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Latin and Greek Words Flashcards

This deck will highlight how many Latin and/or Greek roots are at the origin of so many common English words.

1
Q

What does this root mean in English?

a, an

A

without, not

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2
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What does this root mean in English?

ab, abs, a

A

apart, away from

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3
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What does this root mean in English?

ad

A

toward

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4
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What does this root mean in English?

agere

A

act

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5
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What does this root mean in English?

algia

A

pain

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6
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What does this root mean in English?

amphi, ambi

A

round, both sides

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7
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What does this root mean in English?

ante

A

before

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8
Q

What does this root mean in English?

anthro

A

man

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9
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What does this root mean in English?

anti

A

against

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10
Q

What does this root mean in English?

aqua

A

water

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11
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What does this root mean in English?

archaios

A

ancient

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12
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What does this root mean in English?

archos

A

leader, first, chief

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13
Q

What does this root mean in English?

audio

A

hear

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14
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What does this root mean in English?

auto

A

self

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15
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What does this root mean in English?

bi

A

two

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16
Q

What does this root mean in English?

bene

A

well, favorable

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17
Q

What does this root mean in English?

bible

A

book

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18
Q

What does this root mean in English?

bio

A

life

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19
Q

What does this root mean in English?

caco

A

Bad

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20
Q

What does this root mean in English?

cide

A

kill

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21
Q

What does this root mean in English?

circum

A

around

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22
Q

What does this root mean in English?

constitutus

A

stand

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23
Q

What does this root mean in English?

corpus

A

body

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24
Q

What does this root mean in English?

cracy

A

rule

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25
Q

What does this root mean in English?

credo

A

belief

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26
Q

What does this root mean in English?

demos

A

people

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27
Q

What does this root mean in English?

di

A

two, double

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28
Q

What does this root mean in English?

dia

A

across, through

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29
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What does this root mean in English?

dis

A

not, apart

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30
Q

What does this root mean in English?

dominus

A

lord

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31
Q

What does this root mean in English?

dynasthai

A

be able

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32
Q

What does this root mean in English?

ego

A

I, self

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33
Q

What does this root mean in English?

epi

A

upon, over

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34
Q

What does this root mean in English?

ex

A

out

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35
Q

What does this root mean in English?

federis

A

league, pact

36
Q

What does this root mean in English?

frater

37
Q

What does this root mean in English?

geo

38
Q

What does this root mean in English?

graph

A

write, record

39
Q

What does this root mean in English?

hetero

A

mixed, unlike

40
Q

What does this root mean in English?

homo

A

same, alike

41
Q

What does this root mean in English?

idem

42
Q

What does this root mean in English?

ideo

43
Q

What does this root mean in English?

idios

A

one’s own

44
Q

What does this root mean in English?

in

45
Q

What does this root mean in English?

in, im

46
Q

What does this root mean in English?

inter

47
Q

What does this root mean in English?

legis (lex)

48
Q

What does this root mean in English?

lexis

49
Q

What does this root mean in English?

liber

A

free, book

50
Q

What does this root mean in English?

locus

51
Q

What does this root mean in English?

macro

52
Q

What does this root mean in English?

mania

53
Q

What does this root mean in English?

meter

54
Q

What does this root mean in English?

micro

55
Q

What does this root mean in English?

mittere, mitto

56
Q

What does this root mean in English?

mono

A

one, single

57
Q

What does this root mean in English?

mortis

58
Q

What does this root mean in English?

nomen

59
Q

What does this root mean in English?

olig

60
Q

What does this root mean in English?

pater

61
Q

What does this root mean in English?

ped

62
Q

What does this root mean in English?

peri

63
Q

What does this root mean in English?

phage

64
Q

What does this root mean in English?

philo

65
Q

What does this root mean in English?

phobos

66
Q

What does this root mean in English?

phon

67
Q

What does this root mean in English?

polein

68
Q

What does this root mean in English?

polis

69
Q

What does this root mean in English?

poly

70
Q

What does this root mean in English?

porto

71
Q

What does this root mean in English?

post

72
Q

What does this root mean in English?

pre

73
Q

What does this root mean in English?

pro

A

before, in favor of

74
Q

What does this root mean in English?

psyche

A

mind, soul

75
Q

What does this root mean in English?

publicus

76
Q

What does this root mean in English?

riparia

77
Q

What does this root mean in English?

scope

78
Q

What does this root mean in English?

scribo

79
Q

What does this root mean in English?

solus

80
Q

What does this root mean in English?

subter

A

under, secret

81
Q

What does this root mean in English?

sin (sys before b, p, or m)

A

together, with

82
Q

What does this root mean in English?

tele

83
Q

What does this root mean in English?

trans

84
Q

What does this root mean in English?

utilis

85
Q

What does this root mean in English?

vide, visibil, vis

Latin Word Elements (9 decks)

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