LIST OF GREEK WORDS WITH ENGLISH DERIVATIVES

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Contents

Transliteration

Greek Words with Modern Derivatives

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Β

Γ

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Ζ

Η

Θ

Ι

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Notes

References

See also

External links

Transliteration

There are considerable differences between the various transliterations used to represent the Greek alphabet in English. The table in the sidebar shows:

★ the "traditional" transliteration, in other words that used in Latin, representing classical Greek: this is the form in which most Greek words have made their way into English

★ a "classical" transliteration, commonly used to represent more accurately the pronunciation of Ancient Greek

★ the "modern" transliteration often used for Modern Greek — see Transliteration of Greek into English for some variations.
Greek had no letter h: a rough breathing over an initial vowel or diphthong – – indicates that the word was pronounced with an initial h, and a smooth breathing – – indicates the absence of an h, but this has since disappeared in speech, and Modern Greek omits the breathings. An initial upsilon () always had the rough breathing – – hence ''hy'' is very common at the start of words derived from Greek, but no (or very few) such words start with ''y''.
The letter rho () at the start of a word always had the rough breathing – – and is transliterated ''rh''. If a rho occurred doubled within a word, the first always had the smooth breathing and the second the rough breathing – – leading to the transiliteration ''rrh''.
For a fuller discussion of these matters, see the Greek alphabet.
Note: the distinction between the rough and smooth breathings as shown above may not be very clear on certain browsers.

Greek Words with Modern Derivatives

The Citation form shown is the form most commonly shown in dictionaries, but this form is often unrepresentative of the word as used to form a compound word, hence the Root form is also shown. In the case of verbs, the citation form is by convention the first person singular, present indicative, for instance (phagō), "I eat", rather than the infinitive ("to eat") as might be more usual in English and other modern language dictionaries.
The "classical" transliteration as described above is used for both the Citation form and the Root form.
The Greek words are shown in polytonic orthography, in other words showing the breathings and the fuller range of accents, as used in Ancient Greek and in Modern Greek for those who do not accept the 1982 "monotonic reform".

