Coleman
Fall 2013
Greek and Latin roots, List #5
Phil/Philo
Greek word meaning “loving” or “fond of”
1) Philanthropy : love of humanity, especially as shown in donations to charitable and
socially useful causes
2) Philology : study (love) of language and literature
Mis
Greek word meaning “hate”
3) Misanthrope : hater of humanity
4) Misogamy: hatred of marriage
5) Misoneism : hatred of anything new
Cred
Latin verb “credere” meaning “to believe”
6) Credence : mental acceptance of something as true or real; belief
7) Credulity: readiness and willingness to believe on the basis of little evidence
8) Creed : (1) a statement of the basic beliefs of a religious faith. (2) A set of guiding
principles or beliefs