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photograph – picture drawn by light
telephoto – light from far away
photosynthesis – a process of putting things together
using light.
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graph
write or draw
phonograph – (phono – sound) – machine for
writing (or recording) sound
telegraph – (tele – distant) – writing from far
away
autograph – (autos – self) – to write one’s own
name
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tele
far away
television – (video, visum – see) – seeing distant
things
telephone – (phone – sound) – sound from far
away
telescope – (skopeo – look at) – device for
looking at distant objects
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metron
measure
geometry – (geo – earth) – measurement of the
earth
thermometer – (thermos – heat) – measure heat
diameter – (dia – through, across) – measuring
across
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tropos
turn
phototropic – (photos – light) – turning toward
light as leaves and flowers do
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philia
love, friendship
philosopher - (sophia - wisdom) – one who loves
wisdom
Philadelphia – (adelphos - brother) – city of
brotherly love
philanthropist – (anthropos – man) – one who
cares about his fellow man
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phobos
fear
phobia – irrational fear
claustrophobia - (claustrum – lock or bolt) – fear
of closed (locked or bolted) places
phobophobia – fear of fear itself
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syn
with, together
sympathy – (pathos – feeling) – to feel with
someone else
synonym - (onoma – name) – two words with
same meaning
synchronize – (chronos – time) – to do things at
the same time. “Synchronize your watches!”
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thesis
put, place
thesis – a position taken in an argument
supported by a set of reasons
parenthesis – (para – beside) – statement
beside (or inside) a main sentence
synthetic – (syn – together) – elements put
together to make a material like a natural one
(synthetic rubber)
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kinesis
movement
kinetic – relating to movement of bodies
kinesiology – (logos – word or study) – study of
human movement
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phone
sound
euphony – (eu – well, good) – good or pleasant
sound
megaphone – (mega – big) – device to make
sounds BIG
microphone – (mikros – small) – device to
transmit or record small sounds
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sonus
sound
sound – vibrations perceived by our ears
sonnet – a form of rhyming Italian poetry
sonar – device that hears sound under water
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skopeo
see
scope - all that the eye can see
microscope – (mikros – small) – device to look
at small objects
kaleidoscope – (kalos – beautiful, eidos – form)
– device for seeing changing beautiful forms or
arrangements of small fragments of glass, etc.
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video, visum
see
television – (tele – far away) – machine for
seeing things that are far away
video – picture portion of television
evidence – (e, ex – out) – out of what one can
see
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logos
word, study
logic – reasoning to gain knowledge and wisdom
biology – (bios – life) – study of physical life
legend – a story to be read
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verbum
word
verb – the action word in a sentence
verbal – of, or pertaining to, words
verbose – (-osus – full of) – wordy, full of words
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nomen, nominis
name
nominate – suggest someone’s name for office
Nom de plume – (French) – pen name of an
author
denominator – part of a fraction below the line
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pro
before, for
prologue – (logos – word study) – words before
beginning a play or book
proceed – (cedo, cessurus – move, yield) –
move forward
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pre
before
predict – (dico, dictum – say) – say before hand,
foretell
prejudice – (judicium – judgment) – make
judgment beforehand
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ad
to, toward
adjective – (jacio, jactum – throw) – word
“thrown at” a noun to modify it
admire – (miror, miratum – be amazed, wonder) look at with wonder or amazement
advertise – (verto, versum – turn) turn people to
what you are offering
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jacio, jactum
throw
eject – (e, ex – out) – throw out
interject – (inter – between) – throw between
project – (pro – forward) – throw forward
reject – (re – back, again) – throw back
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pono, positum
put
postage – payment for messages sent from post
to post
deposit – (de – down, away from) – lay away; put
aside
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quom
with, together
cooperate – (operor, operatum – work) – work with
collect – (lego, lectum – gather) – gather together
combat – (battuo – beat, fight) – fight with
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figo, fixum
attach
fix – fasten or make firm; set in place
prefix – (prae – before) – letter or syllable added
to the beginning of a word
suffix – (sub – under) – letter or syllable added to
the end of a word
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jungo, junctum
join
joint – place where two parts are connected
conjugation – a set of verb endings joined with
the stem
subjugate – (sub – under) – to connect under the
yoke of power
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digitus
finger, toe, inch
digit – finger, numerals from 0 to 9, unit of
measure the width of a finger (3/4 of an inch)
digital computer – a computer which uses
numerals to mean whole numbers and decimal
fractions
prestidigitation – (praesto – at hand, prompt) – a fastfingered or sleight-of-hand performance of magic or of
