GREEK ROOT WORDS IN ENGLISH

Common Greek Root Words used in English Today

Here are common Greek root words (and their definitions) we use in English.

• Arch – chief
• Auto –  referring to the self
• Biblio – anything pertaining to a book
• Bios – life or living things in general
• Cosmos – order or world
• Cracy –  any type of government entity
• Demos -  pertaining people
• Derma -  referring to the skin
• Ethnos – race or nation
• Gastro – pertaining to the stomach
• Geo – pertaining to the earth
• Hydro – pertaining to water
• Hypno – pertaining to sleep
• Isos – equal, alike or identical
• Kilo - thousand
• Lithos – referring to stone
• Logos – word or study
• Mania – pertaining to madness
• Mega – large or powerful
• Monos – pertaining to one
• Neuron – pertaining to the nerve
• Nomos – law or science
• Octo - eight
• Pan – pertaining to all or every
• Phobia – fear or dread of something
• Phone – referring to sound or speaking
• Psycho – pertaining to the soul or the mind
• Scopos – to spy, watch or see
• Static –causing to stand
• Tele – referring to something far off
• Therapy – pertaining to curing
• Thermo – pertaining to heat
• Thesis – a position or opinion
• Zoon – pertaining to animals

THEIA

GENDER: Feminine USAGE: Greek Mythology OTHER SCRIPTS: Θεια (Ancient Greek) Meaning & History Possibly derived from Greek θεα (thea) meaning "goddess". In Greek myth this was the name of a Titan goddess of sight, glittering and glory. She was the wife of Hyperion and the mother of the sun god Helios, the moon goddess Selene, and the dawn goddess Eos.

CASSANDRA

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GENDER: Feminine USAGE: English, Greek Mythology (Latinized) OTHER SCRIPTS: Κασσανδρα (Ancient Greek) PRONOUNCED: kə-SAN-drə (English), kə-SAHN-drə (English)   [key] Meaning & History From the Greek Κασσανδρα (Kassandra), which possibly meant "shining upon man", derived from κεκασμαι (kekasmai) "to shine" and ανηρ (aner) "man" (genitive ανδρος). In Greek myth Cassandra was a Trojan princess, the daughter of Priam and Hecuba. She was given the gift of prophecy by Apollo, but when she spurned his advances he cursed her so nobody would believe her prophecies. In the Middle Ages this name was common in England due to the popularity of medieval tales about the Trojan War. It subsequently became rare, but was revived in the 20th century.

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