Greek morphemes
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Common morphemes
| Morpheme | Definition | Word |
|---|---|---|
| Anthrop | Humankind | Anthropology Anthropology Anthropology is the study of humanity. It has origins in the humanities, the natural sciences, and the social sciences. The term "anthropology" is from the Greek anthrōpos , "man", understood to mean mankind or humanity, and -logia , "discourse" or "study", and was first used in 1501 by German... : the study of humankind [see ology] |
| Andr | Human Human Humans are the only living species in the Homo genus... |
Android: a machine made to look like a human |
| Phil | Love Love Love is an emotion of strong affection and personal attachment. In philosophical context, love is a virtue representing all of human kindness, compassion, and affection. Love is central to many religions, as in the Christian phrase, "God is love" or Agape in the Canonical gospels... |
Philanthropy Philanthropy Philanthropy etymologically means "the love of humanity"—love in the sense of caring for, nourishing, developing, or enhancing; humanity in the sense of "what it is to be human," or "human potential." In modern practical terms, it is "private initiatives for public good, focusing on quality of... : the desire to help others [see anthrop] |
| Miso Miso is a traditional Japanese seasoning produced by fermenting rice, barley and/or soybeans, with salt and the fungus , the most typical miso being made with soy. The result is a thick paste used for sauces and spreads, pickling vegetables or meats, and mixing with dashi soup stock to serve as miso... |
Hate | Misology Misology Misology is defined as the hatred of reasoning; the revulsion or distrust of logical debate, argumentation or the Socratic elenchus. As such, it can also be used to mean anti-intellectualism in general.... : the dislike of arguments [see log] |
| Eu | Good | Euphony Euphony Phonaesthetics is the claim or study of inherent pleasantness or beauty or unpleasantness of the sound of certain words and sentences. Poetry is considered euphonic, as is well-crafted literary prose... : pleasant combinations of sound [see phon] |
| Caco | Bad | Cacography Cacography Cacography is deliberate comic misspelling, a type of humour similar to malapropism.The term in the sense of "poor spelling, accentuation, and punctuation" is a semantic antonym to orthography, and in the sense of "poor handwriting" it is an etymological antonym to the word calligraphy: cacography... : poor handwriting [see graph] |
| Micro | Small | Microscopic Microscopic The microscopic scale is the scale of size or length used to describe objects smaller than those that can easily be seen by the naked eye and which require a lens or microscope to see them clearly.-History:... : so small it's hard to see [see scop] |
| Macro | Large Large Large is an English surname, with variants including, but not limited too Lardge, Lurge, and Larg. Its meaning is variable, though it may derive from the Norman French adjective, large , as it is found in the surname "le Large" in English records dating back as far... |
Macrocosm: any large thing; universe |
| Mega | Large Large Large is an English surname, with variants including, but not limited too Lardge, Lurge, and Larg. Its meaning is variable, though it may derive from the Norman French adjective, large , as it is found in the surname "le Large" in English records dating back as far... |
Megalomania Megalomania Megalomania is a psycho-pathological condition characterized by delusional fantasies of power, relevance, or omnipotence. 'Megalomania is characterized by an inflated sense of self-esteem and overestimation by persons of their powers and beliefs'... : a mental disorder characterized by delusions of power [see mania] |
| Graph; Gram | Write; draw Drawing Drawing is a form of visual art that makes use of any number of drawing instruments to mark a two-dimensional medium. Common instruments include graphite pencils, pen and ink, inked brushes, wax color pencils, crayons, charcoal, chalk, pastels, markers, styluses, and various metals .An artist who... ; record |
Telegraph: the long-distance transmission of written messages without physical transport of letters [see tele] |
| Phon | Sound Sound Sound is a mechanical wave that is an oscillation of pressure transmitted through a solid, liquid, or gas, composed of frequencies within the range of hearing and of a level sufficiently strong to be heard, or the sensation stimulated in organs of hearing by such vibrations.-Propagation of... |
Euphonic: Pleasing to the ear [see eu] |
| Scop; skept | Look at; examine | Kaleidoscope Kaleidoscope A kaleidoscope is a circle of mirrors containing loose, colored objects such as beads or pebbles and bits of glass. As the viewer looks into one end, light entering the other end creates a colorful pattern, due to the reflection off the mirrors... : A toy in which reflections from mirrors make patterns |
