The root in "painful" is "pain." The suffix "-ful" is added to indicate "full of" or "having the qualities of," so "painful" essentially means "full of pain."
What is the root in painful?
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pa
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pain
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The root in "painful" is "pain." The suffix "-ful" is added to indicate "full of" or "having the qualities of," so "painful" essentially means "full of pain."