τέλεος (télos, téleos), τέλεσις (télesis) |
atelectasis, ateleiosis, atelophobia, teleology, telesis, toll
|
tem-, tom- [7]
(ΤΕΜ[8]) |
cut |
Greek |
τέμνειν (témnein), τομός (tomós), τόμος (tómos), τομή (tomḗ), τμῆσις (tmêsis) |
acrotomophilia, anatomy, apotemnophilia, atom, atomic, autotomy, diatom, dichotomous, dichotomy, ectomy, entomology, entomomancy, entomophagous, entomophilous, epitome, monatomic, pentatomic, polyatomic, polytomy, Temnospondyli, tmesis, tome, tomogram, tomography, trichotomous, trichotomy
|
| temn-, tempt- |
– |
Latin |
temnere |
contemn, contemnible, contempt, contemptible, contumacious, contumacy, contumelious, contumely
|
| tempor- |
time |
Latin |
tempus, temporis |
contemporaneous, contemporary, extemporaneous, tempo, temporal, temporary
|
ten-, ton- [9]
(ΤΑΝ[10]) |
stretch |
Greek |
τείνειν (teínein), τεινόμενον, τανύειν (tanúein), τετανός (tetanós), τόνος (tónos), τονικός (tonikós), τονή (tonḗ), τάσις (tásis), ταινία |
anhemitonic, atelectasis, atonic, atritonic, barytone, catatonia, catatoniac, catatonic, decatonic, diatonic, ditone, dodecatonic, dystonia, ectasia, enneatonic, entasia, entasis, epitasis, hemitonia, hemitonic, heptatonic, hexatonic, hyperisotonic, hypertonia, hypertonic, hypotenuse, hypotonia, hypotonic, isotonic, microtone, monotone, monotonic, monotonous, monotony, neoteny, octatonic, oxytone, paroxytone, pentatonic, peritoneum, polytonic, proparoxytone, protasis, pyelectasis, syntonic, tetanolysin, tetanospasmin, tetanus, tetany, tetratonic, tone, tonic, tonoplast, tritonic, tune
|
| ten-, -tin-, tent-, tain-, tinu- |
hold, keep |
Latin |
tenere, tentus |
abstain, abstention, abstinence, abstinent, appertain, appertinent, appurtenance, appurtenant, contain, containment, content, contentive, contentment, continence, continent, continental, continual, continuance, continuant, continuation, continuative, continue, continuity, continuous, continuum, contratenor, countenance, detain, detainder, detainee, detainer, detainment, detention, detinue, discontent, discontentment, discontinuance, discontinuation, discontinue, discontinuity, discontinuous, entertain, entertainment, equicontinuity, equicontinuous, impertinence, impertinent, incontinence, incontinent, intenible, intercontinental, irretentive, lieutenant, maintain, maintenance, malcontent, obtain, obtainment, obtention, pertain, pertinacious, pertinacity, pertinence, pertinent, purtenance, reobtain, retain, retainer, retainment, retention, retentive, retinue, se-tenant, sustenance, sustentacular, sustentaculum, sustentation, sustention, tenable, tenace, tenacious, tenacity, tenancy, tenant, tenet, tenor, tenure, tenurial, tenuto, transcontinental
|
| tend-, tens- |
stretch, strain |
Latin |
tendere (past participle tensus) |
