Roots Flashcards by Deepika Sampath Kumar

Anthropos

Mankind

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Logos.

Science/study

Anthropology
Sociology

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Astron - Greek

Star

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Nomos

Arrangement, law, order

Astronomer - interested in the arrangement of stars n celestial bodies

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Nautes Greek

Sailor

Astronauts (Americans)

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Kosmos Greek

Universe

Cosmonauts ( Russian use this for astronauts)

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Aster- Greek

It’s a star shaped flower

Asterisk is this “*” symbol

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Dis

Against

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Autos

Self

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Ge (Geo)

Earth

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Metron

Measurement

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Graphein

To write

Photography

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Bios

Life

Biology

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Opis

View

Autopsy
Biopsy

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Botane - Greek

Plant

Botanical garden

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Zoion

Animal

Zoology

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Tome

Cutting , cut out

Entomology 
Appendectomy 
Tonsillectomy 
Mastectomy 
Hysterectomy 
Prostatectomy

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Sectus

To cut

Insect -in -in ; sectus- cut = it has segmented legs la so…weird .

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Kentron - Greek

Centrum - Latin

Center

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Ec /ek / ex

Out

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Negative of root

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Ana

Up , cutting up of

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Dicha

Two

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Philein

Love

Philology - love for words
Philander- Playing around sexually

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Anglus

English ..Anglo Indian

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Ending with s

Orthopedics
Pediatrics
Obsterics
Semantics

Singular noun despite ending with s

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Socius - Latin

Companion

Social, sociology

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Lingua

Linguistics

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Genesis

Birth or origin

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Chronos

Time

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Pathos

Feelings

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Scio

To know

ConSCIence = knowledges of moral sense

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Sciens

Knowledge

Science

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Omnis Latin

All

Don’t confuse with ominous it’s OMI ( omen) n this is OMNI( all)

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Pre

Before

Prepone

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Greg, Gregis Latin

Flock , herd

Recollect gregarious ( extrovert social)

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Short form of ex- out

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Apart

Eg: Separate

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Agent

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notus

Notice
Notify
Notorious- well known ( noticed ) for bad things
Notables

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Again

Reproduction
Rewrite

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Par

Equal

Disparage ( you lower someone’s par , or felling of par)

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Aequus / equ

Equal

Equity 
Equitable 
Equinox 
equanimity
Equilibriums 
Equestraian 
Equivocal

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Vox , vocis

Voice

Mem way : Vidya vox ( voice )

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Via

Road

Via tambaram

Tri

Three

Militis

Soldier / fighting man

Military

Malus

Bad/ evil

Dico / dictus

To say or tell

Nox, noctis ( don’t confuse with notus ( notice ))

Night

Animus

Mind

Libra

Balance , weight , pound

Latus, lateris

Side

Equus

Don’t confuse with equal ( aequus / equ)

Horse

Magnus

Large

Fero

To place or bear or carry

Sub

Under

Substitute

Manus

Hand

Manuscript

Post

After

Volvo

To wish

Scribo , scriptus

To write

Facio (fec, fic, fy) , factus

To do, make

Bonus, bene

Good, well

Benefit

Fides

Faith

Phone

Sound

Contra

Against / opposite

Dono

To give

Com

With , together

Im (in)

Not , negative prefix

Plac

To please , appease , soothe, pacify

Placate

Taceo

To be silent

Loquor

To speak

Solus

Solo

-ist

One who

Dentist

Venter, ventris

Belly

Con, col , com, cor

With, together

Grandis

Grand

Verbum

Word

Volvo , volutus

To roll

Garrio

To chatter

Opus

Work

Opero

To work

Somnus

Sleep

Ambulo

To walk

Per -

Through

Sopor

Sleep

Auris

Ear

Avunculus

Uncle

Dorsum

Back

Sykon

Fig

Phanein

To show

Dia

Through

Vir

Man

Pater, patris

Father

Paternal

Syn

With , together

Sync

Onyma

Name

Anti

Against

Homos

The same

Archein

To rule

-cide

Killing

Mater, matris

Mother

Alma

Soul

Sui

To oneself

Frater , fratris

Brother

Soror

Sister

Homo

Person , human

Rex, Regis

King

Uxor

Wife

Maritus

Husband

Infans, infantis

Baby

Genos

Race, kind