Greek and Latin Word Elements Flashcards
Mon
One
-archy
rule by
-arch
ruler
-cracy
rule by, ruling body of
-crat
supporter of rule by, member of ruling body
-graphy
art or method or writing; descriptive science
-graph
something written; instrument that writes
-logy
subject of study; discourse
-mania
madness; excessive enthusiasm
-metry
art or process of the science of measuring
-nomy
law of, arrangement of, science of
-pathy
feeling
-philia
love of
-phile
lover of
-phobe
one who fears
-scopy
observation or examination of or by
-scope
instrument for observing or examining
acr-
high, topmost
all-
other
arist-
best
aut-
self, one’s own; of or by oneself or itself
cac-
bad
heter-
other
hier-
holy
hol-
whole
hom-
same
home-
similar, same
idi-
own, personal
macr-
long, large; large-scale
mega-
great, large, powerful; one million
megal-
great, large, powerful
mes-
middle
micr-
small; one millionth
mon-
single, one, alone
neo-
new
olig-
few
orth-
straight, right
pale-
old
pan-
all
pant-
all
poly-
many
pseud-
false.
scler-
hard
therm-
hot
eu-
well, favorable
agog-
lead
acou-
hear
ball-
throw
bol-
throw
cri-
judge
do-
give
gno-
know
graph-
write
gram-
write
id-
see
log-
say
lect-
say
ora-
see
opt-
see
path-
suffer
phen-
show
phan-
show
pha-
show
pher-
carry
phor-
carry
prag-
do
prac-
do
rheu-
flow
rh-
flow
skept-
look at
scop-
look at
sta-
set up, cause to stand; stand
tom-
cut
the-
place
trop-
turn
treph-
nourish
troph-
nourish
a-
not, without, un-
an-
not, without, un-
amphi-
both, on both sides, around
ana-
up, back, again
anti-
instead of, against, in opposition to, opposite
ant-
instead of, against, in opposition to, opposite
apo-
from, out of, away, away from, off, utterly, completely
cata-
down, against, completely, wrongly
cat-
down, against, completely, wrongly
dia-
through, accross, over, apart
di-
through, accross, over, apart
dys-
bad
ec-
out, from, off
ex-
out, from, off
en-
in
em-
in
epi-
on, upon, above, over, at, near, in addition
ep-
on, upon, above, over, at, near, in addition
exo-
outside
ecto-
outside
hyper-
over, beyond, above, excessive
hypo-
under, below, insufficient
hyp-
under, below, insufficient
meta-
behind, beyond, (often indicates change)
met-
behind, beyond, (often indicates change)
para-
beside, beyond, near, incorrectly
par-
beside, beyond, near, incorrectly
peri-
around, about
pro-
earlier, in front of, instead of
syn-
together, with
sym-
together, with
sy-
together, with
syl-
together, with
-ac
general function
-ic
general function
-ite
general function
-oid
general function
-ot
general function
-ics
abstract function
-is
abstract function
-ism
abstract function
-y
abstract function
-ist
agent function
aqu-
water
gener-
race, kind
grad-
step
jur-
right, law
patr-
father
sen-
old man
serv-
slave
tempor-
time
verb-
word
vir-
man
ag-
do, act, drive
act-
do, act, drive
ig-
do, act, drive
capt-
take
cept-
take
-ceive
take
-ced
go
-ceed
go
cess-
go
-cid
cut, kill
cis-
cut, kill
dat-
give
dit-
give
fac-
make, do
fact-
make, do
fect-
make, do
leg-
read
lect-
read
-mit
send
mitt-
send
miss-
send
pon-
place, put
pos-
place, put
posi-
place, put
ven-
come
vent-
come
ab- a- abs-
away, from
ad- a- ac- af- ag- al-
to, towards
an- ap- ar- as- at-
to, towards
ambi-
both, on both sides
ante-
before
circum-
around, about
com- co- col-
with, together, thoroughly
con- cor
with, together, thoroughly
contra-
against
de-
down, away from
dis- di- dif-
apart, not
equi- equa
equal
ex- e- ef-
out of, from, away from,
extra-
outside, beyond
in- il- im- ir-
in, into, on
in- il- im- ir-
not, without
infra-
below
inter-
between, among
intra-
inside, within
multi-
many
non-
not
ob- oc- of- op-
towards, against, across
per-
through, by, completely, to the bad
post-
after, behind
pre-
before, in front of
pro-
forward, for, on behalf of
re-, red-
back, again
retro-
backward
se-, sed-
apart, without, aside
semi-
half, partly
sub- suc- suf-
under, beneath, secret
sug- sup- sus-
under, beneath, secret
super-
over, above, beyond
trans- tra- tran-
across, over
ultra-
beyond
-ane -ine
general function
-ite
general function
-ment
general function
-ose
general function
-ure
general function
-acy, -acity, -y
abstract function
-al
abstract function
-ance, -ancy
abstract function
-ence, -ency
abstract function
-ation, -ion, -tion
abstract function
-ety -ity -ty
abstract function
-ice
abstract function
-ile
abstract function
-itude
abstract function
-ive
abstract function
-mony
abstract function
-or
abstract function
-ain -an
agent function
-and -end
agent function
-ant -ent
agent function
-ar
agent function
-arian -ian
agent function
-ate
agent function
-or
agent function
-arium -orium
locative function
-ary -ory
locative function
-cle -cule -icle
diminutive function
-el -le
diminutive function
-il
diminutive function
-ule -ole
diminutive function
-ectomy
surgical removal of
-emia
condition of the blood, congestion of blood in
-in -ine
chemical substance
-itis
inflammation of, inflamatory disease of
-meter
a device for measuring
-logist
one who studies
-logy
study of, science of, collection of
-oma
tumor arising in or composed of, swelling containing, diseased condition, result of
-osis
diseased condition of, act of, process of
-path
one who suffers from a disease of, one who treats a disease
-pathy
disease of, treatment of disease of/by
-rrhea
abnormal discharge of, flow
-therapy
treatment of/by
-tomy
surgical operation of, surgical cutting of
arthr-
joint, articulation
cardi-
heart
cephal-
head, skull, brain
chlor-
light green, yellowish-green
cirrh-
yellow, tawny
dendr-
tree, tree-like structure
enter-
intestine
hydr-
water
hyster-
uterus
leuc- leuk-
white
mast-
breast
melan-
dark, black
my- mus- myos-
muscle
myc- mycet-
fungus, mold
nephr-
kidney
neur-
nerve
ophthalm-
eye
oste-
bone
ot-
ear
phleb-
vein
psych-
mind
sthen-
strength
-tachy
swift
tach-
speed
tox-
poison
xanth-
yellow
anim-
breath, soul, spirit
ment-
mind
