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Root	Meaning in English	Origin language	Etymology (root origin)	English examples
nap-	turnip	Latin	nāpus	napiform, neep
nar-	nostril	Latin	naris	internarial, nares, narial, naris, prenarial
narc-	numb	Greek	ναρκᾶν (narkân), νάρκη (nárkē)	narcolepsy, narcosis, narcotic
narr-	tell	Latin	narrare	counternarrative, inenarrable, narration, narrative, narrator
nas-	nose	Latin	nāsus	intranasal, nasal, nasalance, nasalis, nasality, nasolabial, nonnasal
nasc-, nat-	born	Latin	nascere, nāsci (past participle natus)	adnascent, adnate, adnation, agnate, agnatic, agnation, binational, cognate, cognatic, cognation, connascence, connascent, connate, connation, connatural, denature, enascent, enate, enatic, enation, impregnate, innate, international, multinational, nada, naïf, naissant, naïve, nascency, nascent, natal, natality, nation, national, nationality, native, nativity, natural, naturality, nature, née, nonnative, postnatal, pregnancy, pregnant, prenatal, preternatural, renaissance, renaissant, renascence, renascent, renature, subnational, supernatural, supranational, transnational, transnationality
naut-	ship	Greek	ναῦς (naûs), ναύτης (naútēs)	aeronautic, Argonaut, astronaut, cosmonaut, nausea, nautical, nautilus
nav-	ship	Latin	nāvis	antenave, naval, nave, navicular, navigable, navigate, navy, nonnavigable
ne-	spin, thread	Greek	νεῖν (neîn), νῆσις "spinning", νῆμα, νήματος (nêma, nḗmatos)	axoneme, diplonema, leptonema, nematocyst, nematocyte, nematode, nematology, pachynema, synnema, treponema, zygonema
ne-, neo-	new	Greek	νέϝος, νέος (néos)	Neolithic, neologism, neon, neonate, neophyte
neb-, nub-	cloud	Latin	nebula, nubes	nebula, nebular, nebulosity, nebulous, nuance, nubilous, obnubilate
necr-	dead	Greek	νεκρός (nekrós), νέκρωσις (nékrōsis)	necromancy, Necronomicon, necrophilia, necrophobia, necropolis, necropsy, necrosis, necrospermia, necrotic, necrotize, necrotomy
nect-	swimming	Greek	νηκτός (nēktós)	nectopod, nekton
nect-, nex-	join, tie	Latin	nectere, nexus	adnexum, annectent, annex, annexation, annexion, connect, connexion, deannexation, disconnect, interconnect, nexus, reconnect
neg-	say no	Latin	negare	negative, renegade, renege
nem-, nom-	arrangement, law	Greek	νέμειν (némein), νομός (nomós), νόμος (nómos), νέμεσις (némesis), νομάς, νομάδος (nomás, nomádos), νομαδικός (nomadikós), νομαδία, νομή, νομίζειν (nomízein), νόμισμα (nómisma)	anomie, anomy, antinome, antinomic, antinomy, archnemesis, autonomy, isonomy, metronomic, nemesis, nomad, nomadic, nomadism, nomadize, nomarch, nomarchy, nome, nomology, nomothetic, Numidia, numismatics
nemat-	hair	Greek	νῆμα, νήματος (nêma, nḗmatos)	nematocyst, nematocyte, nematode, nematology
nemor-	grove, woods	Latin	nemus, nemoris	nemoral, nemorous
nephr-	kidney	Greek	νεφρός (nephrós)	mesonephric, mesonephros, metanephridium, metanephros, nephridiopore, nephridium, nephrite, nephritis, nephrogenesis, nephrolith, nephrolithiasis, nephrologist, nephrology, nephron, nephroptosis, nephrostome, pronephros, protonephridium
nerv-	sinew, nerve	Latin	nervus	enervate, enervation, enervative, innervate, innervation, nerval, nervate, nerve, nervose, nervosity, nervous, reinnervation, trinervate
nes-	island	Greek	νῆσος (nêsos)	Chersonesus, Indonesia, Melanesia, Micronesia, Peloponnese, Polynesia
neur-	nerve, sinew	Greek	νεῦρον (neûron)	aponeurosis, endoneurium, epineurium, neural, neurapraxia, neurasthenia, neuritis, neuroblast, neuroblastoma, neurocranium, neurocyte, neuroendocrine, neuroendocrinology, neurologic, neurologist, neurology, neuromorphology, neuron, neurone, neuropathic, neuropathology, neuropathy, neuroplastic, neurosis, neurosurgeon, neurosurgery, neurotic, neuroticism, perineurium, polyneuropathy
nict-	beckon, wink	Latin	nictari	nictate, nictation, nictitate, nictitation
nigr-	black	Latin	niger	denigrate, denigration, denigrative, denigrator, negrita, nigrities, negrito, negritude, nigrescence, nigrescent, nigrine, nigritude
nihil-	nothing	Latin	nihilum	annihilate, annihilation, annihilator, nihil, nil
niv-	snow	Latin	nix, nivis	Nevada, névé, nival, nivation, niveus, subnival, subnivean
noc-	hurt, harm	Latin	nocere	innocence, innocent, innocuity, innocuous, innoxious, nocebo, nocent, nociception, nociceptive, nocifensor, nocument, nocuous, noxious, nuisance, obnoxious