ambitendency, attempt, attend, attendee, attent, attention, attentive, coextend, coextension, coextensive, contend, contention, contentious, detent, détente, distend, distension, distent, distention, entendre, entente, extend, extensible, extension, extensional, extensionality, extensive, extensivity, extensor, extent, inattention, inattentive, inextensible, intend, intense, intensification, intension, intensional, intensity, intensive, intent, obtend, obtension, ostensible, ostension, ostensive, ostensory, ostent, ostentation, ostentatious, portend, portension, portent, portentous, pretend, pretense, pretension, subtend, subtense, superintend, superintendency, superintendent, tempt, temptation, tend, tendency, tendential, tendentious, tender, tense, tensible, tensile, tensility, tension, tensure, tent, tentacle, tentacular, tentage, tentation, tentative, tentiginous, tentorium
|
| tenu- |
slender, thin |
Latin |
tenuare "make thin", from tenuis "thin" |
attenuate, extenuate, tenuous
|
| tep- |
be warm |
Latin |
tepere |
subtepid, tepefaction, tepid, tepidarium, tepidity, tepor
|
| ter-, trit- |
rub, wear |
Latin |
terere, tritus |
attrition, contrite, contrition, detriment, detrimental, detrital, detrition, detritivore, detritivorous, detritus, retriment, tribulation, trite, triturate, trituration, triture
|
| tere- |
guard |
Greek |
τηρεῖν (tēreîn), τήρησις (tḗrēsis) |
synteresis
|
| teret- |
rounded |
Latin |
teres, teretis |
subterete, teretial
|
| terg-, ters- |
wipe |
Latin |
tergere, tersus |
absterge, abstergent, abstersion, abstersive, deterge, detergency, detergent, terse
|
| termin- |
boundary, limit, end |
Latin |
terminus |
determine, interminable, terminal, termination
|
| tern- |
three each |
Latin |
terni |
ternary, ternion
|
| terr- |
earth |
Latin |
terra |
inter, subterranean, terrace, terracotta, terrain, terrarium, terrestrial, territory
|
| terti- |
third |
Latin |
tertius |
tertian, tertiary
|
| test- |
witness |
Latin |
testis |
attest, contest, detest, protest, testament, testify, testimony
|
| tetart-[11] |
fourth |
Greek |
τέταρτος (tétartos) |
tetartanopsia, tetartohedric
|
| tetr- |
four |
Greek |
τέτϝαρες, τέσσαρες, τεσσάρων (téssares, tessárōn) |
diatessaron, tetragon, tetrahedron, tetralogy, tetrameter, tetraphobia, tetrapod, tetrode
|
| teuch- |
make |
Greek |
τεύχειν (teúkhein), τυγχάνω, τευκτός, τευκτικός, τεῦξις (teûxis), τεῦγμα (teûgma), τεῦχος, τεύχεος (teûkhos, teúkheos), τύχη (túkhē), τυκτός (tuktós) |
Heptateuch, octateuch, Pentateuch
|
| tex-, text- |
weave |
Latin |
texere, textus |
context, subtle, pretext, text, textile, texture
|
| thalam- |
chamber, bed |
Greek |
θάλαμος (thálamos) |
epithalamion, hypothalamus, prothalamion, thalamotomy, thalamus
|
| thalass- |
sea |
Greek |
θάλασσα (thálassa) |
Panthalassa, thalassemia, thalassic, thalassophobia
|
| than- (ΘΑΝ)[12][13] |
death |
Greek |
θνήσκειν, θάνατος (thánatos) |
euthanasia, thanatocoenosis, thanatoid, thanatology, thanatophobia, thanatophoric, thanatopsis
|
| thaumat- |
miracle |
Greek |
θαυματ (thaumat) |
thaumatology, thaumaturge, thaumaturgy
|
| the-, thus- |
god |
Greek |
θεός (theós) |
atheism, atheistic, ditheism, enthusiasm, monotheism, Pantheon, polytheism, Thea, theobromine, theocracy, theodicy, Theodore, theogony, theology, theophobia, Timothy, tritheism
|
| the- (ΘΕ)[14] |
put |
Greek |
τιθέναι (tithénai), θετός (thetós), θετικός (thetikós), θέσις (thésis), θέμα (théma), θήκη (thḗkē) |
