List of Greek words with English derivatives
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This is a list of Greek words with derivatives in English (and other modern languages).
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[edit] Transliteration
There are considerable differences between the various transliterations used to represent the Greek alphabet in English. The table in the sidebar shows:
- the "traditional" transliteration, in other words that used in Latin, representing classical Greek: this is the form in which most Greek words have made their way into English
- a "classical" transliteration, commonly used to represent more accurately the pronunciation of Ancient Greek
- the "modern" transliteration often used for Modern Greek — see Transliteration of Greek into English for some variations.
Greek had no letter h: a rough breathing over an initial vowel or diphthong – ἁ ἑ ἡ ἱ ὁ ὑ ὡ – indicates that the word was pronounced with an initial h, and a smooth breathing – ἀ ἐ ἠ ἰ ὀ ὐ ὠ – indicates the absence of an h, but this has since disappeared in speech, and Modern Greek omits the breathings. An initial upsilon (υ) always had the rough breathing – ὑ – hence hy is very common at the start of words derived from Greek, but no (or very few) such words start with y.
The letter rho (ρ) at the start of a word always had the rough breathing – ῥ – and is transliterated rh. If a rho occurred doubled within a word, the first ρ always had the smooth breathing and the second the rough breathing – ῤῥ – leading to the transiliteration rrh.
For a fuller discussion of these matters, see the Greek alphabet.
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[edit] Greek Words with Modern Derivatives
The citation form shown is the form most commonly shown in dictionaries, but this form is often unrepresentative of the word as used to form a compound word, hence the Root form is also shown. In the case of verbs, the citation form is by convention the first person singular, present indicative, for instance φάγω (phagō), "I eat", rather than the infinitive ("to eat") as might be more usual in English and other modern language dictionaries.
The "classical" transliteration as described above is used for both the Citation form and the Root form.
The Greek words are shown in polytonic orthography, in other words showing the breathings and the fuller range of accents, as used in Ancient Greek and in Modern Greek for those who do not accept the 1982 "monotonic reform".
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ἀ- | a- | ἀ- ἀν- |
a- an- |
without, not | adiabatic, agnostic, ahistorical, amoral, anaemia, anaesthesia, anhydrous, anonymous, apathy, asymmetric, asymptote, atrophic |
ἄβαξ | ābax | ἀβακ- | abac- | reckoning-board, used for counting votes | abacus, abaculus |
Αβραξάς | abraxas | Αβρακ- | abrac- | supreme god (gnostic name) | abracadabra |
ἄβουλος | āboulos | ἀβουλ- | aboul- | indecisive | abulia, hyperboulia |
ἄβυσσος | ābussos | ἀβυσσ- | abyss- | bottomless | abyss, abyssal, abyssocottidae, abyssopelagic |
ἄγαλμα | āgalma | ἀγαλματ- | agalmat- | glory, delight, honour, statue | agalmatolite, Agalmatophilia |
ἄγαμος | āgamos | ἀγαμ- | agam- | not married | agamia, agamidae, agama |
ἀγαθή | agathē | ἀγαθ- | agath- | good | agate, agathodaemon |
ἀγάπη | agapē | ἀγαπ- | agap- | love | agape, agapanthus, agapanthaceae |
ἀγαρικόν | agarikon | ἀγαρ- | agar- | from Αgari, a town in Sarmatia | agaricus, agaricales, agaricaceae |
ἀγαυός | agauos | ἀγαυ- | agav- | illustrious, noble | agave, agavaceae, agavaceae |
ἀγγαρεία | angareia | ἀγγαρ- | angar- | impressment for public service | angary, angaria, angariate |
ἀγγείον | angeion | ἀγγειο- | angio- | vessel | angiosperm, angiocardiography, angiodysplasia, angiogenesis, angiogram, angiography, angioma, angiopathy, angioplasty, angiosperma, angiostatin, angiotensin, |
ἄγγελος | angelos | ἀγγελ- | angel- | messenger | archangel, evangelist |
ἄγευστος | ageustos | ἀγευσ- | ageus- | not tasting or having tasted | ageusia, ageustia, |
ἅγιος | hagios | ἁγιο- | hagio- | holy | hagiography, hagiology, hagiographa |
ἄγκιστρον | angistron | αγκιστρ- | ancistr- | hook | ancistrocladus, ancistrocactus, ancistrocheirus |
ἀγκυλόπους | ankulōpous | ἀγκυλοπ- | ancylοp- | with bent legs [1] | ancylopoda |
ἀγκύλος | ankulos | ἀγκυλ- ἀγκυλ- |
ancyl- angul- |
crooked, curved [2] | ancylus, angle |
ἀγκύλωσις | ankulōsis | ἀγκυλο- | ankylο- | stiffening of the joints | ankylosis, ankyloglossia, ankylosaurus |
ἄγκυρα | ankyra | ἀγκυρ- | anchor- | anchor | anchoring, anchorage |
ἀγκών | ankōn | ἀγκων-- | ankon- | elbow | ancona, ancon, anconal |
ἄγνωστος | agnōstos | ἀγνωστ- | agnost- | not known | agnosticism, agnostic, agnostida, agnostidae, agnost |
ἀγορά | agora | ἀγορ- | agor- | marketplace | agoraphobia, agoranomos, agora |
ἄγρα | agra | -αγρα | -agra | seizure, trap | podagra, pellagra |
ἀγρός | agros | ἀγρο- | agro- | tilled land | agrobiology, agronomics, agrology |
ἄγρωστις | agrōstis | ἀγρωστ-- | agrost- | a type of grass | agrostology, agrostophyllum, agrostistachys |
ἄγχω | ankhō | ἀγχ-- | ankh- | I press tight, strangle, throttle, choke | angina anxious |
ἄγω | agō | ἀγ- | ag- | I drive, lead | pedagogue, anagoge, mystagogue |
ἀγωνία | agōnia | ἀγων- | agōn- | agony | agonize, antagonistic, agony |
ἀδάμας | adamas | ἀδαμα- | adama- | unconquerable, diamond | adamant, adamantine |
ἀδελφός | adelphos | ἀδελφ- | adelph- | brother | adelphopoiesis, adelphous, monadelphous |
ἂδηλος | adēlos | ἀδηλο- | adelo- | unknown, obscure | adelopod, adelospondyli, adelophagi, adelophryne |
ἀδήν | adēn | ἀδενο- | adeno- | gland | adenoma, adenomelablastoma, adenomyosis, adenosine |
