Greek and Latin roots in English_C

Root	Meaning in English	Origin language	Etymology (root origin)	English examples
cac-, caco-, kako-, kaki-	bad	Greek	κακός (kakos)	cachexia, cacography, cacophony, cacorrhacitis, kakistocracy
cad-, -cid-, cas-	fall	Latin	cadere, casus	accident, cadaver, cadence, cascade, case
caed-, -cid-, caes-, -cis-	cut, kill	Latin	caedere, caesus	caesura, democide, exorcise, genocide, germicide, homicide, incisor, scissors
cal-	call	Latin	calare	calendar, claim, class, conciliate, conciliatory, council, intercalate, nomenclature
calc-	stone	Latin and Greek	from Latin calx (genitive calcis) "lime", from Greek χάλιξ (khalix) "pebble", "limestone"	calcite, calcitrant, calcium, calculate, calculus, chalicothere, chalk, recalcitrant
cali-, call-, calli-, calo-	beautiful	Greek	καλός (kalos) "beautiful"; κάλλος (kallos) "beauty"	calisthenics, calligraphy, calophyllous, kaleidoscope
calor-, calo-, calori-	heat	Latin	calor "heat"	caldron, caloric, calorie, calorigenic, calorimeter
calum-	trick, lie, deceive	Latin	calumnia "slander, trickery", from calvi' "to trick, deceive"	calumnious, calumny, cavil, challenge
calyp-	cover	Greek	καλύπτειν (kaluptein)	apocalypse
camer-	vault	Latin	camera	bicameral, camera
camp-	field	Latin	campus "field", "level ground"	camp, campaign, campicolous, campimetry, campus, champion
can-	dog	Latin	canis	canine, Canis Major
can-	reed, rod	Greek	κάννα (kanna)	cane, canister, canon
can-, -cin-, cant-	sing	Latin	cantare frequentative of canere	accent, cantata, canto, cantor, chant, enchant, recant
cand-, cend-	glowing, iridescent	Latin	candere "to be white or glisten"	candela, candid, candle, candor, incandescent, incendiary, incense
cap-, -cip-, capt-, -cept-	hold, take	Latin	capere, captus "take or hold" (vowel changes from a to i in compounds)	capable, capacious, captive, caption, captivate, capture, conception, except, forceps, incipient, intercept, recipient
capit-, -cipit-	head	Latin	caput, capitis	capital, capitulate, capitulation, captain, decapitate, precipitation, recap, recapitulate
capr-	goat	Latin	caper (genitive capri) "goat", also capreolus "wild goat"	cab, caper, caprice, Capricorn, caprine
caps-	box, case	Latin	capsa	capsule
carbo-	coal	Latin	carbo, carbonis	carbohydrate, carbon
carcer-	jail	Latin	carcer, carcerare	incarceration
carcin-	cancer (disease)	Latin from Greek	Latin from Greek καρκίνος (karkinos) "crab"	carcinogenic, carcinoma
cardi-	relating to the heart	Greek	καρδιά (kardia)	cardiograph, cardiology, electrocardiogram
cardin-	hinge	Latin	cardo, cardinis	cardinal
carn-, carni-	flesh	Latin	caro, carnis	carnage, carnal, carnival, carnivore, charnel, incarnadine, incarnate, reincarnation
carp-	fruit	Greek	καρπός (karpos) "fruit"	carpology
carp-	wrist	Greek	καρπός (karpos) "wrist"	carpal, carpal tunnel syndrome
cast-	pure, cut	Latin	castrare and castus, from kes- (to cut)	caste, castigate, castrate, chaste, chastity, incest
cata-, cat-, catar-	down	Greek	κατά (katá) "down"	catabolic, catacomb, catalyst, catarrhine, catastrophe, catatonia, cathode, cation
caten-	chain	Latin	catena	catenary, concatenation
cathar-	pure	Greek	καθαρός (katharos)	catharsis
caud-	tail	Latin	cauda	caudal, coda
caus-, -cus-	cause or motive	Latin	causa	accuse, because, causal, causative, cause, excuse
caust-, caut-	burn	Greek	καίειν (kaiein)	calm, caustic, cauterize, holocaust
cav-	hollow	Latin	cavus	cave, cavity, excavation
ced-, cess-	move, yield, go, surrender	Latin	cedere, cessus	accede, cede, concede, precede, procedure, proceed, procession, recede, secede, succeed, success
cel-	hide	Latin	celare "to hide"	ceiling, clandestine, conceal, occult
celer-	quick	Latin	celer, celerare	acceleration, celerity
cen-	new	Greek	καινός (kainos)	Cenozoic
cen-	empty	Greek	κενός (kenos)	cenotaph