anathema, anathematic, antithesis, antithetic, apothecium, athematic, Bibliotheca, bodega, boutique, deem, doom, enthesis, enthetic, epenthesis, epenthetic, epitheca, epithet, hypothec, hypothesis, monothematic, nomothetic, oligosynthetic, parenthesis, parenthetic, polysynthetic, prosthesis, prosthetic, prothesis, prothetic, pseudothecium, synthesis, synthetic, theca, thecium, thematic, theme, Themis, thesaurus, thesis, treasure
|
| thea- |
view |
Greek |
θεᾶσθαι (theâsthai), θέατρον (théatron) |
amphitheatre, metatheatre, theatre, theatric
|
| thel- |
nipple |
Greek |
θηλή (thēlḗ) |
athelia, endothelium, epithelium, mesothelioma, mesothelium, thelium, thelial
|
| theori- |
speculation |
Greek |
θεωρητικός (theōrētikós), θεώρημα (theṓrēma), θεωρία (theōría) |
theorem, theoretic, theorist, theorize, theory
|
| ther- |
beast, animal |
Greek |
θήρ, θηρός (thḗr, thērós) |
therapsid, therianthropy, theroid, theropod, theropsid
|
| therap- |
serve |
Greek |
θεράπων (therápōn), θεραπεύειν (therapeúein), θεραπευτός, θεραπευτικός (therapeutikós), θεραπεία (therapeía) |
therapeutic, therapist, therapy
|
| therm- |
heat, warm |
Greek |
θέρεσθαι (théresthai), θέρμη (thérmē), θερμός (thermós) |
thermal, athermancy, diathermancy, ectotherm, endotherm, endothermic, exothermic, geothermic, homeothermy, hyperthermia, hypothermia, isotherm, poikilotherm, thermobaric, thermochromism, thermodynamic, thermolysis, thermometer, thermophilic, thermophobia, thermoplastic, thermoplegia, thermos, thermosphere, thermostat, thermostatic
|
| thig- (ΘΙΓ)[15] |
touch |
Greek |
θιγγάνειν (thingánein), θίξις (thíxis), θίγημα (thígēma) |
antithixotropic, thigmonasty, thigmotaxis, thixotropic, thixotropy
|
| thorac- |
chest |
Greek |
θώραξ, θώρακος (thṓrax, thṓrakos) |
hemothorax, pneumothorax, thoracic, thorax
|
| thym- |
mood |
Greek |
θυμός (thumós) |
cyclothymia, dysthymia, euthymia, hyperthymia
|
| thyr- |
door |
Greek |
θύρα (thúra) |
thyratron
|
| thyre- |
large shield |
Greek |
θυρεός (thureós) |
Thyreophora, thyroid, thyrotropin, thyroxine
|
| tim- |
be afraid |
Latin |
timere |
timid, timorous
|
| ting-, tinct- (TING)[16] |
dye, moisten |
Latin |
tingere, tinctus |
aquatint, distain, mezzotint, tinct, tinctorial, tincture, tinge, tingent, tint
|
| tom- |
cut |
Greek |
τομή (tomḗ), τόμος (tómos) |
anatomy, appendectomy, atom, dichotomy, ectomy, embolectomy, tome, tonsillectomy, vasectomy
|
| ton- (ΤΑΝ)[17] |
stretch |
Greek |
τείνειν (teínein), τόνος (tónos), τονικός (tonikós) |
isotonic, monotone, tone
|
| top- [18] |
place, location |
Greek |
τόπος (tópos) |
atopic, atopy, dystopia, ectopia, ectopic, entopic, epitope, eutopia, isotope, nomotopic, polytope, topiary, topic, topography, topology, toponomastics, toponym, toponymy, topos, utopia, zonotope
|
| torn-[19] |
turn, rotate |
Latin from Greek |
tornare < τόρνος (tórnos) |
tornado, tournament, turn
|
| torpe- |
be numb |
Latin |
torpere |
torpent, torpid, torpor
|
| torqu-, tort- |
twist |
Latin |
torquere, tortus |
contort, distort, extort, extortion, retort, torque, torsion, tortuous, torture
|
| tot- |
all, whole |
Latin |
totus |
subtotal, total, totality
|
| tox-[20] |
