Turtles Unite

Etymology Word List

Photos (Gk) = light

Graph (Gk) = to write or draw

Tele (Gk) = far away, distant

Metron (Gk) = measure

Part = separate, piece, part

Deli = pleasant, delight

Ques = ask, question

Studi = learn, study

Grad = step, grade, level, rank

Sens = feel, sense, be aware of

Mot = move

Numer = number

Serv = to help, to serve

Vari = different, changing

Eas = comfortable, easy

Fin = end

Tropos (Gk) turning – “tropics” see example in text

Philia (Gk) friendship, love “philologist – (logos = word) one who loves

Words

Phobos (Gk) = fear

Syn (Gk) = with, together

famil = family; closely known; household
speci = of a particular type or kind
act = to do; to act
offic = duty; work

Thesis (Gk), = put, place, position

Kinesis (Gk) = movement

Phone (Gk) = sound

Sonus (Lt) = sound

Capt = to take, to capture

Stat = standing, position, state, condition

Class = group, class

Grat = thanks, thankful

Skopeo (Gk) = look at, inspect, consider, examine

Video/Visum (Lt) = see

Logos (Gk) = word, study

Verbum (Lt) = word

Organ = tool, instrument

Prob = to test or prove

Loc = place

Techn = practical skill

Nomen/Nominus (Lt) = name

Pro (Lt) = for, before, forward, in place of

Prae (Lt) = before, infront of

Ad (Lt) = to, toward; near, next to

Circ = around

Cycl = revolving

Equ = same, even, equal

Pend = hanging; weighing in the balance

Jacio/Jactum (Lt) = throw

Pono/Positum (Lt) = lay, put, place

Cum (Lt) = with, together

Figo/Fixum = fix, fasten, attach

Digitus (Lt) = finger, toe, inch
Caput (Lt) = head
Manus (Lt) = hand
Pes/Pedis (Lt) = foot
Bracchium (Lt) = arm
Dens/Dentis (Lt) = tooth
Corpus/Corporis (Lt) = body

Unus (Lt) = one

Duo (Lt) = two

Tres (Lt) = three

Quattuor (Lt) = four

Quinque (Lt) = five

Sex (Lt) = six

Septem (Lt) = seven

Octo (Lt) = eight

Novem (Lt) = nine

Decem (Lt) = ten

Centum (Lt) = hundred

Mille (Lt) = thousand

Pyro (Gk) = fire

Ignis (Lt) = fire

Vulcanus (Lt) = Vulcan - Roman god of fire

Hydros (Gk) = water

Aqua (Lt) = water

Bonus (Lt) = good

Helios (Gk) = sun

Sol (Lt) = sun

Luna (Lt) = moon

Dia (Gk) = through, between, across, apart

Trans (Lt) = across, over, beyond, through

Geo (Gk) = earth

Terra (Lt) = Land

Dormio/Dormitum (Lt) = sleep

Hypnos (Gk) = sleep

Annus (Lt) = year

Lithos (Gk) = stone

Petros (Gk) = rock, stone

 

Stella (Lt) = star
Dendron (Gk) = tree
Arbor/Arboris (Lt) = tree
Chronos (Gk) = time
Tempus/Temporis (Lt) = time
Para (Gk) = beside, along, with
Inter (Lt) = between, among, amid note: INTRA = within or inside and INTRO = go into or enter
Techne (Gk) = art, skill

Ars/Artis (Lt) = art, skill

Bios (Gk) = life

Vivo/Victum (Lt) = live

Mikros (Gk) = small

Megas (Gk) = great, large, big

Magnus (Lt) = big, large, great

Pater/patris (Lt) = father

Mater/matris (Lt) = mother

Frater/fratris (Lt) = brother

Demos (Gk) = the people, the citizens

Populus (Lt) = people

Polis (Gk) = city

Urbs/urbis (Lt) = city

Pathos (Gk) = feeling suffering

Autos (Gk) = self

Thermos (Gk) = heat

Curro/cursum (Lt) = run

Zoon (Gk) = animal

Verto/versum (Lt) = turn

Facio/factum (Lt) = do, make

Scribo/scriptum (Lt) = write

Plico/plicatum (Lt) = fold

Dico/dictum (Lt) = speak, say

Biblos (Gk) = book

Liber/libri (Lt) = book

Scio/scitum (Lt) = know

Dicipulus (Lt) = student

Sauros (Gk) = lizard

Amo/amatum (Lt) = love