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!colspan=2 |Citation form!! colspan=2 |Root form!!Meaning!! English Derivative
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|||a-||||a-
an-||without, not||adiabatic, agnostic, , amoral, anaemia, anaesthesia, anhydrous, anonymous, apathy, asymmetric, asymptote, atrophic
|-
|||ābax||-||abac-||reckoning-board, used for counting votes||abacus,
|-
|||āboulos||-||aboul-||indecisive||abulia, hyperboulia
|-
|||ābussos||-||abyss-||bottomless||abyss, abyssal, abyssocottidae, abyssopelagic
|-
|||āgalma||-||agalmat-||glory, delight, honour, statue||agalmatolite, agalmatophilia
|-
|||āgamos||-||agam-||not married||agamia, agamidae, agama
|-
|||agathē||-||agath-||good||agate,
|-
|||agapē||-||agap-||love||agape, agapanthus, agapanthaceae
|-
|||agarikon||-||agar-||from Αgari, a town in Sarmatia||agaricus, agaricales, agaricaceae
|-
|||agauos||-||agav-||illustrious, noble||agave, agavaceae, agavaceae
|-
|||angareia||-||angar-||impressment for public service||angary, angaria, angariate
|-
|||angeion||-||angio-||vessel||angiosperm, , angiodysplasia, angiogenesis, angiogram, angiography, angioma, angiopathy, angioplasty, angiosperma, angiostatin, angiotensin,
|-
|||angelos||-||angel-||messenger||archangel, evangelist
|-
|||ageustos||-||ageus-||not tasting or having tasted||ageusia, ,
|-
|||hagios||-||hagio-||holy||hagiography, hagiology, hagiographa
|-
|||angistron||-||ancistr-||hook||ancistrocladus, ancistrocactus, ancistrocheirus
|-
|||ankulōpous||-||ancylοp-||with bent legs ^[1]||ancylopoda
|-
|||ankulos||-||ancyl-
angul-||crooked, curved ^[2]||ancylus,
angle
|-
|||ankulōsis||-||ankylο-||stiffening of the joints||, ankyloglossia, ankylosaurus
|-
|||ankyra||-||anchor-||anchor||anchoring, anchorage
|-
|||ankōn||-||ankon-||elbow||, ,
|-
|||agnōstos||-||agnost-||not known||agnosticism, agnostic, agnostida, agnostidae, agnost
|-
|||agora||-||agor-||marketplace||agoraphobia, agoranomos, agora
|-
|||agra||||-agra||seizure, trap||podagra, pellagra
|-
|||agros||-||agro-||tilled land||, agronomics, agrology
|-
|||agrōstis||-||agrost-||a type of grass||, agrostophyllum, agrostistachys
|-
|||ankhō||-||ankh-||I press tight, strangle, throttle, choke
||angina
anxious
|-
|||agō||-||ag-||I drive, lead||pedagogue, , mystagogue
|-
|||agōnia||-||agōn-||agony||agonize, antagonistic, agony
|-
|||adamas||-||adama-||unconquerable, diamond||adamant, adamantine
|-
|||adelphos||-||adelph-||brother||adelphopoiesis, ,
|-
|||adēlos||-||adelo-||unknown, obscure||, adelospondyli, adelophagi, adelophryne, adelophobia
|-
|||adēn||-||adeno-||gland||adenoma, adenomelablastoma, adenomyosis, adenosine
|-
|||Hades||-||hade-
hado-||god of the underworld||hadean, hadopelagic
|-
|||adiabatos||-||adiabat-||impassable ||adiabatic
|-
|||hadros||-||hadro-||thick||hadron, hadrosaurus
|-
|||adunamia||-||adynami-||loss of strength or vigor||,
|-
|||adiaphoros||-||adiaphor-||indifferent||adiaphora, adiaphorism
|-
|||aduton||-||adyt-||not to be entered||adytum
|-
|||aerios||-||aeri-||of the air||aerial, aerie
|-
|||aerobios||-||aerobi-||living in air||aerobic, aerobics, aerobiology,
|-
|||aēdēs||-||aed-||distasteful, unpleasant||aedes, genus aedes
|-
|||aēr||-||aero-
air-||air||
aerodynamics, aerofoil, aeronautics, aerobic, airplane, airship
|-
|||aēchos||-||anecho-||without sound ||, anechoic chamber
|-
|||athēra||-||ather-||gruel||atheroma, atherosclerosis
|-
|||athlētēs||-||athlet-||contestant in the games||athlete,
|-
|||aethalē||-||aethal-||soot||aethalops, ethallobarbital
|-
|||aethēr||-||ether-||massless medium||ether, ethereal
|-
|||aegagros||-||aegagr-||wild goat||aegagrus, aegagropila
|-
|||aegialos||-||aigial-||beach, seashore||aegialornis, aigialosaur, aegialornithidae
|-
|||aegis||-||aegis-||armour of Zeus||aegis
|-
|||Aegyptos||-||Αegypto-||, ''Aegaeou huptiōs'', below the Aegean, according to Strabo||egyptology,
|-
|||aikia||-||aec-||torture, suffering||,
|-
|||aeluros||-||aeluro-||feline||, aelurodon, aeluroscalabotinae
|-
|||haima||-||em-
hem-
haem-||blood||anemia, anemic, hemophilia, hemorrhage
|-
|||Aeolus||-||Aeol-||Keeper of the Winds ''Gk. Myth''||Aeolic, Aeolian, Aeolotropy
|-
|||aipeinos||-||aepi-||high, lofty|| aepisaurus,
|-
|||aipus or aipos||-||aepy-||high and steep, utter|| aepycamelus, aepyornis, aepyornithidae, aepyceros
|-
|||aisthanomai||-||aisth-||I perceive, apprehend by the senses||anesthesia
|-
|||aisthētikos||-||aesthēt-||of sense-perception, sensitive, perceptive||aesthetic, aesthetician, aestheticism, aesthete, aesthetics
|-
|||aiskhunō||-||aiskhun-||I dishonour, shame||aeschynanthus, aeschynite
|-
|||aitia||-||aiti-||cause||etiology, aetiology
|-
|||aikhmē||-||aechm-||point of a spear||aechmophorus, aechmea
|-
|||aeōn||-||eon-||age||eon
|-
|||aeōnios||-||aeonι-||lasting for an age||aeonium,
|-
|||Akadēmia||-||akadēm-||the school where Plato taught, the field of Academos||academy, academic
|-
|||akakia||-||akakia-||harmless||acacia
|-
|||akaluphē||-||acalyph-||stinging-nettle||acalypha, acalyphoideae
|-
|||akanthos||-||acanth-||thorn plant||acantharea, acanthite, acanthocephala, acanthocercus, acanthodactylus, acanthosaura
|-
|||akari||-||acar-||a kind of mite||, acariasis, acarology
|-
|||akarpos||-||acarp-||not producing fruit, fruitless||,
|-
|||akatalēktos||-||acatalekt-||not incomplete, incessant||acatalectic
|-
|||akephalos||-||acephal-||headless||acephali, acephaly, acephalous
|-
|||aklinēs||-||aclin-||unswerving, without inclination||, aclinic line
|-
|||akmē||-||acm-
acn||highest point
facial eruption||acme
acne,
