greek and latin roots Flashcards
(119 cards)
1
Q
ad-
A
to
addict
2
Q
-al
A
relating to
maternal
3
Q
ambi-
A
both
abidextrous
4
Q
ante-
A
before
antecedent
5
Q
aqua
A
water
aquarium
6
Q
anti
A
against
antifreeze
7
Q
arch
A
ancient
archetype
8
Q
-arium
A
place of
aquarium
9
Q
aster/astra
A
star
astronomy
10
Q
audi
A
hear
audible
11
Q
auto
A
self
autograph
12
Q
auto-
A
self
autobiography
13
Q
bene
A
good/well
benefit
14
Q
bio
A
life
biology
15
Q
brev
A
short
abbreviation
16
Q
cent
A
hundred
centipede
17
Q
centi-
A
hundred
centimeter
18
Q
chloro
A
green
chlorophyll
19
Q
chrono
A
time
chronology
20
Q
circum-
A
around
circumvent
21
Q
con-
A
with
concert
22
Q
creat
A
make
creator
23
Q
de-
A
from/down
depart
24
Q
deci-
A
ten
decimeter
25
derm
skin
dermatologist
26
di-
two
diameter
27
dic/dict
speak
dictionary
28
dis-
opposite
disable
29
-dom
quality/state
freedom
30
equ
same, even
equivocate
31
ex-
out
exit
32
fer
carry
transfer
33
fix
fasten
affix
34
fract
break
fracture
35
gen
birth
generate
36
geo
earth
geography
37
graph/gram
write
graphic
38
gress
step, go
progress
39
hemo
blood
hemoglobin
40
herb
plants
herbaceous
41
hetero-
different
heterogeneaus
42
hydro
water
hydrate
43
hypo-
too little
hypoactive
44
-ic
relating to
poetic
45
-ile
quality/state
juvenile
46
in-
not
invalid
47
inter-
between
interstate
48
intra-
within
intramurals
49
-ism
quality/state
catholicism
50
-ist
one who practices
biologist
51
ject
throw
eject
52
jur/just
law
jury
53
liber
free
liberate
54
loc/loq
place/speak
location/loquatious
55
log/logue
word/thought
dialogue
56
luc
light
lucid
57
macro-
large
macrobiologist
58
manu
hand
manufacture
59
mar
sea
marine
60
mem
keep in mind
remember
61
meter/metr
measure
thermometer
62
micro
small
microscope
63
milli-
thousand
millipede
64
mis-
bad
miscarriage
65
miss/mit
go, send
transmit
66
mono
single, one
monotone
67
nat/nas/nai
born
naive
68
nano-
billion
nanosecond
69
neg
no
negate
70
neo-
new
neonatology
71
oct
eight
octagon
72
ocu
eye
ocular
73
olig
few
oligarchy
74
-ology
study of
biology
75
omni-
all
omniscient
76
op/oper
work
operation
77
osteo
bone
osteoporosis
78
-ous
quality/state
nebulous
79
pan-
all
pantheon
80
path
feeling
sympathy
81
ped
child/foot
pediatrics/peddle
82
peri-
all around
perisocpe
83
per-
throughout
pervade
84
phil
love
philosophy
85
phobia
fear
arachnophobia
86
phone
sound
phonics
87
photo
light
photograph
88
phys
nature/body
physical
89
pod
foot
podiatrist
90
poly-
many
polygon
91
port
carry
transport
92
post-
after
postpone
93
pre-
before
precede
94
pro-
forward
progress
95
proto
first
prototype
96
pseudo
false
pseudonymn
97
re-
again
reappear
98
retro-
back
retrogress
99
scrib/script
write
scribble
100
sect
cut
dissect
101
sol
alone
solitary
102
struct
build
construct
103
sub-
under
submarine
104
super-
more than
supermarket
105
sym-
together
symbol
106
tact
touch
contact
107
tele
far off
telegraph
108
ter/terr
earth
territory
109
-tion
quality/state
preservation
110
trans
across
transport
111
-ular
relating to
cellular
112
un-
not
unwilling
113
uni
one, single
unified
114
vac
empty
vacant
115
ver
truth
verify
116
verb
word
verbal
117
vid/vis
see
video
118
vit
life
vital
119
voc
speak
vocal
