Comprehensive Guide to Greek Roots 1 Through 20

Greek Roots: Population, Sensation, Reason, Origins, and Order (Roots 1–5)

  • #1. dem / demo

    • Root forms: dem, demo

    • Primary definition: people

  • #2. path

    • Root form: path

    • Primary definitions: to feel, to suffer

  • #3. log / logy / louge

    • Root forms: log, logy, louge

    • Primary definitions: study, speech, word, reasoning, argument

  • #4. arch / arcle / archae

    • Root forms: arch, arcle, archae

    • Primary definitions: ancicent first, to rule

  • #5. cosm

    • Root form: cosm

    • Primary definitions: universe, beauty, order

Greek Roots: Nomenclature, Time, Selfhood, Totality, and Correctness (Roots 6–10)

  • #6. onym

    • Root form: onym

    • Primary definitions: name, or word

  • #7. chron

    • Root form: chron

    • Primary definition: time

  • #8. aut / auto

    • Root forms: aut, auto

    • Primary definition: self

  • #9. pan / pant

    • Root forms: pan, pant

    • Primary definitions: all, everything

  • #10. orth / ortho

    • Root forms: orth, ortho

    • Primary definitions: straight, correct

Greek Roots: Production, Sound, Arrangement, Incision, and Development (Roots 11–15)

  • #11. gen

    • Root form: gen

    • Primary definitions: creation/origin, to produce, race

  • #12. phon

    • Root form: phon

    • Primary definitions: sound, voice

  • #13. tact / tax

    • Root forms: tact, tax

    • Primary definitions: To arrange, to put in order, touch

  • #14. tom

    • Root form: tom

    • Primary definition: to cut

  • #15. pod / ped

    • Root forms: pod, ped

    • Primary definitions: child, education, or foot

Greek Roots: Thermal Energy, Inscription, Astronomy, Distance, and Affinity (Roots 16–20)

  • #16. them

    • Root form: therm

    • Primary definition: heat

  • #17. graph / gram

    • Root forms: graph, gram

    • Primary definition: Anything dealing with writing

  • #18. ast,astr,aster

    • Root form: ast,astr,aster

    • Primary definition: star

  • #19. tele

    • Root form: tele

    • Primary definition: distance-far off

  • #20. phil

    • Root form: phil

    • Primary definition: love