Latin/Greek Word
Meaning
1. annus [L]
year annual,
2. ante [L]
before
3. aqua [L]
water
4. astron [G]
star
5. bi [L ]
two
6. bios [G]
life
7. centum [L]
hundred
8. decem [L]
ten
9. dico, dictum [L] say,
10. duo [G, L]
two
11. ge [G]
earth
12. hydor [G]
water
13. magnus [L]
large,
14. mega [G]
large, great
15. mikros [G]
small
16. minus [L]
smaller
17. monos [G]
single
18. omnis [L]
all
19. phileo [G]
to love
20. phone [G]
sound, voice
21. photo [from G phos] light
22. poly [G]
many
23. post [L]
after
24. pre [L]
before
25. primus [L]
first
26. protos [G]
first
27. psyche[G]
soul, mind
28. quartus [L]
fourth
29. tele [G]
at a distance
30. thermos [G]
heat
31. tri [G, L]
three
32. unus [L]
one
33. video, visum [L] see, seen
34. vita [L]
life
Examples
anniversary
antebellum, antecedent
aquarium
astronaut, astronomy
bisect, bipartisan
biology, biography
cent, percent
decade, decimal
thing said dictation, dictionary
duplicate
geology, geography
hydrant, hydroelectricity
great magnificent, magnify
megaphone, megalomania
microscope, microfilm
diminish, minor
monologue, monarch, monopoly
omnipotent, omniscient
philosophy, philanthropist
phonograph, telephone
photograph, photocopy
polygon
posthumous, posterity
predict, prepare
primary, primitive
prototype, protozoa
psychology
quadrant, quarter
telephone, television, telepathy
thermometer, thermostat
trilogy, triangle
unanimous, unilateral
evident, visual
itality, vitamin