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Meanings
Origi
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n
a/n
not, without
Gree
k
on
Latin
a, ab/s
from, away, of
Latin
a/c/d
Latin
act
Gree
k
acrobat - a "high walker"; acronym - a word formed from the first (capi
do
Latin
Lin
Root word
k
Meanings
Origi
Examples and Definitions
n
communication between two or more things
aer/o
air
Gree
k
agr/i/o
farming
Latin
Gree
k
alg/o
pain
Latin
ambi, amphi
both, on both
sides, around
Latin
ambul
walk, move
Latin
ami/o
love
Latin
ana
Gree
k
andr/o
man, male
Gree
k
anim
life, spirit
Latin
ann/enn
year
Latin
ante
before, in front
Latin
anth/o
flower
Gree
k
anthrop/o
human
Gree
k
anti
against, opposite
of
Gree
k
Meanings
Origi
Examples and Definitions
n
apo, apho
away, of,
separate
Gree
k
aqu/a
water
Latin
arbor
tree
Latin
arch/i
chief, most
important, rule
Gree
k
arch/a/i
primitive, ancient
Gree
k
arthr/o
joint
Latin
Gree
k
art
skill
Latin
astro,
aster
Latin
aud/i/io
hear
Latin
auto
Gree
k
avi/a
bird
Latin
bar/o
pressure, weight
Gree
k
bell/i
war
Latin
bene
good, well
Latin
bi/n
Latin
Lin
Root word
k
Lin
Root word
k
Meanings
Origi
Examples and Definitions
n
bibli/o
book
Gree
k
bio
Gree
k
blast/o
cell, primitive,
immature cell
Gree
k
burs
pouch, purse
Latin
calc
stone
Latin
cand
glowing,
iridescent
Latin
capt, cept,
ceive
take, hold
Latin
cardi/o
heart
Gree
k
carn/i
flesh, meat
Latin
cata
down, against
completely,
intensive,
according to
Gree
k
caust,
caut
to burn
Latin
Gree
k
cede,
ceed,
cess
go, yield
celer
fast
Latin
Latin
Lin
Root word
k
Meanings
Origi
Examples and Definitions
n
cent/i
hundred,
hundredth
Latin
centr/o/i
center
Gree
k
cephal/o
head
Gree
k
cerebr/o
brain
Latin
cert
sure
Latin
ascertain- to find out something with certainty; certain that something is true
chrom/o
chromat/o,
chros
color, pigment
Gree
k
chron/o
time
Gree
k
chrys/o
gold, yellow
Gree
k
cide, cise
cut, kill
Latin
circum,
circle
around, about
Latin
claim, clam
Latin
clar
clear
Latin
clud, clus
close
Latin
cline
lean
Latin
Lin
Root word
k
Meanings
Origi
Examples and Definitions
n
co
with, together,
joint
Latin
col
together, jointly
Latin
com
together,
common
Latin
cogn/i
know
Latin
con
with, jointly
Latin
contra/o
against, opposite
Latin
corp/o
body
Latin
cosm/o
universe
Gree
k
counter
opposite,
contrary,
opposing
cranio
skull
Gree
k
cred
believe
Latin
cruc
cross
Latin
crypto
hidden, secret
Gree
k
cumul
mass, heap
Latin
curr, curs
run
Latin
Lin
Root word
k
Meanings
Origi
Examples and Definitions
n
easy, impromptu character
cycl
circle, ring
Gree
k
de
reduce, away,
down, remove
Latin
dec/a,
deka
ten
Gree
k
deci
one tenth
Latin
dem/o
people
Gree
k
demi
Latin
dendr/o/i
tree
Gree
k
dent, dont
tooth
Latin
derm/a
skin
Gree
k
di/plo
two, twice
Gree
k
di/s
apart, away,
not, to the
opposite
Latin
dia
through,
between,
apart, across
Gree
k
dict
speak
Latin
domin
master
Latin
Meanings
Origi
Examples and Definitions
n
don/at
give
Latin
duc/t
lead
Latin
du/o
two, twice
Latin
dur
harden, to last,
lasting
Latin
dyn/a/am
power, energy,
strength
Gree
k
dys
abnormal, bad
Gree
k
e-
out, away
Latin
eloquent - speaking beautifully and forcefully; emissary sent on a mission; eject - throw out forcefully.
