Greek/Latin Roots

ultra-

beyond, excess

uni-

one

-vor-

to eat

zo-; zoa-

animal

zyg(o)-

join

telo-

end

-therm-

heat

trans-

across

tri-

three

-troph-

food

-strict-

draw tight

sub-

under

super-; supra-; sur-

above, over

sym-; syn-

together

tax-

to arrange

-sect-

to cut

sol-

sun

-solv-

to loosen

somat-; -some

body

strat-

layers

por-

opening

post-

after

pre-

before

pro-

before

-sacchar-

sugar

phag(o)-

to eat

phen(o)-

to show

photo-

light

-phyll

leaf

poly-

many

ob-

against

oo-; ov-; o-

egg

-ose

sugar

paleo-

old

par-; para-

beside

neo-

new

neur-

nerve

non-

not

-nom; -nomy

ordered knowledge

nuc-

center

micro-

very small

mon(o)-

one

multi-

many

mut-

change

lact-

milk

lip(o)-

fat

-lys; -lyt; -lyst

break apart

macr(o)-

large

mega-

large

hyper-

excessive

hypo-

below

ign-

fire

in-; im-

into

infra-; infer-

below

-hal-; -hale

to breathe

hapl-

single

hetero-

different

homo-; homeo-

same

hydr(o)-

water

frag-; fract-

to break

-gam-

to join

geo-

earth

-gen; -genic

to cause

gluc-; glyc-

sugar

en-; endo-; ent-

within

eu-

true, genuine, good

ex-; exo-

outside of

extra-

beyond

-fid; -fiss

split

de-

away from

-derm-

skin

di-; dipl-; du-

two, double

di-; dis-; dif-

in different directions

eco-

environment

co-; -com-; con-; cor-

together

chron(o)-

time

-cyst

sac containing fluid

-cyt; -cyte

cell

bi-

two

bio-

life

carn-

meat

chlor(o)-

green

-cide-; -cis-

cut, kill

a-; an-

not; without

aero-

air; oxygen

agri-

soil

ana-

up; upward

anti-

against, opposing