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Words for our modern age especially English words from Latin and Greek sources.

Word Unit: auri-, auro-, aur- (Latin: gold, yellow).

Word Unit: aurora (Latin: dawn).

Word Unit: ausculto-, auscult- + (Latin: listen, hear).

Related "hear, hearing; listen, listening" units: acous-; audio-.


Word Unit: auspic-, auspec- + (Latin: to look, to observe in order to make a prediction; to see omens; from auspex [genitive form auspicis] avi-, stem of avis, "bird" plus -spex, "observer", from specere).

Cross references of word families that are related directly, or indirectly, to: "divination, diviner; seer, soothsayer, prophecy, prophesy, prophet": augur-; fa-, fate; Fates in action; futur-; -mancy; omen; -phemia; sorc-, sorcery; vati-.

A cross reference of other word family units that are related directly, or indirectly, to: "chance, luck, fate": aleato-; cad-; fortu-; -mancy; serendipity; sorc-; temer-; tycho-.


Word Unit: auster- (Greek: [austeros] harsh, rough, bitter > Latin: dry, harsh, sour, tart ).

Word Unit: austro-, austr-, austral-, auster- + (Latin: south, south wind, southern).

Cross references of word groups that are related, directly or indirectly, to: "air, wind": aello-; aeolo-; aero-; anemo-; atmo-; flat-, flatu-; phys-; pneo-, -pnea; pneumato-; turb-; vent-; zephyro-.


Word Unit: authentic-, authent- (Greek authentikos > Latin authenticus: original, genuine, authoritative; one who does something himself or herself).

Word Unit: author- (Latin: master, leader; he/she who brings about [something]).

Word Unit: Autism Explained (also known as pervasive developmental disorder).

Word Unit: Autistic Savants (formerly termed idiot savants).

Word Unit: auto-, aut- + (Greek: self, same, spontaneous; directed from within).
Related-word units meaning same: equ-; homeo-; homo-; iso-; pari-; peer-; syn-; tauto-.


Word Unit: avari- (Latin: greed, greedy).

Word Unit: avi-, av- (Latin: bird).

Word Unit: avid- (Latin: to long eagerly for; to wish, to desire; to have a keen interest; intense eagerness; avidus, from avere).

Word Unit: avuncul- (Latin: maternal uncle, uncle).

Word Unit: axi-, axl- + (Latin: axle; chariot, wagon).

Word Unit: axillo-, axill-, axil- (Latin: armpit; angle).

Word Unit: axio-, axi- (Greek > Latin: worth, value).

Word Unit: axo-, ax-, axi- (Greek > Latin: axis).

Word Unit: azo-, az- + (Greek: without life; nitrogen).

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