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Greek Alphabet and Roots
Greek Alphabet• Alpha• Beta• Gamma• Delta• Epsilon• Zeta• Eta• Theta• Iota• Kappa• Lambda• Mu
• Nu• Xi• Omicron• Pi• Rho• Sigma• Tau• Upsilon• Phi• Chi• Psi• Omega
Astron: star
• Astronomer: one who names the star
• Astronaut: star sailor
Autos: self
• Autograph: writing the name of oneself
• Automobile: self moving• Automatic: a machine
that seems to think for itself
Biblios: of Books
• Bibliography: a list of books on a particular subject
• Bibliomania: craziness about books
Bio: Life• Biology: study of life• Autobiography: written life
story of one’s self• Antibiotic: against living forms
which invade the body
Chronos: Time
• Synchronize: do at the same time• Chronology: relate events in time
sequence
Crypto: Hide
• Cryptogram: a message whose meaning is hidden
• Cryptograph: a system of secret writing
Demos: People
• Democracy: people power• Demography: draw charts of
information about people
Geo: Earth
• Geography: draw the earth and write about it
• Geometry: branch of study on ways to measure the earth
• Geology: study of the earth and its formations
Graph: Write
• Telegraph: writing from far away• Graphite: black carbon used for drawing or writing
Hydros: Water
• Hydrogen: a gas which, when burned, produces water• Hydroplane: a boat that glides on the surface of the
water• Dehydrate: to take water away
Hypnos: Sleep
• Hypnosis: sleep-like state• Hypnos: god of sleep in Greek
mythology
Lithos: Stone
• Lithograph: picture drawn on stone
• Monolith: lone stone
Logos: study • Zoology: study of animals• Psychology: study of the mind
Mania: madness
• Pyromania: a compulsion to set things on fire
• Kleptomania: an irresistible impulse to steal
Megas: large, powerful
• Megalomania: crazy person with delusions of greatness
• Megaphone: device for making a sound larger
Metron: Measure
• Optometry: measure eyesight• Diameter: measuring across• Meter: unit of measure
Mikros: small
• Microphone: device for transmitting a small sound over distance
• Microwave: tiny electromagnetic wave between 1 and 100 centimeters long
• Microscope: instrument for looking at tiny things
Mono: one, alone
• Monocle: an eyeglass for one eye• Monochrome: a painting or
drawing in a single color• Monogram: two or more letters
interwoven into one
Pathos: suffering, disease
• Pathetic: marked by suffering or sorrow
• Apathy: lack of feeling• Sympathy: to feel what another
feels
Phobos: fear, dread
• Phobia: irrational fear• Claustrophobia: fear of
enclosed or confined places• Acrophobia: fear of high
places
Tele: far, far off
• Television: seeing distant things
• Telepathy: knowing how someone far away is feeling
Thermo: heat
• Thermal: relating to heat• Thermometer: device for
measuring heat