Greek and Latin Roots

phon/phono

relates to sound or voices

photo

connected to light

graph/gram

to record, write, or draw

auto

referring to oneself or something self-directed

tele

something distant or far away

logy

the study or science of something

micro

very small or tiny

meter/metr

a tool or unit used to measure

therm/thermo

involving heat or temperature

bio

connected to life or living things

scope

a tool used to look at or examine something

hydr/hydro

involving water or moisture

biblio

related to books or written works

cracy

a form of rule or government

geo

having to do with Earth or land

mon/mono

meaning one or single

polis/pol/polit

relating to cities or citizens

derm/derma

involving skin

chron/chrono

relating to time

chrom

associated with color

phys

connected to the body or nature

psych

involving the mind or mental processes

lex

having to do with words

path

relating to feelings or illness

form

shape or structure

port

to carry or move something

rupt

to break or burst

tract

to pull or drag

scrib/scribe/script

to write or record

struct

to build or put together

dic/dict

to speak or say

flex/flect

to bend

mit/miss

to send out or release

cred

to believe or trust

duc/duce/duct

to guide or lead

pel/puls

to push or drive forward

vert/vers

to turn or change direction

fac/fact/fect/fic

to make or create

ject

to throw or cast

aud

relating to hearing or sound

vid/vis

to see or view

cap/capt/cept

to take or hold onto

viv/vit/vive

connected to life or living

voc/voke

to call or speak

sta/sist/stet

to stand or stay in place

ten/tent/tain

to hold or keep

cede/ceed/cess

to go or move along

spec/spect/****

to look at or observe