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Greek Roots
Greek Roots and meanings
Term | Definition |
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a-, an- | without, not |
amphi-, amph- | both, around |
anti-, ant- | against |
dia- | through, across |
ec-, ex-, | out |
en- [em-] | in |
epi-, ep- | upon, at, in addition |
hyper- | over, excessively |
hypo-, hyp- | under, less than, too little |
para-, par- | beside, contrary, amiss, astray |
peri- | around |
pro- | before |
syn- [syl-, sym-, sy-] | with, together |
ana- | up, upon, back, again |
apo-, aph-, ap- | off, away from |
cata-, cat-, cath- | down, completely, against, according to |
ecto- | outside of |
endo-, ento- | within |
meta-, met, meth- | among, with, beyond, completely, differently |
pros- | in addition, toward |
-ac | makes a noun or an adjective |
-ia | makes an abstract noun |
-ic | makes a noun or an adjective |
-ics | makes a noun |
-ist | makes a noun designating a person |
-ism | makes an abstract noun, indicating condition or action |
-sis | makes an abstract noun, indicating condition |
-y | makes an abstract noun |
anthrop | man, mankind |
phil | love |
miso | hate |
biblio, bibl | book |
phon | sound |
graph, gram | describe, write, record, draw |
scop, scept, skept | look at, examine |
eu- | good; well |
caco- | bad; ill |
mega-, megalo- | large |
micro- | small |
macro- | large; long |
tele-, tel-, telo- | far; distant |
tel-, teleo-, telo-, telio- | end; result; completion |
-mania | madness for; excessive fondness for |
-maniac | one who has a madness for |
-maniacal, -maniac, -manic | affected with madness for |
-phobia | dread of; morbid fear of |
-phobiac, -phobe, -phobist | one who has a morbid fear of |
-phobic | fearful of; dreading |