| Root | Meaning in English | Origin language | Etymology (root origin) | English examples |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ec- | out | Greek | ἐκ (ek) | eccentric, ecstasy, ecstatic |
| ecclesi- | assembly, congregation | Greek | ἐκκλησία (ekklēsiā) from ἐκκαλέω (ekkaleō) "I summon" or "I call out" | Ecclesiastes, ecclesiastical |
| eco- | house | Greek | οἶκος (oikos) | ecology, economics, economy, ecumenism |
| ecto- | outside | Greek | ἐκτός (ektos) | ectoderm |
| ed-, es- | eat | Latin | edere, esus | edible, obesity |
| eg- | goat | Greek | αἴξ, αἰγός (aix) | egophony |
| ego- | self, I (first person) | Latin, Greek | ego, ἐγώ | egocentric |
| eiren- | peace | Greek | εἰρήνη (eirene) "peace" | eirenic, irenic, irenology |
| electr- | amber | Greek | ἤλεκτρον (elektron) | electron, electricity |
| elem-, alm- | pity | Greek | ἐλεημοσύνη (eleemosyne) | almoner, alms, eleemosynary |
| em-, empt- | buy | Latin | emere, emptus | exemption, preempt, redeem |
| eme- | vomit | Greek | ἐμεῖν, ἔμετος (emein, emetos) | emesis, emetic |
| emul- | striving to equal, rivaling | Latin | aemulus, aemulare | emulator |
| en-, em- | in | Greek | ἐν (en) | emphasis, enclitic, enthusiasm |
| encephal- | brain | Greek | ἐγκέφαλος (enkephalos) | encephalopathy |
| endo- | inside, within | Greek | ἔνδον (endon) | endocardial, endocrine, endocytosis, endoskeleton, endosperm |
| engy- | narrow | Greek | ἐγγύς (engys) | Engystomops |
| ennea- | nine | Greek | ἐννέα (ennea) | ennead, enneagon, enneode |
| ens- | sword | Latin | ensis | ensiform |
| eo-, eos- | dawn, east | Greek | Ἠώς/Ἕως (ēṓs) | Eocene |
| ep-, epi- | upon | Greek | ἐπί (epi) | ephemeral, epicenter, epidemic, epistemic, epitaph, epithet, epoch |
| equ-, -iqu- | even, equal, level | Latin | aequus | equal, equanimity, equate, Equator, equilibrium, equinox, equipoise, equity, equivalence, equivocal, equivocate, iniquity |
| equ- | horse | Latin | equus | equestrian |
| erg- | work | Greek | έργον (ergon) | allergy, energy, erg, ergometer, ergonomics, ergophobia, liturgy, metallurgy, organ, surgeon, synergy |
| erot- | (sexual) love | Greek | ἔρως, ἔρωτος (erōs, erōtos) | erogenous, erotic |
| err- | stray | Latin | errare | aberration, err, errant, erroneous, error |
| erythr- | red | Greek | ἐρυθρός (eruthros) | erythrocyte |
| eso- | within | Greek | ἔσω (esō) | esoteric |
| eth- | custom, habit | Greek | ἦθος (ēthos) | ethology |
| ethm- | sieve, sift | Greek | ἠθμός (ēthmos); ἤθειν (hethein) | ethmoid |
| ethn- | people, race, tribe, nation | Greek | ἔθνος (ethnos) | ethnarch, ethnic |
| etym- | true | Greek | ἔτυμος (etumos) | etymology |
| eu- | well, good | Greek | εὖ (eu) | euphoria, euthanasia |
| eur- | wide | Greek | εὐρύς (eurus) | Europe, eurypterid |
| ex-, e-, ef- | from, out | Latin | ex | exclude, exist, exit, extend, extrude |
| exo- | outside | Greek | ἔξω (eksō) | exoskeleton, exothermic |
| extra- | outer | Latin | extra, extraneus and exterus | estrange, exterior, extra, extraordinary, strange |
| extrem- | outermost, utmost | Latin | extremus | extreme, extremity, extremophile |
Greek and Latin roots in English_E
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