FJCL Greek Derivatives Flashcards
catastrophe
strepho, stroph- (turn about, twist)
encyclopedia
pais, paid- (child)
eunuch
echo, hek, sche-, och- (to have, hold)
megaphone
phone (sound, voice)
dysphasia (prefix)
dys- (ill, bad)
misanthrope
misos (hatred)
energy (prefix)
en-, em- (in, on)
sceptic
skopeo, skep- (behold, examine, inspect, consider)
metropolis
polis (city, state)
amorphous (prefix)
a-, an- (without)
homogeneous
genos, gon- (race, offspring, kind)
panoply
pas, pant- (every, entire, all)
prognostic
gignosko, gno- (to come to know, recognize)
hyperbole (prefix)
hyper- (above, overly)
theme
tithemi, the- (to put, place)
orthography
grapho, gram- (to draw, write, describe)
antipathy
pathein (to experience, feel, suffer)
autograph
grapho, gram- (to draw, write, describe)
autograph
autos (self)
heterodox
dokeo (to think, have an opinion)
pathetic
pathein (to experience, feel, suffer)
logic
logos (word, speech, reasoning)
autocrat
krateo (to rule, control)
microscope
micros (little, small)
diagnose
gignosko, gno- (to come to know, recognize)
hippopotamus
hippos (horse)
parallel (prefix)
para-, par- (beside)
anthem
phone (sound, voice)
automatic
autos (self)
parochial
oikos (house, household)
misoneism
misos (hatred)
apathy
pathein (to experience, feel, suffer)
fancy
phaino, phan- (to show, make appear, bring to light)
antithesis
tithemi, the- (to put, place)
monopoly
monos (alone)
heterogeneous
heteros (the other, different)
pantheon
pas, pant- (every, entire, all)
metabolism
ballo, ble-, bol- (throw)
octopus
pous, podos (foot)
disaster
aster (star)
periphery (prefix)
peri- (around)
hydrangea
hydor (water)
nitrogen
genos, gon- (race, offspring, kind)
strategic
ago, eg- (to lead, bring)
autobiography
autos (self)
lexicon
lego, log- (to pick, gather, speak)
episode
hodos (road, way)
base
baino, ba-, be- (to walk, step)
synonym
onoma (name)
hypothesis (prefix)
hypo- (under)
hydraulic
hydor (water)
euphony
phone (sound, voice)
theorem
theomai (to behold)
philosophy
sophos (wise)
astronomy
nomos (custom, law, principle)
emphasis
phaino, phan- (to show, make appear, bring to light)
orthodox
orthos (straight, right, correct)
demagogue
ago, eg- (to lead, bring)
phantom
phaino, phan- (to show, make appear, bring to light)
cosmogony
kosmos (order, universe, ornament)
anonymous
onoma (name)
antagonize
agon (contest, struggle)
geography
ge (earth)
hydrogen
genos, gon- (race, offspring, kind)
sarcophagus
phagein (to eat)
auto
autos (self)
panorama
pas, pant- (every, entire, all)
acropolis
polis (city, state)
monoxide
monos (alone)
hypercritical (prefix)
hyper- (above, overly)
appendectomy
temno, tom- (cut, divide)
archive
archo (to lead, rule, be the first, begin)
asteroid
aster (star)
hydrant
hydor (water)
homily
homos (one and the same)
atom
temno, tom- (cut, divide)
synopsis (prefix)
syn-, syl-, sym-, sy- (together)
crony
chronos (time)
melody
aeido (to sing)
apostrophe
strepho, stroph- (turn about, twist)
antonym
onoma (name)
scheme
echo, hek, sche-, och- (to have, hold)
analyze (prefix)
ana- (up, back)
cosmopolitan
kosmos (order, universe, ornament)
anatomy
temno, tom- (cut, divide)
monarch
monos (alone)
phosphorous
phero, phor- (to bear, carry, bring)
ode
aeido (to sing)
eccentric (prefix)
ec-, ex- (from, out of)
symmetry (prefix)
syn-, syl-, sym-, sy- (together)
acrobat
baino, ba-, be- (to walk, step)
grammar
grapho, gram- (to draw, write, describe)
metaphor (prefix)
meta- (after, beyond)
oxygen
genos, gon- (race, offspring, kind)
hypotenuse
teino, ten-, ta-, ton- (stretch out, strain)
epidemic
demos (the people)
heterogeneous
genos, gon- (race, offspring, kind)
aristocracy
krateo (to rule, control)
catastrophe (prefix)
cata- (down)
astrolabe
aster (star)
carbohydrate
hydor (water)
euthanasia (prefix)
eu-, ev- (well)
patriarch
archo (to lead, rule, be the first, begin)
kaleidoscope
idein, eid- (to see)
parole
ballo, ble-, bol- (throw)
cosmogony
genos, gon- (race, offspring, kind)
diabetes
baino, ba-, be- (to walk, step)
pedagogue
pais, paid- (child)
parliament
ballo, ble-, bol- (throw)
tragedy
aeido (to sing)
microbe
micros (little, small)
eulogy (prefix)
eu-, ev- (well)
archangel
archo (to lead, rule, be the first, begin)
stadium
histemi, sta-, ste- (to stand, to make to stand)
bibliography
grapho, gram- (to draw, write, describe)
archbishop
archo (to lead, rule, be the first, begin)
polyp
poly- (much, many)
cosmos
kosmos (order, universe, ornament)
formaldehyde
hydor (water)
dioxide
oxys (sharp, keen)
orthography
orthos (straight, right, correct)
monogamy
monos (alone)
tetanus
teino, ten-, ta-, ton- (stretch out, strain)
astrology
aster (star)
paradox
dokeo (to think, have an opinion)
apostle (prefix)
apo- (from, away from)
monocle
monos (alone)
blaspheme
phemi (to say, speak)
diphthong (prefix)
dis-, di- (twice)
antipathy (prefix)
anti-, ant- (against)
photograph
phos, phot- (light)
agoraphobia
phobia (fear)
nostalgia
algos (pain)
strap
strepho, stroph- (turn about, twist)
epitome
temno, tom- (cut, divide)
police
polis (city, state)
anomalous
homos (one and the same)
archaic
archo (to lead, rule, be the first, begin)
calm
kaio, kau- (to kindle, burn)
apocryphal
krypto (to hide)
euphoria (prefix)
eu-, ev- (well)
autocracy
autos (self)
antidote
didomi, do- (to give)
category (prefix)
cata- (down)
epoch
echo, hek, sche-, och- (to have, hold)
anthology
lego, log- (to pick, gather, speak)
diagram
grapho, gram- (to draw, write, describe)
parabola
ballo, ble-, bol- (throw)
basement
baino, ba-, be- (to walk, step)
analogy
logos (word, speech, reasoning)
eugenics (prefix)
eu-, ev- (well)
misanthrope
anthropos (man)
anthropologist
anthropos (man)
peroxide
oxys (sharp, keen)
economy
nomos (custom, law, principle)
engraft
grapho, gram- (to draw, write, describe)
sympathy
pathein (to experience, feel, suffer)
genesis
genos, gon- (race, offspring, kind)
perimeter (prefix)
peri- (around)
philanthropist
philo, phil- (love)
shay
hezomai, hed- (to sit)
syllable (prefix)
syn-, syl-, sym-, sy- (together)
basal
baino, ba-, be- (to walk, step)
antipodes
pous, podos (foot)
graph
grapho, gram- (to draw, write, describe)
hydra
hydor (water)