card tricks
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caput, capitis
head
caput – “off with his head”
capital – top of a column; head, chief or
foundation money
recapitulate – (re – again) – to list again the
“headings” in a piece of writing
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manus
hand
manufacture – (facio, factum – making) – make
by hand
manicotti – (manica – sleeve) – sleeve-like pasta
manuscript – (scribo, scriptum – write) – writing,
written by hand
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pes, pedis
foot
pedestal – foot of a column
pedal – foot lever
pedicure – (curo, curatum – care) – care for the
feet
pedigree – (“pied de grue” – crane’s foot) –
genealogy charts
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bracchium
arm
brace – a tool to support an injured arm or limb
embrace – (em – in, into) – to take into one’s
arms
bracelet – ornament for the arm or wrist
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des, dentis
tooth
dentist – tooth doctor
indent – set a line of print in from the margin
dandelion – (French – dent de lion) – plant called
“tooth of the lion” with dentate leaves
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corpus, corporis
body
corporeal – pertaining to the body
corps – military division organized as a body
corporation – legally formed group – a body
corpse – dead body
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unus
one
unit – one part of a series or of a whole
universe – (verto, versum – turn) – star galaxy
which turns as one entity (like a cosmic pinwheel)
university – (verto, versum – turn) – many
colleges joined together to function as one body
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duo
two
duet – music played or sung by two people
duplicate – (plico, plicatum – fold) – make a
second copy
dubious – “of two minds” – doubtful
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tres
three
trio – three acting or performing together
triangle – (angulus – corner angle) – a figure with
three straight sides and three corner angles
tribe – early Rome was divided into three family
social groups
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quattuor
four
quadruped – (pes, pedis – foot) – four-footed
animal
quadrilateral – (latus – side) – having four sides
quatrain – a stanza or verse of poetry four lines
long
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quinque
five
quinquennial – (annus – year) – five-year period
or celebration
quinquagenarian – (quinquageni – fifty each) –
person who is 50-59 years old
quinquesyllable – (syllaba – several letters taken
together to make one sound) – a word of five
syllables (e.g., quin-que-syl-la-bic)
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sex
six
sexennial – (annus – year) – six-year period or
celebration
sexdigital – (digitus – finger, toe) – having six
fingers or toes
sexcentenary – (centum – hundred) – a 600-year
period or celebration
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septem
seven
September – seventh month in the Roman
calendar
septennial – (annus - year) – seven-year period
or celebration
septangle – (angulus – corner) – a plane (flat)
figure with seven sides and seven angles
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octo
eight
October – eighth month in the Roman calendar
octopus – (pous, podos - foot) – eight-footed
ocean creature
octagon – (gonia – angle) – figure with eight sides
and eight corners or angles
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novem
nine
November – ninth month in the Roman calendar
novena – devotions for nine days in the Roman
Catholic church
novendial – (dies – day) – lasting nine days
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decem
ten
December – tenth month in the old Roman
calendar
decemdentate – (dens, dentis – tooth) – having
ten teeth
decemplicate – (plico, plicaturm – fold) – tenfold
or ten copies. (think of duplicate, triplicate)
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centum
hundred
cent – one hundredth of a dollar
century – a set of one hundred
centurion – Roman military officer over 100 men
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mille
thousand
mile – a thousand paces (1 pace = 2 steps – one
with each foot)
millimeter – (metron –measure) – one thousandth
of a meter
millipede – (ped, pedis – foot) – thousand-footed
“bug”
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pyro
fire
pyrotechnics – (techne – work, skill) - fireworks
pyre – huge bonfire for burning bodies at ancient
funerals (and even today in India)
empyrean – (em –in) – the heavens – home of
the fiery sun
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ignis
fire
igneous – (ous – full of) – pertaining to fire
ignite – to set on fire
ignition – act of “firing up” or starting an engine;
setting anything afire
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Vulcanus
Vulcan – Roman god of fire
volcano – a crack in the earth pouring out hot
magma (molten rock) and hot gases
vulcanize – to treat raw rubber with heat and
sulphur to make it harder and more durable
vucanology – (logos – word, study) – the study of
volcanoes
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hydros
water
hydroplane – (planus – flat surface) – boat that
glides on the surface of the water
dehydrate – (de – down, away from) – take water
away
hydrogen – (genos – origin) – a gas which, when
burned, produces water
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aqua
water
aquarium – a pond or tank of water where fish or
water plants can live
aqueduct – (duco, ductum – lead) – a structure
for bringing water to where it is needed.
Aquarius – a constellation called “Water Carrier”
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bonus
good
bonus – something extra good
bon bon – (French) – beautifully decorated candy;
a good “goody”
bonanza – (Spanish – fair weather, prosperity) –
rich find in a gold mine
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