Ἅδης | Hades | Ἁδη- Ἁδο- |
hade- hado- |
god of the underworld | hadean, hadopelagic |
ἀδιάβατος | adiabatos | ἀδιάβατ- | adiabat- | impassable | adiabatic |
ἁδρός | hadros | ἁδρο- | hadro- | thick | hadron, hadrosaurus |
ἀδυναμία | adunamia | ἀδυναμι- | adynami- | loss of strength or vigor | adynamia, adynamic |
ἀδιάφορος | adiaphoros | ἀδιάφορ- | adiaphor- | indifferent | adiaphora, adiaphorism |
ἄδυτον | aduton | ἀδυτ- | adyt- | not to be entered | adytum |
ἀέριος | aerios | ἀέρι- | aeri- | of the air | aerial, aerie |
ἀερόβιος | aerobios | ἀερόβι- | aerobi- | living in air | aerobic, aerobics, aerobiology, anaerobic |
ἀηδής | aēdēs | ἀηδ- | aed- | distasteful, unpleasant | aedes, genus aedes |
ἀήρ | aēr | ἀέρο- | aero- air- |
air |
aerodynamics, aerofoil, aeronautics, aerobic, airplane, airship |
ἄηχος | aēchos | ἀηχος- | anecho- | without sound | anechoic, anechoic chamber |
ἀθήρα | athēra | ἀθηρ- | ather- | gruel | atheroma, atherosclerosis |
ἀθλητής | athlētēs | αθλητ- | athlet- | contestant in the games | athlete, athletics |
αἰθάλη | aethalē | αἰθαλ- | aethal- | soot | aethalops, ethallobarbital |
αἰθήρ | aethēr | αἰθερ- | ether- | massless medium | ether, ethereal |
αἴγαγρος | aegagros | αἰγαγρ- | aegagr- | wild goat | aegagrus, aegagropila |
αἰγιαλός | aegialos | αἰγιαλ- | aigial- | beach, seashore | aegialornis, aigialosaur, aegialornithidae |
αἰγίς | aegis | αἰγισ- | aegis- | armour of Zeus | aegis |
Aἴγυπτος | Aegyptos | Αἴγυπτο- | Αegypto- | Aἰγαίου ὑπτίως, Aegaeou huptiōs, below the Aegean, according to Strabo | egyptology, egyptologist |
αἰκία | aikia | αἰκ- | aec- | torture, suffering | aecium, aeciospore |
αἴλουρος | aeluros | αἰλουρo- | aeluro- | feline | ailurophobia, aelurodon, aeluroscalabotinae |
αἳμα | haima | αἳμ- | em- hem- haem- |
blood | anemia, anemic, hemophilia, hemorrhage |
Aἴολος | Aeolus | Aἴολ- | Aeol- | Keeper of the Winds Gk. Myth | Aeolic, Aeolian, Aeolotropy |
αἰπεινός | aipeinos | αἰπει- | aepi- | high, lofty | aepisaurus, |
αἰπύς or αἰπός | aipus or aipos | αἰπυ- | aepy- | high and steep, utter | aepycamelus, aepyornis, aepyornithidae, aepyceros |
αἰσθάνομαι | aisthanomai | αἰσθ- | aisth- | I perceive, apprehend by the senses | anesthesia |
αἰσθητικός | aisthētikos | αἰσθητ- | aesthēt- | of sense-perception, sensitive, perceptive | aesthetic, aesthetician, aestheticism, aesthete, aesthetics |
αἰσχύνω | aiskhunō | αἰσχύν- | aiskhun- | I dishonour, shame | aeschynanthus, aeschynite |
αἰτία | aitia | αἰτι- | aiti- | cause | etiology, aetiology |
αἰχμή | aikhmē | αἰχμ- | aechm- | point of a spear | aechmophorus, aechmea |
αἰών | aeōn | αἰών- | eon- | age | eon |
αἰώνιος | aeōnios | αἰώνι- | aeonι- | lasting for an age | aeonium, aeonian |
Ἀκαδημία | Akadēmia | Ἀκαδημ- | akadēm- | the school where Plato taught, the field of Academos | academia, academic, academy |
ἀκακία | akakia | ἀκακια- | akakia- | harmless | acacia |
ἀκαλύφη | akaluphē | ἀκαλυφ- | acalyph- | stinging-nettle | acalypha, acalyphoideae |
ἄκανθος | akanthos | ἀκανθ- | acanth- | thorn plant | acanthus, acantharea, acanthite, acanthocephala, acanthocercus, acanthodactylus, acanthosaura |
ἀκάρι | akari | ἀκαρ- | acar- | a kind of mite | acarid, acariasis, acarology |
ἄκαρπος | akarpos | ἀκαρπ- | acarp- | not producing fruit, fruitless | acarpous, -carpous |
ἀκατάληκτος | akatalēktos | ακατάληκτ-- | acatalekt- | not incomplete, incessant | acatalectic |
ἀκέφαλος | akephalos | ἀκεφαλ- | acephal- | headless | acephali, acephaly, acephalous |
ἀκλινής | aklinēs | ἀκλιν- | aclin- | unswerving, without inclination | aclinic, aclinic line |
ἀκμή | akmē | ἀκμ- | acm- acn |
highest point facial eruption |
acme acne, acnestis |
ἀκόλουθος | akoluthos | ἀκόλουθ- | acoluth- | follower | anacoluthon, acolyte |
ἀκόνη | akonē | ἀκον- | akon- | whetstone | aconitum, paragon |
ἀκούω | akouō | ἀκουστικ- | acoustik- | I hear | acoustic, acoustics |
ἄκρον | akron | ἀκρο- | acro- | edge, topmost | acrobat, acrocephalus, acrochordidae, acrochordon, acromantula, acronym, acrotomophilia |
ἀκροστιχίς | akrostikhis | ἀκροστιχ- | acrostic- | headline, end-line | acrostic |
ἀκτίς | aktis | ἀκτινo- | aktino- | ray | actinium, actinobacteria, actinodine, actinolite, actinometer, actinomorphic, actinomycetes, actinophryid, actinophryids, actinopteri, actinopterygii, actinozoa |
ἂκτωρ | aktor | ἀκτ- | act- | leader, from ἂγω, to lead or carry, to convey, bring [3] altern. from L. actus, (agere, to drive) |
actor |
ἀλάβαστρος | alabastros | ἀλαβαστρ- | alabastr- | a variety of mineral | alabaster |
ἀλλαντοειδής | allantoeidēs | ἀλλαντο- | allanto- | sausage-shaped | allantois, allantoin |
ἀλέξω | alexō | ἀλεξ- | alex- | I ward off, defend | Alexander, alexipharmic, alexithymia, alexiteric |
ἄλευρον | aleuron | ἀλευρο- | aleuro- | flour, meal | aleurone, aleuromancy |
ἄλγος | algos | ἀλγ- | alg- | pain | -algia, arthralgia, cardialgia, cephalalgia, fibromyalgia, myalgia, neuralgia, nostalgia, odontalgia, otalgia |
ἀλείφω | aleiphō | ἀλειφ- | aleiph- | I anoint with oil | aliphatic compound |
ἄλκιμος | alkimos | ἀλκ- | alc- | strong | analcite |
ἁλκυών | halkuōn | ἁλκυ- | halku- | kingfisher | Alcyonaria, halcyon, Halcyon, halcyonidae |
ἀλληγορῶ | allēgorō | ἀλληγορ- | allēgor- | I interpret allegorically | allegory |
ἄλληλον | allēlon | ἀλληλο- | allēlo- | of one another | allelomorph, parallelogram |
ἄλλος | allos | ἀλλο- | allo- all- |
other, different | allochthon, allodium, allodontidae, allogenes, allograft, allography, allolactose, allometry, allomorph, allopath, allopatry, allophony, allopoiesis, allopurinol, allosaur, allotroph, allotropic, allotropy allergy |
ἅλς | hals | ἁλ- | hal- | salt sea |
