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•Please get your Greek and Latin roots cards out and ready to go.

Two key definitions

• Definition—a border or fence drawn around the definition. What you would find in dictionary. This goes on TOP of your card

• Derivation—a brook or stream that leaves the main river. These are the words that all have the root word in them. They go underneath the definition.

Colors---there will be a colored border around the edge of your card

• Green means the root word is Greek

•Red means the root word is Latin

Phone = sound• Phonograph=writing with sound• Telephone—sound from far away• Phonogram—written sound

(gramma=letter)• Symphony—sounds that go together• Megaphone---device to make sounds BIG

• (mega=big)

phone

Sonus = sound• Sound—vibrations perceived by our ears• Sonic—relating to what we can hear• Sonnet—a form of rhyming Italian poetry• Sonar—a device that hears underwater• Consonant—speech sounds make with

lips, tongue or teeth

sonar

sonus

Skopeo=look at, examineScope—all that the eye can seeMicroscope—device to look at small objects (mikros=small)Telescope—device for seeing far awayPeriscope—device for seeing around (peri-around)Kaleidoscope---device for seeing beautiful forms or arrangements (kalos=beautiful)

skopeo

Anyalyze these….

• Kalosphilia• Supersonic • Phony • Telephoneophilia

PHOTOS = LIGHT definition

derivationsPhotograph—picture drawn by light

Telephoto—light from far away

Photophilia—love of light

Photosynthesis—process of putting things together with light

Photometer—a device which measures light

Photos

Graph = to write or draw definition

Derivations:

• Photograph—picture drawn by light• Phonograph—machine for writing/recording

sound• Telegraph—write from far away• Autograph—to write one’s own name

Graph

Tele = far away/distant definition

Derivations:• Television—see distant things• Telephone—sound from far away• Telegraph—writing from a distance• Telephoto—light from far away• Telescope—device for looking at distant objects• Telepathy—knowing how someone far away is

doing or thinking

Tele

Tropis = turning

Tropics—area of earth around the equator• Tropical—the climate in the tropics• Phototropic—turning towards light

Tropis

Metron = measure• Meter---unit of measure, 39.47”• Geometry—measurement of earth

(geo = earth)• Optometry—measure eyesight (optis

= sight)• Thermometer—measure heat

(thremos = heat)

Metron

Philia = love, friendship

• Philosopher—one who loves wisdom• Philanthropist—one who cares about fellow

man (anthropos=man)• Philogynist—one who loves

women(gyne=woman)• Bibliophile—one who loves books • Pedophile—one who loves children

Philia

Phobos = fear

• Phobia—irrational fear• Claustrophobia—fear of close/closed places

(claus = lock or bolt)• Hydrophobia—fear of water• Zoophobia—fear of ???• Toxiphobia---fear of ???

Phobos

Thesis= put, place, position

• Thesis—a position or argument supported by a set of reasons

• Theme—an essay on a certain topic• Synthetic—chemicals put together to

make a non-organic thing• Synthesizer—puts musical sounds

together

Thesis

Syn = with, together

• Sympathy—to feel with someone else (pathos=feeling)

• Symphony—sounds that go together (phon=sound)

• Synthesis—putting together (thesis=put,place)• Synonym—two words, same meaning

(nom=name)• Synchronize—to do things at same time

(chronos=time)

Syn

Kinesis = movement

• Kinetic—movement of body• Kinescope—machine which shows

pictures of movement (skopeo=look at)• Cinema—motion pictures (Greek

alphabet had no letter C, they used K)

kinesis

Try to analyze these words…

• Photosynthesis• Synergy• Synthetic• Cinematographer• Antithesis• Kinesthetic learner