|-
|||akoluthos||-||acoluth-||follower||anacoluthon,
|-
|||akonē||-||akon-||whetstone||aconitum, paragon
|-
|||akouō||-||acoustik-||I hear||acoustic guitar, acoustic nerve, acoustic theory, acoustical engineering, acoustics
|-
|||akron||-||acro-||edge, topmost||acrobat, acrocephalus, acrochordidae, acrochordon, acromantula, acronym, acrotomophilia
|-
|||akrostikhis||-||acrostic-||headline, end-line||acrostic
|-
|||aktis||-||aktino-||ray||actinium, actinobacteria, actinodine, actinolite, actinometer, actinomorphic, actinomycetes, actinophryid, actinophryids, actinopteri, actinopterygii, actinozoa
|-
|||aktor||-||act-||leader, from , to lead or carry, to convey, bring ^[3]
altern. from L. actus, (agere, to drive)||actor
|-
|||alabastros||-||alabastr-||a variety of mineral||alabaster
|-
|||allantoeidēs||-||allanto-||sausage-shaped||allantois, allantoin
|-
|||alexō||-||alex-||I ward off, defend||Alexander, alexipharmic, ,
|-
|||aleuron||-||aleuro-||flour, meal||aleurone, aleuromancy
|-
|||algos||-||alg-||pain||, arthralgia, cardialgia, cephalalgia, fibromyalgia, myalgia, neuralgia, nostalgia, odontalgia, otalgia
|-
|||aleiphō||-||aleiph-||I anoint with oil||aliphatic compound
|-
|||alkimos||-||alc-||strong||analcite
|-
|||halkuōn||-||halku-||kingfisher||halcyon, halcyonic, halcyonidae
|-
|||allēgorō||-||allēgor-||I interpret allegorically||allegory
|-
|||allēlon||-||allēlo-||of one another||allelomorph, parallelogram
|-
|||allos||-||allo-
all-||other, different||allochthon, allodium, allodontidae, allogenes, allograft, allography, allolactose, allometry, allomorph, allopath, allopatry, allophony, allopoiesis, allopurinol, allosaur, allotroph, allotropic, allotropy
allergy
|-
|||hals||-||hal-||salt
sea||halogen, haloaromatic, halobacteria, halosaur
|-
|||allotropos||-||allotrop-||strange||allotropy, allotropes, ,
|-
|||haluskō||-||halluc-||I flee from, shun, avoid, escape ^[4]
alt. f. L. hallucinar, to dream, be deceived||hallucinosis, hallucinate
|-
|||alyssos||-||alyss-||a plant believed to cure rabies||alyssum, Alyssa
|-
|||alpha||-||alpha-||alpha||alphabet, alphabetize, alphagram, alphandia, alphanumeric, alpha particle
|-
|||alōpēx||-||alop-||fox||alopecia
|-
|||halōs||-||halo-||round shape, the disk of the sun, circular arcade at Delphi||halo
|-
|||Amazōn||-||Amazo-||female warriors ''Gk. Myth.''||Amazon, Amazonomachy, Amazonite, Amazonia
|-
|||amalaktos||-||amal-||that cannot be softened||amalgam,
|-
|||Amalthēa||-||Amalthe-||the foster-mother of Zeus||Amalthea
|-
|||amanitai||-||amanit-||a kind of fungus||amanita, amanitaceae
|-
|||amarantos||-||amaranth-||unfading flower||amaranth, amaranthaceae, amaranthoideae
|-
|||amarullis||-||amarull-||name of a shepherdess ''Gk. Myth.''||amaryllis, amaryllidaceae
|-
|||amaurōsis||-||amauro-||blacken||amaurosis, amaurophilia, amaurobiidae
|-
|||amblus||-||ambly-||dim||amblygonite, amblyopia, amblypoda
|-
|||ambrotos||-||ambro-||immortal||ambrosia, ambrotype
|-
|||ambix||-||amb-||cup||alembic, ,
|-
|||ambōn||-||ambo-||raised edge||ambo
|-
|||amethustos||-||amethyst-||not drunk or intoxicating||amethyst,
|-
|||ametros||-||ametro-||without measure ||ametropia
|-
|||amiantos||-||amiant-||undefiled||amianthus
|-
|||ammos||-||ammo-||sand||ammoperdix, ammophila, ammotrechidae
|-
|||amnēsia||-||amnēs-||oblivion||amnesia, ,
|-
|||amnēstia||-||amnēst-||forgetfulness, amnesty||amnesty, amnestic
|-
|||ammōniakos||-||ammōnia-||from Ammōn||ammonia, ammoniacal
|-
|||ammōnis||-||ammon-||horn of Ammōn||ammonite, ammonoid, ammonoidea
|-
|||amnos||-||amn-||lamb||amnion, , , ,
|-
|||amoebē||-||amoeb-||change||amoeba, amoebic
|-
|||amorphos||-||amorph-||shapeless||amorphous,
|-
|||amylon||-||amyl-||starch||amylin, amyloid, amylose, amylopectin, amylase, amyls, amylophagia, amyl
|-
|||amugdalē||-||amygd-
alm-||almond tree||amygdala, , amygdule
almond
|-
|||amphi||-||amphi-||on both sides||amphipoda, amphioxus, amphiglossus
|-
|||amphiballō||-||amphib-||throw on either side, to doubt||amphibole, amphibology
|-
|||amphibios||-||amphibi-||living a double life||amphibious, amphibians
|-
|||amphibolos||-||amphibol-||doubtful||amphibole, amphibolite
|-
|||amphibrakhus||-||amphibrach-||short at both ends||amphibrach, amphibolite
|-
|||amphitheatron||-||amphitheat-||theater||amphitheater, ,
|-
|||Amphiktyonia||-||amphiktyoni-||religious alliance||Amphictyony, amphictyonic
|-
|||amphimakros||-||amphimac-||long at both ends||amphimacer
|-
|||amphoreus||-||amphor-||bearer||amphora, ampulla
|-
|||amphoteros||-||amphoter-||each of two||amphoteric
|-
|||ana||-||ana-||again, backward, upward||anabolism, anachronism, anaplasia
|-
|||anabainō||-||anaba-||I go up||anabasis, anabatic, anabantidae
|-
|||anabaptizō||-||anabapt-||I dip repeatedly||anabaptist
|-
|||anabiōnō||-||anabio-||I return to life||,
|-
|||anabolē||-||anabol-||putting off, delaying||anabolism, anabolic steroid
|-
|||anagluphos||-||anaglyp-||putting wrought in low relief||anaglyph
|-
|||anagrammatismos||-||anagram-||transpose the letters of one word so as to form another||anagram,
|-
|||anagōgē||-||anagog-||spiritual uplift, reference to a principle||anagoge, ,
|-
|||anadromos||-||anadrom-||running up||anadromous
|-
|||anadō||-||anad-||I{{Polytonic|I bind up||
|-
|||anadipōlsis||-||anadiplo-||to redouble||anadiplosis
|-
|||anadromos||-||anadrom-||running up||anadromous
|-
|||anathema||-||anathemat-||accursed||anathema,
,
|-
|||anaisthēsia||-||anaesthe-||lack of sensation, insensibility under surgical treatment||anaesthesia, anaesthesiologist, anaesthetic
|-