halogen, haloaromatic, halobacteria, halosaur |
ἀλλότροπος | allotropos | ἀλλoτροπ- | allotrop- | strange | allotropy, allotropes, allotropism, |
ἁλύσκω | haluskō | ἁλυσκ- | halluc- | I flee from, shun, avoid, escape [4] alt. f. L. hallucinar, to dream, be deceived |
hallucinosis, hallucinate |
ἄλυσσος | alyssos | ἀλυσσ- | alyss- | a plant believed to cure rabies | alyssum, Alyssa |
ἄλφα | alpha | ἄλφα- | alpha- | alpha | alphabet, alphabetize, alphagram, alphandia, alphanumeric, alpha particle |
ἀλώπηξ | alōpēx | ἀλωπ- | alop- | fox | alopecia |
ἅλως | halōs | ἁλως- | halo- | round shape, the disk of the sun, circular arcade at Delphi | halo |
Ἀμαζών | Amazōn | Ἀμαζο- | Amazo- | female warriors Gk. Myth. | Amazon, Amazonomachy, Amazonite, Amazonia |
ἀμάλακτος | amalaktos | ἀμαλ- | amal- | that cannot be softened | amalgam, amalgamation |
Ἀμάλθεια | Amalthēa | ἀμάλθει- | Amalthe- | the foster-mother of Zeus | Amalthea |
Ἀμανίται | amanitai | ἀμανίτ- | amanit- | a kind of fungus | amanita, amanitaceae |
ἀμάρανθος | amarantos | ἀμαρανθ- | amaranth- | unfading flower | amaranth, amaranthaceae, amaranthoideae |
Ἀμαρυλλίς | amarullis | ἀμαρυλλ- | amarull- | name of a shepherdess Gk. Myth. | amaryllis, amaryllidaceae |
ἀμαύρωσις | amaurōsis | ἀμαυρω- | amauro- | blacken | amaurosis, amaurobiidae |
ἀμβλύς | amblus | ἀμβλυ- | ambly- | dim | amblygonite, amblyopia, amblypoda |
ἄμβροτος | ambrotos | ἀμβρο- | ambro- | immortal | ambrosia, ambrotype |
ἄμβυξ | ambix | ἀμβ- | amb- | cup | alembic, alembication, alembicated |
ἄμβων | ambōn | ἀμβω- | ambo- | raised edge | ambo |
ἀμέθυστος | amethustos | ἀμεθυστ- | amethyst- | not drunk or intoxicating | amethyst, amethystizon |
ἄμετρος | ametros | ἀμετρο- | ametro- | without measure | ametropia |
ἀμίαντος | amiantos | ἀμιαντ- | amiant- | undefiled | amianthus |
ἄμμος | ammos | ἀμμο- | ammo- | sand | ammoperdix, ammophila, ammotrechidae |
ἀμνησία | amnēsia | ἀμνησ- | amnēs- | oblivion | amnesia |
ἀμνηστία | amnēstia | ἀμνηστ- | amnēst- | forgetfulness, amnesty | amnesty, amnestic |
ἀμμωνιακός | ammōniakos | ἀμμονια- | ammōnia- | from Ammōn | ammonia, ammoniacal |
ἀμμωνίς | ammōnis | ἀμμων- | ammon- | horn of Ammōn | ammonite, ammonoid, ammonoidea |
ἀμνός | amnos | ἀμν- | amn- | lamb | amnion, amniotic, amniocentesis, amnioscope, |
ἀμοιβή | amoebē | ἀμοιβή- | amoeb- | change | amoeba, amoebic |
ἄμορφος | amorphos | ἄμορφ- | amorph- | shapeless | amorphous, amorphic |
ἄμυλον | amylon | ἄμυλ- | amyl- | starch | amylin, amyloid, amylose, amylopectin, amylase, amyls, amylophagia, amyl |
ἀμυγδαλή | amugdalē | ἀμυγδ- ἀλμ- |
amygd- alm- |
almond tree | amygdala, amygdalin, amygdule almond |
ἀμφί | amphi | ἀμφι- | amphi- | on both sides | amphipoda, amphioxus, amphiglossus |
ἀμφιβάλλω | amphiballō | ἀμφιβ- | amphib- | throw on either side, to doubt | amphibole, amphibology |
ἀμφίβιος | amphibios | ἀμφιβι- | amphibi- | living a double life | amphibious, amphibians |
ἀμφίβολος | amphibolos | ἀμφιβολ- | amphibol- | doubtful | amphibole, amphibolite |
ἀμφίβραχυς | amphibrakhus | ἀμφιβραχ- | amphibrach- | short at both ends | amphibrach, amphibolite |
ἀμφιθέατρον | amphitheatron | ἀμφιθέατ- | amphitheat- | theater | amphitheater, amphitheatric, |
Ἀμφικτυονία | Amphiktyonia | ἀμφικτυονι- | amphiktyoni- | religious alliance | Amphictyony, amphictyonic |
ἀμφίμακρος | amphimakros | ἀμφιμακ- | amphimac- | long at both ends | amphimacer |
ἀμφορεύς | amphoreus | ἀμφορ- | amphor- | bearer | amphora, ampulla |
ἀμφότερος | amphoteros | ἀμφότερ- | amphoter- | each of two | amphoteric |
ἀνά | ana | ἀνα- | ana- | again, backward, upward | anabolism, anachronism, anaplasia |
ἀναβαίνω | anabainō | ἀναβα- | anaba- | I go up | anabasis, anabatic, anabantidae |
ἀναβαπτίζω | anabaptizō | ἀναβαπτ- | anabapt- | I dip repeatedly | anabaptist |
ἀναβιώνω | anabiōnō | ἀναβιω- | anabio- | I return to life | anabiosis, |
ἀναβολή | anabolē | ἀναβολ- | anabol- | putting off, delaying | anabolism, anabolic steroid |
ἀνάγλυφος | anagluphos | ἀναγλυφ- | anaglyp- | putting wrought in low relief | anaglyph |
ἀναγραμματισμός | anagrammatismos | ἀναγραμ- | anagram- | transpose the letters of one word so as to form another | anagram, anagrammatize |
ἀναγωγή | anagōgē | ἀναγωγ- | anagog- | spiritual uplift, reference to a principle | anagoge, anagogy, |
ἀνάδρομος | anadromos | ἀναδρομ- | anadrom- | running up | anadromous |
ἀναδῶ | anadō | ἀναδ- | anad- | bind up | anadem |
ἀναδίπλωσις | anadipōlsis | ἀναδιπλω- | anadiplo- | to redouble | anadiplosis |
ἀνάδρομος | anadromos | ἀναδρομ- | anadrom- | running up | anadromous |
ἀνάθεμα | anathema | ἀναθεματ- | anathemat- | accursed | anathema, |
ἀναισθησία | anaisthēsia | ἀναισθη- | anaesthe- | lack of sensation, insensibility under surgical treatment | anaesthesia, anaesthesiologist, anaesthetic |
ἀνάκλισις | anaklisis | ἀνακλι- | anacli- | to lean back | anaclitism, anaclitic, |
ἀνακολουθία | anakolouthia | ἀνακολουθ- | anacolouth- | inconsequence | anacoluthon |
ἀνάκρουσις | anacrousis | ἀνακρου- | anacru- | push back, beginning of a tune | anacrusis |
ἀναλγησία | analgesia | ἀναλγησ- | analges- | painlessnes | analgesia, analgetic, analgesics |
ἀναλέγω | analegō | ἀναλεγ- | analeg- | gather | analects |
ἀνάλειμμα | analēmma | ἀναλειμ- | analem- | support | analemma |
ἀναληπτικός | analeptikos | ἀναληπτ- | analept- | restorative | analeptic |
ἀνάλκιμος | analkimos | ἀναλκιμ- | analcim- | weak | analcime, analcite |
ἀναλογία | analogia | ἀναλογ- | analog- | proportion [5] | analogy |
ἀναλογικός | analogikos | ἀναλογ- | analog- | based on mathematical ratios [6] | analog, analogue |
ἀνάλογος | analogos | ἀναλογ- | analog- | proportionate, conformable [7] | analogous |
