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 |