GREEK/LATIN ROOTS

GREEK

PHOTO/PHOS

• Photo/Phos means light
• Ex. Photosynthesis
• Photosynthesis is a process in which plants use light to make food
• Ex. Photograph
• A photograph is a process in which light is captured in an image

MICRO

• Micro means small
• Ex. Microscope
• A microscope is used to zoom into things not able to be seen by the human eye
• Ex. Microorganism
• A microorganism is an organism that is extremely small like a bacteria

CHRON

• Chron meAns time
• Ex. Chronic
• Chronic means that it is happening over a period of time
• Ex. Chronological
• Chronological Is when you take steps To do something

DYS

• Dys means bad
• Ex. Dysfunctional
• Dysfunctional means that there is something not working right
• Ex. Dyslexic
• Dyslexic is a so called disease that affects the way you read or talk

MONO

• Mono means one
• Ex. Monarchy
• Monarchy is when a nation has one ruler
• Ex. Mono-nucleus
• Mono-nucleus is when a cell has one Nucleus

HYDRO

• Hydro means water
• Ex. Hydrophobic
• Hydrophobic means to be scared of water
• Ex. Hydroelectricity
• Hydroelectricity is electricity made by means of water

HYPER

• Hyper means above
• Ex. Hypertonic
• Hypertonic is when a blood cell is shriveled up due to a lack of H2O
• Ex. hyperactivity
• Hyperactivity is when your activity level is really high

MORPH

• Morph means form
• Ex. Morphing
• When you are morphing something, you are forming a new shape
• Ex. Morphology
• Morphology is the study of the form and structures of organisms

PHIL

• Phil means love
• Ex. Philanthropist
• A Philanthropist is a person who seeks to promote the welfare of others
• Ex. Philosophy
• Philosophy is the study of general and fundamental problems.

SCOPE

• Scope means viewing instrument
• Ex. Telescope
• A telescope is used to view space
• Ex. Stethoscope
• A stethoscope is used to view the heart beat of a person

LATIN

POST

• Post means after
• Ex. PostWar
• Postwar is after a war

TRANS

• Trans means across
• Ex. Transatlantic
• Transatlantic is across the atlantic ocean

SUB

• Sub means under
• Ex. Submarine
• A submarine dives and operates under water

CO

• Co means together
• Ex. Coworker
• A coworker is someone you work with

PORT

• Port means to carry
• Ex. Transport
• When you transport something, you carry it across somewhere

SCRIBE

• Scribe means to write
• Ex. describe
• Describe means to illustrate something.

DICT

• Dict means to say
• Ex. Contradict
• Contradict means to say something that proves something else wrong

PEL

• Pel means to drive
• Ex. Propel
• Propel means to drive something forward

VERT

• Vert means to change
• Ex. Convert
• Convert means to change something

PRE

• Pre means before
• Ex. Prehistoric
• Prehistoric means that it happened before history was recorded