1. Word Parts 7 roots (white) 11 prefixes (pink)
Greek lesson 14
Word Parts
7 roots (white)
11 prefixes (pink)

2. 1. tax, tact = arrangement; order
Lesson 14: Roots
1. tax, tact = arrangement; order
Ataxia: the loss of full control of bodily movements.
Syntax: the arrangement of words and phrases to create well-formed sentences in a language.
Example words: taxonomy, ataxia, syntax, tactic

3. 2. tox, toxic = poison Lesson 14: Roots
Example words: toxic, intoxicate, antitoxin, detox

4. 3. dox =belief; opinion Lesson 14: Roots
Orthodox: accepting and closely following the traditional beliefs and customs of a religion
Jewish Orthodox: the historical understanding of Jewish identity.
Paradox (beside, alongside, position): a seemingly absurd or self-contradictory statement or proposition that when investigated or explained may prove to be well founded or true.
Example words: orthodox, heterodox, paradox, doxology

5. 4. paed, ped = child; instruction
Lesson 14: Roots
4. paed, ped = child; instruction
Pediatrics: the branch of medicine concerned with the development, care, and diseases of babies and children.
Example words: pediatric, orthopedic, pedagogue, pediatrics

6. 5. athl = prize Lesson 14: roots
Example words: athlete, pentathlon, biathlon

7. 6. kine, kino, cinem, cinemat = movement
Lesson 14: roots
6. kine, kino, cinem, cinemat = movement
Example words: kinesthetic, kinetic, telekinesis, akinaesthesia

8. 7. sept, seps = poison (from decay)
Lesson 14: roots
7. sept, seps = poison (from decay)
Example words: antiseptic, hemosepsis, septic

9. 1. proto- = first Lesson 14: prefixes
Example words: protoplasm, prototype, protocol, protagonist, protozoan, Proterozoic, protoindustrial

10. 2. deutero- = second Lesson 14: prefixes
Example words: Deuteronomy, deuterostome, deuterogamist

11. 3. tri- = three Lesson 14: prefix
Example words: triad, trigon, triode, tripod

12. 4. tetra- = four Lesson 14: prefix
Example words: tetrahedron, tetrode, tetralogy, tetrarch

13. 5. penta- = five Lesson 14: prefix
Example words: pentagon, pentode, pentagrid

14. 6. hexa- = six Lesson 14: prefix
Example words: hexagon, hexahedron, hexode, hexadactylia

15. 7. hepta = seven Lesson 14: prefix
Example words: heptagon, heptathlon, heptode, heptachord, heptathlon

16. 8. octo = eight Lesson 14: prefix
Example words: octagon, octahedron, octode, contraoctave

17. 9. ennea = nine Lesson 14: prefix
Example words: ennead. enneagon, enneode

18. 10. deka-, deca-, dec- = ten Lesson 14: prefix
Example words: decagram, decahedron, decameter, decade, Decalogue

19. 11. hecato-, hecatom-, hect- = hundred
Lesson 14: Prefix
11. hecato-, hecatom-, hect- = hundred
Example words: Hecatompylos, Hectogram, hecatomb