Common Greek Roots 1 Flashcards

Learn some of the most common Greek words on which English is built upon

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aer

A

air

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anthropo

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humanity

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arche

A

ancient

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auto

A

self

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bibio

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books

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bio

A

life

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chron

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time

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cosm

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world

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dem

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people

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dyna

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power

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dys

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bad, hard

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gen

A

family

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gram

A

thing written

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graph

A

writing

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heiro

A

sacred

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hemo

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blood

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hetero

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different

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homo

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same

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hydr

A

water

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hypo

A

below

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ideo

A

idea

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log/logy

A

study of, speech

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meter/metr

A

measure

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micro

A

small

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mis/miso

A

hate

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mono

A

one

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morph

A

form, shape

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ono/nym

A

name

29
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phil

A

love

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phobia

A

fear

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phon

A

sound

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photo/phos

A

light

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pneu

A

air, breath

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pseudo

A

false

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psycho

A

soul/spirit

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pyr

A

fire

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scope

A

viewing instrument

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techno

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art, science, skill

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tele

A

far off

40
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theo

A

god

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therm

A

heat