|||anaklisis||-||anacli-||to lean back||anaclitism, ,
|-
|||anakolouthia||-||anacolouth-||inconsequence||anacoluthon
|-
|||anacrousis||-||anacru-||push back, beginning of a tune||anacrusis
|-
|||analgesia||-||analges-||painlessnes||analgesia, analgetic, analgesics
|-
|||analegō||-||analeg-||gather||analects
|-
|||analēmma||-||analem-||support||analemma
|-
|||analeptikos||-||analept-||restorative||analeptic
|-
|||analkimos||-||analcim-||weak||analcime, analcite
|-
|||analogia||-||analog-||proportion ^[5]||analogy
|-
|||analogikos||-||analog-||based on mathematical ratios ^[6]||analog, analogue
|-
|||analogos||-||analog-||proportionate, conformable ^[7]||analogous
|-
|||analuō||-||analy-||loosen, simplify||analysis, analytical, analyze, analyst
|-
|||analphabētos||-||analphabet-||uneducated||analphabetic, analphabetism
|-
|||anamnēsis||-||anamnes-||recollection, reminiscence||anamnesis,
,
|-
|||anamorphōsis||-||anamorphōs-||transformation||anamorphosis, anamorphic
|-
|||anax||-||anax-||lord, master, king||anax
|-
|||anapaistos||-||anapaest-||anapaestic verse||anapest, anapestic
|-
|||anaplastos||-||anaplast-||remolded||
, anaplasia
|-
|||anaplērōtikos||-||anaplerotic-||filling up||anaplerotic
|-
|||anapnoē||-||anapno-||respiration, breathing||,
|-
|||anapodeiktos||-||anapodeic-||not proved||
|-
|||anaptuksis||-||anaptyx-||expansion, explanation||anaptyxis
|-
|||anarthros||-||anarthr-||not articulated||anarthria,
|-
|||anarkhos||-||anarch-||without a ruler||, anarchism,
|-
|||anastomōo||-||anastomo-||furnish with a mouth, open up||anastomosis
|-
|||anastrephō||-||anastreph-||to turn back||anastrophe
|-
|||anateineinō||-||anat-||I stretch||anatase
|-
|||anatolē||-||anatol-||East||Anatolia, Anatolian
|-
|||anatomia||-||anatomi-||dissection||anatomy, anatomical, anatomist
|-
|||anatrepō||-||anatrop-||to reverse||
, ,
|-
|||anapherō||-||anaphor-||bring back||anaphora
|-
|||anaphulassō||-||anaphyl-||I guard||anaphylaxis, anaphylactic, anaphylactoid
|-
|||anachronismos||-||anachron-||wrong time reference||anachronistic, anachronism
|-
|||anachōrō||-||anachor-||go back, retire||anchorite, anchoress,
|-
|||Andromēda||-||Andromēd-||wife of Perseus||Andromeda, Andromeda polifolia
|-
|||anemos||-||anemo-||wind||anemometer, anemoscopy, anemoscope, anemophilous
|-
|||anekdotos||-||anecdot-||unpublished||anecdote, anecdotal,
|-
|||anemonē||-||anemone-||lit. daughter of the wind||anemone, sea-anemone
|-
|||anepigraphos||-||anepigraph-||without title or inscription||
|-
|||anergia||-||anerg-||cessation from work||anergy
|-
|||aneurusma||-||aneurysm-||dilation||aneurysm,
|-
|||anēr||||andrο-
-andri||man (male human) || androcentrism, androgen, android, andrologist, andrology, androstephium, androsterone
misandry,
, polyandry
|-
|||antholōgion||-||antholog-||collection of extracts||anthology, anthologist
|-
|||anthos||-||antho- ||flower||anthology, anthophyta, anthostema, anthogonium, Anthozoa, anthocleista, anthotype, anthocyanin, anthocerotophyta
|-
|||anthrakitēs||-||anthracit-||kind of coal||anthracite, anthracite iron
|-
|||anthrax||-||anthr-||coal||anthrax, anthracotherium, anthracosauria, anthracosis
|-
|||anthrōpos||-||anthrōpo-||human being||anthropology, anthropomorphism, anthropopathy, anthropometrics, anthropomancy, anthropopath, ,anthroponyms, anthroposophical, anthroponym, anthropomorphists, anthropocentrism, anthropomorphics, anthropoidea, anthroposemiotics, anthropophobia
|-
|||anienai||-||ani-||to go up ||anion,
|-
|||anisos||-||aniso-||unequal, dissimilar, uneven||, , anisometropia, anisotropic
|-
|||annēson||-||anis-||dill||anise, aniseed, anisette
|-
|||anodos||-||anod-||way up||anode, anodising
|-
|||anomos||-||anom-||lawless||anomie, anomic
|-
|||anorgos||-||anorg-||not wrathful||anorgasmy, anorgasmic, anorgasmia
|-
|||anorexia||-||anorec-||lack of appetite||anorexia, anorectic, anorexigenic
|-
|||anorthos||-||anortho-||sloping||anorthosite, anorthoclase,
|-
|||antagōnizesthai||-||antagōniz-||struggle against, prove a match for||, , antagonism, antagonistic
|-
|||antarktikos||-||antarctic-||antarctic ^[8]||antarctic, antarctica,
|-
|||anti||-||anti-||opposite, counter||antibiotic, anticyclone, antidiabetic, antihero, antihistamine, antioxidant, antiseptic, antistatic
|-
|||antidoton||-||antidot-||to give as a remedy against||antidote,
|-
|||antinomia||-||antinom-||contradiction between laws||antinomy, antinomianism
|-
|||antipatheia||-||antipath-||of opposite feelings||,
antipathy
|-
|||antipous||-||antipod-||the opposite foot, diametrically opposed||, ,
|-
|||antisēpō||-||antisep-||make to putrefy in turn||antisepsis, antiseptic
|-
|||antistrophos||-||antistroph-||to invert||antistrophe
|-
|||antitithenai||-||antith-||to oppose||antithesis, ,
|-
|||antiphrazō||-||antiphra-||speak the opposite||antiphrasis
|-
|||antiphōnos||-||antiphon-||sounding in answer||antiphon, anthem
|-
|||antron||-||antr-||cave, cavity||antrum
|-
|||antōnymein||-||antonym-||to have an opposite denomination||antonym,
|-
|||anhudros||-||anhydr-||waterless, arid||anhydrite, anhydrous, anhydrobiosis
|-
|||anōdunos||-||anodyn-||waterless, arid||anodyne,
|-
|||anōmalos||-||anōmal-||uneven||anomalocarid, anomalopidae, anomalopus, anomaluridae, anomaly
|-
|||anōnumos||-||anonym-||nameless||anonymity, anonymous, ,
|-
|||anōphelēs||-||anophel-||unprofitable, useless||anopheles, ,
|-
|||axios||-||axio-||worthy||axiological, axiology, axiology, axiom, axiomatic, axiomatisation
|-
|||axōn||-||axo-
axi-||axis||axoneme, axoplasm, axisymmetric
|-
|||aoristos||-||aorist-||indefinite||, aorist
|-