arrow, bow, poison |
Greek |
τόξον (tóxon) |
anatoxin, antitoxin, autotoxin, exotoxin, intoxicate, neurotoxin, psychotoxic, toxic, toxin, toxoid, toxology, toxoplasmosis
|
| trab- |
beam |
Latin |
trabs, trabis |
trabeculae
|
| trach-[21] |
rough |
Greek |
τραχύς (trakhús) |
trachea, tracheids, tracheitis, tracheophyte, tracheostomy, tracheotomy, trachoma
|
| trag-[22] |
he-goat |
Greek |
τράγος (trágos) |
tragedy, tragic, tragus
|
| trah-, tract- |
draw, pull |
Latin |
tractare, frequentative of trahere, tractus |
abstract, attract, contract, detract, retract, subtract, subtrahend, tractable, traction, tractor
|
| trans-, tra-, tran- |
across |
Latin |
trans |
intransigent, tradition, transact, transcend, transient, transitory, transparent, transport
|
| trapez-[23] |
four-legged, table |
Greek |
τράπεζα (trápeza), τραπέζιον, (trapézion) |
trapeze, trapezium, trapezius, trapezohedron, trapezoid
|
| traum-[24] |
wound |
Greek |
τραῦμα, τραῦματος (traûma, traûmatos) |
trauma, traumatic, traumatize, traumatophobia
|
| trecent- |
three hundred |
Latin |
trecenti |
trecentennial, trecentillion
|
| trech-, troch-[25] |
run, wheel |
Greek |
τρέχειν (trékhein), τρεχόμενον, τρόχος (tróchos), τροχός, τροχοῦ (trochós), τρόχωσις, τροχαῖος (trochaîos), τροχαϊκός (trochaïkós), τροχοειδής |
ditrochee, epitrochoid, hypotrochoid, trochaic, trochanter, trochee, trochelminth, trochlea, trochophore, trochoid
|
| tredec- |
thirteen |
Latin |
tredecim |
tredecimal
|
| treiskaidek- |
thirteen |
Greek |
τρεισκαίδεκα (treiskaídeka) |
triskaidekaphobia, triskaidecagon
|
| trem- |
tremble |
Latin |
tremere |
tremor
|
| trema- |
hole |
Greek |
τετραίνω, τρῆμα (trêma) |
monotrematous, monotreme, trema, tréma, trematode
|
| trep-, trop-[26] |
turn |
Greek |
τρέπειν (trépein), τρέψις (trépsis), τρόπος, τρόπου (trópos), τροπή, τροπῆς (tropḗ), τροπικός (tropikós) |
allotrope, anisotropy, Atropos, ectropion, entropic, entropion, entropy, heliotropism, isentropic, isotrope, isotropic, isotropy, pleiotropic, pleiotropy, polytrope, protrepsis, protreptic, psychotropic, treponeme, treponematosis, treponemiasis, trope, tropic, tropism, tropopause, troposphere, trove
|
| treph-, troph-[27] |
feed, grow |
Greek |
τρέφειν (tréphein), τροφός (trophós), τροφή (trophḗ), θρέμμα |
amyotrophic, atrophy, autotroph, auxotrophy, chemolithoautotroph, dystrophy, hemidystrophy, heterotroph, hypertrophy, lithoautotroph, lithotroph, mixotroph, organotroph, phagotrophy, photoheterotroph, phototroph, phototrophic, phototrophy, pogonotrophy, poliodystrophy, prototrophy, trophectoderm, trophic, trophobiosis, trophobiotic, trophoblast, trophoblastic, trophozoite
|
| trepid- |
tremble |
Latin |
trepidare "to tremble, hurry", from trepidus "alarmed, scared" |
intrepid, trepid, trepidation
|
| tri-[28] |
three |
Greek |
τρεῖς, τρία (tría), τριάς |
atritonic, triad, triadic, Triassic, tricycle, trigon, triode, tripod, trisyllabic, tritonic
|
| tri- |
three |
Latin |
trēs |
triangle, triumvirate, trivia
|
| trib-, tript-[29] |
rub |
Greek |
τρίβειν (tríbein), τριπτός, τρῖψις |
diatribe, tribochromism, tribology, trypsin, tryptic
|
| tribu- |
pay |
