Baker 1

Location

100

peri-

around

ex: perimeter, peripheral

200

sub-

under, beneath

ex: submarine, submerge, subway

300

ori-

east, rise

ex: orientation, original

400

ultra-

beyond

ex: ultraviolet, ultrasonic

500

pan-, pand-, pans-

all, spread

ex: pandemic, expand, panorama

Size

100

micr-

small

ex: microorganism (small organism)

200

min-

less, smaller

ex: miniature, minus, minuscule

300

meter or metr-

measure

ex: seismometer (an instrument that measures the size of earthquakes & ground movements)

400

magn-

great, large

ex: magnanimous, magnify

500

meg-

great, large

ex: megabyte - even though it's smaller than a gigabyte, it's still quite large :)  (Megabyte = a unit of digital data storage that is equal to about 1 million bytes. Gigabyte is equal to about 1 billion bytes)

Body

100

ped- or pod-

foot

ex: podiatrist - foot doctor

200

ocul-, opt, ophthalm-

eye

ex: ophthalmologist - eye doctor

300

nephr-

kidney

ex: nephrology - study of the kidneys

400

neur-

nerve

ex: neurology = study of the nerves

500

-oma

tumor, cancer

ex: melanoma - tumor on the skin

Colors

100

chlor-

green

ex: chlorophyll = green leaf. Chlorophyll allows plants to absorb energy from light.

200

chrom-

color

300

melan-

black, dark

400

xantho-

yellow

ex: xanthophyll is a yellow or orange pigment found in plants (leaves)

500

erythr-

red

ex: erythrocyte = red blood cell

erythrophyll = red leaf

Family

100

patr-, pater-

father

ex: paternal

200

matr-, mater-

mother

ex: matriarch, maternity

300

ped-, paed-

child

ex: pediatrician (doctor of kids)

400

ethn-

race

ex: ethnicity

500

soror-

sister

ex: sorority