ego
self
Latin
Gree
k
em, en
endo
within, inside
Gree
k
enn/i, anni
years
Latin
en, in
inside, inwards
Latin
ep/i
Gree
k
equ/i
equal, equally
Latin
Lin
Root word
k
Lin
Root word
k
Meanings
Origi
Examples and Definitions
n
erg/o
work
Gree
k
ergonomics - study of the working environment; energy energetics - science that looks at energy and its transform
esth/aesth
ethno
race, people
Gree
k
eu
good, well
Gree
k
ex
from, out,
Latin
extra, extro
outside, beyond
Latin
fac/t
make, do
Latin
fer
Latin
fid
faith
Latin
flect
bend
Latin
flor/a,
fleur
flower
Latin
for
completely (used
to intensify
the meaning of a
word)
fore
in front of,
previous, earlier
form
shape
Latin
fract, frag
break
Latin
Lin
Root word
k
Meanings
Origi
Examples and Definitions
n
whole;
fug
Latin
funct
perform, work
Latin
fus
pour
Latin
gastr/o
stomach
Gree
k
gen/o/e/
genesis
birth, production,
formation, kind
Gree
k
geo
Gree
k
ger
old age
Gree
k
giga
a billion
Gree
k
gon
angle
Latin
Gree
k
gram
letter, written
Gree
k
gran
grain
Latin
graph/y
grat
pleasing
Latin
gyn/o/e
woman, female
Gree
k
Meanings
Origi
Examples and Definitions
n
to step, to go
Latin
Gree
k
helic/o
spiral, circular
Gree
k
heli/o
sun
Gree
k
hemi
half, partial
Gree
k
hem/o/a
blood
Latin
Gree
k
hepa
liver
Latin
hept/a
seven
Gree
k
herbi
grass, plant
Latin
hetero
diferent, other
Gree
k
hex/a
six
Gree
k
histo
tissue
Gree
k
homo,
homeo
Latin
Gree
k
hydr/o
liquid, water
Gree
k
Lin
Root word
k
gress,
grad/e/i
Meanings
Origi
Examples and Definitions
n
hygr/o
moisture,
humidity
Gree
k
hyper
hyp/o
under
Gree
k
iatr/o
medical care
Gree
k
icon/o
image
Latin
Gree
k
idio
peculiar,
personal, distinct
Gree
k
il, in
in, into
Latin
not, without
Latin
imag
likeness
Latin
infra
beneath, below
Latin
inter
between, among,
jointly
Latin
intra,
intro
within, inside
Latin
ir
not
Latin
iso
equal
Lin
Root word
k
Meanings
Origi
Examples and Definitions
n
ject
throw
Latin
jud
law
Latin
junct
join
Latin
juven
young
Latin
kilo
thousand
Gree
k
kine/t
/mat
motion, division
Gree
k
lab
work
Latin
lact/o
milk
Latin
later
side
Latin
leuk/o,
leuc/o
white, colorless
Gree
k
lex
liber
free
Latin
lingu
language, tongue
Latin
lip/o
fat
Gree
k
lite, ite,
lith/o
mineral, rock,
fossil
Gree
k
loc
place
Latin
Lin
Root word
k
Meanings
Origi
Examples and Definitions
n
log/o
word, doctrine,
discourse
Gree
k
loqu, locu
speak
Latin
luc
light
Latin
lud, lus
to play
Latin
lumin
light
Latin
lun/a/i
moon
Latin
macro
large, great
Gree
k
macroevolution - large scale evolution; macromolecule study of the overall forces of economy.
magn/a/i
great, large
Latin
mal/e
Latin
man/i/u
hand
Latin
mand
to order
Latin
mania
madness,
insanity,
excessive desire
Gree
k
mar/i
sea
Latin
Lin
Root word
k
marina - a harbor for pleasure boats; maritime - relating to the sea; subm
sea water.
mater,
matr/i
mother
Latin
Meanings
Origi
Examples and Definitions
n
max
greatest
Latin
medi
middle
Latin
mega
great, large,
million
Gree
k
melan/o
black
Gree
k
memor/i
remember
Latin
merge,
mers
dip, dive
Latin
meso
middle
Latin
Gree
k
meta
change, after,
beyond, between
Gree
k
meter,
metr/y
measure
Gree
k
micro
Gree
k
mid
middle
Latin
Gree
k
midrif - the area between the chest and the waist; midte
- halfway between.
migr
move
Latin
milli
onethousandth
Latin
min/i
small, less
Latin
Lin
Root word
k
Lin
Root word
k
Meanings
Origi
Examples and Definitions
n
mis/o
bad, badly,
wrong, wrongly,
to hate
Gree
k
miss, mit
send, let go
Latin
mob
move
Latin
mon/o
Gree
k
mot, mov
move
Latin
morph/o
form
Gree
k
metamorphosis - complete change of form; endorphins pain; amorphous - without distinct shape or form.
mort
death
Latin
multi
Latin
mut
change
Latin
my/o
muscle
Latin
narr
tell
Latin
nat
born
Latin
nav
ship
Latin
necr/o
dead, death
Gree
k
neg
no
Latin
neo
new, recent
Lin
Root word
k
Meanings
Origi
Examples and Definitions
n
especially the first few weeks.
