Laura Pecina Greek Roots/Prefixes
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- AST(ER)-
-
STAR
E.G. ASTRONOMY - BALL-, BOL-, BLE-
-
TO THROW
E.G. FOOTBALL - CAU-, CAUS-
-
TO BURN
E.G. CAUTERIZE - GEN-, GON-
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RACE; TO PRODUCE
E.G. GENE - GRAPH-, GRAM-
-
WRITING; THING WRITTEN
E.G. PROGRAM - HEM-, HEMAT(EM)-
-
BLOOD
E.G. HEMOGLOBIN - LITH-, LITE-
-
STONE
E.G. MONOLITH - MNE-
-
TO REMEMBER
E.G. MNEMONIC - POD-
-
FOOT
E.G. TRIPOD - POL-, POLIS-
-
CITY; STATE
E.G. POLITICIAN - TACT-, TAX-
-
TO ARRANGE; TO PUT IN ORDER
E.G. SYNTAX - TELE-
-
DISTANT
E.G. TELEPHONE - BIBIL-
-
BOOK
E.G. BIBLE - CANON-
-
A RULE
E.G.
CANONIZE - CRYPT-, CRYPH
- HIDDEN SECRET
- CYCL-
-
CIRCLE; WHEEL
E.G. BICYLCLE - GLOSS-, GLOT(T)-
-
TONGUE; LANGUAGE
E.G. GLOSSARY - ICON-
-
IMAGE
E.G.
ICONOLATRY - MIM-
-
TO IMITATE; TO INITIATE
E.G. MIME - OD-
-
SONG; POEM
E.G. ODE - PYR-
-
FIRE
E.G. PYRO - TOM-
-
TO CUT
E.G. ANATOMY - ALG-
-
PAIN
E.G. NEURALGIA - BI(O)-
-
LIFE
E.G. BIOLOGY - CHRON-
-
TIME
E.G.
CHRONIC - D(A)EMON-
-
SPIRT; EVIL SPIRIT
E.G. DEMON - GE(O)-
-
EARTH
E.G. EARTHQUAKE - LOG-
-
SPEECH
E.G. DIALOGUE - LY-
-
TO LOOSEN
E.G. PARALYSIS - PAN(T)-
-
ALL; EVEN
E.G. PANORAMA - THE(0)-
-
GOD
E.G. MONOTHEISM - TROPH-
-
TO NOURISH; GROW
E.G. TROPHY - a-
- not; without
- amphi-
- both sides of; around
- ana-
- up; back; again
- anti-
- against; opposite
- apo-
- from; off
- cata-
- down; against; very
- dia-
- through; across; between
- AGOG-, AGOGUE-
-
TO LEAD
E.G. PEDAGOGUE - ARCH(E)-, ARCHA(E)-
-
ANCIENT; FIRST; RULE
E.G. ARCHAIC - COSM-
-
UNIVERSE; ORDER; BEAUTY
E.G. COSMOPOLITAN - DEM-
-
PEOPLE
E.G. EPIDEMIC - HELI-
-
SUN
E.G. HELIUM - HOM-, HOME-, HOMAL-
-
SAME; REGULAR
E.G. HOMONYM - LOG-, LOGY-, LOGUE-
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SPEECH; WORD; STUDY; REASONING; ARGUMENT
E.G. DIALOGUE - MANIA-
-
PASSION FOR
E.G. MANIAC - PHON-
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SOUND; VOICE
PHONE - TYP-
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STAMP; MODEL
E.G. TYPE - AUT-
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SELF
E.G. PODALGIA - BI-,BIO-
-
LIFE
E.G.BIOLOGY - DYN-, DYNAM-
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FORCE; POWER
E.G. DYNAMITE - NAUT-
-
SAILOR
E.G. NAUTICAL - NEUR-
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NERVE
E.G. NEURAL - PED-, PEDIA-
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CHILD; EDUCATION
E.G. PEDIATRICS - GAM-
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MARRIAGE
E.G.
MONOGAMY - AND(R)-
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MAN, MALE
E.G.
ANDROID - ANTHROP
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HUMAN BEING, MANKIND
E.G.
ANTHROPOLOGY - GLOSS-, GLOT-
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LANGUAGE, TONGUE
E.G.
GLOSSARY - GYN-, GYNEC-
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WOMAN, FEMALE
E.G.
GYNECOLOGY - HIER-
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SACRED
E.G.
HIEROGLYPHICS - HYDR-
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WATER
E.G.
HYDRANT - IATR-
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PHYSICIAN, MEDICINE
E.G.
PSYCHIATRIST - MIS-
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HATRED
E.G.
MISTREAT - ONYM-
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NAME, WORD
E.G.
SYNONYM - PATH-
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TO FEEL, TO SUFFER
E.G.
SYMPATHY - PETR-
-
ROCK
E.G.
PETROLEUM - ANTH-
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FLOWER
E.G.
CHRYSANTHEMUM - CARDI-
-
HEART
E.G.
CARDIAC - DERM-
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SKIN
E.G.
DERMATOLOGIST - ERG-, URG-
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WORK
E.G.
ENERGY - ETHIN-
-
RACE, CULTURAL GROUP
E.G.
ETHNIC - GLYPH-
-
TO CARVE
E.G.
HIEROGLYPHICS - OP-, OPT-
-
EYE, TO SEE
E.G.
OPTIC - PEP(T)-
-
TO DIGEST
E.G.
PEPSIN - PSYCH-
-
MIND
E.G.
PSYCHIC - THE-
-
GOD
E.G.
THEOLOGIAN - dys-
-
bad, disordered, difficult
e.g.
dysfunctional - ec-(ex-before vowels)
-
out, out of
e.g.
ectasy - endo-, ento-
-
within
e.g.
endogamy - epi-
-
upon, to, in addition to
e.g.
epidemic - eu-
-
good, well
e.g.
euphony - exo-, ecto-
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outside, external
e.g.
exotic - AGON-
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STRUGGLE, CONTEST
E.G.
AGONY - ANGEL-
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MESSAGE
E.G.
ANGELIC - CENTR-
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CENTER
E.G.
CONCENTRIC - HEMER-
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DAY
E.G.
EPHEMERAL - OD-, HOD-
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WAY, ROAD
E.G.
ODOMETER - STOL-, STAL-, STLE-
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TO SEND, DRAW
E.G.
EPISTLE - TAPH-
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TOMB
E.G.
CENOTAPH - THANAT-, THANAS-
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DEATH
E.G.
THANATOPSIS