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All Etymology
All of the Etymology: 1.1.11-4.5.12~Mrs. Mays Class
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| biblio | book |
| lat | wide |
| later | side |
| long | long |
| card | hinge, pivot |
| phys | nature, growth |
| polit | city |
| glob | ball, sphere |
| equ- | equal |
| hemi- | half |
| inter- | between |
| auto | self |
| bio | life |
| graph | write, draw, record, describe |
| ign | fire |
| meta | among, with, after |
| morph | form |
| sedi | sit, settle |
| com | together, with, very |
| pact | fix, drive in, fasten down |
| ros | scratch, gnaw, scrape |
| posit | place |
| foli | leaf |
| struct | build |
| dict | say, speak assert |
| -ology | study of |
| a-, an- | without, not |
| anti- | against |
| dia- | across, through |
| ec-, ex- | out |
| en-, em- | in |
| epi- | upon, in addition |
| hyper- | over, excessively |
| hypo- | under, less than, too little |
| para- | beside, amiss, contrary |
| peri- | around |
| pro- | before |
| syn-, syl-, sym-, sy | with, together |
| cata-, cat-, cath- | down, completely, according to, against |
| ecto- | outside of |
| endo-, ento- | within |
| eu- | good |
| caco- | bad |
| mega-, megalo | large |
| phon | sound |
| anthrop | man |
| miso | hate |
| phil | love |
| scop, scept, skept | look at, examine |
| micro- | small |
| macro- | large, long |
| tele-, tel-, telo- | far, distant |
| -mania | madness for, excessive fondness for |
| -phobia | dread of, morbid fear of |
| arch | rule of |
| dem | people |
| gen | kind, race, origin |
| gon | angle |
| gyn | woman |
| archae- | ancient |
| hetero- | various, unlike |
| homo- | same |
| olig- | few |
| pan- | all |
| poly- | many |
| theo | god |
| helio | sun |
| dyn | power |
| chron | time |
| chrom | color |
| meter, metr | measure |
| center, centr | center |
| cycl | circle |
| mono- | one |
| bi- | two |
| dis-, di- | two, twice |
| iso- | equal |
| ortho- | correct, right, straight |
| path | feeling, disease |
| therap | cure |
| haem, hem, -aem, -em | blood |
| rhea, rheo, rrh, rhag | flow, gush, burst |
| stat, stas | stand, stop |
| erg, urg | work |
| gno, gons | know |
| tom | cut |
| ton, ten | tone, stretch |
| pachy- | thick |
| pod | foot |
| cephal | head |
| osteo | bone |
| derm, dermat | skin |
| plas, plasm, plast | mold, form, shape, substance |
| -algia | pain |
| psych | mind, soul, spirit |
| nom | law, arrangement |
| cosm | order, world |
| crit, cris | separate, discern, judge |
| naus, nau | ship |
| plut | wealth |
| idio- | one's own, individual |
| ideo-, idea- | idea |
| -cracy, -crat, -cratic | rule, government |
| -poly, -pole, -polistic, -polist | sale |
| -oidism, -oid, -oidal | resemblance |
| gam | marriage |
| techn | art, skill |
| mim | imitate |
| crypt | conceal |
| phan | show |
| trop | turn, respond to |
| troph | feed, nourish |
| stroph | turn |
| klin, clin | lean, lie, incline |
| acro- | tip, top, end |
| therm | heat |
| hydr | water |
| bar | weight, pressure |
| phot, phos | light |
| pry | fire |
| caust, caus | burn |
| pseudo- | false |
| aer | lower air |
| ether | upper air |
| schiz, schis | split, cleave |
| aesth, esth | feeling, perception |
| eth | habit, moral |
| neur | nerve |
| pnuem, pneumat, -pnea | breath, wind |
| taph | tomb |
| mnem, mne, mnes | memory |
| soph | wise |
| dys- | difficult, bad |
| -orama | view |
| a-, ab-, abs- | from, away |
| ad-, af-, as-, ag-, al-, an-, ap-, ar-, ac- | to, toward, near, very |
