Greek And Latin Roots/Words

Question 0

graph

- Greek

Answer 0

To write or draw:
Photograph - (photo [Grk.] - light) - picture drawn by light
Hologram - (holos [Grk.] - a three-dimensional photograph of a whole object

Question 1

photos

- Greek

Answer 1

Light:
Photograph - (graph [Grk.] - write, draw) - picture drawn by light
Photometer - (metron [Grk.] - measure) - a device which measures light

Question 2

tele

- Greek

Answer 2

Far away, distant:
Television - (video, visum [Ltn.] - see) - seeing distant things
Telepathy - (pathos [Grk.] - feeling) - knowing how someone far away is feeling

Question 3

metron

- Greek

Answer 3

Measure:
Geometry - (geo [Grk.] - earth) - measurement of the earth
Barometer - (baros [Grk.] - weight, pressure) - device to measure air pressure

Question 7

syn

- Greek

Answer 7

With, together:
Sympathy - (pathos [Grk.] - feeling) - to feel with someone else
Synagogue - (ago [Grk.] - bring) - place to bring people together

Question 8

thesis

- Greek

Answer 8

Put, place, position:
Thesis - a position taken in an argument
Parenthesis - (para [Grk.] - beside) - statement beside (or inside) a main sentence

Question 9

kinesis

- Greek

Answer 9

Movement:
Kinetic - relating to movement of bodies
Cinema - motion pictures (Greeks had no “c”. They used “k”.)

Question 10

phone

- Greek

Answer 10

Sound :
Telephone - (tele [Grk.] - far away) - sound from far away
Microphone - (mikros [Grk.] - small) - device to transmit or record small sounds

Question 11

sonus

- Latin

Answer 11

Sound:
Sonar - device that hears sound underwater
Consonant - (con [Grk.] - with) - speech sounds made with lips, tongue, or teeth

Question 12

skopeo

- Greek

Answer 12

Look at, inspect, consider, examine:
Scope - all that the eye can see
Microscope - (mikros [Grk.] - small) - device to look at small objects

Question 13

video, visum

- Latin

Answer 13

See:
Television - (tele [Grk.] - far away) machine for seeing things far away
Montevideo - (mons, montis [Ltn.] - mountain) - “Mountains veiw” - a city in Uruguay

Question 14

logos

- Greek

Answer 14

Word, study:
Logic - reasoning to gain knowledge and wisdom
Psychology - (psyche [Grk.] - soul, life) study of the soul or mental life of man

Question 16

tropos

- Greek

Answer 16

Turning:

Phototropic - (photo [Grk.] - light) - turning toward light as leaves and flowers do

Question 17

philia

-Greek

Answer 17

Love, friendship:
Philadelphia - (adelphos [Grk.] - brother) - city of brotherly love
Philosopher - (sophia [Grk.] - wisdom) - one who loves wisdom

Question 18

phobos

- Greek

Answer 18

Fear:
Agoraphobia - (agora [Grk.] - field) - fear of open space
Claustrophobia - (claustrum [Ltn.] - lock or bolt) - fear of closed (locked or bolted) places

Question 19

verbum

- Latin

Answer 19

Word:
Verb - the action word in a sentence
Verbalize - to express in words

Question 20

nomen, nominis

- Latin

Answer 20

Name:
Nominate - to suggest someone’s name for office
Nomenclature - (calo, calatum [Ltn.] - call) - system of names used to classify knowledge; what we call things

Question 21

pro

- Latin

Answer 21

For, before, forward, in place of:
Proceed - (cedo, cessurus [Ltn.] - move, yield) - move forward
Prologue - (logos [Grk.] - word, study) - words before beginning a play or book

Question 22

prae

- Latin

Answer 22

Before, in front of:
Predict - (dico, dictum [Ltn.] - say) - say beforehand, foretell
Pregnant - (gigno, genitum [Ltn.] - bring forth) - condition before birth

Question 23

ad

- Latin

Answer 23

To, toward; near, next to:
Admire - (miror, miratum [Ltn.] - be amazed, wonder) - look at with wonder or amazement
Admit - (mitto, missum [Ltn.] - send) - send to; allow entrance to a place or to the mind