42 Most Common Latin Roots

ann, enn

• year, yearly

• good, well

• roll, turn

• watch, look out

aqu

• see

• around

• water

• two

arch

• cast, throw

• chief, rule

• among, between

• watch, look at

bene

• well, good

• with, together

• again, back

• search, seek

bi

• under

• four

• over

• two

cent

• ten

• twenty-five

• fifty

• hundred

circum

• around

• between

• next to

• under

con, co, col, com

• cast, throw

• less, smaller

• with, joined

• again, back

contra

• arrange

• put together

• opposite, different

• same

cred, credit, creed

• bad

• speak

• wish

• believe