Greek
and Latin
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Root
|
Meaning
|
English Words
|
| arch |
ancient |
archetype |
| aster/astra |
star |
astronomy |
| audi |
hear |
audible |
| bene |
good/well |
benefit |
| bio |
life |
biology |
| brev |
short |
abbreviation |
| chloro |
green |
chlorophyll |
| chrono |
time |
chronology |
| derm |
skin |
dermatologist |
| dic/dict |
speak |
dictionary |
| fer |
carry |
transfer |
| fix |
fasten |
affix |
| gen |
birth |
generate |
| geo |
earth |
geography |
| graph |
write |
graphic |
| hemo |
blood |
hemoglobin |
| herb |
plants |
herbaceous |
| hydro |
water |
hydrate |
| jur/just |
law |
jury |
| log/logue |
word/thought |
dialogue |
| luc |
light |
lucid |
| manu |
hand |
manual |
| meter/metr |
measure |
thermometer |
| neg |
no |
negate |
| ocu |
eye |
ocular |
| olig |
few |
oligarchy |
| op/oper |
work |
operation |
| osteo |
bone |
osteoporosis |
| path |
feeling |
sympathy |
| ped |
child |
pediatrics |
| phil |
love |
philosophy |
| phys |
body/nature |
physical |
| pod |
foot |
podiatrist |
| proto |
first |
prototype |
| pseudo |
false |
pseudonym |
| scrib/script |
write |
scribble |
| sect |
cut |
dissect |
| sol |
alone |
solitary |
| struct |
build |
construct |
| tact |
touch |
contact |
| tele |
far off |
telephone |
| ter/terr |
earth |
territory |
| vac |
empty |
vacant |
| ver |
truth |
verify |
| verb |
word |
verbal |
| vid/vis |
see |
video |
Greek and Latin Prefixes-
/ -Suffixes
Prefix/Suffix
|
Meaning
|
English Words
|
| ad- |
to |
addict |
| -al |
relating
to |
maternal |
| ambi- |
both |
ambidextrous |
| ante- |
before |
antecedent |
| anti- |
against |
antifreeze |
| -arium |
place
of |
aquarium |
| auto- |
self |
autobiography |
| centi- |
hundred |
centimeter |
| circum- |
around |
circumvent |
| con- |
with |
concert |
| de- |
from/down |
depart |
| deci- |
ten |
decimeter |
| di- |
two |
diameter |
| dis- |
opposite |
disable |
| -dom |
quality/state |
freedom |
| ex- |
out |
exit |
| hetero- |
different |
heterogeneous |
| hypo- |
too little |
hypoactive |
| -ic |
relating
to |
poetic |
| -ile |
quality/state |
juvenile |
| in- |
not |
invalid |
| inter- |
between |
interstate |
| intra- |
within |
intramurals |
| -ism |
quality/state |
catholicism |
| -ist |
one
who practices |
biologist |
| macro- |
large |
macrobiologist |
| micro- |
small |
microbiologist |
| milli- |
thousand |
millipede |
| mis- |
bad |
miscarriage |
| mono- |
single |
monotheism |
| nano- |
billion |
nanosecond |
| neo- |
new |
neonatology |
| -ology |
study
of |
biology |
| omni- |
all |
omniscient |
| -ous |
quality/state |
nebulous |
| pan- |
all |
pantheon |
| per- |
throughout |
pervade |
| peri- |
all around |
periscope |
| poly- |
many |
polygon |
| post- |
after |
postpone |
| pre- |
before |
precede |
| pro- |
forward |
progress |
| re- |
again |
reappear |
| retro- |
back |
retrogress |
| sub- |
under |
submarine |
| super- |
more than |
supermarket |
| sym- |
together |
symbol |
| -tion |
quality/state |
preservation |
| -ular |
relating to |
cellular |
| un- |
not |
unwilling |