Greek and Latin roots in English_M

Root	Meaning in English	Origin language	Etymology (root origin)	English examples
macer-	lean	Latin	macer	emaciate, meager
macro-	long	Greek	μακρός (makros)	macro, macroeconomics, macron
magn-	great, large	Latin	magnus	magnanimous, magnate, magnificent, magnify, magnitude, magnum
maj-	greater	Latin	major, majus	majesty, majority, majuscule
mal-	bad, wretched	Latin	malus	malediction, malefaction, malevolent, malfeasance, malicious, malignancy, malnourished, malodorous
mamm-	breast	Latin	mamma	mammal, mammary gland
man-	flow	Latin	mānāre, manatus	emanate, emanationism, immanant, immanation
man-	stay	Latin	manēre, mansus	immanence, immanent, manse, permanence, permanent, remanence, remanent
man-, manu-	hand	Latin	manus	emancipate, manacle, manage, maneuver, manual, manufacture, manicure, manifest, manuscript
mand-, -mend-	order, commit	Latin	mandāre, mandatus	command, commend, commendation, countermand, demand, mandate, mandatory, recommend, remand
mania	mental illness	Greek	μανία (manίā)	kleptomania, mania, maniac, pyromania
mar-	sea	Latin	mare, maris	marine, maritime
mascul-	male, man	Latin	masculus, masculi	emasculate, masculine
mater-, matr-	mother	Latin	mater, matris	maternal, maternity, matrimony, matrix, matron
maxim-	greatest	Latin	maximus	maximum
mechan-	machine or instrument	Greek	μηχανή (mēkhanē)	mechane, mechanics
medi-, -midi-	middle	Latin	medius, mediare	media, median, mediate, medieval, mediocre, Mediterranean, medium
mega-	great, large, million	Greek	μέγας (megas)	megacycle, megaphone, megalopolis, megaton
mei-	less	Greek	μεῖον (meiōn)	meiosis
melan-	black, dark	Greek	μέλας (melas)	Melanesia, melanoma
melior-	better	Latin	meliorare "to improve", from melior "better"	ameliorate, amelioration, meliorism
mell-	honey	Latin	mel, mellis	mellifluous
memor-	remember	Latin	memor	commemorate, memoir, memorable, memorial, memorize, memory
mening-	membrane	Greek	μήνιγξ (meninx)	meningitis
ment-	mind	Latin	mens, mentis	comment, dement, demented, mental, mentality, mention, momento, reminisce, reminiscence
men-	month	Greek	μήν (mēn)	menopause
mend-	defect, fault	Latin	mendax "lying, a liar", from menda "defect, fault"	amend, amendment, mendacious, mendacity
menstru-	monthly	Latin	menstruus	menstrual, menstruation
mensur-	measure	Latin	mensura "measurement"	commensurate
mer-	part	Greek	μέρος (meros)	polymer
merc-	reward, wages, hire	Latin	merx (genitive mercis)	commerce, commercial, market, mercantile, mercenary, merchant, mercy
merg-, mers-	dip, plunge	Latin	mergere	emerge, immersion
mes-	middle	Greek	μέσος (mesos)	Mesolithic, mesozoic
meter-, metr-	measure	Greek	μέτρον (metron)	altimeter, barometer, calorimeter, centimeter, meter, metric, millimeter, thermometer
meta-	above, among, beyond	Greek	μετά (meta)	metabolism, metamorphic, metamorphosis, metaphase, metaphor, metaphysics, metastatic, meteor, method
mic-	grain	Latin	mica	micelle
micro-	small	Greek	μικρός (mikros)	microcosm, microeconomics, micrometer, microphone, microscope, microwave
migr-	wander	Latin	migrare	emigrant, immigrant, migrant, migrate, migration
milit-	soldier	Latin	miles, militis	military, militia
milli-	thousand	Latin	mille	millennium, million
millen-	thousand each	Latin	milleni	millenary
mim-	repeat	Greek	μίμος (mimos)	mime, mimic
min-	jut	Latin	minere	prominent
min-	less, smaller	Latin	minor, minus	minority, minuscule, minutiae
mina-	lead	Latin	minare, variant of minari	amenable, demeanor, menace, promenade
mir-	wonder, amazement	Latin	miror, mirari, miratus sum	admire, miracle, mirror
mis-	hate	Greek	μῖσος (misos)	misandry, misogyny
misc-, mixt-	mix	Latin	miscere, mixtus	miscellaneous, mixture
miser-	unhappy, wretched	Latin	miser	miser, miserable, miserly, misery
mit-, miss-	send	Latin	mittere, missus	commit, emit, intermittent, missile, mission, missionary, omit, permit, remit, submit, transmit
mit-	thread	Greek	μίτος (mitos)	mitochondrion, mitosis
mne-	memory	Greek	μνήμη (mnēmē)	amnesia, mnemonic
mod-	measure	Latin	modus "measure"	mode, model, moderate, moderation, moderato, moderator, modern, modest, modicum, modify
mol-	grind	Latin	mola, molere, molitus	molar
moll-	soft	Latin	mollis	emollient, mollify
mon-	one	Greek	μόνος (monos)	monism, monolith, monopoly, monopsony, monotone
mon-	warn	Latin	monere	admonish, monitor, monster, monument, premonition, summon
monil-	string of beads	Latin	monile	Moniliformida
monstra-	show	Latin	monstrare	demonstrate, muster, remonstrate
mont-	mountain	Latin	mons, montis	Montana
mor-	disposition	Latin	mos	moral, morose
mora-	pause, delay	Latin	morari "to delay", from mora "a pause, delay"	demur, moratorium, remora
mord-	bite	Latin	mordere, morsus	mordacious, morsel, remorse
moro-	foolish, dull	Greek	μωρός (moros) "foolish, dull"	moron, moronic, oxymoron, oxymoronic, sophomore, sophomoric
morph-	form, shape	Greek	μορφή (morphē)	amorphous, anthropomorphism, dimorphic, metamorphosis, morpheme, morphology
mort-	death	Latin	mors, mortis	immortal, mortal, mortality, mortician, mortuary
mov-, mob-, mot-	move, motion	Latin	movere, motus	commotion, emotion, mobile, momentum, motile, motion, motive, motor, move, movement, mutiny, promote, remove
mulg-, muls-	milk	Latin	mulgere	emulsion
multi-	many, much	Latin	multus	multifold, multilingual, multiple, multiplex, multiply, multitude
mund-	world	Latin	mundus	anima mundi, map, mundane
mur-	wall	Latin	murus, muri	immured, mural
mus-	mouse	Greek	μῦς (mus)	musophobia
mus-	thief	Latin	mus, muris	mouse
musc-	fly	Latin	musca, muscae	Muscicapidae, Muscidae
mut-	change	Latin	mutare	immutable, mutation
my-	to shut (the eyes)	Latin	myein	miosis, myopia, myopic, mystery
myri-	countless, ten thousand	Greek	μυρίος (murios)	myriad, myriapod
myrmec-	ant	Greek	μύρμηξ (murmēx)	myrmecoid, Myrmidons
myth-	story	Greek	μῦθος (muthos)	mythic, mythology
myx-	slime	Greek	μύξα (muxa)	Myxini
myz-	suck	Greek	μυζάω (muzaō)	Myzopoda