Graeco-Roman Roots
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Laurenflick on May 21, 2012
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 a- | without |
| ander,andros- | man (androgenous) |
| anthos- | flower(anthropology) |
| anthropos- | human (anthropology) |
| anti- | against, opposed (antiseptic, antifreeze, antithesis) |
| apo- | away from (apology) |
| aqua- | water (aquarium) |
| aster- | star (astrology) |
| autos- | by self (autocratic) |
| bios- | life (biology) |
| cata- | down, fallen (catastrophe, catatonic) |
| corpus, corporis- | body (corps) |
| demos- | mob, commoners (demonstration) |
| gyne, gynaikos- | woman (gynecologist) |
| hydro- | water(y) (hydroplane) |
| hyper- | above, beyond (hyperactive, hyperextend) |
| hypo- | below, supporting (hypoallergenic) |
| kine- | moving (kinematics) |
| manus- | hand (manicure, manual) |
| mater, matris- | mother (matriarch, matron) |
| metron- | measure (meter) |
| nauta- | sailor (nautical) |
| oikos (ekos)- | home (economics, ecosystem) |
| oculum/ops, optike- | eye (optical) |
| oxy- | sharp, smart (oxymoron) |
| paidos- | child (pedophile) |
| pater, patris- | father (patron, patriarch) |
| pes, pedis- | foot (pedicure) |
| philia- | love, friendship (necrophilia) |
| poly- | many (polyatomic) |
| psyche- | soul (psychic) |
| soma, somatos- | body (somatic) |
| tele- | far (television, telephone) |
| terra- | earth (terra-cotta) |
| video- | see (videography) |
| visum- | seen (visor) |
| logos- | cause, reason, study (geoLOGY, theoLOGY) |
| gaia, geos- | earth (geology) |
| graphos- | word (graphite) |
| helios- | sun (hell, heliocentric) |
| hematos- | blood (hemophiliac) |
| intra- | within, inside (intramural, intravenous, introduce) |
| bene- | good, well (beneficial, benevolent, benign) |
| inter- | between, among (international, intercede, interstate) |
| caput, capitis- | head (decapitate) |
| cardios- | heart (cardiovascular) |
| cephalos- | head (cephalate) |
| chroma/tos- | color (chromatics) |
| chronos- | time (chronology) |
| circum or peri- | around (circumnavigate, circumstance, circumference) |
| con/cum/sym/syn- | with (synonym) |
| eu- | good, happy (euphoric) |
| biblios- | book (bible) |
| kratein- | to rule (aristocracy) |
| dis- | opposite (disappointed) |
| flamma- | flame (flammable) |
| pyre- | fire (pyrotechnics) |
| deos, theos- | god (theology) |
| canto- | sing (cantor) |
| kleptos- | stolen (kleptomaniac) |
| kryptos- | hidden (crypt) |
| pisces- | fish (pescatarian) |
| phonos- | sound (phonetics) |
| scribeo, scriptum- | write, written (scribe) |
| speculum- | mirror, to look (spectator) |
| ducure- | lead (education) |
| e/ex- | out of or away from (exit) |
| trans- | across (transcontinental) |
| ponere, positum- | to place, placed (position) |
| captum, cepio, ceptum- | caught, take, catch (captivate) |
| xenos- | foreign (xenolinguistics) |
| venio, ventum- | to come, having arrived (venture) |
| filia, filius- | daughter, son (filial) |
| mitto, missum, missio- | send, something sent, act of sending (missionary) |
| sub- | below (submarine, submerse, subway) |
| siper- | ... |
| -crat | power, strength (aristocrat, theocracy) |
| -logy | study of (ecology, biology, astrology) |
| -phobia | fear, dread (agoraphobia, claustrophobia) |
| male- | wrong, bad, ill, evil (malevolent) |
| post- | after, behind (posterior, postscript) |
| ante- | before, prior to (antebellum, anticipate) |
| miso- | hatred (misanthropy, misogamy, misogyny) |
| homo- | same (homogeneous, homogenize, homonym) |
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