greek word roots

| Greek Root | Definition & Example |

|------------|---------------------|

| pan | all, entire (example: pandemic) |

| nom, nym | name, word, law (example: pseudonym) |

| dem | people (example: democracy) |

| anthrop | human (example: anthropology) |

| crat, cracy | rule, government (example: aristocrat) |

| hydr | water (example: hydration) |

| neo | new (example: neologism) |

| bi, bio | life (example: biology) |

| phob | fear (example: claustrophobia) |

| ortho | straight, correct (example: orthodox) |

| bibl, biblio | book (example: bibliography) |

| aster, astr | star (example: astronomy) |

| log, logy | word, reason, study (example: biology) |

| gen | birth, race, kind (example: genesis) |

| auto | self (example: automatic) |

| gram, graph | write, draw (example: photograph) |

| phil | love (example: philosophy) |

| meter, metr | measure (example: thermometer) |

| geo | earth (example: geology) |

| chron | time (example: chronology) |

| mono | one, only (example: monologue) |

| hypo | under (example: hypothermia) |

| thermo | heat (example: thermometer) |

| poly | many (example: polygon) |

| homo | same, similar (example: homogeneous) |

| proto | first, earliest (example: prototype) |

| eu | well, good (example: euphoria) |

| dys | bad, difficult (example: dyslexia) |

| phon | sound (example: telephone) |

| soph | wise, wisdom (example: philosopher) |

| phos | light (example: phosphorus) |

| cosmo | order, ornament (example: cosmology) |

| path | suffering (example: pathology) |

| phan/phen | to appear, to seem (example: phenomenon) |

| theo | god (example: theology) |

| crypto/cryph | hidden (example: cryptography) |

| spher | ball (example: atmosphere) |

| morph | form, shape, appearance (example: metamorphosis) |

| dynam | to be able, to have power (example: dynamic) |

| topo | place (example: topography) |

| gymno | naked (example: gymnasium) |

| pseudo | false (example: pseudonym) |

| litho | stone (example: lithograph) |

| macro | long, large (example: macroscope) |

| psycho | mind (example: psychology) |

| gamy/gamous | marriage (example: monogamy) |

| di | twice, two (example: digraph) |

| icono | images (example: iconography) |

| tetra | four (example: tetrahedron) |

| caco | bad (example: cacophony) |

| cephalo | head (example: cephalopod) |

| idio | distinct, private, personal (example: idiosyncrasy) |

| syn | together (example: synthesis) |

| helio | sun (example: heliocentric) |

| geronto | old age (example: gerontology) |

| hetero | diverse, different (example: heterogeneous) |

| copro | dung, feces (example: coprology) |

| chromo | color (example: chromatic) |

| hagio | holy (example: hagiography) |

| hypno | sleep (example: hypnosis) |

| miso | hate (example: misogyny) |

| batho | depth (example: bathosphere) |

| eng, urg | work (example: energy) |

| therap | cure (example: therapy) |

| tom | cut (example: anatomy) |

| ton, ten | stretch, tone (example: tension) |

| pod | foot (example: podiatry) |

| gloss, glot(t) | tongue (example: glossary) |

| osteo | bone (example: osteoporosis) |

| derm | skin (example: dermatology) |

| ethno | nation (example: ethnography) |

| nau, naus | ship (example: nautical) |

| pluto | wealth (example: plutocracy) |

| dendro | tree (example: dendrologist) |

| phyll, phyllo | leaf (example: chlorophyll) |

| phy | plant (example: physical) |

| anth | flower (example: anthology) |

| zo | animal (example: zoology) |

| hipp | horse (example: hippodrome) |

| drom | running, course (example: syndrome) |

| ornith | bird (example: ornithology) |

| ichthy | fish (example: ichthyology) |

| entom | insect (example: entomology) |

| phag | eat (example: anthropophagous) |

| thaum | wonder (example: thaumaturgy) |

| techn | art, skill (example: technology) |

| mim | imitate (example: mimicry) |

| trop | turn, respond to (example: phototropic) |

| troph | feed, nourish (example: trophy) |

| klin, clin | lies, lean, incline (example: recline) |

| ag(og) | lead (example: pedagogue) |

| bas, bat | step, go (example: acrobat) |

| ball, bol | throw (example: symbol) |

| pyr | fire (example: pyrotechnics) |

| caust | burn (example: caustic) |

| schis, schiz | split, cleave (example: schizophrenia) |

| aesth | feeling, perception (example: aesthetic) |

| op, ops, opt | eye, view, sight (example: optical) |

| thanat | death (example: thanatology) |