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Greek Lesson 2
Greek Roots and Terminology
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| arch, archi | rule; govern |
| dem | people |
| gen, gon | race; kind; origin |
| gon | angle |
| gyn, gyne, gynaec, gynec | woman |
| log | idea; speech; study; discussion; reason |
| archae-, archa- | ancient |
| hetero- | various; unlike |
| homo- | same |
| olig- | few |
| pan-, panto- | all |
| poly- | many |
| endemic | native to a particular people or place |
| genealogy | family origins |
| progenitor | parent; ancestor; forefather |
| progeny | children |
| eulogy | funeral speech |
| epilogue | comes at the end of a story |
| chronology | time line |
| syllogism | deductive reasoning |
| misology | hatred of debate and speech |
| philology | love of debate and speech |
| tautology | phrase or expression in which the same thing is said twice using different words |
| archaism | old-fashioned; out of date |
| pantheism | universe and god are the same |