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Word Origins
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Ad | To, toward |
| Aero | Air |
| An | Without |
| Ana | Up |
| Anti | Against |
| Aqu/a | Of water |
| Archae | Ancient |
| Arthro, artio | Jointed |
| Autos | Self |
| Bi | Two |
| Bio | Life |
| Carn | Flesh |
| Ceph | Head |
| Chloros | Light green |
| Chroma | Pigmented |
| Cide | To kill |
| Circ | Circular |
| Cocc/coccus | Small and round |
| Con | Together |
| Cyte | Cell |
| De | Remove |
| Dent | Tooth |
| Derm | Skin |
| Di | Two |
| Dia | Apart |
| Dorm | Sleep |
| Ec | Outer |
| Ella | Small |
| Endo | Within |
| Epi | Upon |
| Eu | True |
| Exo | Outside |
| Gastro | Stomach |
| Genesis | To originate |
| Gen/(e)(o) | Kind |
| Gyn/e | Female |
| Hapl (o) | Single |
| Hemi | Half |
| Hem(o) | Blood |
| Herb/a(i) | Vegetation |
| Heter/o | Different |
| Hom(e)/o | Same |
| Hom | Human |
| Hydr/o | Water |
| Inter | Between |
| Intra | Within |
| Is/o | Equal |
| Jug | To join |
| Kary | Nucleus |
| Logy | Study of |
| Lysis | Break up |
| Macr/o | Large |
| Meta | After |
| Micr/o | Small |
| Mon/o | Only one |
| Morph/o | Form |
| Neuro | Nerve |
| Nod | Knot |
| Nomy(e) | System of laws |
| Omn | All |
| Orni(s) | Bird |
| Oste/o | Bone formation |
| Ov | An egg |
| Pal(a)e/o | Ancient |
| Para | Beside |
| Ped | Foot |
| Per | Through |
| Peri | Around, about |
| Phag/o | Eating |
| Phot/o | Light |
| Phyl | Race, class |
| Phyll | Leaf |
| Phyte | Plant |
| Pinna | Feather |
| Plasm/o | To form |
| Poly | Many |
| Post | After |
| Pro | Before |
| Pseud/o | False |
| Re | Back to original |
| Scope | To look |
| Some | Body |
| Sperm | Seed |
| Stasis | Remain constant |
| Stom | Mouthlike opening |
| Tel/o | End |
| Terr | Of Earth |
| Therm | Heat |
| Thylak | Sack |
| Trans | Across |
| Trop/o | A change |
| Trophic | Nourishment |
| Uni | One |
| Vore | Eat greedily |
| Zo/o | Living being |
| Zygous | Two joined |