Greek and Latin Roots

Numbers

100

CENT

What is 100?

Cent (Penny); Century; Centurion; Centimeter

200

DI

What is 2?

Dice; Dichotomy; Carbon Dioxide; Dilemma 

300

UNI

What is 1?

Unique; Unicycle; Unify; Unicorn

400

TRI

What is 3?

Tricycle; Triathlon; Triceratops; Trilogy

500

MILLI

What is 1000?

Millennium; Million (1000*1000); Millimeter; Millipede

Prefixes

100

A-/AN-

What is "against" or "not"?

Anarchy; Atom; Atheist; Antagonist

200

SYN-

What is "together" or "with"?

Synthesis; Synthetic; Sympathy; Symphony 

300

PHIL-

What is "love"?

Philanthropy; Philosophy; Philadelphia

400

MICRO-

What is "small"?

Microscope; Microbiology; Microorganisms

500

BIO-

What is "Life"?

Biology; Biography; Bio-hazard; Biological 

Suffixes

100

-GRAPH

What is "to write"?

Biography; Choreograph; Topography; Geography; Bibliography 

200

-METER

What is "to measure"?

Centimeter; Kilometer; Odometer; Speedometer 

300

-CIDE

What is "to kill"?

Homicide; Suicide; Patricide; Regicide 

400

-LOGY

What is "the study of"?

Biology; Anthropology; Theology; Neurology 

500

-VORE

What is "eating"?

Carnivore; Herbivore; Omnivore 

Senses

100

ODOR

What is "smell"?

Odor; Deodorant; Malodorous  

200

AUD

What is "hearing"?

Audio; Audience; Audition 

300

TACT

What is "touch"?

Contact; Tactile; Tangible

400

LINGU

What is "language" or "tongue"?

Linguine; Linguistics; Bilingual 

500

OCU

What is "eye" or "sight"?

Binoculars; Ocular

Actions

100

ACT

What is "to do"?

Action; React; Activity; Actor

200

BELL/BELLI

What is "go to war"?

Ante Bellum; Belligerent; Rebel; Rebellion; Bellicose 

300

CAPT/CEPT

What is to "take" or "hold"?

Captive; Intercept; Captivate; Perception

400

CONTRA

What is "to go against"?

Contradict; Contraception; Contrary; Controversy 

500

FACT

What is "to make"?

Factory; Artifact; Malefaction; Satisfaction