Etymology-2015/2016
Essential Question
Major Skills/Objectives
Major Assignments
Ongoing Assignments (all
ongoing assignments will
be collected and graded
twice during the quarter).
Overview-Unit Three-Greek Bases (3 weeks)
How has Greek culture impacted our modern English language?
1. Students will understand Greek bases and what role they play in better
understanding the English Language.
1. Vocabulary Quizzes
2. Mythology Assignment
3. Daily Activities
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SAT Etymology
Most Common Roots
New Vocabulary
Writer’s Notebook
Project:
Pick one of the assignments below to complete. Needs to be turned in by the day of the last Greek roots quiz or any
time before that.
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“The old myths have never died; they live on in hundreds of words.”
The following words are derived from classical mythology. For each, research the myth and briefly(4-5
sentences) explain how the classical origin has contributed to the meaning of the word.
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Adonis
Aphrodisiac
Arbus-eyed
Herculean
Sisyphean
Labyrinth
Gorgon
Lethargy
Aegis
Chimeric
Amazon
Narcissism
Mythology permeates our society. Searching through magazines, newspapers, and the Yellow Pages.
Cut out all allusions to the classical myths. Create a collage with headlines, titles, pictures, and
designs.
Greek Roots
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A, an-not, without
Acro-high, extremity, tip
Aero-air
Agog-leader, to lead
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Alg/o-pain
Ana-up, back, again, against, throughout
Andr/o-man, male, stamen
Anth/o-flower
Anthrop/o-man, human
Apo-away, from, off, separate
Arch, archi, arche/o, archae/o-rule, chief, first, ancient
Arthr/o-joint
Astro, aster-star
Auto-self, same
Bar/o-pressure, weight
Bible/o-book
Bio-life, living organisms, living tissue, mode of living
Blast/o-cell, cell layer, immature, cell, primitive, bud
Cardi/o-heart, orifice
Carp/o-fruit
Greek Roots
-Write down definitions
-With partner come up with 3 words using each root. IF YOU DON’T KNOW THE WORD,
DEFINE IT AS WELL.
- Visualize the root/root group
-Can be done directly on the paper or in your notebooks
Greek Roots Quiz Dates: #1(1-40)-April 12(last grade of third quarter)
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Cata-down, completely, thoroughly, against, intensive, according to
Caust, caut-to burn
Centr/o, centri-center
Cephal/o, encephala/o-head, brain
Chrom/o, chromate/o, chros, chrome-color, pigment, chromium, chormatin
Chron/o-time
Chrys/o-gold, yellow
Cosm/o-universe, world
Cracy, crat-government, rule, power
Crani/o-skull, cranium
Cryo-cold
Crypt/o-secret, hidden
Cyan/o-blue
Cycl/o-circle, wheel
Cyt/o, cyte-cell
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Dactyl/o-finger, toe, digit
Dem/o, demi-people
Dendr/o, dendri-tree
Derma, derm, dermat/o-skin
Di, diplo-two, double
Greek Roots Work
-Write down definitions
-With partner come up with 2 words using each root. IF YOU DON’T KNOW THE WORD,
DEFINE IT AS WELL.
