List 3
CALLIGRAPHY Calli (beautiful) + graphein (to write) Pretty words Bellus Calli
CANDIDATE Candio (light) From Roman candidates who wore white.
CAPTAIN Caput (head) Head words: caput, cephal, cheif
CARPET Carpere (to pluck)
CARTOGRAPHY Cartere (card) + graphein (to write) Write words: graph, script, cripe
CATACOMB Cata (among) + tumbas (tombs) Words for tomb: Taphos/tumbas
CAUSTIC Kaustus (to burn)
CHAPEL Cappas – cape of St. Marten preserved in first chapel
CHAUVINISM Nicholas Chauvin – French soldier in Napoleon’s army known for his patriotism. Now used to describe a bias.
CHIROGRAPHY Chiros (hand) + graphein (to write) Hand words – chiros, manu
CHROMOPHOBIA Chroma (color) + phobia (fear of )
CIRCUMSTANCE Circum (around) + stare (to stand) Circle words – circum, kyklos
COHABIT Com (with/together) + habitare (to dwell)
COMRADE Chamberfellow/roommate
COMPARE Com (with/together) + par (equal)
CONOID Konos (cone) + eidos (to look like)
CONDONE Com (with/together) + donare (to give)
CONSPIRE Com (with/together) + spirare (to breath)
CONVINCE Com (with/together) + vincere (to conquer)
COSMOGRAPHY Cosmos (universe) + graphein (to write)
CREDIT Credere (to trust)
CRUSADE Crux (cross)
CUTANEAOUS Cutis (skin) Skin words: cutis/dermos
CONFIDE Com (with/together) + fidere (to trust)
DANDELION Dent (tooth) + de (of) + leo (lion) Tooth of the lion
DECIMATE Decem (10) Every 10 th man punished to reduce numbers
DECUMBENT De (down) + cumbere (to lie/recline)
DEICIDE Deus (god) + cide (to kill) Words for God: Theos, deus, got
DENTIST Dent (tooth)
DEUTEROGAMY Deuteros (second) + gamos (marriage)
DIGIT Digitus (finger/toe) Finger words – digitus/dactyle
CONGREGATION Com (with/together) + gregare (to gather/flock)
CONVEY Com (with/together) + via (way)
CORRODE Com (with/together) + rodere (to gnaw)
COUNTERFEIT Contra (against) + facare (to do or make)
CYCLONE Kyklos (circle)
DAISY Deag (days) + eage (eye) Day’s Eye
decelerate De (down) + celer (swift)
dendrochronology Dendros (tree) + chronos (time) + logy (study of)
dispsomania Dipso (thirst) + mania (madness) Thirst for alcohol
Orthodontist Orthos (straight/right) + dent (tooth)
pachyderm Pachy (thick) + dermos (skin)
polytheist Poly (many) + theos (god)
velocipede Velos (swift) + ped (foot)
exfenestracide Ex (out) + fenentra (window) + cidere (to kill)
sunflower Heliotrope –helio (sun) + tropos (to turn)
Philo (love) Philogynist – love + gynos (woman) Philocracy – love + kratos (ruler/rules) Philosophy – love + sophia (wisdom) Philotheism – love + theos (God) Philology – love + logos (speak) Philanthropy – love + anthropo (man) Philharmonic – love + harmonia (agreement)
Philo words Pediphelia – pedi (child) + philo Hippophelia – hippo (horse) + philo
Miso (hate) Misoneism – hate new or changed things Misopedia – hate + children Misogamist – hate + gamos (marriage) Misogynist – hate + gynos (women) Misanthrop – hate + anthropo (man) Misology – hate + logos (to speak) Misophobia – hate + phobia (fear)