It’s time for the next installment in this series on classically-derived roots in the English language! Q and R are both small categories, so I’ve put them together. Remember, these are word bases, not prefixes or suffixes.
If you would like to review previous entries, you can browse the links below:
- “A” Base Words
- “B” Base Words
- “C” Base Words
- “D” Base Words
- “E” Base Words
- “F” Base Words
- “G” Base Words
- “H” Base Words
- “I,” “J,” and “K” Base Words
- “L” Base Words
- “M” Base Words
- “N” Base Words
- “O” Base Words
- “P” Base Words
| Base | Meaning | Example |
| quadr, quart | four | quadrilateral, quarter |
| quint | five | quintillion |
| ras | scrape | rash, erase |
| reg, rig, rect | straight, guide | regular, incorrigible, correct |
| rupt | break | interrupt |