Etymology: Greek & Latin Quiz

Front 1

-icon, pertaining to
-acon, pertaining to
-tikon, pertaining to
-oides, like, having the form of

Back 1

-ic (ex:politic)
-ac (ex:maniac)
-tic (ex:romantic)
-oid (ex:paranoid android)

Front 2

-ia, quality of
-ica,-tica, art, science, study of
-tes, one who does
-ter, -tor, one who does
-ma, result of
-sis, -sia, result of
-eion, -eon, place for
-iskos, diminuitive
-ismos, abstract quality: belief in, theory of

Back 2

-ia, -y (ex:apology)
-ics, -tics (ex:antics)
-t (ex:gymnast)

-ter, -tor (ex:actor)
-ma, -me, -m (ex:trauma)
-sis, -sy (ex:paralysis)
-eum, -aeum (ex:museum)
-isk (ex:asterisk)
-ism (ex:chauvinism)

Front 3

logos, -logia (art science, study of)
cratos, -cratia or -crasia (rule by)
arche, -archia (rule by)
archon, -archos (ruler)
grapho, -graphia (tool for writing)
gramma, -gramma (thing written)
scopeo, ______ (tool for viewing)
metron, -metria (science of measuring)
nomos, -nomia (rules of)
nomicos, -nomicon (pertaining to rules)

Back 3

-logy (ex:phrenology)

-cracy (ex:democracy)

-archy (ex:oligarchy)
-arch (ex:monarch)
-graph (ex:polygraph)

-gram (ex:telegram)

-scope (ex:stethoscope)

-metry (ex:geometry)

-nomy (ex:astronomy)
-nomic (ex:astronomic)

Front 4

-ard (possessor of)
-er, -ster (agent)
-less (without)
-ful (full of)
-some (full of)
-ish (somewhat)
-ness (quality of, state of)
-dom (state of being, domain of)
-hood (state, condition, character)
-ship (state, condition, character)

Back 4

dullard
gangster
homeless
truthful
wholesome
foolish
happiness
kingdom

neighborhood, childhood

friendship

Front 5

ab, a (from, away from)
ad (to, toward, for)





ante (before)
cum (with, together)


circum (around)
contra (against)
de (down, from, about)
ex, e (out of)

extra (outside)
in (in, into, on)

inter (between)
intra (within)
ob (to, against)

Back 5

ab-, a- (ex:abduct, avert)
ac-, ad- af-, ag- al- (ex:accept, admit, affirm, aggression, allocate)
an-, ap-, ar-, as-, at- (ex:announce, applaud, arrive, assume, attack)
ante- (ex:antecedent)
com-, col-, con- (ex:compose, collect, convene)
cor-, co- (ex:correct, cohere)
circum- (ex:circumnavigate)
contra- (ex:contradict)
de- (ex:depose)
ex-, e-, ef- (ex: except, edict, effort)
extra- (ex:extraordinary)
in-, il-, im- (ex:incur, illusion, improbable)
inter- (ex:interact)
intra- (ex:intravenous)
ob-, oc-, of-, op- (ex:object, occur, offer, opponent)

Front 6

per (through, by)
post(after)
prae (before)
pro (in front of, on behalf of)
sine (without, apart)
sub (under, in addition to)



super (above)
trans (across)

ultra (beyond)

Back 6

per-, pel- (ex:permit, perfect)
post- (ex:postpone)
pre- (ex:predict, prefer)
pro- (ex:propose, provide)

se- (secure, secluded)
sub-, suc-, suff- (ex:submit, success, suffix)
sug-, sup- sus- (ex:suggest, suppose, suspend)
super- (ex:supervise)
trans-, tra- (ex:transmit, tradition)
ultra- (ex:ultraviolet