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
anthropoid
anthropos - man
comedy
aeido - to sing
architrave
archo - to lead/rule/be the first/begin
decorative molding that frames a door or window
eunuch
echo - to have/hold
archbishop (2)
archo - to lead/rule/be the first/begin & skopeo - behold/examine/inspect/consider
epitome
temno - cut/divide
a perfect example or embodiment of a particular quality or type
epoch
echo - to have/hold
a significant period in history or in a personās life
prognostic
gignosko - to come to know/recognize
amphibian
bios - life
archaic
archo - to lead/rule/be the first/begin
epigram
grapho - to write
a brief, witty, and often satirical statement or poem
anathema
tithemi - to put/place
something or someone intensely disliked or loathed
holocaust
kaio - to kindle/burn
tetanus
teino - stretch out/strain
diagnose
gignosko - to come to know/recognize
oligarchy (2)
oligos - few & archo - to lead/rule/be the first/begin
parochial
oikos - house/household
hydrogen
hydor - water & genos - race/offspring/kind
misoneism (2)
misos - hatred & neos - new
hatred or fear of change or new things
sketch
echo - to have/hold
psalmody
aeido - to sing
appendectomy
temno - cut/divide
diagram
grapho - to write
acrobat
baino - to walk/step
genesis
genos - race/offspring/kind
parlor
ballo - throw
anatomy
temno - cut/divide
tune
teino - stretch out/strain
anthropology (2)
anthropos - man & logos - word/speech/reasoning
dialect
lego - to pick/gather/speak (related to logos)
panhellenism
pas - every/entire/all
energy
ergon - work/action
strategic
ago - to lead/bring
apostrophe
strepho - turn about/twist
apothecary
tithemi - to put/place
parabola
ballo - throw
ergonomics
ergon - work/action
the study of designing equipment and workplaces to fit usersā needs
monotone (2)
monos - alone & teino - stretch out/strain
monarch (2)
monos - alone & archo - to lead/rule/be the first/begin
synonym
onoma - name
anarchy
archo - to lead/rule/be the first/begin
parallel
allos - another
baseball
baino - to walk/step
archon
archo - to lead/rule/be the first/begin
a type of ruler in Ancient Greece
kaleidoscope (2)
idein - to see & skopeo - behold/examine/inspect/consider
pathetic
pathos - feeling
strap
strepho - turn about/twist
heterodox (2)
heteros - the other/different & dokeo - to think/have an opinion
disaster
aster - star
authentic
autos - self
apology
logos - word/speech/reasoning
hydraulic
hydor - water
epidemic
demos - the people
physiognomy (2)
physios - nature & gignosko - to come to know/recognize
philanthropist (2)
philos - love & anthropos - man
someone who donates a lot of money
graft
grapho - to write
amphitheater
theomai - to behold
parsley
petra - rock/stone
rhapsody
aeido - to sing
tome
temno - cut/divide
bibliophobe (2)
biblos - book & phobos - fear
metabolism
ballo - throw
liturgy
ergon - work/action
orthography (2)
orthos - straight/right/correct & grapho - to write
geography (2)
ge - earth & grapho - to write
orthodox (2)
orthos - straight/right/correct & dokeo - to think/have an opinion
microscope (2)
micros - little/small & skopeo - behold/examine/inspect/consider
parley
ballo - throw
a discussion or conference
synchronize
chronos - time
analogy
logos - word/speech/reasoning
astrology (2)
aster - star & logos - word/speech/reasoning
oxygen (2)
oxys - sharp/keen & genos - race/offspring/kind
peroxide
oxys - sharp/keen
atheist
theos - god
bishop
skopeo - behold/examine/inspect/consider
oxidize
oxys - sharp/keen
pedantic (2)
pais - child & ago - to lead/bring
monoxide (2)
monos - alone & oxys - sharp/keen
bibliography (2)
biblos - book & grapho - to write
parole
ballo - throw
homily
homos - one and the same/like
cosmogony (2)
kosmos - order/universe/ornament & genos - race/offspring/kind
dropsy
hydor - water
an old term for edema, which refers to the swelling of soft tissues due to the accumulation of excess fluid in the body
autobiography (2)
autos - self & bios - life
catalogue
lego - to pick/gather/speak (related to logos)
carbohydrate
hydor - water
hierarchy
archo - to lead/rule/be the first/begin
zoo
zao - live
archive
