Root Words and Their Meanings

aster/astro

• star

• moon

• sun

• planet

bio

• life

• earth

• water

• fire

anni/annu/enni

• year

• day

• month

• century

chron

• time

• color

• space

• sound

aqua/aque

• water

• fire

• earth

• air

dic/dict

• speak, say

• write, record

• read, interpret

• listen, hear

frag/fract

• break

• join

• build

• create

ject

• throw

• carry

• build

• write

luc/lum/lun

• light

• dark

• water

• earth

magn/maj

• great, large

• small, tiny

• fast, quick

• weak, feeble