Spanish word roots

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spect look, see, watch A1-B2 · 6 words dict say, speak, declare A1-B1 · 5 words port carry, bring A1-B2 · 6 words scrib / scrib- write A1-C1 · 6 words duc / duct lead, bring A2-C1 · 6 words voc / voz voice, call A1-B2 · 5 words ten / tain hold, keep A2-B2 · 5 words pon / posit put, place A2-C1 · 6 words cred believe, trust A2-B2 · 5 words mov / mot move A1-B2 · 6 words fact / fic make, do A2-C1 · 6 words vid / vis see A1-B2 · 6 words cap / capt / cept take, seize, hold A2-B2 · 6 words mit / mis send, let go A2-B2 · 6 words struct / stru build, arrange A2-B2 · 6 words form shape, form A1-B2 · 6 words press press, push A2-B2 · 6 words ject / jet throw, cast A2-B2 · 6 words rupt / rout break B1-B2 · 6 words clud / claus close, shut 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 hydr / hidr water A2-B2 · 6 words therm / term heat A2-B2 · 6 words man / manu hand A2-B2 · 6 words ped / pod foot A2-B2 · 6 words corp / corpor body A2-B2 · 6 words anim life, spirit A1-B2 · 6 words liber / libr free, book A1-B2 · 6 words pac / peac peace, agree A2-B2 · 6 words bell / bel war, beautiful A2-B2 · 6 words leg / lect read, choose, law A1-B2 · 6 words loqu / loc speak, place A2-B2 · 6 words sent / sens feel, sense A1-B2 · 6 words path / pat feel, suffer B1-B2 · 6 words fin end, limit A1-B2 · 6 words serv serve, keep A1-B2 · 6 words vert / vers turn A2-B2 · 6 words volv / volu roll, turn A2-B2 · 6 words gen birth, kind A1-B2 · 6 words nat / nasc born A1-B2 · 6 words mort / mor death A2-B2 · 6 words viv / vit live, life 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 / flux flow B1-B2 · 6 words curr / curs run A2-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 / put A1-B2 · 6 words sci / scio know A2-B2 · 6 words cogn / gnos know, recognize A2-B2 · 6 words mem / ment mind, remember A1-B2 · 6 words spir breathe A2-B2 · 6 words spir / sper hope A2-B1 · 6 words grat pleasing, thanks A1-B2 · 6 words bene / bon good A1-B2 · 6 words mal bad A1-B2 · 6 words multi / plur many A2-B2 · 6 words uni / mon one A1-B2 · 6 words equ / equi equal, even A2-B2 · 6 words temp / tempor time A1-B2 · 6 words ann / enn year A1-B2 · 6 words sol / soli alone, sun A1-B2 · 6 words lum / luc light A2-B2 · 6 words clar clear A1-B2 · 6 words nob / nomin name, noble A1-B2 · 6 words reg / rect rule, straight A1-B2 · 6 words jur / jud law, judge A2-B2 · 6 words civ / cit citizen, city A1-B2 · 6 words urb city A2-B2 · 6 words via / voy way, road A1-B2 · 6 words nav / nau ship, sail A2-B2 · 6 words aer / air air A1-B2 · 6 words aqua / agua water A1-B1 · 6 words terra / terr earth, land A1-B2 · 6 words mare / mar sea A1-B1 · 6 words mont / montañ mountain A1-B1 · 6 words flamm / flam flame, fire A2-B2 · 6 words luc / luz light A1-B2 · 6 words noct / noch night A1-B1 · 6 words di / día day A1-B1 · 6 words herb / hierb plant, grass A2-B2 · 6 words flor flower A1-B1 · 6 words arbor / árbo tree A1-B2 · 6 words fer / ferro carry, iron A2-B2 · 6 words her / hes stick, cling B1-B2 · 6 words pend / pens hang, weigh, think A2-B2 · 6 words plic / ply fold B1-B2 · 6 words quer / quest ask, seek A2-B2 · 6 words rog ask, propose B1-B2 · 6 words scrib / script (docs) write (documents) A2-B2 · 6 words sign / seña sign, mark A1-B2 · 6 words spec / espej look, mirror A2-B2 · 6 words trac / trat pull, draw A2-B2 · 6 words

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