List of Determine the meanings of Greek and Latin roots

Greek Roots

  1. Aero-: Air (e.g., aeronautics)
  2. Bio-: Life (e.g., biology)
  3. Chron-: Time (e.g., chronology)
  4. Demo-: People (e.g., democracy)
  5. Geo-: Earth (e.g., geography)
  6. Graph-: Write (e.g., autograph)
  7. Hydro-: Water (e.g., hydroelectric)
  8. Log-: Study, word (e.g., logic)
  9. Micro-: Small (e.g., microscope)
  10. Mono-: One (e.g., monologue)
  11. Multi-: Many (e.g., multiplication)
  12. Phon-: Sound (e.g., telephone)
  13. Photo-: Light (e.g., photograph)
  14. Poly-: Many (e.g., polygon)
  15. Tele-: Far (e.g., telescope)
  16. Thermo-: Heat (e.g., thermometer)
  17. Zoo-: Animal (e.g., zoology)
  18. Astr-: Star (e.g., astronomy)
  19. Dyna-: Power (e.g., dynamo)
  20. Kine-: Movement (e.g., kinetic)
  21. Hemi-: Half (e.g., hemisphere)
  22. Neuro-: Nerve (e.g., neurology)
  23. Psycho-: Mind (e.g., psychology)
  24. Cracy-: Rule (e.g., democracy)
  25. Path-: Feeling, disease (e.g., pathology)

Latin Roots

  1. Aqua-: Water (e.g., aquarium)
  2. Aud-: Hear (e.g., audio)
  3. Bell-: War (e.g., rebellion)
  4. Cent-: Hundred (e.g., century)
  5. Circum-: Around (e.g., circumference)
  6. Clud-: Shut (e.g., exclude)
  7. Dict-: Speak (e.g., dictionary)
  8. Duct-: Lead (e.g., conduct)
  9. Form-: Shape (e.g., transform)
  10. Fract-: Break (e.g., fraction)
  11. Grav-: Heavy (e.g., gravity)
  12. Ject-: Throw (e.g., reject)
  13. Leg-: Read, law (e.g., legal)
  14. Manu-: Hand (e.g., manual)
  15. Morph-: Shape (e.g., metamorphosis)
  16. Multi-: Many (e.g., multiple)
  17. Port-: Carry (e.g., transport)
  18. Prim-: First (e.g., primary)
  19. Scribe-: Write (e.g., describe)
  20. Spect-: Look (e.g., inspect)
  21. Struct-: Build (e.g., construct)
  22. Temp-: Time (e.g., temporary)
  23. Terra-: Earth (e.g., terrain)
  24. Uni-: One (e.g., unite)
  25. Vent-: Come (e.g., invent)
  26. Vid-: See (e.g., video)
  27. Viv-: Life (e.g., vivid)
  28. Act-: Do (e.g., action)
  29. Aud-: Hear (e.g., audience)
  30. Cede-: Go, yield (e.g., precede)
  31. Cide-: Kill (e.g., suicide)
  32. Cred-: Believe (e.g., credit)
  33. Cur-: Care (e.g., cure)
  34. Dict-: Speak (e.g., predict)
  35. Duce-: Lead (e.g., produce)
  36. Ex-: Out (e.g., exit)
  37. Grad-: Step (e.g., graduate)
  38. Jur-: Swear, law (e.g., jury)
  39. Liber-: Free (e.g., liberty)
  40. Medi-: Middle (e.g., medicine)
  41. Novi-: New (e.g., novel)
  42. Opt-: Eye (e.g., optical)
  43. Ped-: Foot (e.g., pedal)
  44. Phon-: Sound (e.g., telephone)
  45. Pict-: Paint (e.g., picture)
  46. Plic-: Fold (e.g., complex)
  47. Pos-: Place (e.g., position)
  48. Quin-: Five (e.g., quintuplets)
  49. Rupt-: Break (e.g., erupt)
  50. San-: Health (e.g., sanitary)
  51. Scrib-: Write (e.g., scribble)
  52. Sequ-: Follow (e.g., sequence)
  53. Sol-: Sun (e.g., solar)
  54. Spect-: Look (e.g., spectacles)
  55. Ten-: Hold (e.g., retain)
  56. Trad-: Hand over (e.g., tradition)
  57. Trans-: Across (e.g., transport)
  58. Trop-: Turn (e.g., trope)
  59. Vac-: Empty (e.g., vacuum)
  60. Var-: Different (e.g., variety)
  61. Ven-: Come (e.g., convention)
  62. Voc-: Voice (e.g., vocal)
  63. Vol-: Wish (e.g., volunteer)
  64. Voc-: Call (e.g., invoke)
  65. Vis-: See (e.g., vision)
  66. Vita-: Life (e.g., vitamin)
  67. Vul-: Common (e.g., vulgar)
  68. Zool-: Animal (e.g., zoology)
  69. Meta-: Change (e.g., metamorphosis)
  70. Sub-: Under (e.g., subway)
  71. Super-: Above (e.g., superstar)
  72. Trans-: Across (e.g., transfer)
  73. Ultra-: Beyond (e.g., ultraviolet)
  74. Semi-: Half (e.g., semicircle)
  75. Retro-: Backward (e.g., retrograde)

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