Root Words and Their Meanings

patho

• emotion

• feeling

• thought

• reaction

bene/bon

• bad or poorly

• good or well

• neutral

• average

fid

• to betray

• trust or to have faith

• to doubt

• to ignore

Acerb/Acri

• sharp, bitter

• sweet, soft

• smooth, gentle

• warm, inviting

ami/amo

• friend

• enemy

• stranger

• companion

her/hes

• to hold tightly

• to let go

• to break apart

• to wander aimlessly

mal

• good

• bad

• average

• excellent

anim

• spirit or soul

• mind or will

• body or form

• emotion or feeling

fin

• begin

• start

• finish

• continue

chron/temp

• time and occasion

• space and distance

• light and shadow

• color and texture