1. Cap-, -cip-, capt-, -cipt-,
hold, take – Latin
Examples: captive – a prisoner, a detainee, a hostage, a convict
- captive – a prisoner, a detainee, a hostage, a convict
- capture – arrest, seizure, imprisonment, apprehension
- captivity – confinement, bondage, imprisonment
- captor – a guard, a keeper; the person who captures a person or animal
- intercept – to seize, to cut off, to take away
2. Cardi-
heart – Greek
Examples: cardiology, cardiologist, cardiograph, cardiospasm,
- cardiologist – a medical doctor who specialises in heart diseases
- cardiograph – a device that records the force of cardiac contractions (heart muscles)
- cardiology – the study of the structure and functions of the heart
- concord – harmony, accord, agreement, camaraderie, comradeship; (con- together cord- heart)
- cardiovascular – relating to the heart and blood vessels
3. Camer-
vault – Latin
Examples: camera, cameraman, chamber, chamberlain, camera crew, chamber orchestra, camera obscura, chamber of commerce, echo chamber, combustion chamber
- chamber – a room, a small compartment, a cubicle
- camera crew – a squad or group of technicians and assistants; the team responsible for the technical aspects of a film or television programme’s production
- chamberlain – an administrator, a chamberlain, a representative, a steward
- in camera – in private; in a lawyer’s chambers
4. Carn-
flesh – Latin
Examples: carnivore, carnival, carnage, carrion, carnivora, incarnation, carnality
- carnival – a fair, a fete, a fiesta, a circus; an annual festival
- carnage – massacre, bloodshed, slaughter, mass murder
- carnivore – a meat-eater; a flesh-eating animal or plant
- carnivora – a group of flesh-eating mammals
- carrion – decaying flesh
5. Centr-
centre – Greek/Latin
Examples: centrifuge, centrist, centriole, centromere, centrosome, centre
forward, centrist, shopping centre, centre fold, eccentricity, egocentrism, epicentre
- carnival – a fair, a fete, a fiesta, a circus; an annual festival
- carnage – massacre, bloodshed, slaughter, mass murder
- carnivore – a meat-eater; a flesh-eating animal or plant
- carnivora – a group of flesh-eating mammals
- carrion – decaying flesh
6. Clam-
cry out, shout, speak out – Latin
Examples: clamour, claim, declaration, proclamation, exclamation, acclaim, claimant
- clamour – a din, a racket, a commotion, a cacophony; a loud cry, screaming
- claim – a demand, an assertion, a request, a declaration
- claimant – applicant, claimer, petitioner, complainant, litigant; someone who makes a claim
7. Claud-, -clud- , claus-, -clus-
close, shut – Latin
Examples: clause, conclusion, exclusion, seclusion, inclusion, claustrophobia
- clause – a condition, a provision, a stipulation; a part of a legal document; a part of a sentence (with its own subject and verb)
- claustrophobia – an irrational fear of enclosed or narrow spaces
- conclusion – the close, the end, closure, the result, the outcome
- seclusion – isolation, detachment; to shut off
8. Com-
together – Latin
Examples: combination, compassion, completion, comparison, component, commune, commemoration, comrade, compatriot
- compatriot – fellow countryman, fellow citizen
- comrade – ally, crony, friend, teammate; (etymology: chamber mate)
- compassion – sympathy, kindness, empathy (etymology: to suffer with)
- component – an element, an ingredient, a constituent part, (etymology: to put together)
8.1 Com-
together – Latin
Examples: combination, compassion, completion, comparison, component, commune, commemoration, comrade, compatriot
- compatriot – fellow countryman, fellow citizen
- comrade – ally, crony, friend, teammate; (etymology: chamber mate)
- compassion – sympathy, kindness, empathy (etymology: to suffer with)
- component – an element, an ingredient, a constituent part, (etymology: to put together)
8.2 Con-
together – Latin
Examples: Concert, contact, concentrate,
- congratulations – good wishes, felicitations (etymology: to show joy with; to give thanks)
- concentration – focus, condensation, consolidation, centring (etymology: bringing to a centre)
- conjunction – a connection, a combination, an association; a word that joins sentences or clauses (etymology: to join with)
- confidant – a trusted person (to trust with)
- confluence – a merging of two rivers; a convergence (etymology: to flow together)
- conservation – preservation, maintenance, protection, care (etymology: to keep, maintain or
preserve)
9. Corpor-
body – Latin
Examples: corpse, corps, corporation, corpus, incorporation, corpulence, corset
- corps – a team, a squad, a troop; a body of people with a common goal
- corpus* – a large collection of texts
- corpulence – portliness, stoutness, obesity, overweight, fatness
10. Cosm-
universe – Greek
Examples: cosmology, cosmonaut, cosmopolitan, cosmologist, cosmography, microcosm
- cosmology – the study of the origin and development of the universe
- cosmonaut – an astronaut, a space traveller; (the Russian term for an astronaut)
- cosmopolitan – an urbanite, a metropolitan, a city slicker, a jet-setter; a worldly-wise
person - cosmos – the universe, space, creation; a view of the universe as an orderly and harmonious
system
11. Cred-
believe, trust – Latin
Examples: credibility, credit, credit card, credit limit, credits, credo, credentials, creditor, credence, credulity
- creed – a set of beliefs, principles or tenets; a formal statement of beliefs
- credibility – trustworthiness, reliability, creditability, believability
- credulity – naivety, gullibility, faith, susceptibility, credence, trust