It's Greek to Me!

Tele

• A Latin root word meaning to tell on someone.
• A Greek root word meaning to communicate.
• A Latin root word meaning to travel.
• A Greek root word meaning far away.

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Photos

• A Greek root word meaning light.
• A Latin root word meaning pictures.
• A Greek root word meaning visions.
• A Latin root word meaning  to see.

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Phone

• A Latin root meaning to ommunicate.
• A Greek root meaning sound.
• A Latin root meaning to connect.
• A Greek root meaning to see.

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Micro/Mikros

• Greek root words meaning a sweet dessert.
• Latin root words meaning a medical instrument.
• Greek root words meaning small.
• Latin root words meaning to measure.

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Meter/Metron

• Latin root words meaning a large rock from space.
• Greek root words meaning to come together with someone.
• Latin root words meaning distance.
• Greek root words meaning measure.

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Gram/Graph

• Latin root words meaning measure.
• Greek root words meaning to write.
• Latin root words meaning to weigh.
• Greek root words meaning to draw.

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Chronos

• A Greek root meaning list.
• A Latin root meaning color.
• A Greek root meaning time. 
• A Latin root meaning head.

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Aqua

• A Latin root meaning water.
• A Latin root meaning blue.
• A Greek root meaning animal.
• A Greek root meaning under.

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Therm

• ball
• heat
• skin
• draw

sphere

• circle
• ball
• skin
• lean and long