Monday, April 1, 2013

Third Vocabulary post

Greek:

1. helios: sun;  helium, heliotrope
2. dia: through, between, across, apart; diagnosis, diagonal
3. geo: earth; geography, geology
4. hypnos: sleep; hypnosis, hypnotize
5. lithos: stone; lithograph, monolith
6. petros: rock, stone; petrified, Peter
7. astron: star; astronomer, astronaut
8. dendron: tree; rhododendron, dendrophile
9. chronos: time; chronology, chronic
10. para: beside, along, with; parable, parallel
11. techne: art, skill; technical, technique
12. bios: life; biology, biography
13. mikros: small; microphone, microfilm
14. megas: great, large, big; megaphone, mega
15. demos: the people, the citizens; democracy, democrat
16. polis: city; metropolis, political
17. pathos: feeling, suffering; pathos, pathetic
18. autos: self; autograph,automobile
19. thermos: heat; thermal, thermometer
20 zoon: animal: zoo, zoology
21. biblos: book; Bible, bibliography
22. sauros: lizard; dinosaur, tyrannosaurus

Latin:
1. sol: sun; solarium; parasol
2. luna: moon; lunar, lunatic
3. trans: across, over, beyond, through; transport, transfer
4. terra: land; terrace, territory
5. dormio dormitum: sleep; dormant, dormitory
6. annus: year: annual, anniversary
7. stella: star: stellar, constellation
8. arbor arboris: tree; Arbor Day, arboretum
9. tempus temporis: time; temporary, tempo
10. inter: between, among, amid; interject, intervene
11. ars artis: art, skill; art, artist
12. vivo victum: live; vivid, survive
13. magnus: big, large, great; magnify, magnitude
14. pater patris: father; patriarch, patriotism
15. mater matris: mother; matriarch, maternal
16. frater fratis: brother; fraternity, friar
17. populus: people: people, public
18. urbs urbis: city; urban, suburb
19. curro cursum: run; current, cursive
20. verto versum: turn: reverse, universe
21. facio factum: do make, factory, manufacture
22. scribo scriptum: write; scriptures, describe
23. plico plicatum: fold; duplicate, replica
24. dico dictum: speak, say; dictate, diction
25. liber libri: book; library, librarian
26. scio scitum: know; science, scientific
27. discipulus: student; disciple, discipline
28. amo amatum: love; amiable, amity

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