List of Use words as clues to the meanings of Greek and Latin roots
S.NO | Word | Root | Root Meaning |
---|---|---|---|
1 | aquarium | aqu | water |
2 | aquatic | aqu | water |
3 | audible | aud | hear |
4 | audience | aud | hear |
5 | benevolent | bene | good, well |
6 | benefactor | bene | good, well |
7 | chronology | chron | time |
8 | synchronize | chron | time |
9 | corporation | corp | body |
10 | corpse | corp | body |
11 | dictate | dict | say, speak |
12 | dictionary | dict | say, speak |
13 | educate | duc | lead |
14 | conduct | duct | lead |
15 | fracture | fract | break |
16 | fraction | fract | break |
17 | geography | geo | earth |
18 | geology | geo | earth |
19 | hydrate | hydr | water |
20 | hydroplane | hydr | water |
21 | inject | ject | throw |
22 | project | ject | throw |
23 | manual | manu | hand |
24 | manufacture | manu | hand |
25 | meter | metr | measure |
26 | thermometer | metr | measure |
27 | microscope | micro | small |
28 | microbe | micro | small |
29 | omnipotent | omni | all |
30 | omnivore | omni | all |
31 | pediatric | ped | foot / child |
32 | pedestal | ped | foot / child |
33 | phonograph | phon | sound |
34 | telephone | phon | sound |
35 | portable | port | carry |
36 | transport | port | carry |
37 | predict | dict | say, speak |
38 | contradict | dict | say, speak |
39 | spectator | spect | look |
40 | inspect | spect | look |
41 | television | tele | far |
42 | telephone | tele | far |
43 | unicycle | uni | one |
44 | universal | uni | one |
45 | videophone | vis | see |
46 | visible | vis | see |
47 | audiology | aud | hear |
48 | auditorium | aud | hear |
49 | biology | bio | life |
50 | biosphere | bio | life |
51 | circumnavigate | circum | around |
52 | circumference | circum | around |
53 | democracy | demo | people |
54 | epidemic | demo | people |
55 | education | duc | lead |
56 | induce | duc | lead |
57 | fractious | fract | break |
58 | refract | fract | break |
59 | graphic | graph | write, draw |
60 | autograph | graph | write, draw |
61 | helicopter | helio | sun |
62 | heliocentric | helio | sun |
63 | hydrate | hydr | water |
64 | hydraulic | hydr | water |
65 | interject | ject | throw |
66 | eject | ject | throw |
67 | manipulate | manu | hand |
68 | manumit | manu | hand |
69 | microscope | micro | small |
70 | microwave | micro | small |
71 | omniscient | omni | all |
72 | omnipresent | omni | all |
73 | pedicure | ped | foot / child |
74 | pediatrician | ped | foot / child |
75 | philosophy | philo | love |
76 | philology | philo | love |
77 | portable | port | carry |
78 | portfolio | port | carry |
79 | predictable | dict | say, speak |
80 | verdict | dict | say, speak |
81 | retrospect | spect | look |
82 | prospect | spect | look |
83 | telepathy | tele | far |
84 | telepathy | path | feeling |
85 | unique | uni | one |
86 | united | uni | one |
87 | visualize | vis | see |
88 | visionary | vis | see |
89 | autonomy | auto | self |
90 | autograph | auto/graph | self/write |
91 | biography | bio/graph | life/write |
92 | photograph | photo/graph | light/write |
93 | photogenic | photo | light |
94 | photon | photo | light |
95 | symbiosis | sym/bio | together/life |
96 | symmetry | sym/metr | together/measure |
97 | telemetry | tele/metr | far/measure |
98 | triangle | tri | three |
99 | tripod | tri | three |
100 | unilateral | uni | one |
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