Etymology cards Flashcards
a- an-
without, lacking
adip-
fat
aer
air
alb
white
alve-
channel, cavity
amphi
both
anthropo
human
anti-
against, opposed to
append-
to attach, hang aqua water
arche-
ancient, primitive
arth-
joint
ase-
enzyme
ation-
the act of
atri-
entrance
aud-
hearing
auto
self
ax-
axis
bacterio-
bacteria
bi
two
bicep
two heads
bil
bile
bio-
life
blast, blasto
embryonic or cell layer
bronch
windpipe
burs
bag
calor
heat
carn-
meat
capill-
hair
cardi-
heart
carn-
meat
carn-
flesh
carpus-
wrist
caud-
tail
cav-
hollow
cell-
center
centr-
center
cephal-
head
cerebr-
brain
cervic-
neck
chem-
dealing with chemicals
chloro-
green
chondri-
cartilage
chrom
colored
chym-
liquid
clado-
branch, root of tree
cleav
to divide
coel-
hollow
com-, co-
together
con
with, together
cortic-
bark
crani-
skull
-cusp-
point, apex
cut-
skin
cyst-
bladder, capsule
cyto
cell
de-
removal of, off
decide-
to cut off
dendr-
tree
derm-
skin, covering
deuter
second
di
double, two
digit-
finger
diplo
double, twofold
dis-
apart, away from
dors-
back
echino-
spiny
eco-
household
ecto-
outside
elle
small
end-
in, inside
endo-
within, internal
epi-
upon, above
erythro-
red
eso-
inward, within, inner
eu-
true, good, proper
ex-
out of, away from
exo-
outer, external
extra-
beyond, outside
fer-
bearer
fibr-
fiber, thread
flagell-
whip
follic-
small bag
gam-
before
-gamy
sexual function
gangli-
swelling
gastr-
stomach
gen-
origin, development
gene-
origin, birth
genesis
origination of
geo-
earth
gluc-
sweet, sugar
glut-
buttocks
glye-
sweet