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Greek/Latin Roots
A set of Greek and Latin Root Words
| Root | Meaning |
|---|---|
| photos | light (g) |
| graph | to write or draw (g) |
| tele | far away, distant (g) |
| metron | measure (g) |
| tropos | turning (g) |
| philia | Love friendship (g) |
| phobos | fear (g) |
| syn | with, together |
| thesis | put, place, position (g) |
| kinesis | movement (g) |
| phone | sound (g) |
| sonus | sound (l) |
| skopeo | see, look, consider, examine (g) |
| video/ visum | see (l) |
| logos | word, study (g) |
| Verbum | word (l) |
| nomen/ nominis | name (l) |
| pro | for, before, forward, in place of (l) |
| prae | before, in front of (l) |
| ad | to, toward, near, next to (l) |
| jacio/jactum | throw (l) |
| pono/ positum | lay, put ,place (l) |
| cum | with, together (l) |
| figo/ fixum | fix, fasten, attach (l) |
| jungo/ junctum | join, unite, connect (l) |
| caput/capitus | head (l) |
| manus | hand (l) |
| pes/ pedis | foot (l) |
| bracchium | arm (l) |
| dens/ dentis | teeth (l) |