English roots

  • bibl, biblio

    • Meaning: book

  • graph, gram

    • Meaning: write, draw

  • archae

    • Meaning: ancient

  • gon

    • Meaning: angle

  • chrom

    • Meaning: color

  • helio

  • metr, meter

    • Meaning: measure

  • Da/t

    • Meaning: word

  • MC

    • Meaning: to work

  • k

    • Meaning: Sentences

  • anthrop

    • Meaning: human

  • miso

    • Meaning: hate

  • phil

    • Meaning: love

  • phon

  • scop, skept

    • Meaning: look at

  • gramme

  • arch

    • Meaning: govern

  • dem

    • Meaning: people

  • gen

    • Meaning: kind, origin, race

  • gyn

    • Meaning: women

  • log

    • Meaning: speech, idea

  • centr, center

    • Meaning: center

  • chron

    • Meaning: time

  • cycle

    • Meaning: circle

  • geo

    • Meaning: earth

  • theo

    • Meaning: god

  • batho

  • clepth

  • erg, urg

    • Meaning: work

  • gno, gnos

    • Meaning: know

  • haem, hem, em, aem

    • Meaning: blood

  • path

    • Meaning: feeling, suffering

  • ith, thea, theo

    • Meaning: flow

  • stas, stat

    • Meaning: stand

  • swop

  • therap

    • Meaning: cure

  • a, an

    • Meaning: without

  • eu-good

  • macro, mega, megalo - large

  • micro - small

  • sym, syn - together

  • tel, tele - distant

  • dia - across, through

  • en - in

  • epi - upon

  • hetero - different

  • homo - same

  • olig - few

  • pan, pant, panto - all

  • poly - many

  • bi - 2

  • cata - down, completely

  • ec, ex - out

  • iso - equal

  • mono - 1

  • ortho - correct

  • peri - around

  • anti - against

  • hemi - half

  • pro - before

  • ic - make adj/noun

  • -mania - obsession

  • -phobia - fear of

  • -y - make abstract nouns

  • -ology - study of

  • -ologist - one who studies

  • -ous - full of

  • -latry - worship

  • -mancy - prediction

  • -ia - make abstract noun

  • auto- self; bio - life; graph - write; draw; record; y- makes abstract

  • philanthropy - love of humanity

  • misanthrope - hate of humanity

  • euphonious - pleasant sounding

  • cacography - bad handwriting

  • megaphone - device to amplify sound

  • telegraph - communication device

  • bibliophile - lover of books

  • symphony - musical composition

  • megalomaniac - obsession with power

  • skeptical - doubtful

  • orthophonic - correct sound

  • heliotherapy - treatment using sunlight

  • hematology - study of blood

  • polygon - shape with many angles

  • cacophony - harsh sound

  • oligarchy - government by a few

  • epidemic - widespread disease

  • pandemic - global epidemic

  • endemic - native to a specific region

  • misogynist - hater of women

  • genealogy - study of family origins

  • diagonal - line through a figure corner

  • eulogy - speech praising someone

  • chronometer - time measurement device

  • monochrome - single color

  • heliocentric - sun-centered

  • bicycle - two-wheeled vehicle

  • perimeter - boundary of a shape

  • bibliomancy - predicting using books

  • symmetry - balanced arrangement

  • eccentric - unconventional

  • geometry - study of shapes

  • periscope - device to see over obstacles

  • catalog - list of items

  • apathy - lack of interest

  • antipathy - strong dislike

  • pathology - study of diseases

  • anemia - blood deficiency

  • static - stationary

  • energy - capacity for work

  • prognosticate - predict

  • agnostic - unsure about existence of God

  • atheist - disbelief in God