Can you tell the Greek words?- Extended dictionary

English words that derive from Greek

Aa

άκρη akri= edge

-> acrobat

αμφί amphi= both

-> ambidextrous, amphitheater

αντίκα antiqua= antique, old

-> antique, antiquity, ancient

άνω ano, ανά ana= up, again

-> anatomy, Anabaptist

ανήρ anir, άνδρας andras, άνθρωπος anthropos = man

-> androgynous, philander, philanthropy αντί anti= against, opposite

-> antidote, antiphonal, antagonist

αρχή archi= chief, primitive

-> archaic, architect

αυτός autos= self

-> autograph, automatic, authentic

Bb

βαρύς baris=heavy

-> baritone

Βίβλος biblos, βιβλίο biblio=book

-> Bible, bibliomania

βίος bios= life

-> biology, autobiography, amphibious, biography

Cc

Κατά Cata= against

-> catalepsy, cataclysm,catastrophe

χείρα cheira= hand

-> chiropractic, chiropody, chirurgical, surgeon

χρώμα chroma= color

-> chromo, achromatic

χρόνος chronos= time

-> chronic, anachronism

κόσμος cosmos= world, order

-> cosmopolitan, microcosm

κρύβω krivo, κρυπτο crypto= hide

-> cryptogam, cryptology

κυνος, kynos= dog

-> cynicism

κύκλος cyclos= circle

-> encyclopedia, cyclone

Dd

διά dia= through, across

-> diameter, dialogue

δέκα deca= ten

-> decasyllable, decalogue

δήμος demos= people

-> democracy, epidemic, demographics

δέρμα derma= skin

-> dermatologist, epidermis, taxidermist

δίνω dino, δόσις dosis= give

-> dose, apodosis, anecdote

δις dis= twice, double

-> dichromatic, digraph

δύναμις dynamis= power

-> dynamite, dynasty

δεινός deinos/dinos= terrible

-> dinosaur

Ee

είδος idos= species

-> idol, kaleidoscope, anthropoid

επί epi= upon

-> epidemic, epithet, epode, ephemeral

έθνος ethnos= race, nation

-> ethnic, ethnology

ευ eu/ef= well

-> euphemism, eulogy

Gg

γάμος gamos= marriage

-> bigamy

γη ge/gi= earth

-> geography, geometry

γένος genos= family, race

-> genetic, engender

γράμμα gramma= letter

-> monogram, grammar

γράφω grapho= write

-> telegraph, lithograph

Hh

αίμα haima= blood

-> hematite, hemorrhage, anemia

έταιρος heteros= other

-> heterodox, heterogeneous

Όμοιος (h)omios= same

-> homophobic, homonym, homeopathy

ύδορ (h)ydor= water

-> hydraulics, hydrophobia, hydrant

υπέρ (h)yper= over, extremely

-> hypercritical, hyperbola

υπό (H)ypo= under, smaller

-> hypothermia, hypodermic, hypophosphate

Ii

ίσος isos= equal

-> isosceles, isotherm

Ll

λόγος logos= word, study

theology, dialogue

Mm

μετά meta= after, over

-> metaphysics, metaphor

μέτρον metron= measure, mind

-> barometer, diameter

μονός, μόνος monos= one, alone

-> monoplane, monotone

μορφή morphe= form

-> metamorphosis, amorphous

μελας melas= black

-> melancholy

Nn

νέος neos= new, young

-> neolithic, neophyte

νεύρον neuron= nerve, neuron

-> neurology, neuralgia, neurotic

νόμος nomos= law, science

-> astronomy, gastronomy, economy

Oo

όνομα onoma= name

-> anonymous, patronymic

όψις opsis= view, sight

-> synopsis, optician, optical

ορθός orthos= right

-> orthopedic, orthodox

οστό osto= bone

-> osteopathy, periosteum

Pp

παις pais, παιδί paidi= child

-> paideutics, pedagogue, encyclopedia

παρά para= beside

-> paraphrase, paralel, paraphernalia

πας pas, παν pan= all

-> diapason, panacea, pantheism

πάθος pathos= suffering

-> allopathy, pathology

περί peri= around, about

-> periscope, peristyle

φαίνομαι phainomai= be visible

-> diaphanous, phenomenon, epiphany

φίλος philos= friend

-> bibliophile, Philadelphia

φόβος phobos= fear

-> hydrophobia, arachnophobia

φωνή phone= voice

-> telephone, symphony

φως phos= light

-> phosphorous, photograph

φύσις physis= nature

-> physics, physiognomy, physiology

πλάσμα plasma= creature

-> cataplasm, protoplasm

πνεύμα pneuma= spirit

-> pneumatic, pneumonia

πόλις polis=city

-> politics, policy, metropolitan

πολύ poly=many

-> polyandry, polychrome, polysyllable

πους pous, podi πόδι= foot

-> octopus, chiropodist

προ pro= before

-> proboscis, prophet

πρώτος protos= first

-> protoplasm, prototype

ψευδές pseudes= false

-> pseudonym, pseudo-classic

ψυχή psyche= soul

-> psychology, psychopathy

πυρ pyr= fire

-> pyrography, pyrotechnics

σοφία sophia= wisdom

-> philosophy

Ss

συν syn= together, with

-> synthesis, synopsis, sympathy

σαύρα saura/savra= lizard

-> dinosaur

Tt

τέχνη techne=art

-> technicality, architect

τηλέ tile/ tele= far

-> telepathy, telescope, telephone, television

θερμό thermo= heat

-> isotherm, thermodynamics

Zz

ζώον zoon= animal

-> zoology, protozoa, zodiac

How many words did you actually know that derive from the Greek language?