Greek and Latin Roots

Flashcards based on Greek and Latin Roots lecture notes.

What does 'photo' mean?

Light

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Photograph

What does 'graph' mean?

To Write or Draw

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Phonograph

What does 'tele' mean?

Far away, distant

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Television

What does 'metron' mean?

Measure

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Meter

What does 'tropos' mean?

To turn

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Tropics

What does 'philia' mean?

Love/friendship

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Philosopher

What does 'phobos' mean?

Fear

What does 'syn' mean?

with/together

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Sympathy

What does 'thesis' mean?

Put, place, position

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Thesis

What does 'kinesis' mean?

Motion

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Kinetic

What does 'phone' mean?

Sound

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Telephone

What does 'sonus' mean?

Sound

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Sonic

What does 'skopeo' mean?

See, Look, Consider, Examine

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Scope

What does 'video/visum' mean?

See

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Television

What does 'logos' mean?

Word, study

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Logic

What does 'verbum' mean?

Word

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Verb

What does 'nomen/nomenis' mean?

Name

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Nominate

What does 'pro' mean?

for, before, forward, in place of

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Profess

What does 'prae' mean?

before, in front of

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Predict

What does 'ad' mean?

to, toward, near, next to

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Adequate

What does 'jacio/jactum' mean?

to throw

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Eject

What does 'pono/positum' mean?

lay, put, place

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Pose

What does 'cum' mean?

with, together

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Cooperate

What does 'figo/fixum' mean?

fix, fasten, attach

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Fix

What does 'jungo/junctum' mean?

Join, unite, connect

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Join

What does 'digitus' mean?

finger, toe, inch

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Digit

What does 'caput/capitis' mean?

Head

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Caput

What does 'manus' mean?

Hand

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Manufacture

What does 'pes/pedis' mean?

Foot/Feet

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Pedestal

What does 'bracchium' mean?

Arm

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Brace

What does 'dens/dentis' mean?

Teeth/tooth

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Dent

What does 'corpus/corporis' mean?

Body

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Corporeal

What number does 'Unus' represent?

One

What number does 'Duo' represent?

Two

What number does 'Tres' represent?

Three

What number does 'Quattuor' represent?

Four

What number does 'Quinque' represent?

Five

What number does 'Sex' represent?

Six

What number does 'Septem' represent?

Seven

What number does 'Octo' represent?

Eight

What number does 'Novem' represent?

Nine

What number does 'Decem' represent?

Ten

What number does 'Centum' represent?

Hundred

What number does 'Mille' represent?

Thousand

What does 'Pyro' mean?

Fire

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Pyrotechnics

What does 'Ignis' mean?

Fire

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Igneous

What does 'Vulcanus' mean?

Roman God of Fire

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Volcano

What does 'Hydro' mean?

Water

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Hydroplane

What does 'Aqua' mean?

Water

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Aquarium

What does 'Bonus' mean?

Good

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Bonus

What does 'Helios' mean?

Sun

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Helios

What does 'Sol' mean?

Sun

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Solar

What does 'Luna' mean?

Moon

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Lunar

What does 'Dia' mean?

Between, Across, Through

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Diabolical

What does 'Trans' mean?

Over, Across, Through

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Transport

What does 'Geo' mean?

Earth

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Geography

What does 'Terra' mean?

Land