Greek Roots 5 petro-soph Flashcards
(19 cards)
petro
Def: rock
Examples: peter, petrify, petroleum
philo
Def: love
Examples: Philadelphia, philharmonic, philanthropist
phobia, phobe
Def: fear
Examples: hydrophobia, arachnaphobia, agoraphobia
phone
Def: sound, voice
Examples: phonetics, phonograph, telephone
paleo
Def: old, ancient
Examples: paleolithic, paleontology, paleozoic
phase
Def: stage, appearance, trace
Examples: phase, metaphase, phasor
phos, photo
Def: light
Examples: phosphorous, photography, photoelectric
phys
Def: nature, body
Examples: physics, physical, physician
plasm
Def: forming substrance
Examples: plasma, protoplasm, ectoplasm
pneuma
Def: wind, breath, breathe, lung
Examples: pneumonia, pneumatic
polis
Def: city, state
Examples: police, metropolitan, politics
poly
Def: many
Examples: polyglot, polyhedron, polygon
pod
Def: foot
Examples: podiatrist, podium, tripod
proto
Def: first
Examples: prototype, protoplasm
pseudo
Def: false
Examples: pseudointellectual, pseudonym, pseudoscience
pyro
Def: fire
Examples: pyrotechnics, pyromania, pyre
rheo
Def: flow, stream
Examples: rheostat, rhetoric, rhythm
scope
Def: look, view
Examples: microscope, horoscope, skeptical
soph
Def: wise, wisdom
Examples: philosophy, sophomore, sophisticated