ἀναλύω | analuō | ἀναλυ- | analy- | loosen, simplify | analysis, analytical, analyze, analyst |
ἀναλφάβητος | analphabētos | ἀναλφαβητ- | analphabet- | uneducated | analphabetic, analphabetism |
ἀνάμνησις | anamnēsis | ἀναμνησ- | anamnes- | recollection, reminiscence | anamnesis, |
ἀναμόρφωσις | anamorphōsis | ἀναμορφωσ- | anamorphōs- | transformation | anamorphosis, anamorphic |
ἂναξ | anax | ἀναξ- | anax- | lord, master, king | anax |
ἀνάπαιστος | anapaistos | ἀναπαιστ- | anapaest- | anapaestic verse | anapest, anapestic |
ἀνάπλαστος | anaplastos | ἀναπλαστ- | anaplast- | remolded | |
ἀναπληρωτικός | anaplērōtikos | ἀναπληρωτικ- | anaplerotic- | filling up | anaplerotic |
ἀναπνοή | anapnoē | ἀναπνο- | anapno- | respiration, breathing | anapnoic, anapnograph |
ἀναπόδεικτος | anapodeiktos | ἀναπόδεικ- | anapodeic- | not proved | anapodeictic |
ἀνάπτυξις | anaptuksis | ἀνάπτυξ- | anaptyx- | expansion, explanation | anaptyxis |
ἄναρθρος | anarthros | ἀναρθρ- | anarthr- | not articulated | anarthria, anarthrous |
ἄναρχος | anarkhos | ἀναρχ- | anarch- | without a ruler | anarchy, anarchism, anarchist |
ἀναστομόω | anastomōo | ἀναστομo- | anastomo- | furnish with a mouth, open up | anastomosis |
ἀναστρέφω | anastrephō | ἀναστρεφ- | anastreph- | to turn back | anastrophe |
ἀνατείνω | anateineinō | ἀνατ- | anat- | I stretch | anatase |
ἀνατολή | anatolē | ἀνατολ- | anatol- | East | Anatolia, Anatolian |
ἀνατομία | anatomia | ἀνατομι- | anatomi- | dissection | anatomy, anatomical, anatomist |
ἀνατρέπω | anatrepō | ἀνατροπ- | anatrop- | to reverse | |
ἀναφέρω | anapherō | ἀναφoρ- | anaphor- | bring back | anaphora |
ἀναφυλάσσω | anaphulassō | ἀναφυλ- | anaphyl- | I guard | anaphylaxis, anaphylactic, anaphylactoid |
ἀναχρονισμός | anachronismos | ἀναχρον- | anachron- | wrong time reference | anachronistic, anachronism |
ἀναχωρω | anachōrō | ἀναχωρ- | anachor- | go back, retire | anchorite, anchoress, anachoretic |
Ἀνδρομέδα | Andromēda | Ἀνδρομέδ- | Andromēd- | wife of Perseus | Andromeda, Andromeda polifolia |
ἄνεμος | anemos | ἀνεμο- | anemo- | wind | anemometer, anemoscopy, anemoscope, anemophilous |
ἀνέκδοτος | anekdotos | ἀνεκδοτ- | anecdot- | unpublished | anecdote, anecdotal, anecdotist |
ἀνεμώνη | anemonē | ἀνεμών- | anemone- | lit. daughter of the wind | anemone, sea-anemone |
ἀνεπίγραφος | anepigraphos | ἀνεπίγραφ- | anepigraph- | without title or inscription | anepigraphic |
ἀνέργεια | anergia | ἀνεργ- | anerg- | cessation from work | anergy |
ἀνεύρισμα | aneurusma | ἀνεύρισμ- | aneurysm- | dilation | aneurysm, microaneurysm |
ἀνήρ | anēr | ἀνδρο- -ανδρι |
andrο- -andri |
man (male human) | androcentrism, androgen, android, andrologist, andrology, androstephium, androsterone misandry, |
ἀνθολόγιον | antholōgion | ἀνθολoγ- | antholog- | collection of extracts | anthology, anthologist |
ἄνθος | anthos | ἀνθο- | antho- | flower | anthology, anthophyta, anthostema, anthogonium, Anthozoa, anthocleista, anthotype, anthocyanin, anthocerotophyta |
ἀνθρακίτις | anthrakitēs | ἀνθρακιτ- | anthracit- | kind of coal | anthracite, anthracite iron |
ἄνθραξ | anthrax | ἀνθρ- | anthr- | coal | anthrax, anthracotherium, anthracosauria, anthracosis |
ἄνθρωπος | anthrōpos | ἀνθρωπο- | anthrōpo- | human being | anthropology, anthropomorphism, anthropopathy, anthropometrics, anthropomancy, anthropopath, anthropoglot,anthroponyms, anthroposophical, anthroponym, anthropomorphists, anthropocentrism, anthropomorphics, anthropoidea, anthroposemiotics, misanthrope, zoanthropy |
ἀνιέναι | anienai | ἀνι- | ani- | to go up | anion, anionic |
ἄνισος | anisos | ἀνισο- | aniso- | unequal, dissimilar, uneven | anisogamous, anisometric, anisometropia, anisotropic |
ἂννησον | annēson | ἂννησ- | anis- | dill | anise, aniseed, anisette |
ἄνοδος | anodos | ἀνοδ- | anod- | way up | anode, anodising |
ἄνομος | anomos | ἀνομ- | anom- | lawless | anomie, anomic |
ἄνοργος | anorgos | ἀνoργ- | anorg- | not wrathful | anorgasmy, anorgasmic, anorgasmia |
ἀνορεξία | anorexia | ἀνορεκ- | anorec- | lack of appetite | anorexia, anorectic, anorexigenic |
ἄνορθος | anorthos | ἀνορθο- | anortho- | sloping | anorthosite, anorthoclase, anorthite |
ἀνταγωνίζεσθαι | antagōnizesthai | ἀνταγωνιζ- | antagōniz- | struggle against, prove a match for | antagonize, antagonist, antagonism, antagonistic |
ἀνταρκτικός | antarktikos | ἀνταρκτικ- | antarctic- | antarctic [8] | antarctic, antarctica, |
ἀντί | anti | ἀντι- | anti- | opposite, counter | antibiotic, anticyclone, antidiabetic, antihero, antihistamine, antioxidant, antiseptic, antistatic |
ἀντίδοτον | antidoton | ἀντιδοτ- | antidot- | to give as a remedy against | antidote, antidoting |
ἀντινομία | antinomia | ἀντινομ- | antinom- | contradiction between laws | antinomy, antinomianism |
ἀντιπάθεια | antipatheia | ἀντιπαθ- | antipath- | of opposite feelings | antipathetic, |
ἀντίπους | antipous | ἀντιποδ- | antipod- | the opposite foot, diametrically opposed | antipodes, antipodean, antipodal |
ἀντισήπω | antisēpō | ἀντισηπ- | antisep- | make to putrefy in turn | antisepsis, antiseptic |
ἀντίστροφος | antistrophos | ἀντιστροφ- | antistroph- | to invert | antistrophe |
ἀντιτιθέναι | antitithenai | ἀντιθ- | antith- | to oppose | antithesis, antithetic, antithetical |
ἀντιφράζω | antiphrazō | ἀντιφρα- | antiphra- | speak the opposite | antiphrasis |
ἀντίφωνος | antiphōnos | ἀντιφων- | antiphon- | sounding in answer | antiphon, anthem |
ἄντρον | antron | ἀντρ- | antr- | cave, cavity | antrum |
ἀντωνυμείν | antōnymein | ἀντωνυμ- | antonym- | to have an opposite denomination | antonym, antonymous |
ἄνυδρος | anhudros | ἀνυδρ- | anhydr- | waterless, arid | anhydrite, anhydrous, anhydrobiosis |
