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Greek Roots
Greek Roots and meanings
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| 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 |