Latin & Greek Roots

Latin Roots

Root Word___________________________Meaning________________________________Example

annus__________________________year___________________________annual

aqua._________________________water___________________________aquarium

audio, aud____________________________hear____________________________auditorium

belli____________________________war____________________________belligerent

bene____________________________well________________________________benefit

cent____________________________hundred____________________________century

dic____________________________say____________________________dictation

fero____________________________carry____________________________ferry

fin____________________________end____________________________finish

ignis____________________________fire____________________________ignite

liber____________________________free____________________________liberate

locus____________________________place____________________________locate

magn____________________________great____________________________magnitude

mal____________________________bad____________________________malice

man____________________________hand____________________________manual

mit, mis________________________send______________________transmit, mission

multus____________________________many____________________________multiply

pes, pedis____________________________foot____________________________pedal

port____________________________carry____________________________transportation

scribo____________________________write____________________________subscribe

tempus____________________________time____________________________temporary

terra____________________________land____________________________territory

vid, vis____________________________see____________________________vision, video

voca____________________________call____________________________vocal

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Greek Roots

aer.............................air.............................................airplane

arche.........................old, beginning...............................archeology

auto..............................self...................................automobile

bi...............................two.....................................bicycle

bio.............................life...........................................biology

chron...........................time........................................chronicle

crat...........................rule......................................democratic

cycl.............................circle...................................tricycle

dem.............................people.........................................democracy

dyn.................................power.....................................dynasty

geo..............................earth.................................geography

graph.............................write.............................................photograph

hyper............................over................................................hyperactive

mania...........................madness for.....................................pyromania

metro..........................measure.........................................meter

micro.............................small..........................................microscope

mono........................one.............................................monotone

octo............................eight.......................................octopus

pan..............................all........................................Pan American

pathos........................feeling, disease..............................pathology

phil...............................love.................................Philadelphia

phobos.....................fear...........................................phobia

phon..............................sound...........................................microphone

polis...............................city.............................................metropolis

poly...............................many..........................................polysyllabic

scop................................view.....................................telescope

syn, sym..........................together........................................symphony

tele...............................far.....................................................telegraph

tri...................................three................................................tripod