Italian word roots
78 root families — each one unlocks a cluster of vocabulary. Open any root in the Explorer.
spect
look, see, watch
A1-B2 · 6 words
dict
say, speak
A1-B1 · 6 words
port
carry, bring
A1-B2 · 6 words
scrib / scriv
write
A1-B2 · 6 words
duc / duct
lead
A1-B2 · 6 words
voc / voce
voice, call
A1-B2 · 6 words
ten / ten
hold
A1-B2 · 6 words
pon / pos
put, place
A1-B2 · 6 words
cred
believe
A1-B2 · 6 words
mov / mot
move
A1-B2 · 6 words
fact / fic
make, do
A1-B2 · 6 words
vid / vis
see
A1-B2 · 6 words
cap / capt / cept
take, seize
A2-B2 · 6 words
mit / mis
send
A2-B2 · 6 words
struct / stru
build
A2-B2 · 6 words
form
shape, form
A1-B2 · 6 words
press
press
A2-B2 · 6 words
ject / gett
throw
A2-B2 · 6 words
clud / claus
close
A2-B2 · 6 words
graph / gram
write, draw
A1-B2 · 6 words
phon / fon
sound
A2-B2 · 6 words
bio
life
A2-B2 · 6 words
geo
earth
A2-B1 · 6 words
chron / cron
time
B1-B2 · 6 words
man / manu
hand
A2-B2 · 6 words
ped / pod
foot
A2-B2 · 6 words
corp
body
A1-B2 · 6 words
anim
life, spirit
A1-B2 · 6 words
liber / libr
free, book
A1-B2 · 6 words
pac
peace
A1-B2 · 6 words
bell
war / beautiful
A2-B2 · 6 words
leg / lect
read, choose, law
A1-B2 · 6 words
sent / sens
feel, sense
A1-B2 · 6 words
fin
end, limit
A1-B2 · 6 words
serv
serve
A1-B2 · 6 words
vert / vers
turn
A2-B2 · 6 words
volv / volg
roll, turn
A1-B2 · 6 words
gen
birth, kind
A1-B2 · 6 words
nat / nasc
born
A1-B2 · 6 words
mort
death
A2-B2 · 6 words
viv / vit
live
A1-B2 · 6 words
aud
hear
A1-B2 · 6 words
tang / tact
touch
A2-B2 · 6 words
fract / frag
break
A2-B2 · 6 words
flu
flow
B1-B2 · 6 words
curr / cors
run
A1-B2 · 6 words
ced / cess
go, yield
A2-B2 · 6 words
ven / vent
come
A1-B2 · 6 words
sta / sist
stand
A1-B2 · 6 words
pos / pot
able, power
A1-B2 · 6 words
sci
know
A2-B2 · 6 words
cogn / conosc
know, recognize
A1-B2 · 6 words
mem / ment
mind, remember
A1-B2 · 6 words
spir
breathe
A2-B2 · 6 words
sper
hope
A1-B1 · 6 words
grat
thanks, pleasing
A1-B2 · 6 words
bene / buon
good
A1-B2 · 6 words
mal
bad
A1-B2 · 6 words
multi
many
A2-B2 · 6 words
uni
one
A1-B2 · 6 words
equ
equal
A1-B2 · 6 words
temp
time
A1-B2 · 6 words
ann / anno
year
A1-B2 · 6 words
sol
alone, sun
A1-B2 · 6 words
lum / luc
light
A1-B2 · 6 words
clar
clear
A1-B2 · 6 words
nom / nomin
name
A1-B2 · 6 words
reg / rett
rule, straight
A1-B2 · 6 words
giur / giud
law, judge
A2-B2 · 6 words
civ / citt
citizen, city
A1-B2 · 6 words
urb
city
A2-B2 · 6 words
via
way, road
A1-B2 · 6 words
nav
ship
A2-B2 · 6 words
aer / aria
air
A1-B2 · 6 words
rupt / romp
break
B1-B2 · 6 words
path / paz
feel, suffer
A2-B2 · 6 words
hydr / idr
water
A2-B2 · 6 words
therm / term
heat
A2-B2 · 6 words