Greek & Latin Root Words
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HCHSFBLAReed on March 10, 2011
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Simple Greek & Latin root words that are the basis of 70% of the English language.
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Credit Recovery English 7 - Hay, Hungry, Hungry Hippos, Team Umi Zumi, NH Zebra Booyakashas, AE1HHS, AE2HHS (see more)
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107 terms
Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Tele | Far Away (Greek) |
| Phono | Sound, Voice (Greek) |
| Peri- | Around, Near (Greek) |
| Graph | To write; or Something written (Greek) |
| Scope | Watch, View, Examine (Latin & Greek) |
| Micro | Small (Greek) |
| Geo | Earth (Greek) |
| Thermo | Heat (Greek) |
| Meter | Measure (Greek) |
| Bio | Life (Greek) |
| Log | Speech, Study of, Written work, Word (Greek) |
| Mono | One, Single (Greek) |
| Arch | Ruler, Principal, First (Latin & Greek) |
| Cracy | Rule, Government (Greek) |
| The | God, A god (Greek) |
| Dia- | Thorough, Through, Across (Greek) |
| Gon | Angle (Greek) |
| Gamy | Marriage, Union (Greek) |
| Bi- | Twice, Two (Latin) |
| Ann | Yearly, years (Latin) |
| Centi- | Hundred, Hundredth (Latin) |
| Ped | Foot (Latin & Greek) |
| Cycl | Circle (Greek) |
| Ops | Eye, See, Inspection (Greek) |
| Auto | Self (Greek) |
| Cur | Care, Attention (Latin) |
| Vis | See (Latin) |
| Grade | Step, Go, Walk (Latin) |
| Ad- | To, Toward, At (Latin) |
| Tract | Draw, Pull (Latin) |
| It | Go (Latin) |
| Circ | Circle, Around (Latin) |
| Ven | Come (Latin) |
| Trans- | Across, Through (Latin) |
| Mit | Send, Throw (Latin) |
| Com- | Together, With fully (Latin) |
| Par | To set, Get ready (Latin) |
| Fer | Carry, Bear, Bring (Latin) |
| Sub- | Under, Less than (Latin) |
| Pre- | Before, In front of (Latin) |
| Dict | Speak, Say (Latin) |
| Contra- | Against, Opposite (Latin) |
| -Able | Able to (Latin) |
| Re- | Again, Back (Latin) |
| Ex- | Out, Former, Entirely (Latin) |
| An- | Without, Not (Greek) |
| Port | Carry, Bear, Bring (Latin) |
| Onym | Name, Word (Greek) |
| Pel | Push, Drive (Latin) |
| Pro | Forward, Before, In front (Greek) |
| Duc | Lead, Bring, Draw (Latin) |
| Intro | Inside, Within (Latin) |
| Mot | Move (Latin) |
| Vers | Turn (Latin) |
| Dis- | Apart, Away, Un-, Down (Latin) |
| Pli | Fold, Braid (Latin) |
| Per- | Through, Thorough (Latin) |
| Pos | Put, Place, Lay (Latin) |
| Spec | Look, See, Appear (Latin) |
| Ser | Join, Bind (Latin) |
| In- | In, Not (Latin) |
| Photo | Light (Greek) |
| Aster | Star (Greek) |
| Nom | Law, Name, Distribution (Latin) |
| Naut | Sailor, Ship (Latin & Greek) |
| Cosmo | World, Universe (Greek) |
| Aero | Air (Greek) |
| Hyrdro | Water (Greek) |
| Dyna | Power, Force (Greek) |
| Stat | Standing, Not moving (Latin & Greek) |
| Gen | Clan, Class, Origin, Birth, Development, Produces (Latin & Greek) |
| Tect | Build, Cover (Latin & Greek) |
| Aqua | Water (Latin) |
| Carn | Flesh, Meat (Latin) |
| Vore | Eat, Devour (Latin) |
| Inter- | Between, Among (Latin) |
| Cap | Take, Seize, Hold (Latin) |
| Rupt | Break (Latin) |
| Ced | Go, Yield (Latin) |
| Ject | Cast, Throw (Latin) |
| Sect | Cut (Latin) |
| Man | Hand (Latin) |
| Scrib | Write (Latin) |
| Fact | Make, Form, Do (Latin) |
| Ten | Hold (Latin) |
| Post- | After, Behind (Latin) |
| Ambi- | Both (Latin & Greek) |
| Medi | Middle, Between (Latin) |
| Terr | Earth, Land (Latin) |
| Chrono | Time (Greek) |
| Syn | With, Together (Greek) |
| Super- | Above, Beyond (Latin) |
| Son | Sound (Latin) |
| Uni | One (Latin) |
| Form | Shape, Form (Latin) |
| Lat | Bring, Lift, Carry (Latin) |
| Leg | Speak, Read, Law, Pick, Appoint (Latin & Greek) |
| Cid | Cut, Kill (Latin) |
| Serv | Keep, Watch (Latin) |
| Ob- | Toward, Against, At, Near (Latin) |
| Struct | Build, Put together (Latin) |
| Sequ | Follow (Latin) |
| Para- | Beside, Beyond (Greek) |
| Gno | Know (Greek & Latin) |
| Vi | Way, Road (Latin) |
| Sed | Sit, Settle (Latin) |
| Clus | Shut (Latin) |
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