List of Determine the meanings of words with Greek and Latin roots
| Word | Root | Root Meaning | Word Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| autograph | auto (G) | self | a signature written by oneself |
| biology | bio (G) | life | the study of living things |
| telescope | tele (G) | far | device to view distant objects |
| microscope | micro (G) | small | device to view small objects |
| telephone | tele (G) | far | device to hear sound from far away |
| thermometer | thermo (G) | heat | tool to measure temperature |
| phonics | phon (G) | sound | method of teaching reading using sound |
| geology | geo (G) | earth | study of the earth |
| grammar | gram (G) | letter, writing | rules of language and writing |
| photograph | photo (G) | light | image made using light |
| hydrology | hydro (G) | water | study of water |
| cycle | cycl (G) | circle | a repeated sequence or circle |
| monarch | arch (G) | rule | sole ruler |
| script | scrib (L) | write | handwriting |
| predict | dict (L) | speak | to say something will happen |
| import | port (L) | carry | to bring in goods |
| reject | ject (L) | throw | to throw away |
| conductor | duct (L) | lead | one who leads (electricity, orchestra) |
| video | vid (L) | see | visual recording |
| inspect | spect (L) | look | to look closely |
| manual | man (L) | hand | done by hand |
| vocal | voc (L) | voice | using voice |
| terrain | terra (L) | earth | ground or land |
| factory | fac (L) | make, do | place where things are made |
| transmit | mit (L) | send | to send from one place to another |
| revisit | vis (L) | see | to visit again |
| audible | aud (L) | hear | able to be heard |
| portable | port (L) | carry | easy to carry |
| describe | scribe (L) | write | to write about |
| biology | logy (G) | study of | study of life |
| telephone | phon (G) | sound | device for sound from far |
| autobiography | auto (G) | self | life story written by oneself |
| microscope | scop (G) | look | instrument to look at tiny objects |
| photograph | graph (G) | write, draw | picture made with light |
| thermometer | meter (G) | measure | instrument for measuring temperature |
| democracy | demo (G) | people | government by the people |
| audience | audi (L) | hear | group of listeners |
| transit | trans (L) | across | the act of moving across |
| uniform | uni (L) | one | all the same |
| bicycle | bi (L) | two | vehicle with two wheels |
| tricycle | tri (L) | three | vehicle with three wheels |
| quadrant | quad (L) | four | one fourth |
| century | cent (L) | hundred | one hundred years |
| millimeter | milli (L) | thousand | one-thousandth of a meter |
| telescope | scope (G) | look | device to view far away |
| marine | mar (L) | sea | related to the sea |
| astronaut | astro (G) | star | space traveler |
| astrology | logy (G) | study | study of stars |
| dictator | dict (L) | speak | a ruler who speaks with full power |
| insect | sect (L) | cut | small creature with body sections |
| fracture | fract (L) | break | a broken bone |
| erupt | rupt (L) | break | to break out |
| portable | port (L) | carry | can be carried |
| contract | tract (L) | pull | to draw together |
| emotion | mot (L) | move | strong feeling that moves you |
| dismiss | miss (L) | send | to send away |
| react | act (L) | do | to respond |
| reduce | duc (L) | lead | to make less |
| generate | gen (L) | birth | to create |
| visible | vis (L) | see | can be seen |
| vocalize | voc (L) | voice | to speak or make sound |
| illegal | leg (L) | law | against the law |
| inject | ject (L) | throw | to force into something |
| science | sci (L) | know | knowledge |
| athlete | athlon(G) | contest | one who competes in sports |
| logic | log (G) | word, reason | reasoning |
| energy | erg (G) | work | power to work |
| theater | thea (G) | view | a place to watch performances |
| dynamic | dyn (G) | power | full of energy |
| sympathy | path (G) | feeling | sharing feelings |
| democracy | cracy (G) | rule | rule by people |
| thermometer | therm (G) | heat | measures heat |
| polygon | poly (G) | many | many-angled figure |
| octagon | octa (G) | eight | eight-sided shape |
| biology | bio (G) | life | study of life |
| mechanic | mech (G) | machine | person who works with machines |
| chronic | chron (G) | time | lasting for a long time |
| graphic | graph (G) | write | visual writing or drawing |
| photograph | photo (G) | light | light-based image |
| structure | struct (L) | build | the way something is built |
| erupt | rupt (L) | break | to burst out |
| export | port (L) | carry | to carry out of the country |
| attract | tract (L) | pull | to draw toward |
| dismiss | mit (L) | send | to send away |
| injection | ject (L) | throw | a shot thrown into the body |
| manual | manu (L) | hand | done by hand |
| locate | loc (L) | place | to find a place |
| vocal | voc (L) | voice | related to voice |
| pedal | ped (L) | foot | part pushed with foot |
| library | liber (L) | book | place with books |
| describe | scribe (L) | write | to write down |
| predict | dict (L) | speak | to say ahead |
| revive | viv (L) | live | to bring back to life |
| audience | aud (L) | hear | group who listens |
| visible | vis (L) | see | able to be seen |
| audible | aud (L) | hear | able to be heard |
| inspector | spect (L) | look | someone who looks carefully |
| construction | struct (L) | build | building process |
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