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Greek Roots:Lesson14
Greek Roots: Lesson 14
| Root/Prefix/Suffix | Meaning | Example Word |
|---|---|---|
| tox, toxic | poison | toxin |
| dox | belief; opinion | orthodox |
| paed, ped | child; instruction | pediatrics |
| athl | prize | pentathlon |
| kine, kino, cinem, cinemat | movement | kinetic |
| sept, seps | poison (from decay) | sepsis |
| proto- | first | prototype |
| deutero- | second | deuteronomy |
| tri- | three | tricycle |
| tetra- | four | tetrahedral |
| penta- | five | pentathlon |
| hexa- | six | hexagon |
| hepta- | seven | heptagonal |
| octo- | eight | octagon |
| ennea- | nine | enneadic |
| deka-, deca-, dec- | ten | decade |
| hecato-, hecaton-, hect- | hundred | hectagon |
| kilo- | thousand | kilometer |
| myriad- | ten thousand | myriad |
| tax, tact | arrangement; order | tactic |