Greek and Latin Roots and Affixes

Greek and Latin

Roots and Affixes

List 1extrageometerhumanaquasphere terra-ationspecFeccis

cis

scissors

scissors, incision, precise

aqua

water

aquarium, aquatic

terraland

terrace, terrain

audihear

auditory, audience

dictsay, speak

dictionary, predict, contradict

extra

beyondextraterrestrial, extraordinary

geoearth

geography, geology

meter

measure

millimeter, odometer, thermometer

human

manHumanity, humane

sphereball

hemisphere, stratosphere

-ationaction

aggravation, alteration

speclook

spectacles, inspect

fecto

do

or

makeEffect, confection

List 2

inter fact

semi tri

hydro -tion

port -ous

audi

dict

inter

betweeninternational, interlude, interstellar

semihalf

semicircle, semiannual

hydro

water

dehydrate, hydrate, hydrosphere

portcarrytransport, import, porter

factmake-do

factory, benefactor, manufacture

trithree

tricycle, triangle

-tionact or state

completion, devastation, production

-ous

full of or likeambidextrous, glorious

List 3con autographportthermolumenmagnamovscribvis

Together

confidence, conjunction, contract

self

autobiography, automatic

autograph, photograph, graphic

Carry

transport, import, porter

Heatthermos, thermostat, thermometer

light

illuminate, luminary

Greatmagnificent, magnitude

Movemovement, remove, removal

write

inscribe, scribble

seevisor, visible