Greek & Latin Prefixes
College Etymology
Official Language in Common
Don't Blank On The Menu
The 1990s
100

When it comes to Latin prefixes, 3 letters=this one meaning "one"

Uni-

100

This word for a type of degree originally referred to a young knight of low rank.

A Bachelor

100

Belarus, Kyrgyzstan

Russian

100

McDonald's: 4-piece chicken ______

McNuggets

100

In 1997 Steve Jobs thanked Bill Gates for saving Apple from bankruptcy after this company invested $150 million.

Microsoft

200

Vincent van Gogh's brother knows this 4-letter combining form is built like a Greek "god"

Theo-

200

This oral lesson is from the Latin for "to read"

A lecture

200

Chad, Bahrain

Arabic

200

Red Lobster: Hand-Battered ____ & ______

Fish & Chips

200

Dolly the sheep became the 1st-ever this of an adult mammal in '96

A clone

300

From the Latin for "around" it can precede-navigation & -location

Circum-

300

Sooner or later you'll have to declare one of these, from a Latin word meaning "greater"

A major

300

Suriname, Curacao

Dutch

300

Dunkin': Munchkins Donut _____

Holes

300

In February 1991 Operation Desert Storm saw war rage across Iraq & this small, oil-rich emirate.

Kuwait

400

Mal- is from Latin for "bad"; the Greeks used this prefix to indicate something bad, like when used before-function.

Dys-

400

Often applied to courses, it's from the Latin for "before" & "need"

A prerequisite

400

Burundi, Switzerland

French

400

Starbucks: Java Chip _____ Blended Beverage

Frappuccino

400

This trade pact went into effect in January 1994 & by 2008, nearly all tariffs between its 3 participating nations were gone.

NAFTA

500

This near-the-end-of-the-alphabet prefix often paired with "phobia" is from the Greek for "alien"

Xeno-

500

This word for a class of student derives from a word for a fallacious argument.

Sophomore

500

Bolivia, Peru: Aymara & these 2

Spanish & Quechua

500

Denny's: _____ ______ Slugger

Grand Slam

500

In 1990 this Soviet president won the Nobel Peace Prize but a year later, he said peace out & quit his job.

Mikhail Gorbachev