noct-	night	Latin	nox (noctis)	equinoctial, equinox, noctambulous, noctiluca, noctilucent, noctule, nocturn, nocturnal, nocturnality, nocturne, notturno, seminocturnal, trinoctial
nod-	knot	Latin	nodus	acnode, binodal, crunode, denouement, extranodal, internodal, internode, intranodal, multinodal, nodal, node, nodose, nodosity, nodular, nodulation, nodule, nodulose, nodulus, nodus, supernode, tacnode, trinodal, uninodal
nom-	arrangement, law, order	Greek	νόμος (nómos), νομή	agronomy, antinomy, astronomy, autonomous, autonomy, bionomics, economics, economy, gastronomy, metronome, numismatic, polynomial, taxonomy
nomad-	those who let pasture herds	Greek	νομάς, νομάδος (nomás, nomádos), νομαδικός (nomadikós)	nomad, nomadic, nomadism, nomadize
nomen-, nomin-	name	Latin	nomen, nominis	agnomen, agnominal, agnomination, binomen, binominal, denomination, denominational, denominative, denominator, ignominious, ignominy, innominate, innomine, interdenominational, multidenominational, multinominal, nomenclator, nomenclature, nominal, nominate, nomination, nominative, nominator, nominee, nondenominational, noun, postnominal, praenomen, prenominal, pronominal, pronoun, redenomination, renominate, renown, surnominal, trinomen, trinominal
non-	not	Latin	non	none, nonexistent, non-fiction, noninvasive
non-	ninth	Latin	nōnus	nonary, None, nonet, noon
nonagen-	ninety each	Latin	nonageni	nonagenarian, nonagenary
nonagesim-	ninetieth	Latin	nonagesimus	nonagesimal
norm-	carpenter's square	Latin	norma	abnormal, abnormality, binormal, circumnormal, denormal, enormity, enormous, nonnormal, nonnormative, norm, normable, normal, normality, normative, quasinorm, seminorm, seminormable, seminormal, subnormal
not-	south	Greek	νότος (nótos)	Notogaea, Notomys, Nototherium
not-	back	Greek	νῶτον (nôton), νῶτος, νωτιαῖος	notochord
not-	letter, mark, note	Latin	notare	annotate, annotation, annotator, connotation, connotational, connotative, connote, denotation, denotational, denotative, denotatum, denote, nondenotative, nonnotable, nonnotational, notability, notable, notarial, notariat, notary, notate, notation, notational
noth-	spurious	Greek	νόθος (nóthos)	nothogenus
nov-, nome-, non-, novem-	nine	Latin	novem	November, novennial, Nonillion, Nomedecillion
nov-	new	Latin	novus	innovate, innovation, innovational, innovative, innovator, innovatory, nova, novation, novel, novella, novelty, novice, novitiate, renovatable, renovate, renovation, renovative, renovator, supernova
noven-	nine each	Latin	noveni	Novena, novenary
novendec-	nineteen	Latin	novendecim	novemdecillion
nox-	harm	Latin	noxa	noxious, obnoxious
nu-	nod	Latin	nuere	circumnutate, circumnutation, counternutation, innuendo, innuent, numen, numinous, nutant, nutation
nub-, nupt-	to marry, to wed	Latin	nubes, nubis, nubere	connubial, connubiality, nubile, nuptial, postnuptial, prenuptial
nuc-	nut	Latin	nux, nucis	enucleate, enucleation, extranuclear, internuclear, intranuclear, multinucleate, nougat, nucament, nucellar, nucellus, nucifer, nuciferine, nuciferous, nuciform, Nucifraga, nucivorous, nuclear, nucleate, nucleation, nucleolar, nucleolate, nucleolus, nucleus, pronuclear, pronucleus, supranuclear
nuch-	back of neck	Latin	nucha	nuchal cord
nud-	naked	Latin	nudus	denudation, denude, nonnude, nude, nudist, nudity, seminude, seminudity
null-	none	Latin	nullus	nullify
numer-	number	Latin	numerus	denumerable, enumerable, enumerate, enumeration, enumerative, enumerator, equinumerant, equinumerous, innumerable, innumeracy, innumerate, innumerous, nonenumerative, numerable, numeracy, numéraire, numeral, numerary, numerate, numeration, numerative, numerator, numerical, numero, numerosity, numerous, renumerate, supernumerary
nunci-	announce	Latin	nuntius	announce, announcement, annunciation, denounce, denouncement, denunciation, enounce, enouncement, enunciable, enunciate, enunciation, enunciative, internuncial, internuncio, nunciature, nuncio, obnounce, pronounce, pronouncement, pronunciation, pronuntiatio, renounce, renouncement, renunciation
nutri-	nourish	Latin	nutrire	innutrition, malnourish, malnourishment, malnutrition, nonnutritional, nourish, nourishment, nurse, nurturance, nurture, nutrient, nutriment, nutrition, nutritional, nutritious
nyct-	night	Greek	νύξ, νυκτός (núx, nuktós)	nyctalgia, nyctanthous, nyctinasty, nyctophilia, nyctophobia
nyst-	nod	Greek	νυστάζειν (nustázein), (nustagmós)	electronystagmography, nystagmic, nystagmus