Greek and Latin Roots Finder

Most English words are derived from Anglo-Saxon, Latin or Greek. While you can improve your vocabulary by just memorizing them, simply learning the meanings of common word parts can go a long way toward helping you understand unfamiliar words.

Greek and Latin Roots Finder is a Windows application that enables you to analyze words in order to find roots, prefixes and suffixes that are frequently used, while also showing you their meaning and which language they are derived from.

First and foremost, the application is designed to scan a word or text provided by the user in order to extract and list details about its constituent parts. Content can either be written in the designated field or grabbed from the clipboard.

Once a text has been analyzed, the program displays every extracted element in a list, as well as its meaning, origin, etymology and examples. However, it would have been great if it were possible to sort or organize the results in some way.

Aside from analyzing text, the utility also includes a simple list that can be browsed by users who wish to improve their knowledge of word parts derived from Greek or Latin.

Greek and Latin Roots Finder lists the meaning of each word part, its language of origin and etymology, as well as English word examples that can prove very helpful.

If you are confident in your knowledge Latin and Greek word parts, you can switch to the Test tab and try to answer a series of questions correctly. You will have multiple options to choose from, and the application keeps track of your performance.

Overall, Greek and Latin Roots Finder is a relatively simple utility that can be very helpful for users who are trying to improve their knowledge of the English language. Once you have familiarized yourself with the meaning of roots, suffixes and prefixes that are frequently used, understanding new words should be much easier.