Greek Root Words and Different words made from them
The following is the list of 30 commonly used Greek Roots along with their meanings and the different words made from these Greek Root Words:
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1. Greek Root: anthrop
Meaning: human
Root Words: Anthropology, Misanthrope, Philanthrophy
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2. Greek Root: aqu
Meaning: water
Root Words: Aquarium, Aquatic, Aquiferous
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3. Greek Root: anti
Meaning: opposing
Root Words: antithesis, antibiotic, antidote
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4. Greek Root: bio
Meaning: life
Root Words: biographical, biography, biohazard
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5. Greek Root : biblio
Meaning: book
Root Words: bibliography, bibliomania, biblioklept
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6. Greek Root: byss
Meaning: Bottom
Root Words: abyss, abyssopelagic, hypabyssal
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7. Greek Root: chrome
Meaning: colour
Root Words: chromatic, chrome, chromium
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8. Greek Root: cosm
Meaning: universe
Root Words: cosmology, cosmonaut, cosmopolitan
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9. Greek Root: cylind
Meaning: roll
Root Words: cylinder, cylindroma, pseudocylindric
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10. Greek Root: doc
Meaning: teach
Root Words: docile, document, doctrine
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11. Greek Root: dyna
Meaning: power
Root Words: dynamic, aerodynamics, dynasty
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12. Greek Root: dem
Meaning: people
Root Words: demography, demagogue, democracy
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13. Greek Root: exo
Meaning: outside
Root Words: exotic, exosphere, exosome
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14. Greek Root: eur
Meaning: wide
Root Words: aneurysm, Europe, eurypterid, microaneurysm
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15. Greek Root: eth
Meaning: custom habit
Root Words: ethics, ethology, ethos
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16. Greek Root: gam
Meaning: marriage
Root Words: gamete, monogamy, polygamy
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17. Greek Root: geo
Meaning: earth
Root Words: geology, geography, geothermal
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18. Greek Root: gno
Meaning: know
Root Words: agnosia, agnostic, gnomic
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19. Greek Root: gram
Meaning: letter
Root Words: grammar, anagram, hologram
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20. Greek Root: hemi
Meaning: partial
Root Words: hemisphere, hemicycle, hemitonic
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21. Greek Root: hemer
Meaning: tame
Root Words: hemeroby, hemerochora, hemerophile
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22. Greek Root: hero
Meaning: hero
Root Words: heroic, heroine, heroism
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23. Greek Root: hydr
Meaning: water
Root Words: dehydration, hydroelectricity, hydrae
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24. Greek Root : klept
Meaning: steal
Root Words: kleptomania, kleptophobia, kleptocracy
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25. Greek Root: melan
Meaning: dark, black
Root Words: melancholy, melanin, melatonin
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26. Greek Root: narc
Meaning: numb
Root Words: narcos, narcotic, narcolepsy
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27. Greek Root: od
Meaning: path, way
Root Words: parodos, anode, diode
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28. Greek Root: rhe
Meaning: flow
Root Words: rheology, diarrhoea, rhythm
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29. Greek Root: strat
Meaning: army
Root Words: stratocracy, stratonic, strategy
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30. Greek Root: schem
Meaning: plan
Root Words: schema, schematic, schematize, scheme