cen-	common	Greek	κοινός (koinos)	cenobite
cens-	to assess	Latin	censere	censure, census
cent-	hundred	Latin	centum	cent, centennial, centurion, percent
centen-	hundred each	Latin	centeni	centenarian, centenary
centesim-	hundredth	Latin	centesimus	centesimal, centesimation
centr-	center	Greek	κέντρον (kéntron) "needle", "spur"	eccentric
centri-	center	Latin	centrum	central, center, concentrate, concentric, centrifugal, centripetal
cephal-	head	Greek	κεφαλή (kephalē)	cephalic, cephalopod, encephalogram
ceram-	clay	Greek	κέραμος (keramos)	ceramic
cerat-	horn	Greek	κέρας (keras), κέρατος (keratos)	keratin, triceratops
cern-, cer-	sift	Latin	cernere "to sift, separate"	ascertain, certain, concern, concert, decree, discern, excrement, secern, secret
cervic-	relating to the neck, relating to the cervix	Latin	cervix, cervicis "neck"	cervix, cervical
ceter-	other	Latin	ceterus	et cetera
chir-	of the hand or hands	Greek	χείρ (kheir) "hand"	chiral, chiropractic, chiroptera
chelon-	relating to a turtle	Greek	χελώνη (khelōne) "tortoise"	chelonia
chlor-	green	Greek	χλωρός (khlōros)	chlorine, chlorophyll, chloroplast
chore-	relating to dance	Greek	χορεία (khoreia) "dancing in unison" from χορός (khoros) "chorus"	choreography, chorus
chord-	cord	Latin and Greek	chorda "rope" from χορδή (chordē)	chordata, cord
chrom-	color	Greek	χρῶμα (chrōma)	chromatic, chrome, chromium, chromosome, monochrome, polychrome
chron-	time	Greek	χρόνος (chronos)	anachronism, chronic, chronicle, chronology, chronometer, synchronize
chrys-	gold	Greek	χρυσός (khrusos)	chrysalis, chrysolite
cili-	eyelash	Latin	cilium	cilia, supercilious
cine-	motion	Greek	κινέω (kineō)	cinema
ciner-	ash	Latin	cinis, cineris	incineration
cing-, cinct-	gird	Latin	cingere, cinctus	succinct
circ-	circle, ring	Latin	circulus, circus	circle, circular, circulate, circus
circum-	around	Latin	circum	circumcise, circumference, circumlocution, circumnavigate, circumscribe
cirr-	orange	Greek	κιρρός (kirros)	cirrhosis
cirr-	curl, tentacle	Latin	cirrus	cirrus
cit-	call, start	Latin	citare, frequentative of ciere	citation, cite, excite, incite, solicit, solicitous
civ-	citizen	Latin	civis	civic, civil, civilian, civility, civilization
clad-	branch	Greek	κλάδος (klados)	clade
clam-	cry out	Latin	clamare	acclaim, claim, clamor, exclamation, proclamation, reclamation
clar-	clear	Latin	clarus, clarare	clarity, clear, declaration
clast-	broken	Greek	κλαστός (klastos)	iconoclast, osteoclast
claud-, -clud-, claus-, -clus-	close, shut	Latin	claudere, clausus	clause, claustrophobia, conclude, exclude, exclusive, include, occlusion, occult, recluse, seclude
clav-	key	Greek	κλείς (kleis) "key" from κλείειν, (kleiein) "to close"	clavichord, clavicle, conclave
cleist-	closed	Greek	κλειστός (kleistos)	cleistogamy
cleithr-	bar, key	Greek		cleithrum
clement-	mild	Latin	clemens, clementis	clemency, inclement
clin-	bed	Greek	κλίνη (klinē)	clinic
clin-	lean, recline	Latin	-clinare	decline, declination, incline, inclination, recline
cochl-	snail, spiral shell	Greek	κόχλος (kochlos)	cochlea
cogn-	know	Latin	cognoscere (see also gnoscere)	cognition, cognitive, cognizance, cognizant, cognoscenti, connoisseur, incognito, recognize,
coel-	hollow	Greek	κοῖλος (koilos)	blastocoel, coelom, spongocoel
col-	strain	Latin	colare, colum	colander, coulee, percolate
coll-	hill	Latin	collis	colliculus
coll-	neck	Latin	collum	accolade, collar
color-	color	Latin	color	coloration, coloratura, tricolor
con-, co-, col-, com-, cor-	with, together	Latin	cum (from older form quom)	coagulate, collide, compress, connect, connote, contain, corrode, quondam
con-	cone	Greek	κῶνος (kōnos)	conic, conical, conoid
condi-	season	Latin	condire	condiment
