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Latin and Greek roots, prefixes, and suffixes Flashcards

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Andro-

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Andro- derives from the Greek “Andros”meaning anything that’s Man or Masculine.

Example words:
Androcentric - regarding men as being primary or central
Androcracy - Primarily ruled by men
Androgynous - Resembling male and female characteristics
Android - A robot that looks like a human

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Tera-

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Meaning “trillion” or “one trillion”.

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Giga-

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Meaning “billion” or “one billion”

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Peta-

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Meaning “quadrillion”

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Mega-

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Meaning “million” or “one million”

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Kilo-

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Meaning “thousand” or “one thousand”

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Hecto-

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Meaning “hundred” or “one hundred”

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Deca-

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Meaning “ten”

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Deci-

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Meaning “tenth”

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Centi-

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Meaning “Hundredth”

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Milli-

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Meaning “Thousandth” A very common mistake is that the prefix milli- stands for a millionth.
WRONG!!

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Micro-

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Meaning “Millionth”

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Nano-

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Meaning “Billionth”

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Pico-

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Meaning “Trillionth”

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Latin was spoken by which ancient civilization?

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Latin was the language spoken by the ancient Romans. As the Romans conquered most of Europe, the Latin language spread throughout the region. Over time, the Latin spoken in different areas developed into separate languages, including Italian, French, Spanish, and Portuguese. These languages are considered “sisters,” as they all descended from Latin, their “mother” language.

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-Dict-

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Latin root meaning “to say”. Example words include: contradict, dictate, diction, edict, predict

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-Duc-

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Latin root meaning “to lead, take, bring”. Example words include: produce, reduce, deduce

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-Gress-

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Latin root meaning “to walk”. Examples: digress, progress, transgress

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-Reject-

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Latin root meaning “to throw”. Examples: eject, reject, interject, inject, interject, subject

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-Vert-

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Latin root meaning “to turn”. Examples: convert, divert, invert, revert

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Co-

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Latin prefix meaning “together”. Examples: co-author, co-edit, co-create

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De-

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Latin prefix meaning “away, off; generally indicates reversal or removal in English.” Examples include: deactivate, debone, defrost, decompress, deword.

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Dis-

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Latin prefix meaning “not, not any”. Examples include: disbelief, discomfort, discredit, disrepair, disrespect

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Inter-

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Latin prefix meaning “between, among”. Examples include: international, interfaith, intertwine, intercellular, interject

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Non-

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Latin prefix meaning “not”. Examples: nonessential, nonmetallic, nonresident, nonviolence, nonskid, nonstop

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Post-

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Latin prefix meaning “after”. Examples: ostdate, postwar, postnasal, postnatal

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Pre-

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Latin prefix meaning “before”. Examples: preconceive, preexist, premeditate, predispose, prepossess, prepay

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Re-

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Latin prefix meaning “back again”. Examples: rearrange, rebuild, recall, remake, rerun, rewrite

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Sub-

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Latin prefix meaning “under”. Examples: submarine, subsoil, subway, subhuman, substandard

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Trans-

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Latin prefix meaning “across, beyond, through”. Examples: transatlantic, transpolar, transcend

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-able, -ible

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Latin suffix which forms adjectives meaning “capable or worthy of”. Examples: likable, flexible

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-ation

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Forms nouns from verbs. Examples: creation, civilization, automation, speculation, information

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-ify

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Forms verbs and means “to make or cause to become”. Examples: purify, acidify, humidify

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-ize

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A Greek verb-forming suffix w/ many meanings:
• “to render, to make”. (ex: sterilize, actualize)
• “to convert into, give a specified character or form to” (ex: computerize, motorize, itemize)
• “to subject to (as a process, sometimes named after its originator)” (ex: terrorize, galvanize, Nicolize, winterize)
• “Denoting a change of state” (ex: crystalize)
• “Kinds or instances of behavior” (ex: apologize, moralize, tyrannize)
• “Activities” (ex: economize, theorize, philosophize)

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-ty, -ity

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Forms nouns from adjectives. Examples: subtlety, certainty, cruelty, frailty, loyalty, royalty; eccentricity, electricity, peculiarity, similarity, technicality

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-Chron-

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Greek root meaning “time”. Ex: anachronism, chronic, chronicle, synchronize, chronometer

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-Dem-

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Greek root meaning “people”. Ex: democracy, demography, demagogue, endemic, pandemic

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-Morph-

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Greek root meaning “form”. Ex:amorphous, metamorphic, morphology

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-Path-

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Greek root meaning “feeling, suffering”. Ex: empathy, sympathy, apathy, apathetic, psychopathic

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-Phon-

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Greek root meaning “sound”. Ex: polyphonic, cacophony, phonetics

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a-, an-

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Greek prefix meaning “without”. Ex: achromatic, amoral, atypical, anaerobic

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anti-, ant-

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Greek prefix meaning “opposite; opposing”. Ex: anticrime, antipollution, antacid

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Auto-

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Greek prefix meaning “self, or same”. Ex: autobiography, automatic, autopilot

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bio-, bi-

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Greek prefix meaning “life, living organism” Ex: biology, biophysics, biotechnology, biopsy

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mono-

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Greek prefix meaning “one, single, alone” Ex: monochrome, monosyllable, monoxide

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neo-

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Greek prefix meaning “new, recent”. Ex: neonatal, neophyte, neoconservatism, neofascism, neodymium

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-logy

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Greek suffix meaning “discourse, expression; science, theory, study” Ex: phraseology, biology, dermatology

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-oid

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Greek suffix which “forms adjectives and nouns and means “like, resembling” or “shape, form”. Ex: Android, humanoid, spheroid, trapezoid

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-phile

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Greek suffix meaning “one that loves or has a strong affinity for; loving” Ex: Audiophile, Francophile

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