ἀνώδυνος | anōdunos | ἀνωδυν- | anodyn- | waterless, arid | anodyne, anodynous |
ἀνώμαλος | anōmalos | ἀνώμαλ- | anōmal- | uneven | anomalocarid, anomalopidae, anomalopus, anomaluridae, anomaly, abnormal through Latin |
ἀνώνυμος | anōnumos | ἀνωνυμ- | anonym- | nameless | anonymity, anonymous, anonymity , anonymously |
ἀνωφελής | anōphelēs | ἀνωφελ- | anophel- | unprofitable, useless | anopheles, anopheline, anophelorastia |
ἄξιος | axios | ἀξιο- | axio- | worthy | axiological, axiology, axiology, axiom, axiomatic, axiomatisation |
ἄξων | axōn | ἀξο- | axo- axi- |
axis | axoneme, axoplasm, axisymmetric |
ἀόριστος | aoristos | ἀοριστ- | aorist- | indefinite | aorist |
ἀορτή | aortē | ἀορτ- | aort- | the great artery | aortic, aorta |
ἀπαθές | apathēs | ἀπαθ- | apath- | without feeling | apatheism, apatheist, apathetic, apathy |
ἃπαξ | hapax | ἁπαξ- | apax- | once | hapax legomenon, hapaxes |
ἀπάτη | apatē | ἀπατ- | apat- | deceit | apatite, apatosaurus |
ἁπλούς | haplous | ἁπλο- | haplo- | single | haplodiploid, haploid, haploidisation, haplorrhini, haplotype |
ἀπό | apo | ἀπο- | apo- | away from | apology, apostrophe, apocrypha |
ἀπόγειον | apogeion | ἀπογει- | apogei- | far from the earth | apogee |
ἀποδεικτικός | apodeiktikos | ἀποδεικτ- | apodict- | demonstrable | apodictic, apodictically |
ἀποδιδώναι | apodidōnai | ἀποδ- | apod- | to give back | apodosis |
ἀπόθεμα | apothema | ἀπόθεμ- | apothem- | something laid down | apothem |
ἀποθέωσις | apotheōsis | ἀποθεω- | apotheo- | to deify | apotheosis, apotheon |
ἀποθήκη | apothēkē | ἀποθηκ- | apothek- | storehouse | apothecary, apothecium |
ἀποκαλύπτω | apokaluptō | ἀποκαλυπ- | apocalyp- | to reveal | apocalypse |
ἀποκόπτω | apokoptō | ἀποκoπ- | apokop- | cut off | apocopation, apocope |
ἀποκρίνω | apokrinō | ἀποκριν- | apokrin- | to set apart | apocrine |
ἀποκρύπτω | apokruptō | ἀποκρυπ- | apokryp- | to hide away | apocrypha, apocryphal |
Ἀπόλλων | Appolōn | ἀπόλλω- | Apollō- | name of a god Gk myth. | Apollo, Apollonian |
ἀπολογία | apologia | ἀπολογ- | apolog- | apology | apology, apologue, apologetic, apologeticism, apologia |
ἀπόμιξις | apomixis | ἀπομιξ- | apomix- | without mixing | apomixis, apomictic |
ἀπονευρούσθαι | aponeurousthai | ἀπονευρ- | aponeur- | to become tendinous | aponeurosis |
ἀποπλήσσω | apoplēssō | ἀποπληξ- | apoplēx- | cripple by a stroke | apoplexy, apoplectic |
ἄπορος | aporos | ἀπορ- | apor- | impassable | aporia |
ἀποστάτης | apostatēs | ἀποστατ- | apostat- | defector | apostate, apostasy |
ἀποστέλλω | apostellō | ἀποστολ- | apostol- | send away | apostle, apostolic |
ἀποστρέφω | apostrephō | ἀποστροφ- | apostroph- | turn away | apostrophe, apostrophic, apostrophising |
ἀποτρόπαιον | apotropaion | ἀποτρo- | apotro- | something that averts evil | apotropaic, apotropaism |
ἄπους | apous | ἀποδ- | apod- | without feet | apodidae, apoda, apus, apodization |
ἀποφάναι | apophanai | ἀποφα- | apopha- | to say no | apophasis |
ἀποφθέγεσται | apophthengesthai | ἀποφθεγ- | apophtheg- apotheg- |
to speak plainly | apothegm |
ἀποφύομαι | apophuomai | ἀποφυ- | apophu- | grow out like a shoot | apophysis, apophysomyces, zygapophysis |
ἄπτερος | apteros | ἀπτερ- | apter- | wingless | Apteryx, Apterygidae, Apterygota, Apteropanorpidae |
ἀράχνη | arakhnē | ἀραχνη | arachnē- | spider | arachnid |
ἄργιλλος | argillos | ἀργιλλ- | argill- | clay | argillite, argillaceous |
Ἂρης | Arēs | ἀρεο- | areo- | planet Mars | areo-, areocentric, areology, areography |
ἀρκέω | arkeō | ἀρκ- | ark- | to ward off, to defend, to assist ἀρκέειν alt. f. L. arceo "to enclose, keep out, prevent |
arc, arcade |
ἀρθρῖτις | arthritis | ἀρθριτ- | arthrit- | inflammation of joint | arthritis, osteoarthritis |
ἄρθρον | arthron | ἀρθρο- | arthrο- | joint | arthropod, arthroscopy, arthropathy |
ἄρθρωσις | arthrōsis | ἀρθρ- | arthr- | articulation | dysarthria, diarthrosis, anarthrous |
ἀριθμός | arithmos | ἀριθμ- | arithm- | number | arithmetic, logarithm |
ἄριστος | aristos | ἀριστο- | aristo- | best | aristocracy |
Αρκαδία | arcadia | Αρκαδ- | arcad- | area in Peloponnese, Greece, emblematic of rural peace | Acadian |
ἄρκτος | arktos | ἀρκτ- | arct- | bear, the northern constellation Ursa Major | arctic |
ἀρκτούρος | arktouros | ἀρκτουρ- | arctur- | bearward | arcturus, arcturis, arcturian |
ἁρμονία | harmonia | ἁρμονι- | harmoni- | agreement, harmony | harmony, harmonium, harmonica, harmonisation, harmonics, enharmonic |
ἁρμός | harmos | ἀρμ- | arm- | joint, shoulder | harmotome, arm |
ἀρρυθμία | arrhuthmia | ἀρρυθμ- | arrythm- | lack of rhythm | arrhythmia, arrhythmic, antiarrhythmic |
ἄρτιος | artios | ἀρτιο- | artio- | even | artiodactyl |
ἀρχαῖος | arkhaios | ἀρχαιο- | archaio- | ancient | archaeology, archetype |
ἀρχή | arche | ἀρχη- | archi- | chief, authority | archaic, archbishop, anarchy, archidiptera, archigram, archipelago, architeuthidae |
ἀρχιτέκτων | arkhitektōn | ἀρχιτεκτ- | architect- | chief builder | architecture, architect |
ἄρχων | arkhōn | ἀρχω- | archo- | ruler | archon, archosaur, archostemata |
ἄρωμα | arōma | ἀρωμα- | aroma- | spice | aroma, aromatic compounds |
-ας | -as | -ας- | suffix(-ad)- | suffix | Olympiad, Naiad |
ἀσθένεια | astheneia | ἀσθεν- | asthen- | weakness | asthenia, asthenopia |
ἄσθμα | asthma | ἀσθμα- | asthma- | asthma | asthmatic |
Ἀσία | Asia | ἀσια- | Asia- | Mythological daughter of Iapetos | Asia, Asian, Asianisation, asiaphile |
ἀσπάραγος | aspharagos | ἀσπαραγ- | asparag- | asparagus | asparagine acid, aspartame, aspartate |
ἀσπίς | aspis | ἀσπ- | asp- | shield | asp |
ἀστήρ | astēr | ἀστερ- | aster- | star | asteroid, asterisk |
ἀστιγματισμός | astigmatismos | ἀστιγματ- | astigmat- | without focus | astigmatism |
