1. Greek Roots Sophomore English 2013-2014

2. What is a root word? A "root word" is the basic linguistic unit of a word, the form of a word after all affixes are removed. Also known as the "stem word.” Ex/ "export" has a root word "port"

3. Why do I need to learn root words from Greece??? Even if English is your native language, you'll find that learning Greek root words will increase your vocabulary. If you recognize the Greek root words and know what they mean, you'll be able to figure out the definitions of new words, even if you've never seen them before or see them out of context. English is based off Latin and Greek, so these root words are the building blocks of our language. Greek root words make up much of our medical and scientific language, so you'll find these root words particularly helpful if you're going into one of those two fields.

4. Macro-, Macr Large, great Long (in extent or duration) Enlarged or elongated

5. -mania, -maniac, -maniacal, -manic, - manically, -maniacally Mental disorder

6. Mega-, Meg- Large, big, great, powerful A decimal prefix used in the international metric system for measurement.

7. Meter-, Metro-, metr-, metrical-, metron-, metric-, metrist-, meters-, metry-, metre- Measure

8. Micro-, micr- Small, tiny A decimal prefix used in the international metric system for measurement

9. Miso-, Mis- Hater, hater, hatred Used as a prefix

10. Mne-, Mne-, mnemon-, mnes-, -mnesia, -mnesiac, -mnesic, -mnestic Memory To remember

11. Mono-, mon- One, alone, single A number used as a prefix

12. Morph- Shape, form, figure, appearance

13. Nau- Ship, sailor

14. Neo-/Ne- Recent, current, young

15. Odon/Odont Tooth, Teeth

16. -Oid/-Ode like, resembling, similar to, form

17. Olig- few, small, abnormally few or small

18. Onomato-,onoma-, onomo-, ono- name, word

19. Ortho-/Orth- right, straight, correct, true; designed to correct

20. pachy-, pacho-, pach- thick, dense; large, massive

21. pedo-, paedo-, ped-, paed-, paido-, paid- Child Note: The British tend to use “paed-” while those in the United States tend to use “ped-.” Remember that the Greek ped- means “child” while the Latin ped- means “foot.” Don't confuse this Greek element with another Greek pedo- that means “ground, soil, earth.”

22. pan-, panto-, pant- all, every

23. patho-, -path-, -pathia, -pathic, -pathology, - pathetic, -pathize, -pathy feeling, sensation, perception, suffering, [in medicine, it usually means “one who suffers from a disease of, or one who treats a disease”

24. peri- around, about, near, enclosing; used as a prefix

25. petro-, petr-, peter- stone, rock

26. phago-, phag-, -phag, -phage, -phagic, - phagia, -phagism, -phagist, -phagous eat, consume

27. philo-, phil-, -phile, -philia, -philic, -philous, -phily, - philiac, -philist, -philism love, loving, friendly to, fondness for, attraction to, strong tendency toward, affinity for Note: under some circumstances, -philia means “unwholesome-sexual attraction” to something or someone, as in pedophilia (paedophilia).

28. -phobia, -phobe, -phobic Extreme fear, irrational fear or terror

29. -phon, -phony, -phonic Sound; voice

30. -photo, phot-, -photic, -phote Light

31. Podo-, pod-, -poda, -pod, -pody, -podous Foot or feet

32. Polis-, polit-, poli- City, method of government

33. Poly- Many, much; too many, too much, excessive Often used as a prefix

34. -poly, -pole, -polism, -polist, -polistic, -polistically Sale, selling; one who sells; pertaining to selling Used as a suffix

35. seismo-, seism-, -seism, -seisms, - seisma, -seismically, -seismical, - seismal, -seismic Greek: shake, earthquake [move to and fro’; to shake, move violently

36. soma-, som-, somat-, somato-, -soma, -some, -somus, -somia, -somic, - somal, -somite, -somatous, -somatia, - somatic Greek: body; mass

37. sopho-, soph-, sophic, -soph, -sopher, -sophy, -sophical, -sophically, -sophist Greek: wise, wisdom; knowledge

38. stereo-, stere- Greek: solid, firm, hard; three-dimensional

39. syn-(sy-, sym-, syl-, sys-) Greek: together, with, along with By extension, syn- may also mean: together, with; united; same, similar; at the same time.

40. tacho-, tach-, tachy- Greek: fast, speed, swift, rapid

41. techno-, techn-, tect-, -technic[s], - technique, -technology, -technical, - technically Greek: art, skill, craft; techne, art, skill, craft; tekton, “builder”

42. Tele-, tel, telo-, -tect, -telical Greek: far away, far off, distance

43. Thanato-, thanat-, thanas-, - thanasisa, -thanasic Greek: death, dead

44. Theo-, the-, -theism, -theist, theistic- Greek: God, god, deity, divine

45. Therap-, -therapeutics, - therapeutically, therapy, -therapies, - therapist Greek: far away, far off, distance

46. Thermo-, therm-, thermi-, -thermia, - therm, -thermal, -thermic, -thermous, -thermy Greek: heat

47. Toxico-, toxic-, toxi-,tox, toxin-, - toxically, -toxaemia, -otxemia, - toxaemic, -toxemic, -toxical, -toxy, - toxis, -toxicosis, -toxism, -toxia, - toxin, -toxicity Greek: poison

48. Xeno-, xen Greek: foreign, foreigner, stranger, stranger, and by extension– guest.

49. Xero- xer-, xir- Greek: dry

50. Zoo-, zo-, -zoic, -zoite, -zoal, zooid, - zoon, -zoa, -zoan Greek: animal; living being; life

51. Pro-, por- Greek: before, forward, for, infavor of, in front of, in place of

52. Pseudo-, pseud- Greek: false, deception, lying, untrue, counterfeit; used as prefix

53. Pyscho- psych-, -psyche, -psychic, - psychically Greek: mind or the metal process