1、List of Greek and Latin roots in English/HOThe following is an alphabetical list of Greek and Latin roots,stems,and prefixes commonly used in theEnglish language from H to O.See also the lists from A to G and from P to Z.Some of those used in medicine and medical technology are not listed here but i
2、nstead in the entry for Listof medical roots,suffixes and prefixes.Lists of Greek and Latin roots in English beginning with other letters:A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V X ZHRootMeaning inEnglishOriginlanguageEtymology(root origin)English exampleshab-,-hib-,habit-,-hibit-haveLatinhabere
3、tohave,habitushabit,habitareto live(reside)ability,able,debenture,debile,debilitate,debility,debit,debitor,debt,debtor,devoir,disability,disable,disenable,disinhibit,disinhibition,due,duty,enable,enablement,endeavor,exhibit,exhibition,exhibitor,habeas corpus,habendum,habenula,habile,habilitate,habil
4、ity,habit,habitable,habitance,habitant,habitat,habitation,habitator,habitual,habituate,habituation,habitude,habitudinal,inability,indubitable,inhabile,inhabit,inhabitable,inhabitant,inhabitation,inhibit,inhibition,inhibitory,nonhabitual,prebend,prebendary,prohibit,prohibition,prohibitive,prohibitory
5、,provender,rehabilitant,rehabilitate,rehabilitation,rehabilitative,rehabilitatorhadr-1thickGreek(hadrs)Hadrocodium,Hadromys,hadron,Hadropithecus,hadrosaur,hadrosauridhaem-,hem-2bloodGreek,(hama,hamatos)anaemia,anemia,haematemesis,haematopoiesis,haematuria,haemochromatosis,haemophilia,haemophobia,hae
6、moptysis,haemorrhage,haemorrhoid,haemosiderosis,haemostatic,hematocrit,hematogenesis,hematoma,hematophagous,hematophagy,hematopoiesis,hematopoietic,hematuria,hemocoel,hemocyte,hemoglobin,hemoglobinuria,hemophagy,hemophilia,hemophiliac,hemoptysis,hemorrhage,hemorrhagic,hemorrhea,hemorrhoid,hemorrhoid
7、ectomy,hemosiderin,hemosiderosis,hemostat,hemotherapy,hyperaemia,hyperemia,hyphaema,hyphema,methemoglobin,methemoglobinemia,microhematuria,microhemorrhage,polycythaemiahaere-3choose,takeGreek(hairen),(hairesthai),(hairets),(hairetiks),(haresis)aphaeresis,diaeresis,heresiarch,heresy,heretic,plasmaphe
8、resis,synaeresis,syneresishal-4saltGreek,(hls,hals),(hlinos)halide,halieutic,halite,halochromic,halochromism,halogen,halomancy,halophile,halophyte,oxohalide,thermohalinehal-,-hel-breatheLatinhalare,halatusanhelation,anhele,anhelous,exhalable,exhalant,exhalation,exhale,halitus,inhalable,inhalant,inha
9、lation,inhalehapl-5simple,singleGreek(haplos),(hplsis),(hplma)haplochromine,haplodiploid,haplodiploidy,haplography,haploid,haplology,haplont,haplontic,haplophase,haplopia,haplosis,haplotypehaur-,haust-drawLatinhaurire,haustusexhaust,exhaustible,exhaustion,exhaustive,hauriant,haurient,haustellate,hau
10、stellum,haustorium,haustrum,inexhaustible,nonexhaustiveheb-6youthGreek(hb),(hbtiks),(phbos),(hbn),(hbts)ephebeum,ephebia,ephebiatrics,ephebic,ephebiphobia,ephebophilia,ephebos,hebephilia,hebephobia,hebephrenia,hebetic,hebiatrics,hebophile,hebophiliahed-7()sitGreek,(hdos,hdeos),(hdra),(hzesthai)cathe
11、dra,chair,dodecahedron,dodecahemidodecahedron,endohedric,ephedra,exedra,hemipolyhedron,hexahedron,octahedron,pentahedroid,pentahedron,polyhedron,pyritohedron,rhombohedron,sanhedrin,synedrion,tetrahedroid,trapezohedron,trisoctahedronhed-8pleasant,sweetGreek,(hdmenon,hds),(hdon)anhedonia,anhedonic,hed
12、onics,hedonism,hedonist,hedonistic,hedonology,hyphedoniaheg-9leadGreek,(hgesthai),(hgomenos),(hgemn),diegesis,diegetic,eisegesis,exegesis,exegete,exegetic,hegemon,hegemonic,hegemony,hegumen,hypodiegetic,metadiegetic,protohegumenheli-10sunGreek(hlios)aphelion,heliocentric,heliocentrism,heliodor,helio
13、graph,heliolatry,heliomania,heliometer,heliopause,Heliophila,heliophobia,heliophyte,Helios,helioscope,heliosphere,heliostat,heliotherapy,heliotrope,heliotropic,heliotropism,helium,parhelion,perihelionhelic-11somethingtwisted orspiralGreek,(helssein),(hlix,hlikos),(hlixis,hligma),(helikoeids)anthelix
14、,antihelix,helicine,helicograph,helicoid,helicopter,helicospore,helixHell-12Greece,HellasGreek,(Hells,helldos)Helladic,Hellenic,Hellenism,Hellenistichelminth-13wormGreek,(hlmins,hlminthos)anthelmintic,antihelminthic,helminth,helminthic,helminthoidhelot-14enslavedGreek,Helot,helotism,helotryhemer-15d
15、ayGreek(hmra)Decameron,ephemeral,ephemeris,ephemeron,ephemerous,hemeralopiahemer-16tameGreek(hmeros),(hmerts)hemeroby,hemerochora,hemerophilehemi-halfGreekanhemitonic,hemiballismus,hemicryptophyte,(hmisus)hemicube,hemicycle,hemidesmosome,hemimelia,hemimetabolic,hemimetabolism,hemimetaboly,hemiparesi
16、s,hemiplegia,hemipolyhedron,hemisphere,hemitonichen-oneGreek(hn),(hens,hendos),(hnsis)enosis,enotikon,henad,hendiadys,henotheism,hyphenhendec-17elevenGreek(hndeka)hendecagon,hendecagram,hendecagrammic,hendecane,hendecasyllabic,hendecasyllablehendecahedronhepat-18liverGreek,(hpar,hpatos),(hpatiks)heparin,hepatic,hepatitis,hepatocyte,hepatology,hepatomancy,hepatoscopy,hepatotoxic,hepatotoxin,hepatotropichept-19sevenGreek(hept)heptachord,heptagon,heptagram,heptagraph,heptahedron,heptamer,heptameric
