Greek Roots List 6
Mrs. Lucidi
English 2

Root: onym, onomato
Meaning: name, word
Sample Words:
-pseudonym
-synonym

Pseudonym
A fictitious name used by an author
John Smith instead of Vern Hopkins

Synonym
The word having the same name or meaning as another word
Baby / Infant
Buy / Purchase
Pretty / Attractive

Root: derm, dermato
Meaning: Skin
Sample Words:
-taxidermist
-hypodermic

Taxidermist
One who practices taxidermy (the art of preparing, stuffing, and mounting the skins of animals in lifelike form)
The man took the deer that he killed to the taxidermist to have it stuffed and mounted.

Hypodermic
The layer just below the epidermis
The nurse gave me an injection with a hypodermic needle.

Root: nom, nem
Meaning: management, distribution, law
Sample Words:
-astronomical
-nemesis

Astronomical
Unbelievably large, inconceivably huge; having to do with astronomy
Peter inherited an astronomical amount of money when he grandfather died.

Nemesis
A person who inflicts just and fair punishment for evil deeds; formidable and usually victorious opponent
Batman was the
Joker’s nemesis.

Root: therm, thermo
Meaning: heat
Sample Words:
-thermometer
-hypothermia

Thermometer
An instrument for measuring temperature
He used a thermometer to take his own temperature.

Hypothermia
A condition of abnormally low body temperature
After being stuck in the snow for several hours, the man suffered from hypothermia.

Root: prot, proto
Meaning: first
Sample Words:
-protocol
-prototype

Protocol
The forms of ceremony and etiquette observed by diplomats and heads of state; the plan for a medical or scientific experiment
Since working with chemicals can be dangerous, the teacher went over the protocol for completing the experiment.

Prototype
The first or original model of anything; model
Jim and Dave want to sell $100 laptops. Before investors will give them the money to start production, they needed to build a prototype.

Root: thesis, thet
Meaning: set, place, put
Sample Words:
-Thesis
-Antithesis

Thesis
A proposition that is maintained by argument; a claim; a statement
When writing an essay, the thesis is the last sentence of your first paragraph.

Antithesis
Direct contrast; opposition; the exact opposite
Jack is the antithesis of his sister, Margaret.