|||aortē||-||aort-||the great artery||aortic, aorta
|-
|||apathēs||-||apath-||without feeling||apatheism, apatheist, apathetic, apathy
|-
|||hapax||-||apax-||once||hapax legomenon, hapaxes
|-
|||apatē||-||apat-||deceit||apatite, apatosaurus
|-
|||haplous||-||haplo-||single|| haplodiploid, haploid, haploidisation, , Haplotype
|-
|||apo||-||apo-||away from||apology, apostrophe, apocrypha
|-
|||apogeion||-||apogei-||far from the earth||apogee, apogean
|-
|||apodeiktikos||-||apodict-||demonstrable||apodictic,
|-
|||apodidōnai||-||apod-||to give back||apodosis
|-
|||apothema||-||apothem-||something laid down||apothem
|-
|||apotheōsis||-||apotheo-||to deify||apotheosis,
|-
|||apothēkē||-||apothek-||storehouse||apothecary, apothecium
|-
|||apokaluptō||-||apocalyp-||to reveal||apocalypse
|-
|||apokoptō||-||apokop-||cut off||apocopation,
|-
|||apokrinō||-||apokrin-||to set apart||apocrine
|-
|||apokruptō||-||apokryp-||to hide away||apocrypha, apocryphal
|-
|||Appolōn||-||Apollō-||name of a god ''Gk myth.||Apollo, Apollonian
|-
|||apologia||-||apolog-||apology||apology, apologue, , ,
|-
|||apomixis||-||apomix-||without mixing||apomixis, apomictic
|-
|||aponeurousthai||-||aponeur-||to become tendinous||aponeurosis
|-
|||apoplēssō||-||apoplēx-||cripple by a stroke ||apoplexy, apoplectic
|-
|||aporos||-||apor-||impassable||aporia
|-
|||apostatēs||-||apostat-||defector||apostate, apostasy
|-
|||apostellō||-||apostol-||send away||, apostolic
|-
|||apostrephō||-||apostroph-||turn away||apostrophe, ,
|-
|||apotropaion||-||apotro-||something that averts evil||apotropaic,
|-
|||apous||-||apod-||without feet||apodidae, apoda, apus, apodization
|-
|||apophanai||-||apopha-||to say no||apophasis
|-
|||apophthengesthai||-||apophtheg-
apotheg-||to speak plainly||apothegm, apothegmatic
|-
|||apophuomai||-||apophu-||grow out like a shoot||apophysis, apophysomyces,
|-
|||apteros||-||apter-||wingless||Apteryx, Apterygidae, , Apteropanorpidae
|-
|||arakhnē||||arachnē-||spider||arachnid
|-
|||argillos||-||argill-||clay||argillite, argillaceous
|-
|||Arēs||-||areo-||planet Mars||, , areology,
|-
|||arkeō||-||ark-||to ward off, to defend, to assist ἀρκέειν
alt. f. L. arceo "to enclose, keep out, prevent||arc, arcade
|-
|||arthritis||-||arthrit-||inflammation of joint ||arthritis, osteoarthritis
|-
|||arthron||-||arthrο-||joint||arthropod, arthroscopy, arthropathy
|-
|||arthrōsis||-||arthr-||articulation||dysarthria, diarthrosis,
|-
|||arithmos||-||arithm-||number||arithmetic, logarithm
|-
|||aristos||-||aristo-||best||aristocracy
|-
|||arktos||-||arct-||bear, the northern constellation Ursa Major||arctic
|-
|||arktouros||-||arctur-||bearward||arcturus, arcturis, arcturian
|-
|||harmonia||-||harmoni-||agreement, harmony||harmony, harmonium, harmonica, harmonisation, harmonics, enharmonic
|-
|||harmos||-||arm-||joint, shoulder||harmotome, arm
|-
|||arrhuthmia||-||arrythm-||lack of rhythm||arrhythmia, ,
|-
|||artios||-||artio-||even||artiodactyl
|-
|||arkhaios||-||archaio-||ancient||archaeology, archetype
|-
|||arche||-||archi-||chief, authority||archbishop, anarchy, archidiptera, archigram, archipelago, architeuthidae
|-
|||arkhitektōn||-||architect-||chief builder||architecture, architect
|-
|||arkhōn||-||archo-||ruler||archon, archosaur, archostemata
|-
|||arōma||-||aroma-||spice||aroma, aromatic compounds
|-
|||astheneia||-||asthen-||weakness||asthenia, asthenopia
|-
|||asthma||-||asthma-||asthma||asthmatic
|-
|||Asia||-||Asia-||Mythological daughter of Iapetos||Asia Minor, Asian, ,
|-
|||aspharagos||-||asparag-||asparagus||asparagine acid, aspartame, aspartate
|-
|||aspis||-||asp-||shield||asp
|-
|||astēr||-||aster-||star||asteroid, asterisk
|-
|||astigmatismos||-||astigmat-||without focus||astigmatism
|-
|||astragalos||-||astragal-||vertebra, knucklebone||astragalus, astragal
|-
|||astron||-||astro-||constellation||astronomy, astrology, astrophysics, astrodynamics, astronaut, astrolabe,
|-
|||asulon||-||asyl-||sanctuary||asylum
|-
|||asphuxia||-||asphyx-||stopping of the pulse||asphyxiant
|-
|||atmosphaera||-||atmospher-||vapor + sphere||atmosphere, atmospheric
|-
|||Atlas||-||atla-||name of a Titan||atlas, Atlantic
|-
|||atomos||-||atom-||un + cut||atomic, atomizer
|-
|||atonia||-||aton-||slack||atony, atonal
|-
|||atropos||-||atrop-||inexorable||atropos, atropine, atropa
|-
|||atrophos||-||atroph-||ill-nourished||atrophy
|-
|||Attiki||-||attic-||A region of east-central Greece ||attic, atticism
|-
| ||authentikos||-||authentic-||original||authentication, authentic
|-
|||austēros||-||auster-||harsh, bitter||austerity
|-
|||autarchia||-||autarch-||absolute governing||autarchy, autarchism
|-
|||autarkia||-||autark-||self-sufficiency||autarky
|-
|||autochthōn||-||autochth-||of the land itshelf||autochthon, autochthonic, autochthonous
|-
|||autopsia||-||autops-||a seeing for oneself ||autopsy, autopsic
|-
|||auxanein||-||aux-||to increase||auxin, auxesis,
|-
| ||autos||-||auto-||self ''(reflexive pronoun)''||, automatic
|-
| ||aphairein||-||apher-||take away|| apheresis, hemapheresis
|-
| ||aphanēs||-||aphan-||unseen||aphanes, aphaniotis, aphanite, aphanitic
|-
| ||aphatos||-||aphas-||speechless||aphasia, aphasiology, anomic aphasia
|-
| ||aphienai||-||aphes-||to let go||aphesis, ,
|-
| ||Aphroditē||-||aphrodi-||risen from sea-foam, name of a goddess||aphrodisiac, ,
|-
| ||akhainein||-||achen-||without yawning||achene
|-
| ||achātēs||-||agat-||a variety of mineral||agate, agateware
|-
| ||akhrōmatos||-||achrοmat-||without color||achromatic, , , ,
|-
|||hapsis||-||aps-||arch||apse, apsis, apsidal, hassium,
|}

