Greek and Latin roots in English_H

Root	Meaning in English	Origin language	Etymology (root origin)	English examples
hab-, -hib-, habit-, -hibit-	have	Latin	habere, habitus	habit, prohibition
hadr-	thick	Greek	ἁδρός (hadros)	hadrocodium, hadron
haem-, hem-	blood	Greek	αἷμα (haima)	haemophilia, hemoglobin, hemophilia, hemorrhage, hemostat
hal-	salt	Greek	ἅλς, ἁλός (hals, halos)	halite, halogen
hal-, -hel-	breathe	Latin	halare, halatus	anhelation, inhale, halitosis
hapl-	simple, single	Greek	ἁπλοῦς (haplous)	haploid, haplotype
haur-, haust-	draw	Latin	haurire, haustus	exhaustion
hedo-	pleasure	Greek	ἡδονή (hēdonē)	hedonism
heli-	sun	Greek	ἥλιος (hēlios)	heliocentric, heliograph, heliotrope, helium
hemer-	day	Latin	hemera	ephemeral
hemi-	half	Greek	ἥμισυς (hēmisus)	hemicycle, hemisphere
hen-	one	Greek	ἕν (hen)	henad, hyphen
hendec-	eleven	Greek	ἕνδεκα (hendeka)	hendecagon
hept-	seven	Greek	ἑπτά (hepta)	heptagon, heptathlon, heptode
her-, heir-	heir	Latin	heres	heir, heiress, hereditary, heredity, heritage, inherit
here-, hes-	cling, stick	Latin	haerere, haesus	adhere, adhesive, cohere, coherent, cohesive, hesitate, inherent
herald-	messenger, envoy	Latin	heraldus	herald, heraldic, heraldry
herb-	grass	Latin	herba	herbal, herbicide, herbivore
hered-	heir	Latin	heres, heredis	heredity
herp-	creep	Greek	ἕρπω, ἕρπειν (herpō, herpein)	herpes, herpetology
heter-	different, other	Greek	ἕτερος (heteros)	heterochromatin, heterodoxy, heterogeneity, heterogeneous, heterosexual
heur-	find	Greek	εὑρίσκω (heuriskō)	heuristic
hex-	six	Greek	ἕξ (hex)	hexagon, hexahedron, hexode
hibern-	wintry	Latin	hibernus	hibernation
hiem-	winter	Latin	hiems	hiemal
hier-	sacred	Greek	ἱερός (hieros)	hierarchy, hieroglyphics
hipp-	horse	Greek	ἵππος (hippos)	hippodrome, hippopotamus
hirsut-	hairy	Latin	hirtus, hirsutus	hirsute
hispid-	bristly	Latin	hispidus	hispidity, hispidulous
histri-	actor	Latin	histrio, histrionis	histrionic
hod-	way	Greek	ὁδός (hodos)	cathode, herpolhode, hodometer
hol-	whole	Greek	ὅλος (holos)	holistic, holography
hom-	same	Greek	ὁμός (homos)	homogeneous, homophone, homonym, homosexual, homozygous
homal-	even, flat	Greek	ὁμαλός (homalos) "even", from ὁμός (homos) "same"	anomalous, anomaly
home-	like	Greek	ὅμοιος (homoios)	homeostasis
homin-	human	Latin	homo, hominis	hominid
honor-	esteem	Latin	honos, honoris	honorable, honorarium
hor-	boundary	Greek	ὅρος (horos)	aphorism, horizon
hor-	hour	Greek	ὥρα (hōra)	horoscope
horm-	that which excites	Greek	ὁρμή (hormē)	hormone
hort-	garden	Latin	hortus, horti	horticulture
hospit-	host	Latin	hospes, hospitis	hospice, hospital, hospitality, inhospitable
host-	enemy	Latin	hostis	hostile
hum-	ground	Latin	humus, humare	exhume, exhumation, human, humane, humanity, humus, inhume
hyal-	glass	Greek	ὕαλος (hualos)	hyaline, hyaloid
hydr-	water	Greek	ὕδωρ (hudōr)	dehydrate, hydrant, hydrate, hydraulics, hydrogen, hydrology, hydrolysis, hydrophily, hydrophobia, hydroponic, hydrous
hygr-	wet	Greek	ὑγρός (hugros)	hygrometer
hymen-	skin or membrane	Greek	ὑμήν (humēn)	hymen, Hymenoptera
hyo-	U-shaped	Greek	ὑοειδής (huoeidēs)	hyoid
hyp-	under	Greek	ὑπό (hupo)	hypothermia, hypotonic
hyper-	above, over	Greek	ὑπέρ (huper)	hyperbole, hypertonic
hypn-	sleep	Greek	ὕπνος (hupnos)	hypnosis, hypnotherapy, hypnotize
hyster-	later	Greek	ὕστερος (husteros)	hysteresis