1. Hibern-
wintry – Latin
- hibernaculum – a winter home; a winter bud; a protective covering for a plant during a dormant period ("a tent for winter quarters")
- hibernation – winter sleep, dormancy, inactivity, slumber, lethargy;
- hibernator – kipper, an animal that pass the winter in a dormant state
2. Homin-
human – Latin
(also: position)
- humanity – people, humankind, mankind; benevolence, kindness
- humanism – a belief system in which human values and experience predominate
- humanities – the liberal arts; literature, languages, philosophy and the arts
- humanitarian – philanthropist, do-gooder, benefactor
3. Hex-
six – Greek
- hexad – a sextet, a group of series of six
- hexagon – a six-sided polygon
- hexagraph – a six-pointed star; the star of David; a geometric shape with different meaning in different religions
4. Helio-
sun – Latin
- heliocentrism – a cosmological model that regards the sun as the centre of the universe
- heliophobia – an abnormal fear of the sun or sunlight
- heliotropism – the growth of plants towards sunlight
5. Haema-, hem-
blood – Latin
- haemoglobin – the oxygen- carrying protein that gives red-blood cells its characteristic
colour - haemophilia – a group of blood disorders in which the blood does not clot properly
- haematology – the study of blood and bone marrow
- haemorrhage – bleeding or abnormal flow of blood
- haematoma – an abnormal collection of blood outside of a blood vessel caused by a leak
in the wall of a blood vessel
6.1 Hom-
same – Greek
6.2 Homoe-
like, similar – Greek
- homeopathy – a system of alternative medicine (in which small amounts of natural substances are administered to treat various ailments)
- homeostasis – the ability of organisms to maintain their internal stability; equilibrium, evenness
- homogeneity – uniformity, conformity, similarity, homogeneousness
- homonym – a word that is spelled the same as another but with a different meaning
- homophone – a word that sounds the same as another but has a different meaning
7. Heter-
different, other – Latin
- heterodoxy – dissidence, unorthodoxy, nonconformity; opinions that differ from the orthodox or official view
- heterogeneity – variety, discrepancy, diversity, disparateness
- heteropteran – a typical bug, a true bug; an insect with different wings (forewings with both membranous and hardened portions)
- heterotroph – an organism that cannot manufacture its own food and consequently it must obtain it from other/different sources of organic carbon, mainly plant or animal matter
8. Hab-
have – Latin
- habit – a custom, a practice, routine behaviour, a manner, a mode; a need; a garment worn by monks and nuns
- habitat – the kind of natural environment in which a particular species of organism lives
- habitation – a home, a dwelling, an abode, a residence, a place of living
- habitude – customary behaviour, a disposition, someone’s essential character
- habituation* – adaptation, naturalisation; the activity whereby an animalresponds less to repeatedstimuli
9. Hept-
seven – Latin
- heptagon – a seven-sided polygon
- Heptateuch – the first seven books of the Bible (the Old Testament)
- heptathlon – a combined athletics event consisting of seven events
10. Hippo-
horse – Latin
- hippocampus – a part of the mammalian brain with a shape that resembles a seahorse
- hippodrome – an arena, a theatre, a circus; an oval race track for horses and chariots (in ancient Greece and Rome)
- hippology – the study of horses
- hippophobia – an abnormal fear of horses