Greek Derivs Flashcards
hyperbole
ballo - throw
an overexaggeration
parliament
ballo - throw
enthusiasm
theos - god
catastrophe
strepho - turn about/twist
a disaster
monk
monos - alone
geometry (2)
ge - earth & metron - measure
monolith (2)
monos - alone & lithos - rock
dose
didomi - to give
parallelogram (2)
allos - another & grapho - write
autograph
autos - self & grapho - to write
oxymoron (2)
oxys - sharp/keen & moros - stupid
philosophy (2)
philos - love & sophos - wise
electrode
hodos - road/way
formaldehyde
hydor - water (also from formica which is Latin for āantā)
basal
baino - to walk/step
base or foundation
ode
aeido - to sing
pathos
pathos - feeling
rheostat (2)
rheos - stream & histemi - to stand/make to stand
an electrical device used to control the current flowing through a circuit by varying resistance
tendon
teino - stretch out/strain
nostalgia (2)
nostos - return/homecoming & algos - pain
synod
hodos - road/way
antagonist
agon - contest/struggle
encyclopedia
pais - child
antidote
didomi - to give
monocle
monos - alone
bigamy
gamos - wedding/marriage
sophist
sophos - wise
a philosopher
paradox
dokeo - to think/have an opinion
symbol
ballo - throw
hydrochloric
hydor - water
autonomy (2)
autos - self & nomos - custom/law/principle
strophe
strepho - turn about/twist
static
histemi - to stand/make to stand
emblem
ballo - throw
doxology
dokeo - to think/have an opinion
heterogeneous
heteros - the other/different & genos - race/offspring/kind
hippodrome
hippos - horse
apotheosis
theos - god
minister
monos - alone
telegram
grapho - to write
cauterize
kaio - to kindle/burn
cosmopolitan (2)
kosmos - order/universe/ornament & polis - city
petrify
petra - rock/stone
automobile
autos - self
diabolic
ballo - throw
caustic
kaio - to kindle/burn
able to burn or corrode
attune
teino - stretch out/strain
aristocracy (2)
aristos - best & krateo - to rule/control
theme
tithemi - to put/place
monastery
monos - alone
sarcophagus
sarx - flesh & phagein - to eat
allegory
allos - another
a narrative in which characters, events, or settings symbolize deeper meanings
theology
theos - god & logos - word/speech/reasoning
misanthrope (2)
misos - hatred & anthropos - man
someone who has a general dislike or distrust of humankind
panegyric
pas - every/entire/all
idealism (2)
idein - to see & logos - word/speech/reasoning
sympathy
pathos - feeling
esophagus
phagein - to eat
asteroid
aster - star
hippopotamus
hippos - horse & potamos - river
dialogue
logos - word/speech/reasoning
cosmetic
kosmos - order/universe/ornament
petroleum
petra - rock/stone
pedagogue (2)
pais - child & ago - to lead/bring
a teacher
theory
theomai - to behold
parish
oikos - house/household
antithesis
tithemi - to put/place
dilemma
lambano - to take/seize/assume
archangel (2)
archo - to lead/rule/be the first/begin & angelos - messenger
biology (2)
bios - life & logos - word/speech/reasoning
grotesque
krypto - to hide
angel
angelos - messenger
biography (2)
bios - life & grapho - to write
diocese
oikos - house/household
a district or region under the pastoral care of a bishop in the Christian Church
neuralgia (2)
neuron - nerve & algos - pain
surgery (2)
cheir - hand & ergon - work/action
stratagem
ago - to lead/bring
pancreas
pas - every/entire/all
astrolabe
aster - star
an ancient astronomical instrument used to measure the altitude of stars and planets
hypotenuse
teino - stretch out/strain
the long side of a right triangle
chronicle
chronos - time
genetic
genos - race/offspring/kind
grotto
krypto - to hide
small cave or cavern
antonym
onoma - name
bibliophile (2)
biblos - book & philos - love
geocentric
ge - earth
apogee
ge - earth
farthest point in a satelliteās orbit
apostasy
histemi - to stand/make to stand
renouncing of a faith, belief, or principle
cyanogen
genos - race/offspring/kind
a toxic, colorless gas with a faint almond-like odor, composed of two carbon atoms and two nitrogen atoms (CāNā)
autocracy (2)
autos - self & krateo - to rule/control
analgesic
algos - pain
a type of medication or substance used to relieve pain without causing loss of consciousness, like aspirin or ibuprofen
ink
kaio - to kindle/burn
method
hodos - road/way
ecstasy
histemi - to stand/make to stand
lexicon
lego - to pick/gather/speak
a collection or dictionary of words and their meanings
apocryphal
krypto - to hide
not authentic, but believed to be
hectic
echo - to have/hold
thesis
tithemi - to put/place
theorem
theomai - to behold
grammar
grapho - to write
melody
aeido - to sing
idea
idein - to see
glamorous
grapho - to write
prosody
aeido - to sing
rhythm, stress, and intonation of speech
agony
agon - contest/struggle
ideal
idein - to see
misology (2)
misos - hatred & logos - word/speech/reasoning
hatred or distrust of reasoning, argument, or intellectual discussion
crony
chronos - time
hydra
hydor - water
monogamous
monos - alone & gamos - wedding/marriage
epilepsy
lambano - to take/seize/assume
episode
hodos - road/way
geomorphic (2)
ge - earth & morphe - shape
sceptic
skopeo - behold/examine/inspect/consider
diabetes
baino - to walk/step
biomass
bios - life
hydrant
hydor - water
sophomore (2)
sophos - wise & moros - stupid