English Greek Roots Suffixes Prefixes

-anthrop-

human, root

-chron-

time, root

-dem-

people, root

-morph-

form, root

-path-

feeling, suffering, root

-pedo-, -ped-

child, children, root

-philo-, -phil-

having a strong affinity or love for, root

-phon-

sound, root

a-, an-

without, prefix

anti-, ant-

opposite; opposing, prefix

auto-

self, same, prefix

bio-, bi-

life, living organism, prefix

geo-

Earth; geography, prefix

hyper-

excessive, excessively, prefix

micro-

small, prefix

mono-

one, single, alone, prefix

neo-

new, recent, prefix

pan-

all, prefix

thermo-, therm-

heat, prefix

-ism

forms nouns and means "the act, state, or theory of", suffix

-ist

forms agent nouns from verbs ending in -ize or nouns ending in -ism and is used like -er, suffix

-ize

forms verbs from nouns and adjectives, suffix

-gram

something written or drawn, a record, suffix

-graph

something written or drawn; an instrument for writing, drawing, or recording, suffix

-logue, -log

speech, discourse; to speak, suffix

-logy

discourse, expression; science, theory, study, suffix

-meter, -metry

measuring device; measure, suffix

-oid

forms adjectives and nouns and means "like, resembling" or "shape, form", suffix

-phile

one that loves or has a strong affinity for; loving, suffix

-phobe, -phobia

one that fears a specified thing; an intense fear of a specified thing, suffix

-phone

sound; device that receives or emits sound; speaker of a language, suffix