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Greek Prefixes, Suffixes, Roots

Terms

undefined, object
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a-, an-
not; without
acro-
point; end; tip; extremity
allo-
other
amph-, amphi-
both; around
ana-
up; on; again; apiece
anti-
against
apo-
off; from; away from
archae-
ancient; origninal
auto-
self
caco-
bad; poor; harsh
cata-, cath-
down; away; complete; against
dia-
through; across
dys-
bad; difficult; impaired
ec-, ex-, ecto-
out; outside of; from
en-, em-, endo-
in; within
epi-
on; upon; over; besides
eu-
good; well
hetero-
other; different; unlike
hier-
sacred; holy
holo-
whole
homo-
same; equal; like
hyp-; hypo-
under; less than
hyper-
over; above; more than
idea-
one's own; individual
iso-
equal; identical
macro-
long; large
mega-; megalo-
large; great
meta-
with; among; after; beyond
micro-
small
neo-
new; recent
olig-
few
ortho-
straight; correct; proper
pachy-
thick
paleo-
ancient
pan-; panto-
all; every
par-; para-
at the side of; beyond; amiss
peri-
around
poly-
much; many
pro-
before
pros-
in addition; to place
pseudo-
false; counterfeit
syn-; syl-; sym-
with; together
tauto-
same; repeat
tele-
at or from a distance
-algia
pain
-clast; -clasm
break; destroy
-cracy
rule; government
-iatry
treatment; heal; cure
-itis
inflammation
-latry
worship; devotion
-lysis
loosening; dissolving
-machy
struggle; war
-mancy
prophecy; divination
-mania
madness; craving; abnormal preoccupation
-meros
part
-oid
like; resembling
-log; -ology
study or science of; word; speech; reason
-orama
view
-phobia
fear; dread; hatred
-phoria; -phery
bearing; producing
-poly
sell
-taxis
response to stimulus; arrange; order
phon
sound; tone
graph, gram
write; draw; record
proto-
first
dyn, dynam
power; strength
chrom, chromat
color
chron
time
tri-
three
therm
heat
deutero-
second
hydr
water
phot, phos
light
phil
love
bibl, biblio
book
dis-, di-
twice; double
meso-
middle
hemi-
half
do-
two
miso
hate;hatred
cosm
world; order; universe
arch
rule; govern
mono-
one,single
bi-
two; twice
erg, urg
work
op, opt, ops
sight;view;eye
gno, gnos
to know
ec, eco
house; environment
eth
character;custom;habit
aesth,esth
nation;people
dict, dic
say; speak; tell
plut
wealth
polis, polit
city; state; citizen
aristo
best
top
place
ethn
character;custom;habit
crit, cris
discern; judge; seperate
phag
eating; destroying
tetra-
four
scop, scept, skept
look at;see;examine
penta-
five
kind; descent; origin; race
gen, gon
hexa-
six
ennea-
nine
people
dem
hepta-
seven
deka-, deca-
ten
human being
anthrop
octo-
eight
woman; female
gyn, gynec
earth
geo
sun
helio
life
bio
hect-, hecato-
hundred
kilo-
thousand
god
theo
marriage
gam
glos, glot
tongue;language
hem, hemat, -em
blood
neur
nerve
meter, metr
measure
pneum, -pnea
lung;air; breath
gon
angle
ophthalm
eye
centr, center
center
path
suffering; disease; feeling
soma,somat
body
mnem, mnes
mind;memory
nom
management; law
therap
cure; treatment
morph
form; shape
gastro
stomach;digestion
psych
mind; mental process
derm, dermat
skin
techn
art; skill
odont
tooth
phys
nature of
klin, clin
slope; lean
rrh, rrhag, rheo
flow;gush;burst
cephal
head;skull,brain
bar
weight; pressure
sperm, spor
seed; sow; scatter
cran
head
chir
hand
plas, plasm
form; mold; shape
pod
foot
death
Necro
osteo
bone
dactyl
finger;toe;digit
cardi
heart
Dead; Dead body
Necro
tom
cut
onym, onoma
name
nau, naus
ship; sailor
stas, stat
stand; stop
Motion; move
kine, cinema
nim
imitate; act
tone; stretch
ton, ten
caut, caust
burn
schiz, schis
split, separate, divide
tax, tact
arrangement, order
soph
wise, wisdom

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