List of Use etymologies to determine the meanings of words

Word	Etymology	Meaning
Biology	Greek bios (life) + logos (study)	Study of life
Geography	Greek geo (earth) + graphia (writing)	Study of Earth’s surface
Telephone	Greek tele (far) + phone (sound)	Device for transmitting sound over distance
Autograph	Greek auto (self) + graph (write)	A person’s own signature
Microscope	Greek micro (small) + scope (look)	Instrument to see tiny objects
Telescope	Greek tele (far) + scope (look)	Device to view distant objects
Biology	Greek bios (life) + logy (study of)	Study of living organisms
Aquarium	Latin aqua (water) + arium (place)	A water container for aquatic animals
Audience	Latin audire (to hear)	A group who listens or watches a performance
Transport	Latin trans (across) + portare (carry)	To carry across from one place to another
Export	Latin ex (out) + portare (carry)	To send goods out of a country
Import	Latin in (into) + portare (carry)	To bring goods into a country
Inspect	Latin in (in) + specere (look)	To look into or examine
Respect	Latin re (again) + specere (look)	Admiration due to qualities
Construct	Latin con (together) + struere (to build)	To build or create
Destruct	Latin de (down) + struere (to build)	To break down or destroy
Interrupt	Latin inter (between) + rumpere (break)	To break into a conversation
Predict	Latin prae (before) + dicere (say)	To say before or foretell
Dictate	Latin dicere (to say)	To say aloud for writing
Credible	Latin credere (to believe) + -ible (able)	Able to be believed
Incredible	Latin in- (not) + credere (believe)	Not believable
Portable	Latin portare (to carry) + -able (able)	Easy to carry
Invisible	Latin in- (not) + videre (to see)	Not able to be seen
Visible	Latin videre (to see)	Able to be seen
Inject	Latin in (into) + jacere (to throw)	To force into something
Eject	Latin e (out) + jacere (to throw)	To throw out
Reject	Latin re (back) + jacere (to throw)	To throw back or refuse
Subtract	Latin sub (under) + tractus (pulled)	To take away
Attract	Latin ad (toward) + tractus (pull)	To draw toward
Distract	Latin dis (apart) + tractus (pull)	To pull attention away
Contact	Latin con (together) + tangere (touch)	Touching or connecting
Intact	Latin in (not) + tangere (touch)	Not touched; whole
Contribute	Latin con (with) + tribuere (to give)	To give together for a purpose
Distribute	Latin dis (apart) + tribuere (to give)	To give out among people
Postpone	Latin post (after) + ponere (to place)	To delay
Opponent	Latin ob (against) + ponere (to place)	One who is against
Compose	Latin com (together) + ponere (to place)	To put things together
Deposit	Latin de (down) + ponere (to put)	To place down or save
Decide	Latin de (off) + caedere (cut)	To cut off other choices
Homicide	Latin homo (man) + caedere (kill)	Killing of a person
Suicide	Latin sui (self) + caedere (kill)	Killing oneself
Manual	Latin manus (hand)	Done by hand
Manufacture	Latin manus (hand) + facere (to make)	To make by hand or machine
Manuscript	Latin manus (hand) + scribere (to write)	A handwritten document
Describe	Latin de (down) + scribere (write)	To write down or explain
Subscribe	Latin sub (under) + scribere (write)	To sign up
Transmit	Latin trans (across) + mittere (send)	To send across
Emit	Latin e (out) + mittere (send)	To send out
Permit	Latin per (through) + mittere (send)	To allow something
Admit	Latin ad (to) + mittere (send)	To allow entry
Influence	Latin in (into) + fluere (flow)	The power to affect
Fluent	Latin fluere (to flow)	Flowing smoothly in speech or writing
Conclude	Latin con (together) + claudere (to close)	To bring to an end
Exclude	Latin ex (out) + claudere (to close)	To keep out
Include	Latin in (in) + claudere (to close)	To bring in
Recede	Latin re (back) + cedere (to go)	To go back
Proceed	Latin pro (forward) + cedere (to go)	To go forward
Succeed	Latin sub (under) + cedere (to go)	To go after and do well
Creditor	Latin credere (to believe) + -or (agent)	One who lends money
Incredible	Latin in- (not) + credere (believe)	Hard to believe
Terrain	Latin terra (earth)	A piece of land
Territory	Latin terra (earth) + orium (place)	An area of land
Terrestrial	Latin terra (earth) + -al (relating to)	Relating to the Earth
Aquatic	Latin aqua (water) + -ic (related to)	Relating to water
Aqueduct	Latin aqua (water) + ducere (to lead)	Channel for water flow
Audience	Latin audire (to hear)	People who listen
Audible	Latin audire (to hear) + -ible (able)	Able to be heard
Auditory	Latin audire (to hear) + -ory (relating to)	Related to hearing
Vision	Latin videre (to see)	The ability to see
Revise	Latin re (again) + videre (to see)	To look at again
Supervise	Latin super (over) + videre (to see)	To oversee
Mission	Latin mittere (to send)	A sending or purpose
Submission	Latin sub (under) + mittere (send)	Act of yielding
Permit	Latin per (through) + mittere (send)	To allow
Photograph	Greek photo (light) + graph (write)	Image made using light
Chronology	Greek chronos (time) + logy (study of)	Study or order of events in time
Democracy	Greek demos (people) + kratia (rule)	Government by the people
Monarchy	Greek monos (one) + arche (rule)	Rule by one
Symphony	Greek syn (together) + phone (sound)	Harmonious music
Antibiotic	Greek anti (against) + bios (life)	Medicine that fights bacteria
Antisocial	Latin anti (against) + socialis (companion)	Not friendly to society
Hyperactive	Greek hyper (over) + Latin activus (active)	Overactive
Hypothermia	Greek hypo (under) + therme (heat)	Low body temperature
Psychology	Greek psyche (mind) + logos (study)	Study of the mind
Thermometer	Greek therme (heat) + metron (measure)	Device to measure heat
Kilometer	Greek kilo (thousand) + metron (measure)	One thousand meters
Biography	Greek bios (life) + graphia (writing)	A written life story
Zoology	Greek zoion (animal) + logy (study)	Study of animals

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