greenfields Posted March 13, 2018 Share Posted March 13, 2018 (edited) Is there a comprehensive book that lists all known Greek and Latin roots, Greek and Latin affixes (prefixes, suffixes) with brief etymology, pronunciation (of Latin and Greek), and all known derivatives (of roots and affixes)? I've found William Swinton's New Word-Analysis, Or School Etymology of English Derivative Words, but I'm wondering whether there are other more comprehensive resources. I'm asking because my current books/resources have scattered information. It shouldn't be this difficult. Thanks in advance. Edited March 13, 2018 by greenfields 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ElizabethB Posted March 13, 2018 Share Posted March 13, 2018 (edited) Wikipedia has an extensive list, here is page 1 of 3: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Greek_and_Latin_roots_in_English/A–G I made a PDF of the 3 pages in case they ever delete it, it is a nice resource. Etymological Reader: https://books.google.com/books?id=n2sPAAAAYAAJ&printsec=frontcover&source=gbs_ge_summary_r&hl=en#v=onepage&q&f=false Not as thorough, but I like Swan, I will look for the link and add it. Here are a few, not Swan: https://books.google.com/books?id=-OoIAAAAQAAJ&pg=PA81&dq=a%20spelling%20book%20georgia%20alexander&lr=&as_brr=1#v=onepage&q&f=false https://books.google.com/books?id=NDhKAAAAIAAJ&printsec=frontcover&dq=history+english+words&as_brr=1&cd=9#v=onepage&q&f=false Here is the Swan book, it has other things first and word roots at the end. https://play.google.com/books/reader?printsec=frontcover&output=reader&id=FUEYAAAAYAAJ&pg=GBS.PP1 And another book I liked when I was making my Greek and Latin resources and bingo, the worksheets and bingo games are linked in my syllables page. https://play.google.com/books/reader?printsec=frontcover&output=reader&id=gqQRAAAAYAAJ&pg=GBS.PA1 Edited March 13, 2018 by ElizabethB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rose Posted March 16, 2018 Share Posted March 16, 2018 I'm using The Study of English Words by Jessie Macmillan Anderson to work with my 14yo son. https://archive.org/details/studyofenglishwo00andeiala I'm really appreciating it. It seems reasonable verbose but not too difficult for a modern teenager to grasp. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dmmetler Posted March 19, 2018 Share Posted March 19, 2018 The NCL May have something. I know they have a study guide for the National Classical Etymology Exam. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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