ncee greek roots and derivative words

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aeido / αειδω

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

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ago / αγω

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

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agon / αγων

agony, antagonist, antagonize

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algos / αλγος

analgesic, neuralgia, nostalgia

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allos / αλλος

allegory, parallel, parallelogram

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angelos

angel, evangelical, evangelist

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anthropos / ανθρωπος

anthropoid, anthropologist, anthropology, misanthrope, philanthropist

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archo / αρχω

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

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aster / αστηρ

asteroid, astrolabe, astrology, astronomy, disaster

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autos / αυτος

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

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baino / βαινω

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

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ballo / βαλλω

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

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biblos / βιβλος

Bible, bibliography, bibliophile, bibliophobe

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bios / βιος

amphibian, autobiography, biography, biology, biomass, microbe

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gamos / γαμος

bigamy, polygamy, monogamous

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genos / γενος

cosmogony, cyanogen, genealogy, genesis, genetic, heterogeneous, homogeneous, hydrogen, nitrogen, oxygen

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ge / γη

apogee, geography, geology, geometry, geocentric, geomorphic

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gignosko / γιγνωσκω

diagnose, physiognomy, prognostic

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grapho / γραφω

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

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demos / δημος

demagogue, democracy, epidemic

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didomi / διδωμι

anecdote, antidote, dose, apodosis, overdose, Pandora

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dokeo / δοκεω

dogma, doxology, heterodox, orthodox, paradox

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heteros / ἑτερος

heterodox, heterogeneous

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ergon / εργον

argon, energy, liturgy, surgeon, synergy, ergonomics

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echo / εχω

epoch, eunuch, hectic, scheme, sketch

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zao / ζαω

zodiac, zoo

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theomai / θεαομαι

amphitheater, theorem, theory

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theos / θεος

apotheosis, atheist, enthusiasm, pantheon, theology

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hippos / ἱππος

hippodrome, hippopotamus

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histemi / ἱστημι

apostasy, ecstasy, rheostat, stadium, static

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idein / ιδειν

idea, ideal, idealism, ideology, kaleidoscope

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kaio / καιω

calm, caustic, cauterize, holocaust, ink

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kosmos / κοσμος

cosmetic, cosmic, cosmogony, cosmos, cosmopolitan

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krateo / κρατεω

aristocracy, autocrat, bureaucracy, democracy, plutocracy

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krypto / κρυπτω

apocryphal, crypt, grotesque, grotto

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lambano / λαμβανω

dilemma, epilepsy, narcolepsy, syllable

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lego / λεγω

anthology, catalogue, dialect, eclogue, lexicon

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logos / λογος

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

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micros / μικρος

microbe, microcosm, microscope

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misos / μισος

misanthrope, misogamy, misology, misoneism

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monos / μονος

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

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nomos / νομος

astronomy, autonomy, binominal, economy

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oikos

diocese, economy, parish, parochial

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hodos / ὁδος

electrode, episode, exodus, method, period, synod

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homos / ὁμος

anomalous, homily, homogeneous

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onoma / ονομα

anonymous, antonym, synonym

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oxys / οξυς

dioxide, oxidize, oxygen, peroxide, oxymoron

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orthos / ορθος

orthodox, orthography

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pais / παις

encyclopedia, pedagogue, pedant, pedantry, pediatrician

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pas / πας

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

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pathos / παθος

antipathy, apathy, pathetic, pathos, sympathy

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petra / πετρα

parsley, petrify, petroleum

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phagein

esophagus, sarcophagus

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sarx / σαρξ

sarcasm, sarcophagus

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skopeo / σκοπεω

bishop, Episcopal, horoscope, microscope, sceptic

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sophos / σοφος

philosophy, sophist, sophisticated, sophomore

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strepho / στρεφω

apostrophe, catastrophe, strap, strophe

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teino / τεινω

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

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temno / τεμνω

anatomy, appendectomy, atom, epitome, tome

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tithemi / τιθημι

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

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hydor / ὑδωρ

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

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cheir / χειρ

surgeon, surgery

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chronos / χρονος

chronic, chronicle, chronology, crony, synchronize