List of words with Match words with Greek and Latin roots to their meanings
| No. | Word | Root (Origin) | Root Meaning | Word Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
let’s practice!
Pages: 1 2

