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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.

 

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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

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