Latin Roots List 1

Front

ambi

Back

both (ambiguous, ambidextrous)

Front

aqua

Back

water (aquarium, aquamarine)

Front

aud

Back

to hear (audience, audition)

Front

bene

Back

good (benefactor, benevolent)

Front

cent

Back

one hundred (century, percent)

Front

circum

Back

around (circumference, circumstance)

Front

contra/counter

Back

against (contradict, encounter)

Front

dict

Back

to say (dictation, dictator)

Front

duc/duct

Back

to lead (conduct, induce)

Front

fac

Back

to do; to make (factory, manufacture)