| ambi- | both, around |
| ante- (rarely anti-) | before |
| circum | around, about |
| dis-, dif-, di- | apart, in different directions |
| retro- | backward |
| trans-, tra- | across, through, beyond |
| ultra- | beyond, excessively |
| subter- | secretly, beneath |
| voc, vok | voice, call |
| duc, duct | lead |
| loc, locat | place |
| garrul | chatter, talk |
| ben-, bene-, bon- | good, well |
| mal- | bad, ill |
| soli-, sol- | alone, only |
| magn- | great, large |
| dica, dicat | proclaim, set apart |
| loqu, locut | speak |
| son | sound |
| verb | word |
| lingu | language |
| ver | truth |
| vor | eat |
| omni- | all |
| multi- | many |
| pauci- | few |
| brev- | short |
| virtu | strength |
| corpor | body |
| carn | flesh |
| sanguin, sangui | blood |
| cord | heart |
| capit, cipit | body |
| cap, cip, capt, cept, ceive, ceipt | take |
| mand, mend | put in the hands of, entrust, order |
| dent | tooth |
| ped | foot |
| manu | hand |
| digit | finger, toe |
| aur | ear |
| vis, vid | see |
| ocul | eye |
| aud, audit | hear |
| palp | feel, touch |
| divid, divis | separate |
| spec, spic, spect | look at, examine |
| ger, gest | bear, carry |
| tang, ting, tag, tig, tact | touch |
| tac, tic | silent |
| teg, tect | cover |
| sens, sent | feel, be aware |
| cern, cert, cret | sift, separate, distinguish, decide |
| crim, crimin | judgement, accusation, crime |
| sci | know |
| sap, sip | taste, discern, be wise |
| sage | shrewd, wise |
| fa, fat, fess | speak |
| fac, fact, fect, -fic, -fy | do, make, cause |
| fing, fig, fict, form | shape, invent, imagine |
| simil, simul, sembl | together, likeness, pretense |
| lucr | gain, profit |
| pecu | one's own, private property, money |
| merc | trade |
| preci | price, value |
| quer, quest, quir, quis | seek, ask |
| fisc | purse |
| proper, propr | one's own, individual |
| ora | mouth, speech, prayer |
| mir | wonder |
| roga | ask |
| morb | illness |
| anim | life, mind, soul, spirit |
| mors, mord | bite |
| par, peer, pair | equal |
| torp | stupor, numbness |
| mort | death |
| -parous | bearing, carrying, producing |
| somn | sleep, dream |
| dorm | sleep |
| viv, vit | live |
| lustr | light up, shine |
| luc | light |
| lun | moon |
| stell | star |
| lumen, lumin | light, source of light |
| sol | sun |
| ign | fire |
| noct, nox | night |
| scintill | spark, sparkle |
| mat | morning |
| jur, just | justice, right, oath |
| solv, solut | set free, loosen |
| fid | faith |
| cred, credit | trust, believe |
| ratio, ration | reason, relationship |
| prob | test, prove |
| neg, negate | deny |
| judic | decide, judge |
| dub, dubit | doubt |
| doc, doct | teach |
| String, Strict, Strain, Straint | Bind |
| Vacill | Waver |
| Oscill | Swing |
| Oss | Bone |
| Litig | Dispute, Quarrel, Sue |
| Stimul | Good, Rouse |
| Pugn,Pug | Fist, Fight |
| Liter | Letter |
| Scrib, Script | Write |
| Pung, Punt, Point | Point, Prick |
| Ambul | Walk |
| Grad, Gred, Gress | Step |
| Migr, Migrat | Move, Travel |
| Ced, Cess | Move, Withdraw |
| Err | Wander, Stray |
| Vag | Wander |
| Cours, Curr, Curs, Corr | Run |
| Cura, Cur | Care |
| Fug, Fugit | Flee |
| -Late, -Lation, -Lative | Carry, Bear |
| Sed, Sid, Sess | Sit, Settle |
| Mitt, Miss, Mise | Send, Let go |
| Misc, Mixt | Mix |
| Jaci, Ject | Throw |
| Jace | Lie |
| Verg | Tend toward, Bend |
| Cumb, Cub | Lie, Recline |
| Mov, Mob, Mot | Move |
| Ven, Vent | Come |
| Sta, Stat, Sist, Stit | Put in Place, Cause to Stand, Stand |
| Clin, Cliv | Slope, Lean, Incline |