archo - to lead/rule/be the first/begin
graph
grapho - to write
gramophone (2)
grapho - to write & phonos - sound
an old record player
cosmos
kosmos - order/universe/ornament
problem
ballo - throw
democracy (2)
demos - the people & krateo - to rule/control
devil
ballo - throw
plutocracy (2)
ploutos - wealth & krateo - to rule/control
government where the wealthy rule
pantomime (2)
pas - every/entire/all & mimos - imitator
misogamy (2)
misos - hatred & gamos - wedding/marriage
hatred of marriage
hypothesis
tithemi - to put/place
architecture
archo - to lead/rule/be the first/begin
Bible
biblos - book
pediatrician
pais - child
crypt
krypto - to hide
microbe (2)
micros - little/small & bios - life
automatic
autos - self
panorama
pas - every/entire/all
antagonize
agon - contest/struggle
panacea
pas - every/entire/all
a cure for everything
homogeneous (2)
homos - one and the same/like & genos - race/offspring/kind
archipelago
archo - to lead/rule/be the first/begin
chain of islands
nitrogen
genos - race/offspring/kind
overdose
didomi - to give
syllogism
logos - word/speech/reasoning
astronomy
aster - star & nomos - custom/law/principle
epithet
tithemi - to put/place
a nickname
cosmic
kosmos - order/universe/ornament
sophisticated
sophos - wise
monologue (2)
monos - alone & logos - word/speech/reasoning
panoply
pas - every/entire/all
full suit of armor
anonymous
onoma - name
horoscope
skopeo - behold/examine/inspect/consider
economy
oikos - house/household & nomos - custom/law/principle
bureaucracy
krateo - to rule/control
paragraph
grapho - to write
chronic
chronos - time
anecdote
didomi - to give
anthology
lego - to pick/gather/speak
sarcasm
sarx - flesh
evangelical
angelos - messenger
hydrangea
hydor - water
a type of flower
anomalous
homos - one and the same/like
unusual or irregular
scheme
echo - to have/hold
base
baino - to walk/step
pedant (2)
pais - child & ago - to lead/bring
argon
ergon - work/action
a noble gas
polygamy (2)
polys - many & gamos - wedding/marriage
synagogue
ago - to lead/bring
Pandora (2)
pas - every/entire/all & didomi - to give
dioxide
oxys - sharp/keen
microcosm (2)
micros - little/small & kosmos - order/universe/ornament
parable
ballo - throw
a simple story usually with a lesson
tragedy
aeido - to sing
geology (2)
ge - earth & logos - word/speech/reasoning
antipathy
pathos - feeling
strong feeling of dislike
monogram (2)
monos - alone & grapho - write
zodiac
zao - live
synthetic
tithemi - to put/place
period
hodos - road/way
atom
temno - cut/divide
narcolepsy (2)
narke - numbness & lambano - to take/seize/assume
patriarch
archo - to lead/rule/be the first/begin
surgeon (2)
cheir - hand & ergon - work/action
synthesis
tithemi - to put/place
engraft
grapho - to write
genealogy (2)
genos - race/offspring/kind & logos - word/speech/reasoning
archaeology
archo - to lead/rule/be the first/begin & logos - word/speech/reasoning
dogma
dokeo - to think/have an opinion
a set of principles or beliefs that are accepted as authoritative, often without question
synergy
ergon - work/action
stadium
histemi - to stand/make to stand
eclogue
lego - to pick/gather/speak
a poem in a classical style, often in the form of a dialogue, that typically portrays rural or pastoral life
kilogram (2)
khilioi - thousand & grapho - to write
parlance
ballo - throw
a way of speaking
exodus
hodos - road/way
a large-scale departure
pantheon (2)
pas - every/entire/all & theos - god
calm
kaio - to kindle/burn
Episcopal
skopeo - behold/examine/inspect/consider
demagogue (2)
demos - the people & ago - to lead/bring
a political leader who seeks support by appealing to popular desires, emotions, or prejudices rather than using rational arguments
logic
logos - word/speech/reasoning
parody
aeido - to sing
photograph (2)
phos - light & grapho - to write
intonation
teino - stretch out/strain
apodosis
didomi - to give
independent clause in a conditional sentence
apathy
pathos - feeling
baseboard
baino - to walk/step
auto
autos - self
basement
baino - to walk/step
ideology
idein - to see
chronology
chronos - time
syllable
lambano - to take/seize/assume