Greek Derivatives

aeido / αειδω (to sing)

aeido / αειδω (to sing)

comedy, melody, ode, parody, prosody, psalmody, rhapsody, tragedy

ago / αγω (to lead, bring)

demagogue, pedagogue, pedant, pedantic, stratagem, strategic, synagogue

agon / αγων (contest, struggle)

agony, antagonist, antagonize

algos / αλγος (pain)

analgesic, neuralgia, nostalgia

allos / αλλος (another)

allegory, parallel, parallelogram

angelos / (messenger)

angel, evangelical, evangelist

anthropos / ανθρωπος (man)

anthropoid, anthropologist, anthropology, misanthrope, philanthropist

archo / αρχω (to lead, rule, be the first, begin)

anarchy, archaeology, archaic, archangel, archbishop, archipelago, architecture, architrave, archive, archon, hierarchy, monarch, oligarch, patriarch

aster / αστηρ (star)

asteroid, astrolabe, astrology, astronomy, disaster

autos / αυτος (self)

authentic, auto, autobiography, autocracy, autograph, automatic, automobile, autonomy

baino / βαινω (to walk, step)

acrobat, basal, base, baseboard, basement, baseball, diabetes

ballo / βαλλω (throw)

devil, diabolic, emblem, hyperbole, metabolism, parable, parabola, parlance, parley, parliament, parlor, parole, problem, symbol

biblos / βιβλος (book)

Bible, bibliography, bibliophile, bibliophobe

bios / βιος (life)

amphibian, autobiography, biography, biology, biomass, microbe

gamos / γαμος (wedding, marriage)

bigamy, polygamy, monogamous

genos / γενος (race, offspring, kind)

heterogeneous, homogeneous, hydrogen, nitrogen, oxygen

ge / γη (earth)

apogee, geography, geology, geometry, geocentric, geomorphic

gignosko / γιγνωσκω (to come to know, recognize)

diagnose, physiognomy, prognostic

grapho / γραφω (to draw, write, describe)

autograph, bibliography, biography, diagram, engraft, epigram, geography, glamorous, graft, grammar, gramophone, graph, kilogram, orthography, paragraph, photograph, telegram

demos / δημος (the people)

demagogue, democracy, epidemic

didomi / διδωμι (to give)

anecdote, antidote, dose, apodosis, overdose, Pandora

dokeo / δοκεω (to think, have an opinion)

dogma, doxology, heterodox, orthodox, paradox

heteros / ἑτερος (the other, different)

heterodox, heterogeneous

ergon / εργον (work, action)

argon, energy, liturgy, surgeon, synergy, ergonomics

echo / εχω (to have, hold)

epoch, eunuch, hectic, scheme, sketch

zao / ζαω (live)

zodiac, zoo

theomai / θεαομαι (to behold)

amphitheater, theorem, theory

theos / θεος (god)

apotheosis, atheist, enthusiasm, pantheon, theology

hippos / ἱππος (horse)

hippodrome, hippopotamus

histemi / ἱστημι (to stand, to make to stand)

apostasy, ecstasy, rheostat, stadium, static

idein / ιδειν (to see)

idea, ideal, idealism, ideology, kaleidoscope

kaio / καιω (to kindle, burn)

calm, caustic, cauterize, holocaust, ink

kosmos / κοσμος (order, universe, ornament)

cosmetic, cosmic, cosmogony, cosmos, cosmopolitan

krateo / κρατεω (to rule, control)

aristocracy, autocrat, bureaucracy, democracy, plutocracy

krypto / κρυπτω (to hide)

apocryphal, crypt, grotesque, grotto

lambano / λαμβανω (to take, seize, assume)

dilemma, epilepsy, narcolepsy, syllable

lego / λεγω (to pick, gather, speak)

anthology, catalogue, dialect, eclogue, lexicon

logos / λογος (word, speech, reasoning)

analogy, anthropology, apology, archaeology, dialogue, logic, genealogy, monologue, syllogism

micros / μικρος (little, small)

microbe, microcosm, microscope

misos / μισος (hatred)

misanthrope, misogamy, misology, misoneism

monos / μονος (alone)

minister, monarch, monastery, monk, monocle, monogram, monolith, monopoly, monotone, monoxide, monogamous

nomos / νομος (custom, law, principle)

astronomy, autonomy, binominal, economy

oikos / (house, household)

diocese, economy, parish, parochial

hodos / ὁδος (road, way)

electrode, episode, exodus, method, period, synod

homos / ὁμος (one and the same, like)

anomalous, homily, homogeneous

οnoma / ονομα (name)

anonymous, antonym, synonym

oxys / οξυς (sharp, keen)

dioxide, oxidize, oxygen, peroxide, oxymoron

orthos / ορθος (straight, right, correct)

orthodox, orthography

pais / παις (child)

encyclopedia, pedagogue, pedant, pedantry, pediatrician, encyclopedia

pas / πας (every, entire, all)

panacea, pancreas, panegyric, panoply, panorama, pantheon, pantomime, panhellenism

pathos / παθος (feeling)

antipathy, apathy, pathetic, pathos, sympathy

petra / πετρα (rock, stone)

parsley, petrify, petroleum

phagein / (to eat)

esophagus, sarcophagus

sarx / σαρξ (flesh)

sarcasm, sarcophagus

skopeo / σκοπεω (behold, examine, inspect, consider)

bishop, Episcopal, horoscope, microscope, sceptic

sophos / σοφος (wise)

philosophy, sophist, sophisticated, sophomore

strepho / στρεφω (turn about, twist)

apostrophe, catastrophe, strap, strophe

teino / τεινω (stretch out, strain)

attune, hypotenuse, intonation, monotony, tendon, tetanus, tune

temno / τεμνω (cut, divide)

anatomy, appendectomy, atom, epitome, tome

theomai / (to behold)

amphitheater, theorem, theory

tithemi / τιθημι (to put, place)

anathema, antithesis, apothecary, epithet, hypothesis, synthetic, theme, thesis, synthesis

hydor / ὑδωρ (water)

carbohydrate, dropsy, formaldehyde, hydra, hydrangea, hydrant, hyrdraulic, hydrochloric, hydrogen

cheir / χειρ (hand)

surgeon, surgery

chronos / χρονος (time)

chronic, chronicle, chronology, crony, synchronize