Free The Greek & Latin Roots of English by Tamara M. Green

(-μετρια)
-metry
science of
 
 
 
 
measuring
 
 
 
-meter
tool for
 
 
 
 
measuring
 
 
 
-metric
pertaining
 
 
 
 
to measure
nomos (νόμος)
law, rule
-nomia (-νομια)
-nomy
rules of
nomicos
conventional
-nomicon
-nomic
pertaining
(νομικός)
 
(-νομικον)
 
to rules
-izein 4 (-ιζειν)
 
 
-ize
(verb-forming suffix)

NAME _______________________________________________________________________
A. Transliterate each of the following Greek words and, using your unabridged dictionary, find an English derivative and its current usage.
Example
     
Greek Word/English Meaning
Transliteration
English Derivative
Current Usage
καρδία (heart)
cardia
cardiac
pertaining to the heart
     
Greek Word/English Meaning
Transliteration
English Derivative
Current Usage
  1. τόπoς (place)
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____________
____________
  2. σχoλή (leisure)
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  3. ἀγών (contest)
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____________
  4. ἔθνoς (nation)
____________
____________
____________
  5. κινέω (move)
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____________
  6. πρα̑γμα (business)
____________
____________
____________
  7. πἴρεσις (choice)
____________
____________
____________
  8. αἰτία (cause)
____________
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____________
  9. ἐκκλησία (assembly)
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____________
____________
10. κλίνη (bed)
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____________
____________
11. ὀφθαλμός (eye)
____________
____________
____________
12. λίθoς (stone)
____________
____________
____________
13. πόλεμoς (war)
____________
____________
____________
14. κεφαλή (head)
____________
____________
____________
15. χρόνoς (time)
____________
____________
____________
B. Clearly, anyone or anything can be in charge. What is each of the following forms of governance?
     
English Word
Form of Governance
English Word
Form of Governance
16. gastrocracy
_______________
21. plutocracy
_______________
17. patriarchy
_______________
22. oligarchy
_______________
18. ochlocracy
_______________
23. hierarchy
_______________
19. gynecocracy
_______________
24. dyarchy
_______________
20. matriarchy
_______________
25. gerontocracy
_______________
C. Fill in each blank with the literal meaning of the italicized word or part of a word. Make sure that your sentences are grammatically correct. If you are not sure of the derivation, check your dictionary. Some of the Greek vocabulary is to be found in the exercises above.
Example
A micro scope is a tool for viewing small objects.
26. Geology is the __________ __________ the earth; geography is __________ __________; geometry is __________ __________.
27. An an archi st __________ a lack of __________.
28. A thermo meter is an ____________________ heat. [thermos (θερμός) = warm]
29. Your arch enemy is your __________foe.
30. In many science-fiction movies, robots are called andr oids because they __________ humans. [aner, andros (ἀνήρ, ἀνδρός) = man]
31. Dynamism is __________ that all phenomena in the world can be explained by the action of force. (dynamis [δύναμις] = force, power)
32. What is the literal meaning of basilisk ? (βασιλεύς = king) ____________________ What sort of creature was it thought to be? ____________________
33. An ophthalmoscope is an ____________________ the ____________________.
34. In ancient Athens, the polemarch was the individual who was the ____________________ in times of ____________________.
35. Topography is literally ____________________ about ____________________. What is its current usage?
36. A chronometer is an ____________________ ____________________.
37. Gerontology is ____________________ ____________________.
38. Some students think that scholastic effort should be made only when they have ____________________.
39. A monolith is a monument that consists of a single stone. What is the current meaning of