contin-	contain	Latin	continere (see also tenere)	contain, content, contents, continence, continent, continue, countenance
contra-	against	Latin	contra	contraband, contraception, contradict, contraindicate, contrast, contravene
copi-	plenty	Latin	copia	copious, copy, cornucopia
copr-	dung	Greek	κόπρος (kopros)	coprolite, coprophagia, coprophilia
copul-	bond	Latin	copula "that which binds"	copula, copulation, couple
cor-, cord-	heart	Latin	cor, cordis	accord, cordial, core, concord, courage, discord, discordant, encourage, record
corac-	raven	Greek	κόραξ, κόρακος (korax, korakos)	coracoid
cori-	hide, leather	Latin	corium, corii	excoriate
corn-	horn	Latin	cornu	cornea, cornucopia, unicorn
coron-	crown	Latin	corona, coronare	corona, coronation
corp-, corpor-	body	Latin	corpus, corporis	corporation, corporal, corporeal, corpse, corpulent, corpuscle, incorporate
cortic-	bark	Latin	cortex, corticis	cortical, corticosteriod
cosm-	universe	Greek	κόσμος (kosmos)	cosmic, cosmonaut, cosmopolitan, cosmos, microcosm
cosmet-	the art of dress and ornament	Greek	κοσμητική (kosmetike) from κόσμος (kosmos)	cosmetics, cosmetology
cost-	rib	Latin	costa	costal
cotyl-	cup	Greek	κοτύλη (kotulē)	cotyledon
-cracy, -crat	government, rule, authority	Greek	κράτος (kratos)	aristocracy, autocracy, bureaucracy, democracy, plutocracy, technocracy, theocracy
crani-	skull	Greek	κρανίον (kranion)	cranium
crass-	thick	Latin	crassus	crassitude
crea-	make	Latin	creare, creatus	creation, creature, creole, procreation, recreation
cred-	believe, trust	Latin	credere, creditus	accreditation, credence, credentials, credibility, credible, credit, creditor, credo, credulity, credulous, creed, discredit, incredible, incredulous, miscreant, recreant
crep-	boot, shoe	Greek	κρηπίς, κρηπίδος (krēpis, krēpidos)	crepidoma
cresc-, crease, cru-, crew-	grow, rise	Latin	crescere	accretion, accrue, concrete, crescendo, crescent, crew, decrease, increase, recruit
cribr-	sieve	Latin	cribrum, cribrare	cribble, cribrate
cric-	ring	Greek	κρίκος (krikos)	cricoid
crisp-	curled	Latin	crispus	crepe, crispate
crist-	crest	Latin	crista	cristate
crit-, crisi-	judge, separate	Greek	κρίνειν (krinein), κρίσις (krisis)	crisis, criterion, critic, critical, diacritic, endocrine, hypocrisy
cross-	fringe, tassel	Greek	κροσσός (krossos)	crossopterygii
cruc-	cross	Latin	crux, crucis	crucial, crucifix, crucify, excruciating
crur-	leg, shank	Latin	crus, cruris	crural
-cry	wail, shriek	Latin	critare, from quiritare	cry, decry, descry
crypt-	hidden	Greek	κρύπτειν (kruptein) "to hide", κρυπτός (kruptos)	apocryphal, cryptic, cryptography
cten-	comb	Greek	κτείς, κτενός (kteis, ktenos)	ctenophore
cub-	cube	Greek	κύβος (kubos)	cubic, cuboid
cub-	lie	Latin	cubare	incubation, succuba
culin-	kitchen	Latin	culina	culinary
culp-	blame, fault	Latin	culpa	culpable, culprit, exculpate
cune-	wedge	Latin	cuneus	cuneiform
cur-, cura-	care for	Latin	cura, curare	accurate, curative, curator, cure, curious, manicure, pedicure, secure, sinecure
curr-, curs-	run, course	Latin	currere, cursus	concur, concurrent, corridor, courier, course, currency, current, cursive, cursor, cursory, discourse, excursion, incur, occur, recur, recursion, recursive, succor
curv-	bent	Latin	curvus "crooked, curved", from curvare "to bend"	cavort, curb, curvature, curve
cuspid-	lance, point	Latin	cuspis, cuspidis	bicuspid
cult-, col-	cultivate, till, inhabit	Latin	colere	colony, cult, cultivate, cultivation, culture
cut-	skin	Latin	cutis	cutaneous, cuticle
cyan-	blue	Greek	κυανός (kuanos)	cyanide
cycl-	circular	Greek	κύκλος (kuklos)	bicycle, cycle, cyclic, cyclone, cyclops, unicycle
cylind-	roll	Greek	κύλινδρος (kulindros)	cylinder
cyn-	dog	Greek	κύων, κυνός (kuōn, kunos)	cynology, cynosure
cyst-	capsule	Greek	κύστις (kustis)	cystic
cyt-	cell	Greek	κύτος (kutos)	cnidocyte, cytoplasm