Word Roots and Origins

Section I

Prefix	Root	Suffix
a – not, without an – not, without ana – back, against ant – against, opposite de – away, down, not epi – on, outside hyper – over, above hypo – under, below syn – with, together	andr/o – man, male anthrop – mankind, man astro – star, heavens auto – self bio – life centr – center chromo/o – color chrono/o – time cosm – universe, harmony crac – government, rule derm – skin eu – good, well gam – united, joined gen – birth, produce, race geo – earth, ground graph – write, written gyn – woman, female hydr/o – water log – word, reason meso – middle meter/metr – measure mis/o – to hate mono – one naut – sailor, ship neo – new, recent nom/o – law, order onym – name, word opt/o/ops – eye, vision pachy – thick path – feeling, disease phon – sound poly – many psycho – mind, spirit scop – look, view the/theo – god therm/o – heat	al – like, related to ant – one who, that which ate – to make, to act er – one who ia – condition ic – like, related to ics – science related to ism – act, state, condition ist – one who ium – chemical element oid – resembling ology – study of, science ous – having the quality of y – state, quality, act