List of words with Determine the meanings of words with Greek and Latin roots
| Word | Root | Root Origin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| autograph | auto | Greek | self-written |
| bicycle | bi | Latin | two-wheeled vehicle |
| biography | bio | Greek | life story |
| predict | dict | Latin | to say before |
| invisible | vis | Latin | not able to be seen |
| telescope | scope | Greek | instrument to look far |
| telephone | tele | Greek | sound from far away |
| transport | port | Latin | to carry across |
| geography | geo | Greek | study of the Earth |
| microscope | micro | Greek | small view |
| cycle | cycl | Greek | circle or wheel |
| television | vis | Latin | seeing from afar |
| portable | port | Latin | able to be carried |
| photograph | photo | Greek | light image |
| thermos | therm | Greek | heat container |
| conductor | duct | Latin | one who leads |
| aquarium | aqua | Latin | water tank |
| audience | aud | Latin | people who hear |
| erupt | rupt | Latin | to burst out |
| inspector | spec | Latin | one who looks |
| export | port | Latin | to carry out |
| triangle | tri | Latin | shape with 3 angles |
| autograph | graph | Greek | written by hand |
| telephone | phon | Greek | sound from far away |
| lunar | luna | Latin | relating to the moon |
| solar | sol | Latin | relating to the sun |
| thermometer | therm | Greek | tool to measure heat |
| manual | man | Latin | by hand |
| fracture | fract | Latin | a break |
| biography | graph | Greek | life written |
| library | liber | Latin | place of books |
| justice | jus | Latin | fairness |
| project | ject | Latin | to throw forward |
| biology | bio | Greek | study of life |
| democracy | demo | Greek | rule by people |
| volcano | volv | Latin | to roll or erupt |
| dictionary | dict | Latin | book of words |
| submarine | sub | Latin | under the sea |
| astronomy | astro | Greek | study of stars |
| describe | scrib | Latin | to write about |
| construction | struct | Latin | to build |
| pedestrian | ped | Latin | one who walks |
| thermometer | meter | Greek | measuring device |
| photograph | graph | Greek | image written with light |
| telescope | tele | Greek | to look far |
| reaction | act | Latin | to do again |
| superhero | super | Latin | above normal hero |
| disappear | dis | Latin | to vanish |
| incorrect | in | Latin | not correct |
| impossible | im | Latin | not possible |
| nonsense | non | Latin | no meaning |
| prehistoric | pre | Latin | before history |
| replay | re | Latin | to play again |
| misunderstand | mis | Latin | to understand wrongly |
| bicycle | cycl | Greek | two wheels |
| monocle | mono | Greek | one eye glass |
| triangle | tri | Latin | three angles |
| aquarium | aqua | Latin | water tank |
| audience | aud | Latin | those who hear |
| photograph | photo | Greek | light image |
| geography | geo | Greek | Earth study |
| microscope | micro | Greek | small view |
| invisible | in + vis | Latin | not seen |
| autograph | auto + graph | Greek | self writing |
| telephone | tele + phon | Greek | far sound |
| transport | trans + port | Latin | to carry across |
| export | ex + port | Latin | carry out |
| import | im + port | Latin | carry in |
| inspect | in + spect | Latin | to look into |
| reject | re + ject | Latin | to throw back |
| erupt | e + rupt | Latin | to burst out |
| predict | pre + dict | Latin | to say before |
| telescope | tele + scope | Greek | to look far |
| binoculars | bi + ocul | Latin | two eyes |
| manual | manu | Latin | hand |
| pedal | ped | Latin | foot-operated |
| script | script | Latin | written text |
| thermal | therm | Greek | relating to heat |
| vision | vis | Latin | sense of seeing |
| lunar | luna | Latin | moon-related |
| solar | sol | Latin | sun-related |
| cycle | cycl | Greek | circle, wheel |
| microscope | micro + scope | Greek | device to view small things |
| democracy | demo + cracy | Greek | rule by the people |
| biology | bio + logy | Greek | study of life |
| geology | geo + logy | Greek | study of Earth |
| thermometer | therm + meter | Greek | heat measure |
| photograph | photo + graph | Greek | light-written |
| audience | aud | Latin | people who listen |
| dictionary | dict | Latin | word book |
| construction | struct | Latin | building |
| volcano | vol | Latin | fire mountain |
| insect | sect | Latin | cut into segments |
| conductor | duct | Latin | guide or lead |
| telescope | scope | Greek | to look |
| biology | logy | Greek | study |
| microscope | scope | Greek | viewing tool |
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