Greek Etyma Week 19

academ

school

acro

highest

acou

to hear

adelph

brother

aesthe

to feel

agog

to lead

agon

struggle

agri

field

alg

pain

all

other

andr

male

angel

messenger

anth

flower

anthropo

human being

arachn

spider

arch

ruler

aristo

best

arthr

joint

aster

star

auto

self

aux

increase

axio

worth

ba

go, step

ball, bol

to throw

bar, bari

pressure

academy

a school of higher learning

academic

relating to education, studying, or school

acropolis

a high city

acrobat

a person who walks on high elevations, such as a tightrope

acoustics

the science of hearing and sound

paracusia

auditory hallucinations

Philadelphia

brotherly love

adelphous

plants that have stamens fused together like brothers

aesthetics

branch of philosophy that deals with the feeling and appreciation of beauty

anesthesia

loss of feeling

demagogue

a leader of the people

synagogue

a building of Jewish assembly where religious activity is led

antagonist

the one who causes the struggle

protagonist

the first to struggle

agriculture

cultivation of a field

agronomy

overseeing of fields

nostalgia

pain caused by wanting to return home

neuralgia

pain in the nerves

allegory

symbolizing something other

allophone

other sounds

androgyny

man and woman, haing both masculine and feminine characteristics

androcentric

male-centered

angelic

relating to messengers

evangelist

being the messenger that shares the teachings of Jesus Christ

angel

messenger

anthology

flower gathering; a collection of literary works

chrysanthemum

gold flower

anthropology

study of human beings

philanthropy

love of human beings

arachnoid

spider-like

archnophobia

fear of spiders

monarchy

one ruler

hierarchy

rule of a high priest

aristocracy

rule of the best

aristocrat

a ruler that is the best

arthropod

those with jointed feet

arthritis

inflammation of the joint

astronomy

laws of stars

asterisk

little star

automatic

something that works by itself

automobile

self-moving

automata

self-moving

auxesis

an overstatement or hyperbole, to incrase or grow something

auxiliary

increasing aid, increasing support

axiom

deemed worthy

axiomatic

relating to axioms, something that is worthy to be self-evident or trueth

axiology

the theory/logic of worth

acrobatics

the act of walking on a high place

anabasis

going or marching up; a military advance

ballistics

study of/anything pertaining to thrown objects

metabolism

throwing/changing substances in the human body

barometer

an instrument to measure pressure

barometric

relating to the measuring of pressure

bariatric

weight treatment