| Tel; tele | Far; distant | Telephone Telephone The telephone , colloquially referred to as a phone, is a telecommunications device that transmits and receives sounds, usually the human voice. Telephones are a point-to-point communication system whose most basic function is to allow two people separated by large distances to talk to each other... : Apparatus designed to convert sound waves into electrical waves which are sent to and reproduced data distant point [see phon] |
| Biblio | book Book A book is a set or collection of written, printed, illustrated, or blank sheets, made of hot lava, paper, parchment, or other materials, usually fastened together to hinge at one side. A single sheet within a book is called a leaf or leaflet, and each side of a leaf is called a page... |
Bibliophobia: the fear of books [see phobia] |
| Mania Mania Mania, the presence of which is a criterion for certain psychiatric diagnoses, is a state of abnormally elevated or irritable mood, arousal, and/ or energy levels. In a sense, it is the opposite of depression... |
Madness Insanity Insanity, craziness or madness is a spectrum of behaviors characterized by certain abnormal mental or behavioral patterns. Insanity may manifest as violations of societal norms, including becoming a danger to themselves and others, though not all such acts are considered insanity... |
Pryomaniac: A person suffering from pyromania; A person who is obsessed with fire; one who lights things on fire |
| Phobia Phobia A phobia is a type of anxiety disorder, usually defined as a persistent fear of an object or situation in which the sufferer commits to great lengths in avoiding, typically disproportional to the actual danger posed, often being recognized as irrational... |
Fear of | Arachnaphobia: The fear of spiders |
| Arch | Rule; govern | Gynarchy: Government by a woman [see gyn] |
| Archae | Ancient; old | Archaeology Archaeology Archaeology, or archeology , is the study of human society, primarily through the recovery and analysis of the material culture and environmental data that they have left behind, which includes artifacts, architecture, biofacts and cultural landscapes... : The science or study of antiquities, esp. prehistoric antiquities, such as the remains of buildings or monuments of an early epoch, inscriptions, implements, and other relics, written manuscripts, etc. [see ology] |
| Dem | People People People is a plurality of human beings or other beings possessing enough qualities constituting personhood. It has two usages:* as the plural of person or a group of people People is a plurality of human beings or other beings possessing enough qualities constituting personhood. It has two usages:*... |
Democracy Democracy Democracy is generally defined as a form of government in which all adult citizens have an equal say in the decisions that affect their lives. Ideally, this includes equal participation in the proposal, development and passage of legislation into law... : Government by the people; a form of government in which the supreme power is retained and directly exercised by the people |
| Gen | Origin; kind | Genesis: the first book in the Bible; |
| Gyn | Woman Woman A woman , pl: women is a female human. The term woman is usually reserved for an adult, with the term girl being the usual term for a female child or adolescent... |
Misogyny Misogyny Misogyny is the hatred or dislike of women or girls. Philogyny, meaning fondness, love or admiration towards women, is the antonym of misogyny. The term misandry is the term for men that is parallel to misogyny... : The hatred of women [see miso] |
| Log | Word Word In language, a word is the smallest free form that may be uttered in isolation with semantic or pragmatic content . This contrasts with a morpheme, which is the smallest unit of meaning but will not necessarily stand on its own... ; idea Idea In the most narrow sense, an idea is just whatever is before the mind when one thinks. Very often, ideas are construed as representational images; i.e. images of some object. In other contexts, ideas are taken to be concepts, although abstract concepts do not necessarily appear as images... ; study |
dialog: a conversation between two persons [see di] |
| Hetero | Unlike; different | Heterogeneous: Differing in kind; having unlike qualities; possessed of different characteristics; differing in origin [see gen] |
| Homo Homo Homo may refer to:*the Greek prefix ὅμο-, meaning "the same"*the Latin for man, human being*Homo, the taxonomical genus including modern humans... |
Same | Homogenous: Having a resemblance in structure, due to decent from a common progenitor with subsequent modification [see gen] |
