List of words with Use words as clues to the meanings of Greek and Latin roots
- Aqua (Latin) – Water
Example: Aquatic (relating to water) - Aud (Latin) – Hear
Example: Audio (sound) - Bio (Greek) – Life
Example: Biology (study of life) - Cent (Latin) – Hundred
Example: Century (100 years) - Chron (Greek) – Time
Example: Chronology (study of time) - Dict (Latin) – Speak
Example: Dictionary (a book that provides the meanings of words) - Form (Latin) – Shape
Example: Transform (to change shape or form) - Geo (Greek) – Earth
Example: Geography (study of the earth) - Graph (Greek) – Write
Example: Autograph (a person’s own signature) - Hydro (Greek) – Water
Example: Hydrate (a compound with water) - Ject (Latin) – Throw
Example: Eject (to throw out) - Log (Greek) – Word
Example: Dialogue (conversation between two or more people) - Magn (Latin) – Great
Example: Magnify (to make something appear larger) - Micro (Greek) – Small
Example: Microscope (instrument for viewing small objects) - Mit/Miss (Latin) – Send
Example: Transmit (to send across) - Multi (Latin) – Many
Example: Multiplication (the process of combining numbers many times) - Path (Greek) – Feeling
Example: Empathy (understanding and sharing the feelings of another) - Phon (Greek) – Sound
Example: Telephone (device for transmitting sound) - Port (Latin) – Carry
Example: Transport (to carry something from one place to another) - Scope (Greek) – Look
Example: Telescope (device for looking at distant objects) - Spect (Latin) – Look
Example: Inspect (to look at carefully) - Struct (Latin) – Build
Example: Construct (to build or make something) - Therm (Greek) – Heat
Example: Thermometer (instrument for measuring heat) - Vocal (Latin) – Voice
Example: Vocalize (to make a sound with the voice) - Chrono (Greek) – Time
Example: Synchronize (to occur at the same time) - Dis (Latin) – Apart
Example: Disappear (to cease to be visible) - Epi (Greek) – Upon
Example: Epidemic (a widespread occurrence of a disease upon a community) - Ex (Latin) – Out
Example: Exit (a way out) - Extra (Latin) – Beyond
Example: Extraordinary (beyond what is ordinary) - Hyper (Greek) – Over
Example: Hyperactive (overly active) - Inter (Latin) – Between
Example: International (between nations) - Intra (Latin) – Within
Example: Intravenous (within a vein) - Mono (Greek) – One
Example: Monologue (a long speech by one person) - Multi (Latin) – Many
Example: Multitude (a large number of people or things) - Neo (Greek) – New
Example: Neologism (a newly coined word or expression) - Per (Latin) – Through
Example: Permeate (to spread through) - Post (Latin) – After
Example: Postpone (to delay to a later time) - Pre (Latin) – Before
Example: Preview (to see something before it is officially released) - Pro (Latin) – For
Example: Proactive (taking action in anticipation of future problems) - Re (Latin) – Again
Example: Rewind (to wind back to a previous position) - Semi (Latin) – Half
Example: Semicircle (a half circle) - Sub (Latin) – Under
Example: Submarine (a vessel that operates underwater) - Super (Latin) – Above
Example: Superficial (on or near the surface) - Trans (Latin) – Across
Example: Transport (to move something from one place to another) - Un (Latin) – Not
Example: Unhappy (not happy) - Auto (Greek) – Self
Example: Autograph (a signature written by oneself) - Bene (Latin) – Good
Example: Benefit (something that is advantageous or good) - Contra (Latin) – Against
Example: Contradict (to assert the opposite of a statement) - Duct (Latin) – Lead
Example: Conduct (to lead or guide) - Flect (Latin) – Bend
Example: Reflect (to bend back light) - Grad (Latin) – Step
Example: Graduate (to move up to a higher level of education) - Hemi (Greek) – Half
Example: Hemisphere (half of the earth) - Luc (Latin) – Light
Example: Illuminate (to light up) - Man (Latin) – Hand
Example: Manual (done by hand) - Naut (Greek) – Ship
Example: Nautical (related to ships or navigation) - Ology (Greek) – Study
Example: Psychology (the study of the mind) - Ped (Latin) – Foot
Example: Pedestrian (a person walking on foot) - Phobia (Greek) – Fear
Example: Arachnophobia (fear of spiders) - Poly (Greek) – Many
Example: Polygon (a shape with many sides) - Scope (Greek) – View
Example: Microscope (an instrument for viewing very small objects) - Theater (Greek) – Place for viewing
Example: Theater (a place where performances are shown) - Therm (Greek) – Heat
Example: Thermostat (a device for regulating temperature) - Voc (Latin) – Call
Example: Vocal (pertaining to the voice) - Ami (Latin) – Friend
Example: Amiable (friendly and pleasant) - Ant (Greek) – Against
Example: Antagonist (someone who opposes or is hostile) - Chrono (Greek) – Time
Example: Chronometer (a device for measuring time) - Homo (Greek) – Same
Example: Homogeneous (of the same kind) - Hydr (Greek) – Water
Example: Dehydrate (to remove water from) - Macro (Greek) – Large
Example: Macroscopic (visible to the naked eye) - Micro (Greek) – Small
Example: Microorganism (a tiny organism) - Mono (Greek) – One
Example: Monochrome (one color) - Nox (Latin) – Night
Example: Nocturnal (active at night) - Phon (Greek) – Sound
Example: Symphony (a large-scale musical composition) - Psycho (Greek) – Mind
Example: Psychologist (a professional who studies the mind) - Scribe (Latin) – Write
Example: Inscribe (to write or engrave) - Sphere (Greek) – Ball
Example: Atmosphere (a layer of gases surrounding the earth) - Tact (Latin) – Touch
Example: Contact (the state of touching) - Thermo (Greek) – Heat
Example: Thermal (relating to heat) - Ultra (Latin) – Beyond
Example: Ultraviolet (beyond the visible spectrum of light) - Vivid (Latin) – Lively
Example: Vivid (bright and intense)
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