GREEK ROOT LATIN Followed by the definition Followed by the definition BOTH GREEK anti: opposite, against en, em: to cause to be/ & LATIN to put into or onto/ to ROOTS: go into or onto ex: di/dia: two/through de: reduce down/away out across from of/ auto: self Trans: away across/change/through from bio: life in-(il-,im-,ir-): not pro: micro: small/minute mini: small arch: chief, ruler uni: one/single geo: earth, ground, soil -ity: state of, quality of nym/onym: name, word -al,- ial: related in Example: Synonymy, to/characterized by Antonym of phon: voice, sound -ion, -ation, -sion, -tion: act of/ state of/ result of therm- heat -ent, -ant: an Example: Thermal Shirt action/condition scope: to watch, see aqua: water act: put in motion/process of doing mit: to send anni, annu, enni: year duct, duc: to lead man: hand Example: Manicure tox: poison Example: Toxic
GREEK ROOT Followed by the definition LATIN Followed by the definition anti: opposite, against en, em: to cause to be/ to put into or onto/ to go into or onto di/dia: two/through across de: reduce down/away from auto: self Trans: across/change/through bio: life in-(il-,im-,ir-): not micro: small/minute mini: small arch: chief, ruler uni: one/single geo: earth, ground, soil -ity: state of, quality of nym/onym: name, word Example: Synonymy, Antonym -al,- ial: related to/characterized by phon: voice, sound -ion, -ation, -sion, -tion: act of/ state of/ result of therm- heat Example: Thermal Shirt -ent, -ant: an action/condition scope: to watch, see aqua: water act: put in motion/process of doing mit: to send anni, annu, enni: year duct, duc: to lead man: hand Example: Manicure tox: poison Example: Toxic BOTH GREEK & LATIN ROOTS: ex: out of/ away from pro: in of
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