| Poly | Many Plural In linguistics, plurality or [a] plural is a concept of quantity representing a value of more-than-one. Typically applied to nouns, a plural word or marker is used to distinguish a value other than the default quantity of a noun, which is typically one... |
poly |
| Olig | Few | oligarchy Oligarchy Oligarchy is a form of power structure in which power effectively rests with an elite class distinguished by royalty, wealth, family ties, commercial, and/or military legitimacy... : a form of government all the power resides with few people [see arch] |
| Pan | All | pandemic Pandemic A pandemic is an epidemic of infectious disease that is spreading through human populations across a large region; for instance multiple continents, or even worldwide. A widespread endemic disease that is stable in terms of how many people are getting sick from it is not a pandemic... : prevalent throughout an entire country, continent, or the whole world [see dem] |
| Gon | Angle Angle In geometry, an angle is the figure formed by two rays sharing a common endpoint, called the vertex of the angle.Angles are usually presumed to be in a Euclidean plane with the circle taken for standard with regard to direction. In fact, an angle is frequently viewed as a measure of an circular arc... |
Polygon Polygon In geometry a polygon is a flat shape consisting of straight lines that are joined to form a closed chain orcircuit.A polygon is traditionally a plane figure that is bounded by a closed path, composed of a finite sequence of straight line segments... : a many sided shape [see poly] |
| Mancy | Prophecy Prophecy Prophecy is a process in which one or more messages that have been communicated to a prophet are then communicated to others. Such messages typically involve divine inspiration, interpretation, or revelation of conditioned events to come as well as testimonies or repeated revelations that the... |
Bibliomancy Bibliomancy Bibliomancy is the use of books in divination. The method of employing sacred books for 'magical medicine', for removing negative entities, or for divination is widespread in many religions of the world:-Terminology:... : prophesying by use of books [see biblio] |
| Hemi | Half | Hemisphere: one of the halves into which the earth is divided |
| Erg | Work | Ergonomics Ergonomics Ergonomics is the study of designing equipment and devices that fit the human body, its movements, and its cognitive abilities.The International Ergonomics Association defines ergonomics as follows:... : the science of equipment design, intended to maximize productivity, especially in the workplace |
| Hem; Haem | Blood Blood Blood is a specialized bodily fluid in animals that delivers necessary substances such as nutrients and oxygen to the cells and transports metabolic waste products away from those same cells.... |
Hemorrhage: a profuse discharge of blood |
| Theo Theo Theo is a given name, deriving from the Greek word Theos which means god, short for many different names in which 'Theo-' is the first element, for example:*Theodore*Theodosius*Theophilus*Theophile*Theodora*Theodotus... |
God God God is the English name given to a singular being in theistic and deistic religions who is either the sole deity in monotheism, or a single deity in polytheism.... |
Atheist: one who believes in no gods |
| Chrom | Color Color Color or colour is the visual perceptual property corresponding in humans to the categories called red, green, blue and others. Color derives from the spectrum of light interacting in the eye with the spectral sensitivities of the light receptors... |
Polychrome Polychrome Polychrome is one of the terms used to describe the use of multiple colors in one entity. It has also been defined as "The practice of decorating architectural elements, sculpture, etc., in a variety of colors." Polychromatic light is composed of a number of different wavelengths... : having many colors [see poly] |
| Chron | Time Time Time is a part of the measuring system used to sequence events, to compare the durations of events and the intervals between them, and to quantify rates of change such as the motions of objects.... |
Chronological: being in time order |
| Latry | Worship Worship Worship is an act of religious devotion usually directed towards a deity. The word is derived from the Old English worthscipe, meaning worthiness or worth-ship — to give, at its simplest, worth to something, for example, Christian worship.Evelyn Underhill defines worship thus: "The absolute... |
Idolatry Idolatry Idolatry is a pejorative term for the worship of an idol, a physical object such as a cult image, as a god, or practices believed to verge on worship, such as giving undue honour and regard to created forms other than God. In all the Abrahamic religions idolatry is strongly forbidden, although... : the religious worship of idols |