ἀστράγαλος | astragalos | ἀστράγαλ- | astragal- | vertebra, knucklebone | astragalus, astragal |
ἄστρον | astron | ἀστρο- | astro- | constellation | astronomy, astrology, astrophysics, astrodynamics, astronaut, astrolabe, |
ἄσυλον | asulon | ἀσυλ- | asyl- | sanctuary | asylum |
ἀσφυξία | asphuxia | ἀσφυξ- | asphyx- | stopping of the pulse | asphyxiant |
ἀτμόσφαιρα | atmosphaera | ἀτμοσφαιρ- | atmospher- | vapor + sphere | atmosphere, atmospheric |
Ἂτλας | Atlas | ἀτλα- | atla- | name of a Titan | atlas, Atlantic |
ἄτομος | atomos | ἀτομ- | atom- | un + cut | atomic, atomizer |
ἀτονία | atonia | ἀτον- | aton- | slack | atony, atonal |
ἄτροπος | atropos | ἀτροπ- | atrop- | inexorable | atropos, atropine, atropa |
ἄτροφος | atrophos | ἀτροφ- | atroph- | ill-nourished | atrophy |
Ἀττική | Attiki | Ἀττικ- | attic- | A region of east-central Greece | attic, atticism |
αὐθεντικός | authentikos | αὐθεντικ- | authentic- | original | authentication, authentic |
αὐστηρός | austēros | αὐστηρ- | auster- | harsh, bitter | austerity |
αὐταρχία | autarchia | αὐταρχ- | autarch- | absolute governing | autarchy, autarchism |
αὐτάρκεια | autarkia | αὐτάρκ- | autark- | self-sufficiency | autarky |
αὐτόχθων | autochthōn | αὐτόχθ- | autochth- | of the land itshelf | autochthon, autochthonic, autochthonous |
αὐτοψία | autopsia | αὐτοψ- | autops- | a seeing for oneself | autopsy |
αὐξάνειν | auxanein | αὐξ- | aux- | to increase | auxin, auxesis, |
αὐτός | autos | αὐτο- | auto- | self (reflexive pronoun) | autonomy, automatic |
ἀφαιρείν | aphairein | ἀφαιρ- | apher- | take away | apheresis, hemapheresis |
ἀφανής | aphanēs | ἀφαν- | aphan- | unseen | aphanes, aphaniotis, aphanite, aphanitic |
ἄφατος | aphatos | ἀφασ- | aphas- | speechless | aphasia, aphasiology, anomic aphasia |
ἀφιέναι | aphienai | ἀφεσ- | aphes- | to let go | aphesis, aphetic, aphetism |
Ἀφροδίτη | Aphroditē | ἀφροδι- | aphrodi- | risen from sea-foam, name of a goddess | aphrodisiac, aphrodisia, |
ἀχαίνειν | akhainein | ἀχαιν- | achen- | without yawning | achene |
ἀχάτης | achātēs | ἀχάτ- | agat- | a variety of mineral | agate, agateware |
ἀχρώματος | akhrōmatos | ἀχρωματ- | achrοmat- | without color | achromatic, achromatin, achromatopsia, achromatism, achromatic |
αψίνθιον | apsinthion | αψινθ- | apsinth- | alcoholic liqueur | absinthe |
ἁψίς | hapsis | ἁψ- | aps- | arch | apse, apsis, apsidal, hassium, Diapsida |
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b
Citation form | Root form | Meaning | English Derivative | ||
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βάρβαρος | barbaros | βαρβαρο- | barbaro- | stranger, non-Greek | barbarian |
βαρύς | barus | βαρυ- | baru- | heavy | baritone |
βίος | bios | βιο- | bio- | life | biology, biopsy,bios |
βορέας | boreas | βορεα- | borea- | north, the north wind | Aurora Borealis,hyperborean |
βραχύς | brachus | βραχυ- | brachu- | short | brachycephalic |
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g
Citation form | Root form | Meaning | English Derivative | ||
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γαῖα, γῆ | gaia, gē | γεα- | gea- | earth | geology, Gaia, geometry, geography |
γάμος | gamos | γαμ- | gam- | marriage | polygamy, gamete |
γέννησις | genesis | γέν- | gen- | to give birth, beget | genetic, genesis, gene |
γιγνῶσκειν | gignōskein | γνῶ- | gnō- gnē- |
to know | diagnostic, agnostic |
γίγας | gigas | γιγ- | giga- | huge, enormous | Giga- (prefix) as in gigabyte, gigantic |
γράφειν | graphein | γραφ- | graph- | to write | graphics, geography, xerography |
γυνή | gunē | γυναικ- | gunaik- | woman | polygyny, gynecology, misogynist |
γωνία | gonia | γων- | gon- | angle | octagon, goniometer |
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d
Citation form | Root form | Meaning | English Derivative | ||
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δῆμος | dēmos | δημο- | dēmo- | district, its inhabitants, commoners | democracy, demographic |
δόξα | doxa | δοξ- | dox- | opinion, praise | orthodox, paradox |
δράσις | drasis | δρασ- | dras- | action | drastic, anadrastic |
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(h)e
Citation form | Root form | Meaning | English Derivative | ||
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ἐγκυκλοπαίδεια | enkyklopaideia | ἐγκυκλοπαιδ- | encycloped- | encyclopedia, lit. rounded education | encyclopedia |
εἰκών | eikon | εἰκών | icon | icon, picture, painting | icon, iconicity, iconoclast |
έλαιον | elaeon | έλαι- | elae- | oil | vaseline |
ελαστικός | elastikos | ελαστικ- | elastik- | elastic | elastic, elasticity |
ἕλιξ | helix | ἑλικ- | helic- | helix | helix, helicopter, helicity |
έργον | ergon | έργ | erg- | work | zymurgy |
επιστήμη | episteme | επιστημ | epistem- | good knowledge (science) | epistemology |
ἑρπετόν | herpeton | - | creeping animal | herpetology | |
ἑπτά | hepta | ἑπτα- | hepta- | seven | heptarchy, heptagon, heptameter |
ἔτυμον | etymon | ἔτυμον | etymon | true | etymology |
εὖ | eu | εύ- | eu- | well | eulogy, euphoria |
εὖνομία | eunomia | εύ- | eu- | law | eunomia, wiktionary:peaceful legal order |
ευρύς | eurys | ευρ- | eur- | wide | Europe |
Ευρώπη | europe | ευρωπ- | europ- | she that has a wide vision | Europe |
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z
Citation form | Root form | Meaning | English Derivative | ||
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ζευγνύω | zeugnyo | ζευγν- | zeugn- | to yoke | zeugma, zygote |
ζέφυρος | zephyros | ζέφυρ- | zephyr- | west wind | zephyr |
ζήλος | zēlos | ζηλ- | zel- | zeal | zeal, zealot |
Ζηνοβία | Zenovia | Ζηνοβ- | zenov- | female name meaning 'the force of Zeus' | Zenobia |