Latin |
tribuere "to pay", from tribus |
attribute, contribute,distribute, retribution, tribe, tribulation, tribunal, tribune, tributary, tribute
|
| tricen- |
thirty each |
Latin |
triceni |
tricenary
|
| tricesim-, trigesim- |
thirtieth |
Latin |
tricesimus |
trigesimal
|
| trich- |
hair |
Greek |
θρίξ, τριχός (trikhós) |
peritrichous, trichopathophobia, Trichoptera
|
| trin- |
three each |
Latin |
trini |
trinary, trine, trinity
|
| trit- [30] |
third |
Greek |
τρίτος (trítos) |
tritagonist, tritanomaly, tritanopia, trite, tritium
|
| tritic- |
wheat |
Latin |
triticum |
triticale
|
| troch- |
wheel |
Greek |
τροχός (trokhós) |
trochlea
|
| trop- |
turn |
Greek |
τρόπος (tropos) |
contrive, heliotropism, isotrope, psychotropic, retrieve, trope, tropic, tropism, troposphere, troubadour, trove
|
| troph- |
feed, grow |
Greek |
τροφή, τροφός (trophós) |
dystrophy, pogonotrophy, trophic
|
| truc- |
fierce |
Latin |
trux, trucis |
truculence, truculency, truculent
|
| trud-, trus- |
thrust |
Latin |
trudere, trusus |
abstrude, abstruse, abstrusion, abstrusity, detrude, detrusion, detrusor, extrude, extrusible, extrusion, extrusive, inobtrusive, intrude, intrusion, intrusive, nonintrusive, obtrude, obtrusion, obtrusive, protrude, protrudent, protrusile, protrusion, protrusive, retrude, retruse, retrusion, retrusive
|
| trunc- |
cut off |
Latin |
truncare "to maim, mutilate", from truncus "mutilated, cut off" |
detruncate, detruncation, entrench, entrenchment, intrench, intrenchment, obtruncate, obtruncation, omnitruncation, retrench, retrenchment, tranche, tranchet, trench, trenchancy, trenchant, truncate, truncation, truncheon, trunk, trunnion
|
| tryp-[31] |
bore |
Greek |
τρυπᾶν (trupân), τρύπανον (trúpanon) |
trepan, trypanophobia, trypanosome
|
| tum- |
be swollen |
Latin |
tumere |
detumescence, detumescent, intumescence, tumefacient, tumefaction, tumesce, tumescence, tumescent, tumid, tumidity, tumor, tumorous, tumular, tumulose, tumulous, tumult, tumultuary, tumultuous, tumulus
|
| turb- |
disturb |
Latin |
turba |
disturb, disturbance, nonperturbative, perturb, perturbance, perturbation, perturbative, trouble, troublous, turbid, turbidity, turbinate, turbine, turbulence, turbulent
|
| tuss- |
cough |
Latin |
tussis, tussire |
pertussis, tussive
|
| tymb-[32] |
mound |
Greek |
τύμβος (túmbos), τυμβεύω, τύμβευμα |
entomb, tomb
|
| tympan- |
drum |
Greek |
τύμπανον (túmpanon) |
timbre, timpanist, tympani, tympanum
|
| typ-[33] (ΤΥΠ[34]) |
stamp, model |
Greek |
τύπτειν (túptein), τύπος (túpos), τυπικός (tupikós), τύμπανον (túmpanon) |
allotype, archetype, ecotype, ectype, epitype, ergatotype, heterotype, heterotypic, holotype, homeotypic, homotype, homotypic, isosyntype, isotype, lectotype, logotype, monotypic, neotype, paralectotype, paratype, phenotype, prototype, schizotypic, syntype, type, typography, typology
|
| typh-[35] |
smoke |
Greek |
τύφειν (túphein), τῦφος (tûphos), τυφώδης |
typhoid, typhous, typhus
|
| tyrann-[36] |
terrible, tyrant |
Greek |
τύραννος (túrannos) |
tyrannize, tyrannosaurus, tyranny, tyrant
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