All Greek Roots for 11th Grade

(a)esthe- (aesthetic, anesthesia)

to feel, perceive (Latin sent-, sens-)

(e)id- (kaleidoscope, eidetic)

image (Latin imagin-)

andr- (androgynous, Andrew)

man, male (Latin vir-)

anthrop- (anthropology, anthropomorphism)

human (Latin homin-)

arch- (monarchy, oligarch)

rule, government (Latin reg-)

arch(a)e- (archaeology, archetype)

ancient (Latin veter-)

bal-, bol- (parable, ballistics)

to throw, launch (Latin ject-)

cal-, call- (calligraphy, kaleidoscope)

lovely

cris-, crit- (hypocrite, crisis)

judge (Latin judic-. jur-)

crypt- (cryptogram, encryption)

to hide

dem- (demographics, pandemic)

people, population (Latin popul-)

dram-, drom- (drama, hippodrome)

to run (Latin curr-, curs-)

erg-, org-, urg- (surgeon, ergonomic)

work (Latin op-, oper-)

gam- (gamete, monogamous)

marriage (Latin jug-, matrimon-)

gen-, gon- (genealogy, genetics, gonads)

to produce, bear (Latin gen-)

gno- (agnostic, gnosticism)

to know (Latin sci-)

graph-, gram- (sonogram, graphite)

to write, draw (Latin scrib-, script-)

gyn-, gynec- (androgynous, gynecology)

woman (Latin femin-)

hol- (catholic, hologram)

whole (Latin tot-)

idi- (idiocy, idiom)

one's own (Latin propr-)

klept- (kleptocracy, kleptomania)

to steal

lab-, lept-, leps- (syllable, astrolabe)

to receive, take (Latin cept-, -ceive)

leg-, log- (epilogue, syllogism)

to say, speak (Latin loqu-, locut-)

log- (logic, -ology, logistics)

word; discourse, reflection, study, rational thought (Latin ration-)

lys-, lyt-, lyz- (analysis, catalytic)

to loosen, dissolve (Latin solv-, solut-)

mani- (manic, Animaniacs)

insanity (Latin fur-)

morph- (metamorphosis, Animorphs)

shape (Latin form-)

nom- (antinomian, economist)

law (Latin leg-, jur-)

od- (odometer, exodus)

road, way (Latin via-)

onomat-, onym- (anonymous, onomatopoeia)

name (Latin nomin-)

phan-, phen- (phenomenon, phantom, epiphany)

to appear (Latin par-, parat-)

phon- (phonetic, telephonic)

voice (Latin voc-, son-)

phor-, pher- (metaphor, pheromone)

to carry, bear (Latin fer-, lat-)

phos-, phot- (phosphorus, photosynthesis)

light (Latin luc-, lumin-)

phys-, phyt- (physics, neophyte)

to grow, come into being (Latin nat-)

plas-, plast- (plasma, plastic)

to shape, mold (Latin fict-)

poe- (onomatopoeia, poetic)

to make (Latin fac-, fect-)

prag-, pract-, prax- (impractical, pragmatic)

to use (Latin ut-, us-)

pseud- (pseudonym, pseudopod)

fake

rrhe- (diarrhea, hemorrhage)

to flow (Latin flu-)

scop-, scept- (periscope, skeptical)

to look (Latin spec-, spic-)

sem- (semiotics, semaphore)

sign (Latin sign-)

soph- (philosophy, sophistry)

wisdom

stol-, stl- (epistle, systole)

to send (Latin mitt-, miss-)

stroph- (apostrophe, catastrophe)

to turn (Latin vert-, vers-)

tact-, tax- (syntax, tactics)

to order, arrange (Latin struct-)

tele- (telemetry, telekinesis)

far away

the- (monotheism, theology)

God (Latin de-)

thes-, thet- (synthetic, parenthesis)

to put, place (Latin pon-, posit-)

top- (isotope, topic)

place (Latin loc-)

typ- (stereotype, typical)

stamp, image

acr- (acropolis)

high, tall, pointy

bathy- (bathysphere)

deep

palae- (paleodiet)

old (Latin antiqu-, Greek archae-)

ne- (neonatal)

new (Latin nov-)

archae- (archaeopteryx)

ancient (Latin antiqu-, Greek palae-)

therm- (hypothermia, thermos)

warm (Latin cal-)

cry- (cryonics)

cold (Latin frig-)

dys- (dysfunctional)

badly (Latin male-)

eu- (eurhythmics)

well, good (Latin bene-)

heter- (heterozygote)

different, other

hom- (homeopathic)

same, similar

macr- (macroeconomics)

long, big (Latin magn-, Greek meg-)

micr- (microphone)

little

meg-, megal- (Megatron)

big, long (Latin magn-, Greek macr-)

brachy- (symbrachydactyly)

short (Latin brev-)

oxy- (oxymoron)

sharp (Latin acu-)

mor- (oxymoron)

dull, foolish (Latin obtus-)

hemer- (ephemeral)

day (Latin di-)

nyct- (nyctophobe)

night (Latin noct-)

olig- (oligarchy)

few

poly- (polymath)

many (Latin mult-)

phil- (philology)

to love

phob- (arachnophobia)

to fear

sten- (stenographer)

narrow

eury- (Eurydice)

wide, broad (Latin lat-)

brady- (bradycardia)

slow (Latin tard-)

tachy- (tachometer)

fast (Latin celer-)

aden- (adenoid)

gland

arthr- (arthritis, arthropod)

joint (Latin articul-)

blephar- (blepharectomy)

eyelid

brachi- (brachiosaurus)

arm

card- (myocarditis, cardiac)

heart (Latin cor-, cord-)

carp- (carpal tunnel syndrome)

wrist

cephal- (encephalopathy)

head (Latin capit-, cipit-)

chir- (surgeon, chiropterid)

hand (Latin man-)

chondr- (hypochondria, chondritis)

cartilage

cyt- (erythrocyte)

cell

dactyl- (dactylic hexameter, pterodactyl)

finger (Latin digit-)

derm-, dermat- (pachyderm, epidermis)

skin (Latin cut-)

gastr- (gastrointestinal)

tum-tum (Latin ventr-)

gloss-, glott- (polyglot, glossary)

tongue, language (lingu-)

hem-, hemat- (anemia, hemorrhage)

blood (Latin sangu-)

hepat- (hepatitis)

liver

hyster- (hysteria, hysterectomy)

womb (Latin uter-)

larynx, laryng- (laryngitis)

voicebox

lip- (liposuction)

fat (Latin adip-)

mast- (mastodon, mastectomy)

breast (Latin papill-)

nephr- (epinephrine)

kidney (Latin rena-)

neur- (ganglioneuralgia, neuron)

nerve (Latin nerv-)