| Word root/prefix | Root Meaning | Words based on the Root |
| Ami/o | love |
Amiable - friendly, pleasant, lovable
Amity - friendly and peaceful relations
Amorous - showing romantic love
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| Andr/o | man, male |
Androgynous - being both male and female
Android - resembling a human
Misandry - hatred towards men
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| Anim | life, spirit |
Animal - a living organism
Animate - to make alive
Animus - Hostility or ill feeling/motivation to do something.
Equanimity - of balanced spirit
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| Ann/enn | year |
Anniversary - a date observed once a year
Annual - happening once a year
Biennial - Occurring every second year
Millennium - 1,000 years
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| Anthrop/o | human |
Anthropology - the study of mankind
Anthropomorphism - giving human form to non-human things
Philanthropy - the love to mankind (expressed through good deeds)
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