Latin and Greek roots, prefixes, and suffixes

Question 1

Andro-

Answer 1

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

Question 2

Tera-

Answer 2

Meaning “trillion” or “one trillion”.

Question 3

Giga-

Answer 3

Meaning “billion” or “one billion”

Question 4

Peta-

Answer 4

Meaning “quadrillion”

Question 5

Mega-

Answer 5

Meaning “million” or “one million”

Question 6

Kilo-

Answer 6

Meaning “thousand” or “one thousand”

Question 7

Hecto-

Answer 7

Meaning “hundred” or “one hundred”

Question 8

Deca-

Answer 8

Meaning “ten”

Question 9

Deci-

Answer 9

Meaning “tenth”

Question 10

Centi-

Answer 10

Meaning “Hundredth”

Question 11

Milli-

Answer 11

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

Question 12

Micro-

Answer 12

Meaning “Millionth”

Question 13

Nano-

Answer 13

Meaning “Billionth”

Question 14

Pico-

Answer 14

Meaning “Trillionth”

Question 15

Latin was spoken by which ancient civilization?

Answer 15

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.

Question 16

-Dict-

Answer 16

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

Question 17

-Duc-

Answer 17

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

Question 18

-Gress-

Answer 18

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

Question 19

-Reject-

Answer 19

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

Question 20

-Vert-

Answer 20

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

Question 21

Co-

Answer 21

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

Question 22

De-

Answer 22

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

Question 23

Dis-

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

Question 24

Inter-

Answer 24

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

Question 25

Non-

Answer 25

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

Question 26

Post-

Answer 26

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

Question 27

Pre-

Answer 27

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

Question 28

Re-

Answer 28

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

Question 29

Sub-

Answer 29

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

Question 30

Trans-

Answer 30

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

Question 31

-able, -ible

Answer 31

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

Question 32

-ation

Answer 32

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

Question 33

-ify

Answer 33

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

Question 34

-ize

Answer 34

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)

Question 35

-ty, -ity

Answer 35

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

Question 36

-Chron-

Answer 36

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

Question 37

-Dem-

Answer 37

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

Question 38

-Morph-

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Greek root meaning "form". Ex:amorphous, metamorphic, morphology

Question 39

-Path-

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

Question 40

-Phon-

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Greek root meaning "sound". Ex: polyphonic, cacophony, phonetics

Question 41

a-, an-

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

Question 42

anti-, ant-

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

Question 43

Auto-

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

Question 44

bio-, bi-

Answer 44

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

Question 45

mono-

Answer 45

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

Question 46

neo-

Answer 46

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

Question 47

-logy

Answer 47

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

Question 48

-oid

Answer 48

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

Question 49

-phile

Answer 49

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