- ambul: walk
- anaphora: repetition in successive phrases
- apo: up
- apotheosis: raising to god status
- bowdlerize: censor prudishly
- cosmo: universe
- cosmology: study of the universe
- curs: eu
- de: down
- desultory: reambling
- euphony: beautiful sound
- funambulist: tightrope walker
- funi: cord
- idée fixe: obsession
- ideo: idea
- ize: re
- loco: place
- locus classicus: classical example
- log: reason
- lyssophobia: fear of insanity
- meta: change
- metonymy: association name
- nym: name
- phobia: fear
- phon: sound
- phor: carry
- pre: before
- precursor: forerunner
- reiterate: repeat
- schism: division
- schizo: divide
- syllogism: three-part deduction
- theo: god