Top 10 Greek Roots!

Top 10 Greek Roots!
60% of the English language comes from Greek and
Latin origins. While a large number of science and
technology words come from Greek, nearly all of our
English law and logic words come from Latin. Knowing
these Latin root words will give you a big head start on
becoming a great communicator in English!
A large number of science and technology words
come from Greek roots.
root
bio
chrono
poli
definition
examples
life
-Biology: the study of life and living organisms
-Biography: a detailed description of a
person’s life
time
-Chronicle: a factual written account of
important or historical events in the order
they occurred
-Chronological: a record of events starting
with the earliest and following the order they
occurred
city
-Metropolis: the capital or chief city of a
country or region
-Policy: a course of action adopted or
proposed by a government, party, business or
individual
A large number of science and technology words
come from Greek roots.
root
phon
geo
astr
definition
sound
earth
star
examples
-telephone: converts acoustic vibrations to
electrical signals in order to transmit sound
-symphony: an elaborate musical composition
for full orchestra
-geography: the study of the physical features
of the earth and its atmosphere
-geology: the science that deals with the
earth's physical structure
-asteroid: a rocky body orbiting the sun
-astronaut: a person who is trained to travel in
a spacecraft
A large number of science and technology words
come from Greek roots.
root
mim
graph
morph
definition
examples
same
-mimic: imitate someone or their actions or
words
-pantomime: a dramatic entertainment, origin
in which performers express meaning through
gestures
write
-epigraph: a short quotation or saying at the
beginning of a book or chapter intended to
suggest its theme
-graphite: a gray, crystalline, form of carbon
found in some rocks (used in pencils)
shape
-metamorphosis: rock that has undergone
transformation by heat and pressure
-morphology: the study of the forms of things
A large number of science and technology words
come from Greek roots.
root
lith
definition
stone
examples
-monolith: a large block of stone, often used in
architecture or sculpture
-Paleolithic: the early phase of the Stone Age,
when primitive stone tools were used