Greek Latin Roots

Greek and Latin RootsGreek and Latin Roots

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Miss GardnerMiss Gardner

folifoli

leafleaf

minmin

smallsmall

rect/regrect/reg

kingking

hemi/semihemi/semi

halfhalf

manumanu

handhand

biobio

lifelife

pod(o), pedpod(o), ped

footfoot

-ology, log-ology, log

study study of…, of…,

wordswords

tritri

threethree

miss/mittmiss/mitt

to sendto send

chron, tempchron, temp

timetime

dic(t), voc, dic(t), voc, vokvok

to speak,to speak,

to call,to call,

voicevoice

derm(at)derm(at)

skinskin

cephal(o)cephal(o)

brainbrain

capcap

headhead

arthr(o)arthr(o)

jointjoint

autoauto

selfself

aqua, hydraqua, hydr

waterwater

odont(o)odont(o)

toothtooth

dent(o)dent(o)

teethteeth

hem(o)(a)hem(o)(a)(at)(at)

bloodblood

quadquad

fourfour

cycl, orbcycl, orb

roundnesroundnesss

dis, im, indis, im, in

notnot

metermeter

to to measuremeasure

centcent

hundredhundred

phobiaphobia

fearfear

quint, pentquint, pent

fivefive

diadia

throughthrough

phonphon

soundsound

somat, corp, carnsomat, corp, carn

bodybody

ast(e)r, stellast(e)r, stell

starstar

mal, dysmal, dys

badbad

bi, dubi, du

twotwo

gengen

birth,birth,race,race,produceproduce

geo, terrageo, terra

earthearth

archarch

rulerruler

decdec

tenten

cardi(o), corcardi(o), cor

heartheart

uni, monouni, mono

oneone

matermater

mothemotherr

philphil

lovelove

paterpater

fatherfather

graph, gram, scrib, scriptgraph, gram, scrib, script

to write,to write,

recordrecord

bene, bonbene, bon

goodgood