Β

'''b'''
{| class="wikitable"
!colspan=2 |Citation form!! colspan=2 |Root form!!Meaning!! English Derivative
|-
| ||barbaros|| -||barbaro-||stranger, non-Greek||barbarian
|-
| ||barus||-||baru-||heavy||baritone
|-
| ||bios||-||bio-||life||biology, biopsy,bios
|-
| ||boreas||-||borea-||north, the north wind||Aurora Borealis,hyperborean
|-
| ||brachus||-||brachu-||short||brachycephalic
|}((olytonic)]

Γ

'''g'''
{| class="wikitable"
!colspan=2 |Citation form!! colspan=2 |Root form!!Meaning!! English Derivative
|-
| ||gaia, gē||-||gea-||earth||geology, Gaia, geometry, geography
|-
| ||gamos||-||gam-||marriage||polygamy, gamete
|-
| ||genesis||-||gen-||to give birth, beget|| genetic,genesis , gene
|-
| ||gignōskein||-||gnō-
gnē-||to know|| diagnostic, agnostic
|-
| ||gigas||-||giga-||huge, enormous|| Giga- (prefix) as in gigabyte, gigantic
|-
| ||graphein||-||graph-||to write|| graphics, geography
|-
| ||gunē||-||gunaik-||woman||polygyny, gynecology misogynist
|}

Δ

'''d'''
{| class="wikitable"
!colspan=2 |Citation form!! colspan=2 |Root form!!Meaning!! English Derivative
|-
|||dēmos|| -||dēmo-||district, its inhabitants, commoners||democracy, demographic
|-
| ||doxa||-||dox-||opinion, praise||orthodox, paradox
|-
| ||drasis||-||dras-||action|| drastic, anadrastic
|}

Ε

'''(h)e'''
{| class="wikitable"
!colspan=2 |Citation form!! colspan=2 |Root form!!Meaning!! English Derivative
|-
|||enkyklopaideia||-||encycloped-||encyclopedia, lit. rounded education||encyclopedia
|-
|||eikon||||icon||icon, picture, painting||icon, iconicity, iconoclast
|-
|||helix||||helic-||helix||helix, helicopter, helicity
|-
|||herpeton||||-||-||herpetology
|-
|||hepta||-||hepta-||seven||heptarchy, heptagon, heptameter
|-
| ||etymon|| ||etymon||true||etymology
|-
|||eu||-||eu-||well||eulogy,
|}

Ζ

'''z'''
{| class="wikitable"
!colspan=2 |Citation form!! colspan=2 |Root form!!Meaning!! English Derivative
|-
| ||zōon||-||zōo-||animal||zoology
|}

Η

'''(h)ē'''
{| class="wikitable"
!colspan=2 |Citation form!! colspan=2 |Root form!!Meaning!! English Derivative
|-
|||hēgemōn||-||hēgemon-||leader||hegemony
|-
|||hēlios||-||hēlio-||sun||helion, heliotropic, heliocentric
|-
|||hēmera||-||hēmer-||day||ephemeral
|-
|||ēōs||-||ēo-||dawn||eocene
|}

