Roots and Meanings

Front

Root: ast

Back

star

Front

Root: bene

Back

good, well

Front

Root: duc

Back

lead

Front

Root: gen

Back

birth, race, kind

Front

Root: jur/jus

Back

law, justice

Front

Root: log/logue

Back

word, speech, reason

Front

luc

Back

Means "light." Examples: lucid, translucent, illuminate, elucidate, lucent.

Front

man

Back

Means "hand." Examples: manual, manipulate, manufacture, manuscript, maneuver.

Front

mand/mend

Back

Means "order, command, entrust." Examples: command, demand, recommend, mandatory, commend.

Front

mis/mit

Back

Means "send." Examples: transmit, emit, dismiss, mission, submit.