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Classical Etymology
Words and Ideas Chapter 2
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09/24/2008
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Term
-archy
 Definition
Gr. rule by
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-arch
 Definition
Gr. ruler
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-cracy
 Definition
Gr. rule by, ruling body of
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-crat
 Definition
supporter of rule by, member of ruling body
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-graphy
 Definition
art or method of writing; descriptive science
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-graph
 Definition
something written, instrument that writes
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-logy
 Definition
subject of study, discourse
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-logue
 Definition
talk, compilation
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-mania
 Definition
madness, excessive enthusiam
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-metry
 Definition
art or process of the science of measuring
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-nomy
 Definition
law of, arrangement of, science of
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-pathy
 Definition
feeling
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-philia
 Definition
love of
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-phile
 Definition
lover of
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-phobe
 Definition
one who fears
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-scopy
 Definition
observation or examination of or by
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-scope
 Definition
instrument for observing or examining
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acr-
 Definition
high, topmost
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all-
 Definition
other
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arist-
 Definition
best
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aut-
 Definition
self, one's own, of or by oneself or itself
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cac-
 Definition
bad
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heter-
 Definition
other
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hier-
 Definition
holy
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hol-
 Definition
whole
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hom-
 Definition
same
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homeo-
 Definition
similar, same
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idi-
 Definition
own, personal
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macr-
 Definition
long, large, large-scale
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megal-
 Definition
great, large, powerful
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mega-
 Definition
one millionth (in metric system)
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mes-
 Definition
middle
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micr-
 Definition
small, (one millionth)
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mon-
 Definition
single, one, alone
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neo-
 Definition
new
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olig-
 Definition
few
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orth-
 Definition
straight, correct
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pale-
 Definition
old
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pant-
 Definition
all
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poly-
 Definition
many
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pseud-
 Definition
false
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scler-
 Definition
hard
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therm-
 Definition
hot
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dys-
 Definition
badly
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eu-
 Definition
well, favorable
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agog-
 Definition
lead
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acou-
 Definition
hear
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ball-, bol-
 Definition
throw
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cri-
 Definition
judge
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do-
 Definition
give
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gen-
 Definition
become, be born
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gno-
 Definition
know
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graph-, gram-
 Definition
write
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id-
 Definition
see
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log-, lect-
 Definition
say
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ora-
 Definition
see
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opt-
 Definition
see
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path-
 Definition
suffer
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phen-, phan-, pha-
 Definition
show
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pher-, phor-
 Definition
carry
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prag-, prac-
 Definition
do
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rheu-, rh-
 Definition
flow
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skept-
 Definition
look at
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scop-
 Definition
look at
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sta-
 Definition
set up, cause to stand, stand
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tom-
 Definition
cut
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the-
 Definition
place
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trop-
 Definition
turn
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troph-
 Definition
nourish
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a-, an-
 Definition
not, without, un-
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amphi
 Definition
both, on both sides, around
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mnes-
 Definition
remember
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osm-
 Definition
smell
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bi-
 Definition
life
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ana-
 Definition
up, back, again
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chron-
 Definition
time
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anti-
 Definition
instead of, against, in opposition to, opposite
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agon
 Definition
struggle
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apo-
 Definition
from, out of, away, away from, off, utterly, completely
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cata
 Definition
down, against, completely, wrongly
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stroph-
 Definition
turn
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dia, di
 Definition
through, across, over, apart
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ec-
 Definition
out, from, off
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od-
 Definition
road
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en-
 Definition
in
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dem-
 Definition
people
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epi-
 Definition
on, above, over, at, near, in addition
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taph
 Definition
tomb
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hemer-
 Definition
day
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exo-
 Definition
outside
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gam-
 Definition
marriage
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plasm-
 Definition
mould
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hyper-
 Definition
over, above, beyond, excessive
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hypo-
 Definition
under, below, insufficient
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derm-
 Definition
skin
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hen-
 Definition
one (numerical)
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meta-
 Definition
behind, beyond
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morph-
 Definition
form
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hod-
 Definition
way
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para-
 Definition
beside, beyond, near, incorrectly
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dox-
 Definition
think, seem
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peri-
 Definition
around, about
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pro-
 Definition
earlier, in front of, instead of
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