Θ

'''th'''
{| class="wikitable"
!colspan=2 |Citation form!! colspan=2 |Root form!!Meaning!! English Derivative
|-
| ||theos||-||the-||a god||theology, theism, atheism
|-
| ||theōria||-||theor-||theory||theory
|-
| ||thermos||-||therm-||hot||isotherm, thermoelectric, Thermos (brand of vacuum flask))
|}

Ι

'''(h)i'''
{| class="wikitable"
!colspan=2 |Citation form!! colspan=2 |Root form!!Meaning!! English Derivative
|-
|||iatros||-||iatro-||physician, healer||psychiatrist
|-
|||idios||-||idi-||one’s own, private||idiolect, idiom, idiot, individual, retard
|-
|||hieros||-||hiero-||sacred||hierarchy, hieroglyph
|-
| ||historia||-||histor-||history||history
|-
|||ikhthus||-||ikhthu-||fish||ikhthus, ichthyology
|}

Κ

'''k, c'''
{| class="wikitable"
!colspan=2 |Citation form!! colspan=2|Root form!!Meaning!! English Derivative
|-
|||kakos||-||kako-||bad||cacophony
|-
||||kalos||-
καλλι-||kalo-
kalli-||beautiful||calotype
callisthenics
|-
|||kalypto||-
-||kalypt-
kalyps-||I cover||Calypso, apocalypse
|-
|||kata||-||kat(a)-||downwards, along||catalog, catastrophe, category
|-
|||kentron||-||kentr-||centre||centre, central, androcentrism, anthropocentrism
|-
|||kinesthai||-||kinesis-||to move, motion||psychokinesis, kinetic energy, kinesis
|-
|||klōnos||-||klōn-||branch, twig||clone, cloning
|-
|||kētos||||kēto-||sea monster, whale||cetology
|-
|||kosmos||-||kosm-||order, the universe, jewell||cosmography, cosmetic, cosmopolitan (πολίτης = citizen)
|-
|||kratos||-||krat-||power, rule||autocrat, democracy, bureaucracy
|-
|||kūdos||||kūd-||glory, fame||kudos
|}

Λ

'''l'''
{| class="wikitable"
!colspan=2 |Citation form!! colspan=2 |Root form!!Meaning!! English Derivative
|-
|||lāos|| -||lāo-||people|| laity
|-
|||lexis|| -||lexi-||word|| dyslexia, lexicon, Alexia
|-
|||leukos|| -||leuko-||white|| leukocyte, leukemia
|-
|||lithos|| -||litho-||stone||lithography, neolithic
|-
| ||logos||-||logo-||thought, word ||theology, logic
|-
|||luō|| -
-||lu-
lūs-||I break, loosen||lysis, electrolysis, analysis, Lysistrata
|}

Μ

'''m'''
{| class="wikitable"
!colspan=2 |Citation form!! colspan=2 |Root form!!Meaning!! English Derivative
|-
| ||mathēmatikos||-||mathēmatik-||fond of learning||mathematics, mathematical
|-
| ||makros||-||makro-||long||macron, macrobiotic
|-
| ||megas||-
-||mega-
megalo-||big, large||Mega- (prefix), as in megabyte, megafauna, megaphone
megalomania
|-
| ||methodos||-||method-||method||method
|-
| ||melas||-||melan-||pigmented, black, ink||Melanesia, melanocyte, melancholy
|-
| ||metallon||-||metal-||metal||medal, metalloid
|-
| ||mikros||-||mikro-||small|| microscope
|-
| ||mīsos||-||mīs-||hatred||misandry
|-
| ||mnēstis||-||mne-||memory||amnesia, amnesty, mnemonic
|-
| ||monos||-||mono-||alone, solitary, forsaken||monotony, monologue, monogamy, monocle, monolith, monotheist, monopsony, monopoly
|-
| ||Mousa||-||mous-||a patron goddess of the arts||Muse, music, museum
|}

Ν

'''n'''
{| class="wikitable"
!colspan=2 |Citation form!! colspan=2 |Root form!!Meaning!! English Derivative
|-
| ||nautikos||||naut-||sailor, ship||nautical, astronaut
|-
| ||nanos||||nano-||dwarf||nanotechnology, nanometry
|-
| ||neos||-||neo-||new, young||neon, neologism'
|-
|}

Ξ

'''x'''
{| class="wikitable"
!colspan=2 |Citation form!! colspan=2 |Root form!!Meaning!! English Derivative
|-
| ||xenos||-||xeno-||strange, stranger, guest||xenophobia
|-
| ||xeros||-||xero-||dry||xerophyte, xerophthalmia
|-
| ||xulon||-||xul-||wood||xylophone, xylem'
|-
|}

Ο

'''(h)o'''
{| class="wikitable"
!colspan=2 |Citation form!! colspan=2 |Root form!!Meaning!! English Derivative
|-
| ||odous||-||odont-||tooth||orthodontia
|-
| ||oinos||||oino-||wine||oenomel
|-
| ||oligos||-||oligo-||few, little||oligarchy
|-
| ||homos||-||homo-||equal, same||homoerotic
|-
| ||homoios||-||homoio-||similar||homeopathy
|-
| ||oxus||-||oxu-||sharp, acid, sour||oxygen
|-
| ||organon||||organ-||organ, instrument, tool||organ, organism
|-
| ||orthos||-||orth-||straight, correct, normal||orthography, orthogonal
|}

