English Root words

  • Alter→other

  • Verto→To turn, direction

  • Misein→To hate

  • Anthropos→Mankind

  • Gyne→Woman

  • Gamos→Marriage

  • Paidos (Ped-)→Child

  • Orthos→Straight, upright, correct

  • Geras/Geros → Old age/ Old man

  • Pathos—>"suffering, disease, or feeling"; relates to medical diagnosis or the sharing of emotions

  • Nomos→law, order, or arrangement

  • Bene/Bonus → "good" or "well"; refers to acts of kindness