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Root Meaning in English Origin language Etymology (root origin) English examples uber- fruitful, udder Latin , exuberance, exuberant, exuberate, uberous, uberty uligin- in marshes Latin , uliginous ul- gums Greek () ulorrhea ul- woolly Greek () ultim- farthest Latin ultimate, ultimatum ultra- beyond Latin ultrasonic umbilic- navel Latin umbilical, umbilicate, umbilication umbr- shade, shadow Latin adumbral, adumbrant, adumbrate, adumbration, adumbrative, antumbra, inumbrate, obumbrant, obumbrate, obumbration, penumbra, penumbral, somber, sombrero, subumbellate, umbel, umbellate, umbelliferous, umbelliform, umbellulate, umbellule, umber, umbra, umbraculum, umbrage, umbrageous, umbral, umbrella, umbriferous, umbrose un- one Latin , adunation, biunique, coadunate, coadunation, disunite, disunity, malunion, nonuniform, nonuniformity, nonunion, nonunique, nonunity, onion, reunification, reunion, reunite, triune, unanimous, unary, unate, unicorn, unific, unification, uniform, uniformity, unify, union, unique, unite, unity, universal, universe, university unc- hook Latin adunc, aduncity, aduncous, unciform, Uncinaria, uncinate, Uncinia unci- ounce, twelfth Latin inch, ounce, quincuncial, semiuncial, uncial und- wave Latin abound, abundance, abundant, inundant, inundate, inundation, redound, redundancy, redundant, superabound, superabundance, superabundant, surround, undine, undulant, undulate, undulation, undulatory, undulatus, undulose undecim- eleventh Latin undecimal unden- eleven each Latin undenary ungu- claw, hoof, nail Latin , ungual, unguiferous, unguiform, ungular, ungulate, unguligrade ur- tail Greek () anthurium, Anura, brachyurous, colure, cynosure, Diplura, Protura, uroborus, urochord, uroid, uropod ur- urine Greek (), (), (), (), () antidiuretic, cystinuria, diuresis, diuretic, dysuria, enuresis, homocystinuria, lithuresis, polyurea, polyuria, strangury, uraemia/uremia, urea, uremic, uresiesthesia, uresis, ureter, ureteroscopy, urethra, urology uran- heaven, sky Greek (), () uraninite, uranium, uranography, uranology, uranometry, uranophobia, Uranus urb- city Latin conurbation, exurb, exurban, interurban, inurbane, inurbanity, nonurban, suburb, suburban, suburbanite, urban, urbane, urbanity urg- work Latin urgency, urgent, urge, urger urs- bear Latin Ursa Major, ursine, Ursus ut-, us- use Latin , abuse, disuse, use, usual, utilitarian, utility uv- grape Latin uvea, uvula uxor- wife Latin uxoricide References