Π

'''p'''
{| class="wikitable"
!colspan=2 |Citation form!! colspan=2 |Root form!!Meaning!! English Derivative
|-|||pathos||-||path-||suffering, disease||pathology
|-pathos
||||paideia||-||paideia-||education, culture||encyclop(a)edia
|-
|||pais||-||paid-||boy, child||paediatrician, pedophilia
|-
|||pas||||pan-, panto-||all, complete||pantheism, pantomime
|-
|||patēr||||patr-||father||patriarch
|-
|||peira||-||peir||experience||empirical
|-
|||peri||-||peri||around||perimeter
|-
|||petra||-||petra||rock||petrology
|-
| |||polis||-||pole-||city||polis, political, police, polity
|-
| |||polοs||-||pol-||axis, sky||North Pole, polarize, Polaris
|-
| |||polus||-||polu-||many, much||Polynesia, polytonic
|-
| |||potamos||-||potam-||river||hippopotamus, Mesopotamia
|-
| |||programma||||programmat-||proclamation, agenda||programmer, programmatic
|}

Ρ

'''r(h)'''
{| class="wikitable"
!colspan=2 |Citation form!! colspan=2 |Root form!!Meaning!! English Derivative
|-
|||rhetorica||-||rhetor-||art of speech||rhetoric
|-
|||rheuma||-||rheumat-||a flowing, rheum||rheumatism, rheum
|-
|||rhodon||-||rhodo-||rose, red||rhododendron, rhodium
|-
|||rhis||-||rhin-||nose||rhinoceros, rhinoplasty
|}

Σ

'''s'''
{| class="wikitable"
!colspan=2 |Citation form!! colspan=2 |Root form!!Meaning!! English Derivative
|-
| ||sarx||-||sarko-||flesh||sarcophagus,sarcasm
|-
| ||sauros||-||sauro-||lizard||dinosaur
|-
| ||skopos|| -||skop-||observer||telescope
|-
| ||sophia||-||sophia-||knowledge, wisdom|| philosophy, sophistry
|-
| ||sustēma||-||sustēmat-||system|| system, systematic
|}

Τ

'''t'''
{| class="wikitable"
!colspan=2 |Citation form!! colspan=2 |Root form!!Meaning!! English Derivative
|-
| ||tachys||ταχυ-||tach(y)-||fast||tachycardia, tachometer
|-
| ||techni||τεχν-||techn-||art||technique, technology
|-
| ||tēle||-||tēle-||distant||telephone, telepathy, telemedicine
|-
| ||topos||-||topo-||place||topography
|-
| ||toxon||-||tox-||archer’s bow, poison||toxin
|-
| ||typos||-||typ-||type||type, typical
|}

Υ

'''(h)u, (h)y'''
{| class="wikitable"
!colspan=2 |Citation form!! colspan=2 |Root form!!Meaning!! English Derivative
|-
| ||hudōr|| -||hudro-||water||hydrodynamics, hydrolysis
|-
| ||hyper|| -||hyper-||super-, pro-, trans-, over-|||hyperactivity, hypersensitivity
|-
| ||hupnos|| -||hupno-||sleep||hypnotism
|}

Φ

'''ph'''
{| class="wikitable"
!colspan=2 |Citation form!! colspan=2 |Root form!!Meaning!!English Derivative
|-
||||phagō||-||phage-||I eat|| bacteriophage,sarcophagus
|-
||||phainomai||-||phaino-||I appear|| phenomenon
|-
||||philia
philos||-||philia-
philo-||friendship
friend|| Philadelphia, philosophy
zoophilia, pedophilia
|-
||||phōs||-
-||phōs-
phōt-||light|| phosphorus
photography, photogenic
|-
|||phobia
phobos||-||phobia
phobo-||irrational fear
fear|||phobia, Cryophobia
Phobos
|-
|||phuton||-||phuto-||plant||
|-
|||phōnē||-||phōnē-||voice|| telephone, phonograph
|}

Χ

'''kh, ch'''
{| class="wikitable"
!colspan=2 |Citation form!! colspan=2 |Root form!!Meaning!! English Derivative
|-
| ||khaitē||-||khaitē-||loose, flowing hair||polychaete
|-
| ||khaos||-||khaos-||primal emptiness||chaos, gas
|-
| ||kharakter||-||kharakter-||character||character, characteristic
|-
| ||kheir||-||kheir-||hand||Chiroptera, chiromancy, chiropractor
|-
| ||khoros||||chor[e]o-||dance||choreography, chorus
|-
| ||khronos||-||khrono-||time||chronology, chronometer
|}

Ψ

'''ps'''
{| class="wikitable"
!colspan=2 |Citation form!! colspan=2 |Root form!!Meaning!! English Derivative
|-
| ||psūkhē||-||psūkh-||spirit, soul||psychology, psychedelic
|-
| ||psuchros||-||psuchro-||cold||psychrometer
|}

Ω

'''(h)ō'''
{| class="wikitable"
!colspan=2 |Citation form!! colspan=2 |Root form!!Meaning!! English Derivative
|-
|||ōon||-||ōo-||egg||oocyte, oology
|-
|||hōra||-||hōra-||season, hour||horoscope
|}

Notes

1. ἀγκυλόπους
2. ἀγκύλος
3. ἂκτωρ
4. ἁλύσκειν
5. ἀναλογία
6. ἀναλογικός
7. ἀνάλογος
8. ἀνταρκτικός

References

H. G. Liddell and R. Scott, ''Greek-English lexicon, with a revised supplement''. Clarendon Press, Oxford, 1996. ISBN 0-19-864226-1

See also

★ Greek language

★ Classical compound

★ Transliteration of Greek into English

★ English words of Greek origin

★ List of Latin words with English derivatives

★ Greek words for love

★ Iso

External links

★ English-French-modern Greek vocabulary - words of Greek origin

★ The Perseus Project - has many useful pages for the study of classical languages and literatures, including dictionaries.

★ PhobiaList.com - List of many hundreds of -phobias, of Greek or artificial origin.

★ A Dictionary of Latin and Greek Words used in Modern English Vocabulary - List of suffixes/prefixes from Greek and Latin