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Greek and Latin Roots 1

Greek and Latin Roots 1. 51-63. Helios Greek sun. Helios – sun god; also called Apollo or Phaethon Heliotrope – ( tropos -turn) –plant which turns toward the sun Helium – light gas used in balloons

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Greek and Latin Roots 1

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  1. Greek and Latin Roots 1 51-63

  2. Helios Greeksun • Helios – sun god; also called Apollo or Phaethon • Heliotrope – (tropos-turn) –plant which turns toward the sun • Helium – light gas used in balloons • Heliocentric Theory – theory discovered by Nicholas Copernicus, the sun is the center of the universe • Aphelion – (apo-away from) – furthest point from the sun in earth’s orbit • Helioscope – (skopeo-look) – telescope for looking at the sun • Helicopter – machine that flies close to the sun

  3. Sol Latinsun • Solar – pertaining to the sun • Solar system – the sun with the objects which revolve around it • Solarium – a sun dial; a glass enclosed sun room • Solaster – (astron-star) – a star fish with more than five rays; a sun-star fish • Parasol – (Italian-parare-to ward off) – a light portable sunshade • Solstice – (sisto, statum-set, cause to stand) – stopping or standing still of the sun

  4. Luna Latinmoon • Lunar – of or pertaining to the moon • Lunatic – mad; affected by the moon • Lunacy – madness caused by the moon; moonstruck • Lunambulist – (ambulo, ambulatum-walk) – one whose sleep walking is supposedly caused by the moon • Lunarium – instrument showing the phases and motions of the moon • Interlunar – (inter-between) – time between old and new moon when the moon is invisible

  5. DiaGreekthrough, between, across, apart • Diadem – (desmos-bond) – bound across the forehead, a wreath or crown • Diagram – (graph-write, draw) – a cross-section drawing • Diagonal – (gony-knee) – line between two non-adjacent corners in a figure of four or more sides • Diamond – (a-not+damas-tame) – hardest substance • Diameter – line across the middle of a circle

  6. Trans Latinacross, over, beyond, through • Transport – (porto, portatum-carry) – carry across • Translate – across languages • Transcript – (scribo, scriptum – write) – speech put into writing • Transfer – (fero, latum – carry) – carry across • Transform – (formo, formatum-form, shape) - change over to a different form • Transplant – (planta-sprout, plant) – move a plant

  7. Geo Greekearth • Geography – (graph-write, draw) – draw the earth (make maps) and write about it • Geographer – one who makes maps and writes about it • Geology – (logos-word, study) – study of the earth and its formations • Geologist – one who studies the formations of the earth’s crust; rocks, minerals, oil, etc • Geometry – (metron-measure) – branch of study on ways to measure the earth

  8. Terra Latinland • Territory – land under control of a government or owner • Terrace – raised platform of earth • Terra cotta – (coquo, coctum-cook) – cooked earth, fired clay pottery, tiles • Terrarium – garden in a small glass container • Terrestrial – pertaining to the earth • Extraterrestrial – (extra-outside) – outside the earth’s atmosphere • Mediterranean Sea – (medius-middle) – the sea in the middle of the land

  9. Dormio, DormitumLatinsleep • Dormant – sleeping • Dormant spray – insecticide for plants used in the non growing season • Dormitory – place for sleeping • Dormer window – bedroom window set into a roof • Dormouse – sleeping (hibernating) mouse • Dormitive – something that causes sleep • Dormition – act of sleeping

  10. Hypnos Greeksleep • Hypnosis – sleep-like state controlled by a hypnotizer • Hypnotize – put into a hypbotic sleep or trance • Hypnology – (logos-word, study) – study of sleep • Hypnotic – tending to induce sleep • Hypnotherapy - (therapeia-treatment) treatment of disease by hypnosis • Hypnophobia – (phobos-fear) – fear of sleep

  11. AnnusLatinyear • Annual – yearly • Anniversary – (verto, versum-turn) clebration marking the turning of a year • Centennial – (centum-hundred) – every hundred years • Annals – historical events recorded year by year • Annuity – amount of money paid yearly

  12. LithosGreekstone • Lithograph – (graph-write, draw) – picture drawn on stone • Monolith – (monos-one, alone) – lone stone • Megalith – (megas-large) – large stone • Paleolithic – (paleo-old, ancient) – ancient stone age after the eolithic era • Neolithic – (neo-new) – new or late stone age • Eolithic – (eo-dawn) – earliest stone age

  13. PetrosGreekrock, stone • Petrified – (facio, factum – make, do) – made into stone • Petrifaction – process of making into stone • Petroleum – (oleum-olive, olive oil) – oil from rocks • Petroglyph – (glyphein-carve) – rock carving • Petrography – (graph-write, draw) – writing about rocks • Petrous – hard, stone-like, rocky

  14. Astron Greekstar • Aster – star shaped flower • Astronomer – (onoma-name) – one who names stars • Asteroid – (eidos-form) – in the form of a star • Astrologer – (logos-study, knowledge) – one who gets knowledge from stars • Astronaut (nauta-sailor) – star sailor • Disaster – (dis-separation or parting from) – separation from the good influence of friendly stars • Astral – pertaining to stars (astral navigastion – navigating by the stars) • Astrodome – covered stadium where sports stars perform

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