List of Word Roots - 14

List of Word Roots
Word root/ prefix Root Meaning Words based on the Root
Multi many, more than one or two Multicolored - having many colors
Multimedia - using a range of media
Multitasking - doing many things at once.
Mut change Immutable - not changing
Mutant - an organism that has undergone change
Mutate - to undergo a change.
Nat born Innate - included since birth
Natal - relating to birth
Natural - gotten at birth, not afterward.
Nav ship Circumnavigate - to sail around a place
Naval - relating to a navy or warships
Navigate - to sail a ship through a place.
Nom/in name Misnomer - an error in naming a person or thing
Nominal - being something in name only but not in reality
Nominate - to name for election or appointment, to designate.
The above highlights how you can learn multiple words from the same root. Effectively, you can build groups on the basis of word roots and use these to learn multiple words at the same time.
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