Greek Roots and Prefixes

The following table lists some common Greek roots.

Greek root Basic meaning

-anthrop- human
-chron- time
-dem- people
-morph- form
-path- feeling, suffering
-pedo-, -ped- child, children
-philo-, -phil- having a strong affinity or love for
-phon- sound

The following table gives a list of Greek prefixes and their basic meanings.

Greek prefix Basic meaning

a-, an- without
anti-, ant- opposite; opposing
auto- self, same
bio-, bi- life, living organism
geo- Earth; geography
hyper- excessive, excessively
micro- small
mono- one, single, alone
neo- new, recent
pan- all
thermo-, therm- heat