Greek and Latin Roots
The following is a list of Greek and Latin roots we will be learning and the order in which we learn them. These roots should help the students increase their comprehension, their vocabulary, and thier spelling skills. Unit 1 Vocabulary 1. Auto- self 2. Bio- life 3. Centri- center 4. Chrono- time 5. Crypto- hidden, secret 6. geo- Earth 7. –gram something written 8. –graphy to write 9. audio sound; hearing 10. helio- the sun 11. –logy science of 12. –meter measuring device 13. moro- fool 14. philo- love of 15. –phobia fear, hatred 16. soph- wisdom 17. biblio- book 18. ento- insect 19. path feelings,suffering,disease Unit 2 Vocabulary 1. anthrop(o) man; human 2. mis hate, bad, wrong 3. arch- first; chief; ancient; ruler of government 4. –crac rule 5. –cide to kill 6. gen- birth, race, kind 7. thermo- heat 8. tele- far 9. poly- many 10. dem(o) people 11. –gam(os) marriage 12. nomen, nomin, name nym Unit 3 Vocabulary 1. phon- sound 2. photo- light 3. bene- good 4. hydr- water 5. pseudo false 6. astro star 7. mega- great, large 8. micro- small 9. nom- knowledge, rule Unit 4 Vocabulary 1. pod/ped foot 2. scop to see 3. hyper over, excessive 4. anti, ant against 5. peri around, near 6. sym, syn same, together 7. pyr fire 8. hypo under, less than 9. polis, polit city, citizen Unit 5 Vocab. Latin Greek Meaning Uni mon, mono one Bi, du di two Tri tri three Quad, quart tetro four Quin penta five Sext hex six Sept hept seven Oct oct eight Non, nov enne nine Dec dec ten Unit 6 Vocab. 1. multi many 2. semi half 3. demi half 4. sol alone 5. mill thousand 6. equi equal 7. hemi half 8. omni all 9. cent hundred 10. kilo thousand Unit 7 Vocab 1. aqu(a) water 2. dict to say, speak 3. capit head 4. carn flesh 5. corp body 6. val farewell 7. duc(t) lead 8. mal bad 9. scrib, script write 10. spec, spic look, see 11. circum around Unit 8 Vocab. 1. gyn woman 2. ped child 3. card heart 4. amor love 5. the god 6. pat(er) father 7. mat(er) mother 8. frat(er) brother 9. soror sister 10. vir man |