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Greek 2010
greek roots from 2010
| Root | Meaning and Derivitive |
|---|---|
| Skopeo | look at |
| skopeo scope | look at all that the eye can see |
| dia diabolical | through, between shot through, possessed |
| tropos tropical | turning the climate of the earth in the tropics |
| pyro pyrotechnics | fire fireworks |
| thermos thermal | heat relating to heat |
| zoon zoology | animal study of animals |
| phobos phobia | fear irrational fear |
| hypnos hypnosis | sleep sleep like state controlled by hypnotizer |
| sauros dinosaur | lizard terrible lizard |
| graph photograph | write,draw picture drawn by light |
| logos logic | study reasoning to gain knowledge and wisdom |
| helios heliotrope | sun plant that turns toward sun |
| kinesis kenetic | movement relating to movement of bodies |
| philia philadelphia | love state of brotherly love |
| metreon meter | measure unit of measure |
| syn synchronize | with to do things at the same time. |
| biblos Bible | book the book of christian religion |
| autos autograph | self writing the name of oneslef |
| photo photograph | light picture drawn by light |
| geo geography | earth draw the earth and write about it |
| phone telephone | sound sound from far away |
| pathos pathetic | feeling marked by suffering or sorrow |
| lithos lithosphere | stone the rocky crust of the earth |
| tele telephone | far away sound from far away |
| petros petrified | rock, stone made into stone |
| thesis thesis | put place position position in argument supported by set of reasons. |