Somehow we’ve made it to “H” in our tour of classically derived English vocabulary! Again, these are all bases: the foundations to which we add affixes to form words. Affixes are coming in a later post. If you’d like to review past letters, use the links below
- “A” base words
- “B” base words
- “C” base words
- “D” base words
- “E” base words
- “F” base words
- “G” base words
| Base | Meaning | Example |
| habit | dwell, keep | inhabit |
| hal(e) | breathe | inhale |
| haute | high | “haute couture” |
| (h)em, hemat | blood | anemia, hematology |
| hemer | day | ephemeral |
| hemi | one half | hemisphere |
| hepta | seven | heptagon |
| her, hes | stick, cling | adhere, cohesive |
| hexa | six | hexagon |
| hor(o) | hour | horoscope |
| horr | frighten | horror |
| hum | damp earth | humidity |
| human | human being, mankind | humane |
| hydr(o) | water | hydrant |
| hypno | sleep | hypnosis |