AUTOS Jan. 14/15

self autograph - (graph - write) - writing the name of oneself automobile - ((L.) mobilis - movable) - self moving autocrat - (kratos - power, strength) - power in one person autonomy - (nomos - law) - being a law to oneself autodynamic - (dynamikos - power) - supplying its own power

DIY autobiography - (bios - life) - automatic - (matos - think) - autopsy - (optos - seen) -

photos Jan. 16/17

light photograph - (graph - write, draw) - picture drawn by light photometer - (metron - measure) - a device which measures light phototropic - (tropos - turn) - turning toward light photophobia - (phobos - fear) - fear or dislike of light

DIY telephoto - (tele - distant) - photophilia - (philia - love) - photosynthesis - (syn - together, thesis - putting) -

kinesis Jan. 18/23

movement kinetic - relating to movement of bodies kinesiology - (logos - word or study) - study of human movement cinema - motion pictures (Greeks had no “c”. They used “k”.) cinematographer - motion picture photographer

DIY kinescope - (skopeo - look at) - kinetophone - (phone - sound) -

skopeo Jan. 28/29

Look at, inspect, consider, examine scope - all that the eye can see periscope - (peri - around) - device for seeing around episcopal - (epi - on, over) - overseen by bishops or “overseers” bishop - a church overseer

DIY microscope - (mikros - small) - telescope - (tele - distant) - kaleidoscope - (kalos - beautiful; eidos - form) -

helios Jan. 30/31

sun Helios - sun god; also called Apollo or Phaethon heliotrope - (tropos - turn) - plant which turns toward the sun. helium - light gas used in balloons perihelion - (peri - around, near) - closest point to the sun in earth’s orbit aphelion - (apo - away from) - furthest point from the sun in earth’s orbit

DIY helioscope - (skopeo - look) - heliometer - (metron - measure) -

pathos Feb. 11/12

Feeling, Suffering pathos - dramatic device to cause pity, sympathy, or sorrow pathetic - marked by suffering or sorrow pathometer - (metron - measure) - measures feeling; a lie detector antipathy - (anti - against) - feeling against telepathy - (tele - far away) - knowing how someone far away feels

DIY pathology - (logos - word or study) - apathy - (a - not) - sympathy - (syn - together) -

Vivo victum Feb. 13/14

live vivid - lively, animated, spirited vivacity - liveliness, vigor viand - food to support life victual - (pronounced “vit’l”) - food to support life victim - religious sacrifice of live animal or person

DIY revive - (re - back again) - survive - (sur/super - over) -

luna Feb. 19/20

moon lunar - of or pertaining to the moon lunatic - mad; affected by the moon lunacy - madness caused by the moon clair de lune - (French) - moonlight lunambulist - (ambulo, ambulatum - walk) - one whose sleep- walking is caused by the moon

DIY interlunar - (inter - between) -

digitus Feb. 21/22

Finger, Toe, Inch digit - finger, numerals from 0-9, unit of measure the width of a finger (¾ of an inch) digital computer - a computer which uses numerals to mean whole numbers and decimal fractions digitalis - the “foxglove” plant from which heart medicine is made

DIY prestidigitation - (praesto - at hand, prompt) -

tempus temporis Feb. 25/26

time temporal - pertaining to time temporary - for a limited time temporize - play for time; stall tempo - (Italian from Latin) - time in music; rate of speed at which a piece of music moves tense - (French: temps) - verb forms which indicate past, present, or future time

DIY extemporaneous - (ex - out) - contemporary - (cum - together, with)- contemporaries - (cum - together, with)-

manus Mar. 11/26

hand manufacture - (facio, factum - making) - make by hand manifest - (festus - hit) - hit by hand, easily perceived manicotti - (manica - sleeve) - sleeve-like pasta manumit - (mitto, missum - send) - to send forth or release from one’s hand.

DIY manuscript - (scribo, scriptum - write) - manual -

sonus Mar. 29/Apr 1

sound sonic - relating to what we can hear sonnet - a form of rhyming Italian poetry sonovox - a machine that makes sound effect voices sonar - a device that hears sound under water sonata - an instrumental (not vocal) musical composition with three or four movements

DIY consonant - (con - with) -

chronos Apr. 8/12

time chronometer - (metron - measure) - device to measure time chronic - over a period of time; “from time to time” chronograph - (graph - write, draw) - device to measure and record time

DIY synchronize - (syn - together, same) - chronology - (logos - word, study) -

astron Apr. 15/16

star aster - star-shaped flower asteroid - (eidos - form) - in the form of a star disaster - (dis - separation or parting from) - separation form the good influence of friendly stars asteral - pertaining to the stars (asteral navigation - navigating by the stars) astrodome - covered stadium where sports stars perform

DIY astronomer - (onoma - name) - astrologer - (logos - word, knowledge) - astronaut - (nauta - sailor) -

jacio jactum Apr. 17/18

throw object - (ob - against) - throw against objection - arguments “thrown against” a situation project - (pro - forward) - throw forward projectile - a thing thrown forward (arrow, bullet, rock)

DIY eject - (e, ex - out) - interject - (inter - between) - reject - (re - back, again) -

caput capitis Apr. 30/May 1

head caput - “off with his head” capital - top of a column; head, chief or foundation money captain - head of a group of soldiers capitulate - put headings on chapters or divisions in a piece of writing cabbage - vegetable “head”

DIY recapitulate - (re - back, again) -

philia May. 2/3

Love, friendship philosopher - (sophia - wisdom) - one who loves wisdom philanthropist - (anthropos - man) - one who cares about his fellow man phillumenist - (lumen - light) - one who collects match covers philtre - love potion Anglophile - (Angli - English) - one who loves England

DIY Philadelphia - (adelphos - brother) - philologist - (logos - word) - Francophile - (Francus - France) -

bios May. 6/7

life biography - (graph - write, draw) - written life story autobiography - (autos - self) - written life story of one’s own life amphibian - (amphi - both) - creature who can live both on land and in water bionic - life-like biotic - pertaining to life

DIY biology - (logos - word, study) - microbe - (micro - small) - antibiotic - (anti - against) -