| Word root/ prefix | Root Meaning | Words based on the Root |
| Oxi/oxy | sharp | Oxymoron - combining two ideas that sharply contradict each other Oxidize - corrode a surface. |
| Pan | all, any, everyone | Panacea - a cure for all diseases or problems Panorama - an all-around view Pantheism - the worship of all gods Pandemic - affecting all. |
| Pater, patr/i | Father | Paternal - relating to fathers Paternity - fatherhood Patriarch - a man who rules a group. |
| Path | feeling, emotion | Antipathy - a feeling of great dislike Apathy - a lack of feeling or interest Empathy - ability to understand another's feelings. |
| Pent/a | Five | Pentagon - shape having 5 angles and 5 sides, pentagram - a five-pointed star formerly used as a symbolic figure in magic Pentathlon - an athletic contest that includes five events. |
