Roots Flashcards
(111 cards)
Anthropos
Mankind
Logos.
Science/study
Anthropology
Sociology
Astron - Greek
Star
Nomos
Arrangement, law, order
Astronomer - interested in the arrangement of stars n celestial bodies
Nautes Greek
Sailor
Astronauts (Americans)
Kosmos Greek
Universe
Cosmonauts ( Russian use this for astronauts)
Aster- Greek
It’s a star shaped flower
Asterisk is this “*” symbol
Dis
Against
Autos
Self
Ge (Geo)
Earth
Metron
Measurement
Graphein
To write
Photography
Bios
Life
Biology
Opis
View
Autopsy
Biopsy
Botane - Greek
Plant
Botanical garden
Zoion
Animal
Zoology
Tome
Cutting , cut out
Entomology Appendectomy Tonsillectomy Mastectomy Hysterectomy Prostatectomy
Sectus
To cut
Insect -in -in ; sectus- cut = it has segmented legs la so…weird .
Kentron - Greek
Centrum - Latin
Center
Ec /ek / ex
Out
A
Negative of root
Ana
Up , cutting up of
Dicha
Two
Philein
Love
Philology - love for words
Philander- Playing around sexually