Greek Roots (O-Z) Flashcards
1
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oct, octo, octa
A
eight, eighth
2
Q
ode, ody, odeo
A
song, poem
3
Q
odont
A
tooth
4
Q
oid
A
like
5
Q
olig
A
few
6
Q
oma
A
tumor
7
Q
onom, onym
A
name
8
Q
ont, onto
A
being, existence
9
Q
opt, ops, opia
A
eye
10
Q
orama
A
view, sight
11
Q
orches
A
dance
12
Q
organ, organo
A
organized structure
13
Q
ornith
A
bird
14
Q
orth, ortho
A
right, straight
15
Q
osteo
A
bone
16
Q
ot, oto, otic
A
ear
17
Q
pach
A
thick
18
Q
paed, ped
A
child
19
Q
palae, paleo
A
ancient, old
20
Q
pan
A
all
21
Q
par, pari
A
same, equal
22
Q
para
A
beside, contrary, irregular
23
Q
path
A
feeling, disease
24
Q
pent, penta, pento
A
five
25
peri
around
26
phag
eat
27
phany, phane
slow, make visible
28
phemy, phemia
speak, talk
29
phil
love
30
phobia
fear
31
phon
sound
32
phos, phot
light
33
phys
nature
34
phyt
plant
35
plut, pluto
wealthy, rich
36
pneu
air, lung
37
pod
foot
38
polem
war
39
poli, polis, polit
city, government
40
poly
many
41
por, poro
opening, cavity
42
potam
river
43
pro, por
before, forward, in favor of
44
proto
first
45
pseu, pseudo
false
46
pysch
mind
47
pter
wing
48
pyr
heat, fire
49
rhiz
root
50
rrhea, rrhoe
flow
51
rug, rugo
wrinkle, fold
52
schis
split
53
scler
hard
54
scop, scopy
observe, view
55
sei
shake
56
selen
moon
57
seman, semi
signal, symbol
58
sep, septi, sepsi
decay, rot
59
siphon, siphono
tube, pipe
60
soma, some
body
61
soph
wise
62
sperm
seed
63
spher
ball
64
spor, sporo
seed
65
stere
solid
66
stigma
mark, pucture
67
stom
mouth
68
syn, sym, sys
with, together
69
tach, tacho
fast, speed, swift
70
taph, tapho
burial, grave
71
tax
arrangement
72
tele
far
73
thalass
sea
74
than
death
75
the, theo
god
76
therm
heat, hot, warm
77
tolerat
to bear, support, endure
78
tom
cut
79
top
place
80
traum
wound
81
troph
food, nutrient
82
ur, uro, ure
water, rain, wet
83
xeno
foreign, strange
84
xyl, xylo
wood
85
zo, zoo
animal
86
zym, zymo
ferment
