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1
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Anthropos

A

Mankind

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Logos.

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Science/study

Anthropology
Sociology

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Astron - Greek

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Star

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Nomos

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Arrangement, law, order

Astronomer - interested in the arrangement of stars n celestial bodies

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Nautes Greek

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Sailor

Astronauts (Americans)

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Kosmos Greek

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Universe

Cosmonauts ( Russian use this for astronauts)

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Aster- Greek

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It’s a star shaped flower

Asterisk is this “*” symbol

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Dis

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Against

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Autos

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Self

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Ge (Geo)

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Earth

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Metron

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Measurement

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Graphein

A

To write

Photography

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Bios

A

Life

Biology

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14
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Opis

A

View

Autopsy
Biopsy

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Botane - Greek

A

Plant

Botanical garden

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Zoion

A

Animal

Zoology

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17
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Tome

A

Cutting , cut out

Entomology 
Appendectomy 
Tonsillectomy 
Mastectomy 
Hysterectomy 
Prostatectomy
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Sectus

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To cut

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

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Kentron - Greek

Centrum - Latin

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Center

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20
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Ec /ek / ex

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Out

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21
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A

A

Negative of root

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Ana

A

Up , cutting up of

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23
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Dicha

A

Two

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24
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Philein

A

Love

Philology - love for words
Philander- Playing around sexually

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Anglus

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English ..Anglo Indian

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Ending with s

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Orthopedics
Pediatrics
Obsterics
Semantics

Singular noun despite ending with s

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Socius - Latin

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Companion

Social, sociology

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Lingua

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Linguistics

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29
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Genesis

A

Birth or origin

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30
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Chronos

A

Time

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31
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Pathos

A

Feelings

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32
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Scio

A

To know

ConSCIence = knowledges of moral sense

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33
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Sciens

A

Knowledge

Science

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34
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Omnis Latin

A

All

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

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35
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Pre

A

Before

Prepone

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36
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Greg, Gregis Latin

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Flock , herd

Recollect gregarious ( extrovert social)

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E

A

Short form of ex- out

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38
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Se

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Apart

Eg: Separate

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39
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Ag

A

Do

Agent

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40
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notus

A

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

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41
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Re

A

Again

Reproduction
Rewrite

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42
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Par

A

Equal

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

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43
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Aequus / equ

A

Equal

Equity 
Equitable 
Equinox 
equanimity
Equilibriums 
Equestraian 
Equivocal
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44
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Vox , vocis

A

Voice

Mem way : Vidya vox ( voice )

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45
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Via

A

Road

Via tambaram

46
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Tri

A

Three

47
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Militis

A

Soldier / fighting man

Military

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Malus

A

Bad/ evil

49
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Dico / dictus

A

To say or tell

50
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Nox, noctis ( don’t confuse with notus ( notice ))

A

Night

51
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Animus

A

Mind

52
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Libra

A

Balance , weight , pound

53
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Latus, lateris

A

Side

54
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Equus

Don’t confuse with equal ( aequus / equ)

A

Horse

55
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Magnus

A

Large

56
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Fero

A

To place or bear or carry

57
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Sub

A

Under

Substitute

58
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Manus

A

Hand

Manuscript

59
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Post

A

After

60
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Volvo

A

To wish

61
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Scribo , scriptus

A

To write

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Facio (fec, fic, fy) , factus

A

To do, make

63
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Bonus, bene

A

Good, well

Benefit

64
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Fides

A

Faith

65
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Phone

A

Sound

66
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Contra

A

Against / opposite

67
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Dono

A

To give

68
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Com

A

With , together

69
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Im (in)

A

Not , negative prefix

70
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Plac

A

To please , appease , soothe, pacify

Placate

71
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Taceo

A

To be silent

72
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Loquor

A

To speak

73
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Solus

A

Solo

74
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-ist

A

One who

Dentist

75
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Venter, ventris

A

Belly

76
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Con, col , com, cor

A

With, together

77
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Grandis

A

Grand

78
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Verbum

A

Word

79
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Volvo , volutus

A

To roll

80
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Garrio

A

To chatter

81
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Opus

A

Work

82
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Opero

A

To work

83
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Somnus

A

Sleep

84
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Ambulo

A

To walk

85
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Per -

A

Through

86
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Sopor

A

Sleep

87
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Auris

A

Ear

88
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Avunculus

A

Uncle

89
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Dorsum

A

Back

90
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Sykon

A

Fig

91
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Phanein

A

To show

92
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Dia

A

Through

93
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Vir

A

Man

94
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Pater, patris

A

Father

Paternal

95
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Syn

A

With , together

Sync

96
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Onyma

A

Name

97
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Anti

A

Against

98
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Homos

A

The same

99
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Archein

A

To rule

100
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-cide

A

Killing

101
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Mater, matris

A

Mother

102
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Alma

A

Soul

103
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Sui

A

To oneself

104
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Frater , fratris

A

Brother

105
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Soror

A

Sister

106
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Homo

A

Person , human

107
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Rex, Regis

A

King

108
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Uxor

A

Wife

109
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Maritus

A

Husband

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Infans, infantis

A

Baby

111
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Genos

A

Race, kind

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