A root, or root word is a word which is used to form another word. It is also called a base word. A root does not have a prefix or a suffix. Root is the primary lexical unit of a word, and of a word family. For example, pure is a root. By adding prefixes and suffixes, the following words could be made: impure, purity, pureness. Similarly, play and move are root words. By adding prefixes and suffixes, the following words could be made: plays, played, playing, player; moving, movement, moved, movable, mover, movingly. In this book, I have given the most common Greek and Latin roots which are used in English language | Root Words - A AB/ABS- Origin: Latin, Meaning: away, from, off, Examples: abate - to subside; abhor - to hate | related word: abhorrence; abject - hopeless; abjure - to renounce; abnormal - unusual | related words: abnormally, abnormality; abrasion - cut or scratch; abroad - out of the country; abscess - swelling; abscond - to run away | related word: absconder
- ISBN13 9781312451957
- Publish Date 24 August 2016
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- Publish Country US
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- Format eBook
- Language English