List of words with Determine the meanings of words with Greek and Latin roots
Word | Root | Root Origin | Meaning |
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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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