hab / hib
to have, to hold
Latin · habere / habitus
Latin habere 'to have, hold'. In compounds the vowel often weakens to -hib-: ex-hib-it holds out, in-hib-it holds back. Hab- words often mean a held way of living or being.
Memory trick
Habit is what you HAVE and HOLD every day; exhibit holds things OUT for people to see.
Words from this root
- habit (hab + it) — a regular, held way of actingआदत
- habitual (habit + ual) — done regularly, by habitआदतन
- habitually (habitual + ly) — in a regular, repeated wayआदतन, अक्सर
- habituate (habit + uate) — to make used to somethingआदी बनाना
- habitable (habit + able) — fit to live inरहने योग्य
- inhabit (in + hab + it) — to live in a placeरहना, बसना
- inhabitant (inhabit + ant) — person who lives in a placeनिवासी
- exhibit (ex + hib + it) — to hold out for people to seeप्रदर्शित करना
- exhibition (ex + hib + it + ion) — public display of thingsप्रदर्शनी
- exhibitor (exhibit + or) — one who shows work or goodsप्रदर्शक
- inhibit (in + hib + it) — to hold back, restrainरोकना, बाधित करना
- inhibition (in + hib + it + ion) — a holding back of actionझिझक, रोक
- inhibitor (inhibit + or) — something that holds back a processअवरोधक