- Visualize the root/root group
-Can be done directly on the paper or in your notebooks
Greek Roots Quiz #1(1-40)-April 12(last grade of third quarter)
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Dia-through, apart, across
Dont, odont/o-tooth, teeth
Dox-belief, praise
Dyn, dyna, dynam/o-power, energy, strength
Dys-bad, difficult, abnormal, impaired
Ecto-outside
Endo-inside
Ep, epi-on, upon, outside, over, among, at, after, to
Erg/o-work
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Erythr/o-red
Esthes, aesthes, esthet, aesthet-feeling, sensation
Eu-good, well
Gam/o, gameto, gamy-marriage, sexual union, gamete, united
Gastr/o-stomach
Gen/o, gene, genesis-production, formation, generation, origin, cause, birth, kind, race
Geo-earth
Gnos, gnom, gnomon-knowledge
Gon, gonio-angle
Gon/o, gony-reproduction, origination, generation
Graph, graphy-writing, written, recording, drawing, science
Gyn/o, gyne, gynec/o-woman, female
Gyr, gyro-circle
Hect, hecto, hecat-hundred
Helic/o-spirla, circular
Heli/o-sun
Hem/o, hemat/o, hema, emia, aemia-blood, blood condition
Hemi-half, partly
Hepat/o-liver
Hepta, hept-seven
Hetero-different, other
Hexa, hex-six
Homo, homoio, homeo-same, similar, equal
Hydr/o-water, hydrogen, liquid
Hyp, hypo-under, below, less
Hyper-above, excessive, beyond, over
Iatr/o-healing, medical treatment
Icon/o-image
Ics-study of, science, skill, practice, knowledge
Idio-peculiar, personal, distinct
Iso-equal, same
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It is-inflammation
Kilo-thousand (NEED TO ADD TO YOUR PAPER)
kinet, kinemat-motion, division
Latry-worship
Leuk/o, leuc/o-white, colorless
Lip/o-fat
87. Lite, ite-mineral, rock, stone, fossil
88. Lith/o-stone, rock
89. Log/o-word, discourse, doctrine
90. Macro-large, long
91. Mancy-divination
92. Mania-excessive desire, mental aberration
93. Mega, megal/o, megaly-large, great, million
94. Melan/o-black
95. Meso-middle
96. Meta-change, between, after, beyond
97. Meter, metr, metry-measure, to measure, science of measuring
98. Micro-small, millionth
99. Mis/o-to hate
100. Mono, mon-one, single, alone
101. Morph/o-form
102. My/o-muscle
103. Necr/o-dead, death
104. Neo-new, recent
105. Nephr/o-kidney
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107. Nom/o, nomy-law, system of laws, management, rule
108. Octa, oct, octo-eight (FIX ON PAPER)
109. olig/o-few, deficiency (ADD TO PAPER)
110. Ology, logy—study of, science
111. Onym-name, word
112. Op, ops, opt/o, ophthalm/o, opia, opsy-ey, visual condition, vision, sight, inspection
113. Ornith/o-bird
114. Ortho-straight, correct, vertical, perpendicular
115. Oste/o-bone
116. Pale/o-ancient
117. Pan, panto-all
118. Para-beside, beyond, abnormal, variation, assistant
119. Path/o, pathy-disease, feeling
120. Ped/o-child
121. Penta, pent-five
122. Pept, peps-digestion
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124. Phag, phage-to eat
125. Phil/o, phile-love, attracted to, affinity for, a natural liking
126. Phobia-fear
127. Phon/o, phone, phony-sound, voice
128. Phor, phore-to bear, to produce, to carry, state
129. Phot/o-light
130. Phyll/o-leaf
131. Physi/o-nature, physical
132. Phyt/o, phyte-plan, to grow
133. Plas, plast, plasm, plasty-to form, forming cells or tissue, protoplasm, development
134. Pneum/o, pneumon/o, pneumat/o, pnea, pnoea-breathing, lung, air, spirit
135. Pod, pode-foot, feet
136. Poly-many
137. Pro-before, forward, forth, in place of, in addition to
138. Prot, proto-primitive, first, chief
139. Pseud/o-false
140. Psych/o-mind, soul, mental process
141. Pter/o, pteryg, pteryx-wing, fin
142. Pyr/o-fire, heat, fever
143. Rhin.o-nose
144. Rhod/o-red
145. Rrhea, rrhoea, rrhag-flow, excessive flow, discharge
146. Scler/o-hard
147. Scop, scope, scopy-to view, to examine, to observe
148. Soph, sophy-wise, wisdom
149. Sphere-ball
150. Spor/o, spori-spore, to sow
151. Syn, sym, syl, sys-together
152. Tax/o-arrangement
153. Tele, tel, telo-distant, end, complete
154. Tetra-four
155. The, theo-God
156. Therm/o-heat, temperature
157. Tom, tome, tomy, stomy-to cute
158. Trop/o, tropy-turning, changing, figure of speech, responding to a stimulus
159. Troph/o, trophy-nourisment
160. Xanth/o-yellow
161. Xen/o-foreign
162. Xer/o, xeri-dry
163. Zo, zoo-animal, life
164. Zyg/o-pair