Greek Latin Roots 100 :D

Photos(Greek)

Light

photograph

picture drawn by light

telephoto

light from far away

phototropic

turning toward light

photophilia

love of light

photosynthesis

a process of putting things together by using light

Graph

to write or draw

photograph

picture drawn by light

telegraph

writing from far away

graph

pictured information

graphite

black carbon used for drawing or writing

autograph

to write one's own name

tele

far away, distant

television

seeing distant things

telephone

sound from far away

telephoto

light from far away

telescope

device for looking at distant objects

telepathy

knowing how someone far away is feeling

metron

measure

geometry

measurement of the earth

optometry

measure eyesight

symmetry

measuring the same

diameter

measuring across

centimeter

one hundredth of a meter

tropos

turning

tropics

the area of the earth from the equator north to the Tropic of Cancer and south to the Tropic of Capricorn

tropical

the climate of the earth in the tropics

phototropic

turning toward light as leaves and flowers do

heliotrope

a flower named for its tendency to turn toward the sun

thermotropic

turning toward heat (as cats do!)

philia

love, friendship

philosopher

one who loves wisdom

Philadelphia

city of brotherly love

philanthropist

one who cares about his fellow man

philologist

one who loves words

philtre

love potion

phobos

fear

phobia

irrational fear

agoraphobia

fear of open space

claustrophobia

fear of closed (locked or bolted) places

hydrophobia

disease which makes it difficult to swallow, thought to be a fear of water

phobophobia

fear of fear itself

syn

with, together

sympathy

to feel with someone else

symphony

sounds that go together

synthesis

putting together

photosynthesis

process by which light puts plant nutrients together to make green chlorophyll

synchronize

to do things at the same time.

thesis

put, place, position

thesis

a position taken in an argument supported by a set of reasons

theme

an essay or composition on a certain subject with a statement and supporting reasons

parenthesis

statement beside (or inside) a main sentence

synthetic

elements put together to make a material like a natural one (synthetic rubber)

synthesizer

instrument which puts sounds together like real musical instruments

kinesis

movement

kinetic

relating to movement of bodies

kinesiology

study of human movement

kinescope

a machine which shows pictures of movement (an old term for TV movies)

cinema

motion pictures (Greeks had no "c". They used "k".)

cinematographer

motion picture photographer

phone

sound

telephone

sound from far away

euphony

good or pleasant sound

symphony

sounds that go together

megaphone

device to make sounds BIG

microphone

device to transmit or record small sounds

sonus

sound

sonic

relating to what we can hear

sonnet

a form of rhyming Italian poetry

sonar

device that hears sound under water

sonata

an instrumental (not vocal) musical composition with three or four movements

consonant

speech sounds made with lips, tongue, or teeth

skopeo

look at, inspect, consider, examine

scope

all that the eye can see

microscope

device to look at small objects

telescope

device for seeing distant objects

periscope

device for seeing around obstacles

episcopal

overseen by bishops or "overseers"

video/visum

see

television

machine for seeing things that are far away

Montevideo

Mountain View - a city in Uruguay

evidence

out of what one can see

advise

look and tell your view

invisible

not to be seen

logos

word, study

logic

reasoning to gain knowledge and wisdom

geology

study of earth

biology

study of physical life

technology

study of how to improve an art or skill

anthropology

study of mankind

psychology

study of the soul or mental life of man

verbum

word

proverb

wise or profound saying

verbiage

use of too many words; chatter

verbose

wordy, full of words

verbatim

word-for-word copy or record

verbalize

to express in words

nomen/nominis

name

nominate

suggest someone's name for office

nominal

in name only; not real or actual