nephr/o
kidney
Gree
k
neur/o
nerve
Gree
k
nom/in
name
Latin
non
Latin
not
mark
Latin
noun,
nunc
declare
Latin
nov
new
Latin
numer
number
Latin
ob, op
in the way,
against
Latin
oct/a/o
eight
Gree
k
ocu
eye
Latin
od
path, way
Gree
k
odor
smell, scent
Latin
omni
all
Latin
Meanings
Origi
Examples and Definitions
n
op/t/s
eye, visual
condition, sight
Gree
k
opt
best
Latin
ortho
straight
Gree
k
osteo
bone
Gree
k
out
goes beyond,
surpasses,
exceeds
over
excessive
Engli
sh
oxi/oxy
sharp
Gree
k
pale/o
ancient
Gree
k
pan
Gree
k
para
beside, beyond,
abnormal,
assistant
Gree
k
para
protection from
pater,
patr/i
father
path
feeling, emotion
ped/i/e
foot, feet
Lin
Root word
k
Meanings
Origi
Examples and Definitions
n
pel
drive, force
Latin
pent/a
five
Gree
k
pept,
peps
digestion
Gree
k
per
through,
throughout
Latin
peri
around, enclosing
Gree
k
phag/e
to eat
Gree
k
phil/o
love, friend
Gree
k
phon/o
/e/y
sound
Gree
k
phot/o
light
Gree
k
phyll/o
leaf
Gree
k
phys
nature, medicine,
the body
Gree
k
phyt/o/e
plant, to grow
Gree
k
plas/t/m
to form,
development,
forming cells
Gree
k
plaud, plod,
plaus, plos
approve, clap
Latin
Lin
Root word
k
Meanings
Origi
Examples and Definitions
n
pneum/o
breathing, lung,
air, spirit
Gree
k
pod/e
foot
Gree
k
poli
city
Gree
k
poly
Gree
k
pon
place, put
Latin
pop
people
Latin
port
carry
Latin
pos
place, put
Latin
post
after, behind
Latin
pre
earlier, before, in
front of
Latin
pro
before, in front
of,
for, forward
Gree
k
Latin
prot/o
primitive, first,
chief
Gree
k
pseud/o
wrong,false
Gree
k
psych/o
mind, mental
Gree
k
Lin
Root word
k
Meanings
Origi
Examples and Definitions
n
pugn/a,
pung
to fight
Latin
pul
urge
purg
clean
Latin
put
think
Latin
pyr/o
fire, heat
Gree
k
quad/r/ri
four
Latin
quart
fourth
Latin
quin/t
five, fifth
Latin
radic,
radix
root
Latin
radio
radiation, ray
ram/i
branch
Latin
re
again, back,
backward
Latin
reg
guide, rule
Latin
retro
backward, back
Latin
Lin
Root word
k
Lin
Root word
k
Meanings
Origi
Examples and Definitions
n
rhin/o
nose
Gree
k
rhod/o
red
Gree
k
rhododendron - a flower with red/pink flowers; rhodium solution; rhodopsin - a purple pigment in the retina that i
rid
laugh
Latin
rrh/ea
/oea/ag
flow, discharge
Latin
Gree
k
rub
red
Latin
rupt
break, burst
Latin
san
health
Latin
scend
climb, go
Latin
sci
know
Latin
scler/o
hard
Gree
k
scop/e/y
see, examine,
observe
Gree
k
scrib,
script
write, written
Latin
se
apart
Latin
sect
cut
Latin
Lin
Root word
k
Meanings
Origi
Examples and Definitions
n
Latin
self
semi
half, partial
Latin
sept/i
seven
Latin
serv
save, keep
Latin
sex
six
Latin
sol
alone
Latin
sol
sun
Latin
somn/I
sleep
Latin
son
sound
Latin
soph
wise
Gree
k
spec/t,
spic
see, look
Latin
sphere
ball
Gree
k
spir
breathe
Latin
sta
stand
Latin
Meanings
Origi
Examples and Definitions
n
stell
star
Latin
struct
build
Latin
sub
under, lower
than,
inferior to
Latin
sum
highest
Latin
super
higher in quality
or quantity
Latin
sy/m
/n/l/s
together, with,
same
Gree
k
tact, tang
touch
Latin
tax/o
arrangement
Gree
k
techno
technique, skill
Gree
k
tel/e/o
far, distant,
complete
Gree
k
temp/or
time
Latin
hold
Latin
ter, trit
rub
Latin
term/ina
end, limit
Latin
Lin
Root word
k
Meanings
Origi
Examples and Definitions
n
terr/a/i
land, earth
Latin
tetra
four
Latin
the
put
Gree
k
the/o
god
Gree
k
therm/o
heat
Gree
k
tort
twist
Latin
tox
poison
Latin
tract
pull, drag
Latin
trans
across,beyond,
through
Latin
tri
three, once in
every three,
third
Gree
k
Latin
ultra
beyond, extreme,
more than
Latin
un
not,opposite of,
lacking
uni
one, single
Latin
urb
city
Latin
vac
empty
Latin
Lin
Root word
k
Lin
Root word
k
Meanings
Origi
Examples and Definitions
n
work.
ven/t
come
Latin
ver/I
truth
Latin
verb
word
Latin
vers,
vert
turn
Latin
vice
Latin
vid
see
Latin
vince,
vic
conquer
Latin
vis, vid
see
Latin
viv/i
vit
live, life
Latin
voc/i
voice, call
Latin
vol/i/u
wish, will
Latin
vor,
vour
eat
Latin
xanth
yellow
Latin
xen/o
foreign
Gree
k
xer/o/I
dry
Gree
k
Lin
Root word
k
Meanings
Origi
Examples and Definitions
n
xyl
wood
Gree
k
zo/o
animal life
Gree
k
zyg/o
pair
Gree
k
support
policy
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