ζητώ | zēto | ζητε- | zete- | search, inquire | zetetic |
ζύμη | zymē | ζύμ- | zym- | leaven | zymurgy |
ζώνη | zōnē | ζών- | zōn- | belt | zone |
ζῶον | zōon | ζωο- | zōo- | animal | zoanthropy, zodiac, zoetrope, zoo, zoology |
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(h)ē
Citation form | Root form | Meaning | English Derivative | ||
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ἡγεμῶν | hēgemōn | ἡγεμον- | hēgemon- | leader | hegemony |
ήθος | ēthos | ήθ- | ēth- | moral | ethics |
ἥλιος | hēlios | ἡλιο- | hēlio- | sun | helion, heliotropic, heliocentric |
ἡμέρα | hēmera | ἡμέρ- | hēmer- | day | ephemeral |
ἠώς | ēōs | ἠο- | ēo- | dawn | eocene |
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th
Citation form | Root form | Meaning | English Derivative | ||
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θεός | theos | θε- | the- | a god | theology, theism, atheism |
θεωρία | theōria | θεωρ- | theor- | theory | theory |
θερμός | thermos | θερμ- | therm- | hot | isotherm, thermoelectric, Thermos (brand of vacuum flask)) |
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(h)i
Citation form | Root form | Meaning | English Derivative | ||
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ἰατρός | iatros | ἰατρο- | iatro- | physician, healer | psychiatrist |
ἴδιος | idios | ἰδι- | idi- | one’s own, private | idiolect, idiom, idiot |
ἱερός | hieros | ἱερο- | hiero- | sacred | hierarchy, hieroglyph |
ἰέναι | ienai | ἰόν- | ion- | go | ion |
ἱστορία | historia | ἱστορ- | histor- | history | history |
ἰχθύς | ikhthus | ἰχθυ- | ikhthu- | fish | ikhthus, ichthyology |
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k, c
Citation form | Root form | Meaning | English Derivative | ||
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κακός | kakos | κακο- | kako- | bad | cacophony |
καλός | kalos | καλο- καλλι- |
kalo- kalli- |
beautiful | calotype calisthenics |
καλύπτω | kalypto | καλυπτ- καλυψ- |
kalypt- kalyps- |
I cover | Calypso, apocalypse |
κατά | kata | κατά- | kat(a)- | downwards, along | catalog, catastrophe, category |
κέντρον | kentron | κέντρ- | kentr- | centre | centre, central, androcentrism, anthropocentrism |
κιθάρα | kithara | κιθάρ- | kithar- | lute | zither |
κινεσθαι | kinesthai | κινεσις- | kinesis- | to move, motion | psychokinesis, kinetic energy, kinesis |
κλῶνος | klōnos | κακο- | klōn- | branch, twig | clone, cloning |
κήτος | kētos | κητο- | kēto- | sea monster, whale | cetology |
κουρά | kurā | κουρα- | kurā- | healing treatment | cure |
κόσμος | kosmos | κοσμ- | kosm- | order, the universe, jewell | cosmography, cosmetic, cosmopolitan (πολίτης = citizen) |
κράτος | kratos | κρατ- | krat- | power, rule | autocrat, democracy, bureaucracy |
κῦδος | kūdos | κυδ- | kūd- | glory, fame | kudos |
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l
Citation form | Root form | Meaning | English Derivative | ||
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λαός | lāos | λαο- | lāo- | people | laity |
λέγω | lego | λεγ λογ- | leg- log- | to say | epistemology, dialect |
λέξις | lexis | λεξι- | lexi- | word | dyslexia, lexicon, alexia |
λευκός | leukos | λευκο- | leuko- | white | leukocyte, leukemia |
λίθος | lithos | λιθο- | litho- | stone | lithography, neolithic |
λόγος | logos | λογο- | logo- | thought, word | theology, logic |
λύω | luō | λυ- λυσ- |
lu- lūs- |
I break, loosen | lysis, electrolysis, analysis, Lysistrata |
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m
Citation form | Root form | Meaning | English Derivative | ||
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μαθηματικός | mathēmatikos | μαθηματικ- | mathēmatik- | fond of learning | mathematics, mathematical |
μακρός | makros | μακρο- | makro- | long | macron, macrobiotic |
μέγας | megas | μεγα- μεγαλο- |
mega- megalo- |
big, large | Mega- (prefix), as in megabyte, megafauna, megaphone, megalomania, megalopolis |
μέθοδος | methodos | μεθοδ- | method- | method | method |
μέλας | melas | μελαν- | melan- | pigmented, black, ink | Melanesia, melanocyte, melancholy |
μέταλλον | metallon | μεταλλ- | metal- | metal | medal, metalloid |
μετρώ | metro | μετρε- | metre- | to measure | geometry |
μηχανή | mechan | μηχαν- | mechan- | machine | mechanics |
μικρός | mikros | μικρο- | mikro- | small | microscope |
μῖσος | mīsos | μισ- | mīs- | hatred | misandry, misogyny, misanthrope |
μνῆστις | mnēstis | μνη- | mne- | memory | amnesia, amnesty, mnemonic |
μόνος | monos | μονο- | mono- | alone, solitary, forsaken | monotony, monologue, monogamy, monocle, monolith, monotheist, monopsony, monopoly |
Μοῦσα | Mousa | μουσ- | mous- | a patron goddess of the arts | Muse, music, museum |
[edit] Ν
n
Citation form | Root form | Meaning | English Derivative | ||
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ναυτικός | nautikos | ναυτ- | naut- | sailor, ship | nautical, astronaut |
νάνος | nanos | νανο- | nano- | dwarf | nanotechnology, nanometry |
νέος | neos | νεο- | neo- | new, young | neon, neologism |
νίκη | nike | νίκ- | nik- | victory | Berenice, varnish, Veronica |
[edit] Ξ
x
Citation form | Root form | Meaning | English Derivative | ||
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ξανθός | xanthos | ξανθ- | xanth- | yellow | Xanthippe, xanthus |
ξένος | xenos | ξενο- | xeno- | strange, stranger, guest | xenia, xenon, xenophobia, xenophobic |
ξηρός | xeros | ξερο- | xero- | dry | xerasia, xerography, xerophyte, xerophthalmia, xerox |
ξίφος | xiphos | ξιφ- | xiph- | sword | xiphias |
ξύλον | xulon | ξυλ- | xul- | wood | xylophone, xylem |
ξύω | xyo | ξυ- | xy- | scrape | xyster |
[edit] Ο
(h)o
Citation form | Root form | Meaning | English Derivative | ||
