List of words with Match words with Greek and Latin roots to their meanings
No. | Word | Root (Origin) | Root Meaning | Word Meaning |
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1 | autograph | auto (Greek) | self | a person’s own signature |
2 | bicycle | bi (Latin) | two | a vehicle with two wheels |
3 | triangle | tri (Latin) | three | a shape with three sides |
4 | telescope | tele (Greek) | far | device to see far away |
5 | telephone | tele (Greek) | far | device for hearing sound from far |
6 | microscope | micro (Greek) | small | device to see small things |
7 | photograph | photo (Greek) | light | a picture made using light |
8 | geography | geo (Greek) | earth | study of the earth |
9 | biology | bio (Greek) | life | study of living things |
10 | thermometer | thermo (Greek) | heat | device that measures temperature |
11 | aquatic | aqua (Latin) | water | relating to water |
12 | astronomy | astro (Greek) | star | study of stars |
13 | export | port (Latin) | carry | to carry out of a country |
14 | transport | port (Latin) | carry | to carry across |
15 | inspect | spect (Latin) | look | to look carefully |
16 | spectator | spect (Latin) | look | one who watches |
17 | predict | dict (Latin) | say | to say what will happen |
18 | dictionary | dict (Latin) | say | a book of words |
19 | cycle | cycl (Greek) | circle | a round motion |
20 | cyclone | cycl (Greek) | circle | a circular windstorm |
21 | construct | struct (Latin) | build | to build |
22 | structure | struct (Latin) | build | something built |
23 | manual | man (Latin) | hand | done by hand |
24 | manufacture | manu (Latin) | hand | to make by hand |
25 | audible | aud (Latin) | hear | able to be heard |
26 | audience | aud (Latin) | hear | people who listen |
27 | vocal | voc (Latin) | voice | related to voice |
28 | vocabulary | voc (Latin) | voice | words we use |
29 | centipede | cent (Latin) | hundred | creature with many legs |
30 | century | cent (Latin) | hundred | 100 years |
31 | telescope | scope (Greek) | see | tool to see far |
32 | microscope | scope (Greek) | see | tool to see small things |
33 | thermometer | meter (Greek) | measure | measures temperature |
34 | barometer | meter (Greek) | measure | measures air pressure |
35 | export | ex (Latin) | out | to send out |
36 | exit | ex (Latin) | out | a way out |
37 | reject | ject (Latin) | throw | to throw out |
38 | project | ject (Latin) | throw | to throw forward |
39 | lunar | luna (Latin) | moon | relating to the moon |
40 | solar | sol (Latin) | sun | relating to the sun |
41 | thermometer | therm (Greek) | heat | measures heat |
42 | hypothermia | therm (Greek) | heat | too little body heat |
43 | superhero | super (Latin) | above | hero with extra powers |
44 | supervisor | super (Latin) | above | someone who watches over others |
45 | unify | uni (Latin) | one | to make one |
46 | unicorn | uni (Latin) | one | one-horned creature |
47 | invisible | vis (Latin) | see | cannot be seen |
48 | vision | vis (Latin) | see | the ability to see |
49 | scribble | scrib (Latin) | write | messy writing |
50 | describe | scrib (Latin) | write | to say or write what something is like |
51 | portable | port (Latin) | carry | easy to carry |
52 | report | port (Latin) | carry | written information carried to others |
53 | fracture | fract (Latin) | break | a break in a bone |
54 | fraction | fract (Latin) | break | part of a whole |
55 | inject | ject (Latin) | throw | to force into |
56 | mission | mis (Latin) | send | a job to be done |
57 | admit | mit (Latin) | send | to let in |
58 | submit | mit (Latin) | send | to send in |
59 | biography | bio (Greek) | life | a life story |
60 | antibiotic | bio (Greek) | life | medicine that fights life (bacteria) |
61 | chronicle | chron (Greek) | time | record of events in time order |
62 | synchronize | chron (Greek) | time | to do at the same time |
63 | democracy | demo (Greek) | people | rule by people |
64 | epidemic | demo (Greek) | people | disease affecting many people |
65 | conduct | duct (Latin) | lead | to lead or guide |
66 | introduce | duct (Latin) | lead | to lead in |
67 | rupture | rupt (Latin) | break | a break or tear |
68 | erupt | rupt (Latin) | break | to burst out |
69 | telescope | tele (Greek) | far | tool to see far |
70 | television | tele (Greek) | far | device to see from afar |
71 | library | liber (Latin) | book | place with books |
72 | librarian | liber (Latin) | book | person who manages books |
73 | science | sci (Latin) | know | knowledge gained by study |
74 | conscious | sci (Latin) | know | aware or knowing |
75 | equal | equ (Latin) | equal | the same |
76 | equation | equ (Latin) | equal | a math sentence with equal values |
77 | cycle | cycl (Greek) | circle | something round |
78 | recycle | cycl (Greek) | circle | reuse waste in a cycle |
79 | artist | art (Latin) | skill | one who creates art |
80 | artistic | art (Latin) | skill | creative or skilled in art |
81 | pedal | ped (Latin) | foot | a foot-operated lever |
82 | pedestrian | ped (Latin) | foot | a person walking |
83 | captain | cap (Latin) | head | leader or head of a group |
84 | decapitate | cap (Latin) | head | remove the head |
85 | factory | fac (Latin) | make | a place where things are made |
86 | manufacture | fac (Latin) | make | to make by hand or machine |
87 | dentist | dent (Latin) | tooth | tooth doctor |
88 | dental | dent (Latin) | tooth | relating to teeth |
89 | dictionary | dict (Latin) | say | word book |
90 | contradict | dict (Latin) | say | to say the opposite |
91 | submarine | sub (Latin) | under | vehicle that goes under water |
92 | subway | sub (Latin) | under | underground train |
93 | bicycle | cycl (Greek) | circle | two-wheeled vehicle |
94 | binoculars | bi (Latin) | two | tool to see with both eyes |
95 | multiple | multi (Latin) | many | more than one |
96 | multiply | multi (Latin) | many | to increase in number |
97 | geography | geo (Greek) | earth | study of the earth |
98 | geothermal | geo (Greek) | earth | heat from the earth |
99 | hydrology | hydro (Greek) | water | study of water |
100 | hydrant | hydro (Greek) | water | device that releases water |
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