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Greek Lessons
Greek Roots, Suffixes, Prefixes
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Anthrop | man; mankind |
| Phil | love |
| Miso | hate |
| Biblio, bibl | book |
| phon | sound |
| Graph, gram | write; draw; describe; record |
| Scop, scept, skept | look at; examine |
| Arch, archi | govern; rule |
| Dem | people |
| Gen, gon | kind; race; origin |
| Gon | angle |
| Gyn, gyne, gynaec, gynec | woman |
| log | idea; word |
| Theo | god |
| Geo | earth |
| Helio | sun |
| Dyn, dynam | power; force |
| Chron | time |
| Chrom, chromat, chro | color |
| Meter, metr | measure |
| Center, centr | center |
| Cyc | cirlce |
| Path | feeling; disease |
| Batho, bathy | depth |
| Therap | cure |
| Haem, hem, -aem, -em | blood |
| Rhea, rheo, rrh, rhag | flow; gush; burst |
| Stat, stas] | stand; shop |
| Erg, urg | work |
| Gno, gnos | know |
| Tom | cut |
| Ton, ten | stretch; tone |
| Chir | hand |
| Pod | foot |
| Cephal | head |
| Dactyl | finger; toe |
| Gloss, glott, glot | tongue; language |
| osteo | bone |
| derm, dermat | skin |
| Plas, plasm, plast | mold; shape; form; substance |
| Bio | life |
| Phys | nature; growth |
| Psych | mind; soul; spirit |
| soma, somat | body |
| Lith, -lite | stone |
| Petr, peter | rock |
| Glyph, glypt | carving |
| Icon | image; idol |
| Astr | star |
| Nom | arrangement; law |
| onoma. onym | name |
| ec, oec | house; enviroment |
| ethn | nation |