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Lists of Greek and Latin roots in English beginning with the following letters:


The reference used for the meaning of Ancient Greek words is the Bailly greek-french dictionary. [1] [2]

Rank Name or term Greek word #1 Meaning Greek word #2 Meaning Greek word #3 Meaning
1 Aplousobranchia ἁ.πλοος-ους (ha.ploos-ous) simple
2 Thaumetopoeidae θαυματόεις (thaumatóeis) marvelous ποιέω (poiéō) to do
3 Trochophore τροχός (trokhós) wheel φορέω (phoréō) to bear, to carry
4 Karyorelictea κάρυον (káruon) hard-shelled seed, or nucleus
5 Protoheterotrichida πρῶτος (prôtos) first, earliest, most prominent ἕτερος (héteros) another, different θρίξ, τριχός (thríx, trikhós) hair
6 Clyomys κλύω (klúō) to listen, to prick up one's ears μῦς (mûs) mouse, rat
7 Neusticomys νευστικός (neustikós) "able to swim" μῦς (mûs) mouse, rat
8 Euryzygomatomys εὐρύς (eurús) wide, or which extends in width ζύγωμα, -ατος (zúgōmatos) a part of the forehead, or the zygomatic bone μῦς (mûs) mouse, rat
9 Ateles ἀτέλεια (atéleia) incomplete, imperfect
10 Mysateles μῦς (mûs) mouse, rat ἀτέλεια (atéleia) incomplete, imperfect
11 Capromys κάπρος (kápros) pig, boar μῦς (mûs) mouse, rat
12 Lonchothrix λόγχη (lónkhē) spear θρίξ, τριχός (thríx, trikhós) hair
13 Echimys ἐχίνος (ekhínos) hedgehog μῦς (mûs) mouse, rat
14 dasythrix δασύς (dasús) hairy, dense, thick θρίξ, τριχός (thríx, trikhós) hair
15 chrysurus χρυσός (khrusós) gold οὐρά (ourá) animal tail
16 Phyllomys φύλλον (phúllon) plant leaf μῦς (mûs) mouse, rat
17 macrura μακρός (makrós) long οὐρά (ourá) animal tail
18 rhipidura ῥιπίς, ῥιπίδος (rhipís, rhipídos) fan οὐρά (ourá) animal tail
19 Myocastor μῦς (mûs) mouse, rat κάστωρ (kástōr) beaver
20 Psammomys ψάμμος (psámmos) sand μῦς (mûs) mouse, rat
21 Dactylomys δάκτυλος (dáktulos) finger μῦς (mûs) mouse, rat
22 Lachnomys λάχνη (lákhnē) thick hair μῦς (mûs) mouse, rat
23 Lasiuromys λάσιος (lásios) furry, with tufted hair οὐρά (ourá) animal tail μῦς (mûs) mouse, rat
24 Protozoa πρῶτος (prôtos) first ζῶον (zôon), plural ζῶα (zôa) animal
25 Dendrogram δένδρον (déndron) tree γράμμα (grámma) drawing, mathematical figure
26 Homoplasy ὁμός (homós) similar, alike, the same πλάσσω (plássō) to shape, to mold
27 Polycladida πολύς (polús) numerous κλάδος (kládos) branch
28 Anoura ἀν- (an-) alpha privative expressing negation or absence οὐρά (ourá) animal tail
29 Scolecophidia σκώληξ, σκώληκος (skṓlēx, skṓlēkos) earthworm ὄφις (óphis) snake
30 Alethinophidia ἀληθινός (alēthinós) truthful, genuine ὄφις (óphis) snake
31 Geospiza γῆ () earth σπίζα (spíza) catch-all term for a finch-like bird
32 Acoelomorph (a) alpha privative expressing negation or absence κοιλία (koilía) cavity μορφή (morphḗ) form
33 Ecology οἶκος (oîkos) house λογία (logía) study of
34 Leptomonas λεπτός (leptós) fine-grained, tiny μονάς (monás) a unit ; alone, isolated, solitary
35 Xenarthra ξένος (xénos) strange, unusual ἄρθρον (árthron) joint, articulation


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References

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  1. ^ Bailly, Anatole (1981-01-01). Abrégé du dictionnaire grec français. Paris: Hachette. ISBN 2010035283. OCLC 461974285.
  2. ^ Bailly, Anatole. "Greek-french dictionary online". www.tabularium.be. Retrieved October 18, 2017.