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ὀδούς | odous | ὀδοντ- | odont- | tooth | orthodontia |
οῒνος | oinos | οἰνο- | oino- | wine | oenomel |
οκτώ | okto | οκτ- | okt- | eight | octagon |
ὀλίγος | oligos | ὀλιγο- | oligo- | few, little | oligarchy |
ὅμος | homos | ὁμο- | homo- | equal, same | homology, homogeneity |
ὅμοιος | homoios | ὁμοιο- | homoio- | similar | homeopathy |
ὀξύς | oxus | ὀξυ- | oxu- | sharp, acid, sour | oxygen |
ὄργανον | organon | ὀργαν- | organ- | organ, instrument, tool | organ, organism |
ὀρθός | orthos | ὀρθ- | orth- | straight, correct, normal | orthography, orthogonal |
ορώ | oro | ορ- | or- | see | Europe |
[edit] Π
p
Citation form | Root form | Meaning | English Derivative | ||
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παιδεία | paideia | παιδεια- | paideia- | education, culture | encyclop(a)edia |
παις | pais | παιδ- | paid- | boy, child | paediatrician, pedophilia |
πᾶς | pas | παν-, παντο- | pan-, panto- | all, complete | pantheism, pantomime |
πατήρ | patēr | πατρ- | patr- | father | patriarch |
πείρα | peira | πειρ- | peir | experience | empirical |
περί | peri | περι- | peri | around | perimeter |
πέτρα | petra | πέτρα- | petra | rock | petrology |
πόλις | polis | πολε- | pole- | city | polis, political, police, polity |
πόλος | polοs | πολ- | pol- | axis, sky | North Pole, polarize, Polaris |
πολύς | polus | πολυ- | polu- | many, much | polygamy, polyglot, Polynesia, polyphony, polytechnic, polytonic |
ποταμός | potamos | ποταμ- | potam- | river | hippopotamus, Mesopotamia |
πρόγραμμα | programma | προγραμματ- | programmat- | proclamation, agenda | programmer, program |
[edit] Ρ
r(h)
Citation form | Root form | Meaning | English Derivative | ||
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ῥητορική | rhetorica | ῥητορ- | rhetor- | art of speech | rhetoric |
ῥεῦμα | rheuma | ῥευματ- | rheumat- | a flowing, rheum | rheumatism, rheum |
ῥοδον | rhodon | ῥοδο- | rhodo- | rose, red | rhododendron, rhodium |
ῥίς | rhis | ῥιν- | rhin- | nose | rhinoceros, rhinoplasty |
[edit] Σ
s
Citation form | Root form | Meaning | English Derivative | ||
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σάρξ | sarx | σαρκο- | sarko- | flesh | sarcophagus,sarcasm |
σαῦρος | sauros | σαυρο- | sauro- | lizard | dinosaur |
σκοπός | skopos | σκοπ- | skop- | observer | telescope |
σοφία | sophia | σοφια- | sophia- | knowledge, wisdom | philosophy, sophistry |
σύμβολο | sumbolo | συμβολ- | sumbol- | symbol | symbol |
σύστημα | sustēma | συστηματ- | sustēmat- | system | system, systematic |
[edit] Υ
(h)u, (h)y
Citation form | Root form | Meaning | English Derivative | ||
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ὕδωρ | hudōr | ὑδρο- | hudro- | water | hydrodynamics, hydrolysis |
ὕπέρ | hyper | ὑπέρ- | hyper- | super-, pro-, trans-, over- | hyperactivity, hypersensitivity |
ὕπνος | hupnos | ὑπνο- | hupno- | sleep | hypnotism |
[edit] Φ
ph
Citation form | Root form | Meaning | English Derivative | ||
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φάγω | phagō | φαγε- | phage- | I eat | bacteriophage,sarcophagus |
φαίνομαι | phainomai | φαινο- | phaino- | I appear | phenomenon |
φέρω | phero | φερ- | pher- | bring | Berenice, varnish, Veronica |
φιλία φίλος |
philia philos |
φιλια- φιλο- |
philia- philo- |
friendship friend |
Philadelphia, philosophy zoophilia, pedophilia |
φοβία φόβος |
phobia phobos |
φοβια φοβο- |
phobia phobo- |
irrational fear fear |
phobia, Phobos |
φύσις | phusis | φυσ- | phus- | nature | physical, physics |
φυτόν | phuton | φυτο- | phuto- | plant | neophyte |
φωνή | phōnē | φωνη- | phōnē- | voice | phonetic, phonograph, phonology, telephone, vibraphone, xylophone |
φῶς | phōs | φως- φωτ- |
phōs- phōt- |
light | phosphorus photography, photogenic |
[edit] Χ
kh, ch
Citation form | Root form | Meaning | English Derivative | ||
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χαίτη | khaitē | χαιτη- | khaitē- | loose, flowing hair | polychaete |
χάος | khaos | χαος- | khaos- | primal emptiness | chaos, gas |
χαρακτήρ | kharakter | χαρακτηρ- | kharakter- | character | character, characteristic |
χειρ | kheir | χειρ- | kheir- | hand | Chiroptera, chiromancy, chiropractor |
χορός | khoros | χορ[ε]ο- | chor[e]o- | dance | choreography, chorus |
χρίω | khrio | χρι- | khri- | anoint | Christ, Christmas |
χρόνος | khronos | χρον- | khrono- | time | chronology, chronometer |
[edit] Ψ
ps
Citation form | Root form | Meaning | English Derivative | ||
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ψυχή | psūkhē | ψυχ- | psūkh- | spirit, soul | psychology, psychedelic |
ψυχρός | psuchros | ψυχρο- | psuchro- | cold | psychrometer |
[edit] Ω
(h)ō
Citation form | Root form | Meaning | English Derivative | ||
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ὠόν | ōon | ὠο- | ōo- | egg | oocyte, oology |
ὥρα | hōra | ὡρα- | hōra- | season, hour | horoscope |
[edit] Notes
[edit] References
H. G. Liddell and R. Scott, Greek-English lexicon, with a revised supplement. Clarendon Press, Oxford, 1996. ISBN 0-19-864226-1
[edit] See also
- Hybrid word
- Greek language
- Classical compound
- Transliteration of Greek into English
- English words of Greek origin
- List of Latin words with English derivatives
- Greek words for love
- Iso
[edit] External links
- English-French-modern Greek vocabulary - words of Greek origin
- The Perseus Project - has many useful pages for the study of classical languages and literatures, including dictionaries.
- PhobiaList.com - List of many hundreds of -phobias, of Greek or artificial origin.
- A Dictionary of Latin and Greek Words used in Modern English Vocabulary - List of suffixes/prefixes from Greek and Latin