List of Use words as clues to the meanings of Greek and Latin roots
| Word | Root | Root Meaning | Word Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| autograph | auto (G) | self | a person’s own signature |
| biology | bio (G) | life | the study of living things |
| geography | geo (G) | earth | the study of the Earth |
| microscope | micro (G) | small | an instrument to see tiny things |
| telephone | tele (G) | far | device to hear from far away |
| thermometer | therm (G) | heat | instrument to measure temperature |
| photograph | photo (G) | light | image made with light |
| telescope | scope (G) | to see | device to see far objects |
| symphony | phon (G) | sound | harmony of sounds |
| chronicle | chron (G) | time | a record of events in time order |
| democracy | demo (G) | people | government by the people |
| export | port (L) | carry | to carry goods out |
| transport | port (L) | carry | to move from one place to another |
| inject | ject (L) | throw | to throw into |
| project | ject (L) | throw | to plan or throw forward |
| vision | vis/vid (L) | see | the act of seeing |
| visible | vis (L) | see | able to be seen |
| conduct | duct (L) | lead | to lead or guide |
| produce | duc/duct (L) | lead | to bring forth |
| predict | dict (L) | say | to say in advance |
| contradict | dict (L) | say | to say the opposite |
| audience | aud (L) | hear | those who listen |
| audible | aud (L) | hear | able to be heard |
| manual | man (L) | hand | done by hand |
| manufacture | manu (L) | hand | to make by hand |
| pedal | ped (L) | foot | a foot-operated part |
| pedestrian | ped (L) | foot | someone walking |
| insect | sect (L) | cut | a small creature with cut sections (body parts) |
| dissect | sect (L) | cut | to cut apart |
| erupt | rupt (L) | break | to burst out |
| interrupt | rupt (L) | break | to break in |
| inspection | spec (L) | look | close examination |
| spectator | spect (L) | look | a viewer |
| benefit | bene (L) | good | something good |
| beneficial | bene (L) | good | producing good effects |
| cycle | cycl (G) | circle | repeating circular events |
| cyclone | cycl (G) | circle | a circular storm |
| triangle | tri (L) | three | a shape with three sides |
| tricycle | tri (G) | three | a three-wheeled vehicle |
| century | cent (L) | hundred | 100 years |
| percent | cent (L) | hundred | out of 100 |
| aquarium | aqua (L) | water | water tank for animals |
| aquatic | aqua (L) | water | relating to water |
| lunar | luna (L) | moon | relating to the moon |
| lunatic | Luna (L) | moon | mentally ill (once thought affected by the moon) |
| terrain | terr (L) | earth | land |
| territory | terr (L) | earth | area of land |
| navigate | nav (L) | ship | to steer a ship or travel |
| navy | nav (L) | ship | fleet of ships |
| dentist | dent (L) | tooth | tooth doctor |
| dental | dent (L) | tooth | relating to teeth |
| factory | fac (L) | make | place where things are made |
| manufacture | fac (L) | make | to make by hand or machine |
| telescope | tele (G) | far | instrument to see far |
| television | vis (L) | see | device for viewing from far |
| biography | bio (G) | life | story of a person’s life |
| antibiotic | bio (G) | life | medicine that kills life (bacteria) |
| autograph | graph (G) | write | a person’s signature |
| paragraph | graph (G) | write | section of writing |
| thermometer | meter (G) | measure | device to measure temperature |
| speedometer | meter (G) | measure | device to measure speed |
| photograph | photo (G) | light | image made with light |
| photosynthesis | photo (G) | light | process using light to make food |
| psychology | psych (G) | mind | study of the mind |
| psychic | psych (G) | mind | relating to the mind or soul |
| energy | erg (G) | work | power to work |
| allergy | erg (G) | work | body’s “work”ed-up reaction to allergens |
| monarch | arch (G) | rule | a single ruler |
| anarchy | arch (G) | rule | no government or control |
| biology | logy (G) | study of | study of life |
| geology | logy (G) | study of | study of Earth |
| dictator | dict (L) | say | a ruler who says what must be done |
| verdict | dict (L) | say | a judgment or decision |
| equality | equ (L) | equal | the state of being equal |
| equation | equ (L) | equal | mathematical equality |
| portable | port (L) | carry | able to be carried |
| report | port (L) | carry | a written or spoken account |
| structure | struct (L) | build | something built |
| construction | struct (L) | build | the act of building |
| eruption | rupt (L) | break | bursting out |
| bankrupt | rupt (L) | break | out of money |
| thermometer | therm (G) | heat | measures heat |
| thermal | therm (G) | heat | relating to heat |
| empathy | path (G) | feeling | sharing feelings of others |
| sympathy | path (G) | feeling | compassion |
| export | port (L) | carry | to carry out goods |
| import | port (L) | carry | to carry in goods |
| subway | sub (L) | under | underground train |
| submarine | sub (L) | under | underwater vehicle |
| transform | form (L) | shape | to change shape |
| uniform | form (L) | shape | same shape or style |
| contact | tact (L) | touch | to be in touch |
| tactile | tact (L) | touch | relating to the sense of touch |
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