| Helio | Sun Sun The Sun is the star at the center of the Solar System. It is almost perfectly spherical and consists of hot plasma interwoven with magnetic fields... |
Heliotherapy: therapeutic exposure to sunlight [see therap] |
| Therap | Cure Cure A cure is a completely effective treatment for a disease.The Cure is an English rock band.Cure, or similar, may also refer to:-Film and television:* The Cure , a short film starring Charlie Chaplin... |
Therapy Therapy This is a list of types of therapy .* Adventure therapy* Animal-assisted therapy* Aquatic therapy* Aromatherapy* Art and dementia* Art therapy* Authentic Movement* Behavioral therapy* Bibliotherapy* Buteyko Method* Chemotherapy... : Treatment of illness or disability |
| Bi; Di | Two | Bichromatic: having two colors [see chrom] |
| Iso | Equal | Isography: Imitation of anothers' handwriting [see graph] |
| Rhea | Flood Flood A flood is an overflow of an expanse of water that submerges land. The EU Floods directive defines a flood as a temporary covering by water of land not normally covered by water... ; gush; burst |
Logorhea: a flood of words spoken quickly [see log] |
| Bath | Depth | Bathometer Bathometer Bathometer is an instrument by which is measured water depth. It is usually used in oceanographical measurements, although now it is rarely used.... : a device measuring depth [see meter] |
| Meter | Measure | Diameter Diameter In geometry, a diameter of a circle is any straight line segment that passes through the center of the circle and whose endpoints are on the circle. The diameters are the longest chords of the circle... : the length of a straight line passing from side to side of any figure or body, through its center. |
| Ortho | Correct; straight | Orthodontics Orthodontics Orthodontics, orthodontia, or orthodonture is the first specialty of dentistry that is concerned with the study and treatment of malocclusions , which may be a result of tooth irregularity, disproportionate jaw relationships, or both... : the branch of dentistry dealing with the prevention and correction of irregular teeth. |
| Dyn | Dynam | Dynasty Dynasty A dynasty is a sequence of rulers considered members of the same family. Historians traditionally consider many sovereign states' history within a framework of successive dynasties, e.g., China, Ancient Egypt and the Persian Empire... : a sequence of rulers from the same family, stock, or group |
| Path | Feeling Feeling Feeling is the nominalization of the verb to feel. The word was first used in the English language to describe the physical sensation of touch through either experience or perception. The word is also used to describe experiences, other than the physical sensation of touch, such as "a feeling of... ; disease Disease A disease is an abnormal condition affecting the body of an organism. It is often construed to be a medical condition associated with specific symptoms and signs. It may be caused by external factors, such as infectious disease, or it may be caused by internal dysfunctions, such as autoimmune... |
Sociopath: a person, whose behavior is antisocial and who lacks a sense of moral responsibility or social conscience. |
| Stat; Stas | Stop | Static: showing little or no change |
| Mono | One | Monopoly Monopoly A monopoly exists when a specific person or enterprise is the only supplier of a particular commodity... : an exclusive privilege to carry on a business, traffic, or service, granted by a government. |
| Cycl | Circle Circle A circle is a simple shape of Euclidean geometry consisting of those points in a plane that are a given distance from a given point, the centre. The distance between any of the points and the centre is called the radius.... |
Bicycle Bicycle A bicycle, also known as a bike, pushbike or cycle, is a human-powered, pedal-driven, single-track vehicle, having two wheels attached to a frame, one behind the other. A person who rides a bicycle is called a cyclist, or bicyclist.... : a vehicle with two wheels in tandem, usually propelled by pedals connected to the rear wheel by a chain, and having handlebars for steering and a saddlelike seat. [see bi] |
| Centr | Center | Centerpiece: an ornamental object used in a central position, esp. on the center of a dining-room table. |
| Geo | Earth Earth Earth is the third planet from the Sun, and the densest and fifth-largest of the eight planets in the Solar System. It is also the largest of the Solar System's four terrestrial planets... |
Geology Geology Geology is the science comprising the study of solid Earth, the rocks of which it is composed, and the processes by which it evolves. Geology gives insight into the history of the Earth, as it provides the primary evidence for plate tectonics, the evolutionary history of life, and past climates... : the study of the earth |