AP Biology Greek and Latin Root Words

a, an (G)

without, not

ab (L)

away from

ad (L)

to, near

ambi (L)

on both sides

amphi (G)

both, doubly

andro (G)

male, masculine

ante (L)

before, in front of

anti (G)

against

aqua (L)

water

archeo (G)

original, ancient

athro (G)

joint

auto (G)

self

bi (L)

two, twice, double

bio (G)

life, living

cephal, cephalo (L)

head

chromo (G)

color

cide (L)

killer, killing

circum, circa (L)

around, about

co (L)

together

corpus (L)

body

crypto (G)

hidden

cyte, cyto (G)

cell, hollow

derm, dermis (G)

skin

di (G)

two, double

dys (G)

bad

dromos (G)

running

e, ec, ef, ex (L)

out of, from

ecto (G)

outside of, external

endon, endo (G)

in, internal

epi (G)

upon, above

erythros (G)

red

exo (G)

outer, external

gam, gamo (G)

marriage, sexual

genesis, genic (L)

origin, birth, producing

genos, gen, geny (G)

race, kind

gymno (L)

naked

herba (L)

grass, plants

heteros (G)

different, other

homo (L)

man

homos, homeos (G)

alike, same

hydro, hudor (G)

water

hypo (G)

below, under

inter (L)

between

intra (L)

within, inside

intro (L)

into, within

itis (G)

disease, inflammation

logos, logy (G)

the study of

lys, lysis (L)

dissolution, destruction

maxilla (L)

jaw

mikros, micro (G)

small

monos (G)

one, single

morphe (G)

form, shape

neuro (G)

nerve

oculi (L)

eye

oo (G)

beginning, egg

ovum, ovi (L)

egg

para (G)

beside, near

pedi (G)

beginning, child

ped, pedis, pod (L)

foot

phag (G)

to eat

photo, phos, phot (G)

light

plankt (G)

wandering

post (L)

after, behind

pro (G)

before, forward

prot (G)

first

semi (L)

half

skelros (G)

hard

soma (G)

body

sperma (G)

seed

sub, sup (L)

below, under, smaller than

super (L)

above, upper

supra (L)

above, upon

tetra (L)

four

thermous (G)

warm

tox, toxikon (G)

poison

trans (L)

across, through

tri (L)

three

trophe (G)

to feed or eat

uni, unis (L)

one

vas (L)

vessel

xeros (G)

dry

zo, zoon (G)

animal