The Cognātarium: Appendix R

Words Containing Opposite Stems

Word Stem #1 Meaning Stem #2 Meaning
andro·gynous andr- man gyn- woman
chaud·froid cald- hot frig- cold
chiaro·scuro clar- clear scur- dark
forte·piano fort-² strong pia- soft
oxy·moron oxy- sharp mor-² foolish
piano·forte pia- soft fort-² strong
pre·posterous pre- before post-² after
re·ci·procal re-¹ backward pro- forward
sinistro·dextral sinistr- left dextr- right
sopho·more soph- wise mor-² foolish
zoo·phyte zo- animal phyt- plant

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