Unit 4 CLA 30 UC Davis

dys

bad, poor, difficult

eu

well, good, easy

enter

the inside, an intestine

gen

give birth to, be born

log

study, science, word

pept/peps

cook, digest

phon/phem

sound

pne

blow, breathe

thanas/thanat

die

ia/a

condition of, act of

ic

pertaining to

ics

study of

ism

doctrine, condition of

istic

forms an adjective

y

process of, condition of, act of

acro

high

crac

rule

dermato

skin

entomo

insect

etymo

real meaning

graph

write

helio

sun

man

madness

ochlo

mob

ophio

snake

ornitho

bird

phag

eat

pyro

fire

theo

god

dysentery

inflammation of the large intestine/diarrhea

dyspepsia

difficult digestion

philharmonic

devoted to music

entomophagous

insect eating

ochlocracy

mob rule

dystrophy

difficult getting nourishment

paraphernalia

meant bride's property in Greek. Now means equipment needed for an activity. Para is bear, pherein to bear

robot

robota from the Czech play meant forced labor.

Cynic

Doglike, didn't adhere to social customs. Today it means people motivated by selfishness. Cynic was a Greek philosopher believing in virtue.

cynosure

It meant the dog's tail in stars in Greek, now it means the center of admiration.

calc

stone

post mortem

after death, autopsy

vice versa

with the order reversed

in toto

as a whole

casus belli

cause for war

per capita

per person

Historia

Greek word meaning to inquire, history and story came from this but split over time.

annals

a narrative of events written year by year

chronicle

a record of events in order.

Herodotus

Greek Historian, considered the father of History.

Elementary

fundamental, basic

Alimentary

Connected with food.

ophiophagous

Snake Eater

pyrography

art of wood-burning, usually done on wood or leather

dyspnea

difficulty breathing

dysgenics

the study of bad births