Greek Word Roots and Prefixes

-archy

rule by a ruler

-cracy

rule by a ruling body

-crat

supporter of rule by a ruling body

graphy

art or method of writing; descriptive science

-graph

something written; instrument that writes

-logy

subject of study; discourse

-mania

madness; excessive enthusiasm

metry

art or process of the science of measuring

-nomy

law of, arrangement of, science of

-pathy

feeling

-philia

love of

-phile

lover of

-phobe

one who fears

-scopy

observation or examination of or by

-scope

instrument for observing or examining

acr-

high, topmost

all

other

arist-

best

aut-

self, one's own; of or by oneself or itself

cac-

bad

heter-

other

hier-

holy

hol-

whole

hom-

same

home-

similar, same

idi-

own, personal

macr-

long, large; large-scale

mega-

great, large, powerful; one million (in metric system)

megal-

great, large, powerful

mes-

middle

micr-

small; (denoting a factor of) one millionth

mon-

single, one, alone

neo-

new

olig-

few

orth-

straight, correct

pale-

old

pan-

all

pant-

all

poly-

many

pseud-

false

scler-

hard

therm-

hot

eu-

well, favorable

agog-

lead

acou-

hear

ball-

throw

bol-

throw

cri-

judge

do-

give

gno-

know

graph-

write

gram-

write

id-

see

log-

say

lect-

say

ora-

see

opt-

see

path-

suffer

phen-

show

phan-

show

pha-

show

pher-

carry

phor-

carry

prag-

do

prac-

do

rheu-

flow

rh-

flow

skept-

look at

scop-

look at

sta-

set up, cause to stand; stand

tom-

cut

the-

place

trop-

turn

treph-

nourish

a-

not, without, un-

an-

not, without, un-

amphi-

both, on both sides, around

ana-

up, back, again

anti-

instead of, against, in opposition to, opposite

apo-

from, out of, away, away from, off, utterly, comp

cata-

down, against, completely, wrongly

cat-

down, against, completely, wrongly

dia-

through, accross, over, apart

di-

through, accross, over, apart

dys-

bad

ec-

out, from, off

ex-

out, from, off

en-

in

em-

in

epi-

on, upon, above, over, at, near, in addition

ep-

on, upon, above, over, at, near, in addition

exo-

outside

ecto-

outside

hyper-

over, beyond, above, excessive

hypo-

under, below, insufficient

hyp-

under, below, insufficient

meta-

behind, beyond, (often indicates change)

met-

behind, beyond, (often indicates change)

para-

beside, beyond, near, incorrectly

par-

beside, beyond, near, incorrectly