roots Flashcards
study for roots quiz
photos
light (g)
photograph: picture drawn by light
graph
to write or draw (g)
autograph: to write one’s own name
tele
far away, distant (g)
television: seeing distant things
metron
measure (g)
thermometer: measure heat
tropos
turning (g)
phototropic: turning towards light as plants and flowers do
philia
love, friendship (g)
philosopher: one who loves wisdom
phobos
fear (g)
claustrophobia: fear of locked or bolted places
syn
with, together (g)
sympathy: to feel with someone else
thesis
put, place, position (g)
parenthesis: statement beside a main sentence
kinesis
movement (g)
kinesiology: study of movement
phone
sound (g)
telephone: sound from far away
sonus
sound (L)
sonar: device that hears sound underwater
skopeo
look at, inspect, consider, examine (g)
microscope: device to look at small objects
video/visum
see (L)
invisible: not to be seen
logos
word, study
biology: study of physical life
verbum
word (L)
verb: action word in a sentence
nomen/nominis
name (L)
nominate: suggest someone’s name for office
pro
for, before, forward, in place of (L)
proceed: move forward
prae
before, in front of (L)
prejudice: make judgement beforehand
ad
to, forward, near, next to (L)
advertise: turn people to what you are offering
jacio/jactum
throw (L)
project: throw forward
pono/ponsitum
lay, put, place (L)
impose: to put upon
cum
with, together
collaborate: work with
figo/fixum
fix, fasten, attach (L)
prefix: letter or syllable added to beginning of a word
