Greek and Latin Root Words

bio

• life

• death

• energy

• growth

auto

• self

• other

• group

• external

port

• to carry/bring

• to leave behind

• to destroy

• to create

rupt

• to break

• to mend

• to create

• to destroy

meter

• measure

• calculate

• estimate

• record

phon

• light

• sound/ voice

• color

• shape

logy

• study of

• study about

• study against

• study with

therm

• light

• heat

• cold

• sound

graph

• to write or draw

• to erase or delete

• to color or paint

• to fold or bend

cred

• trust

• believe

• doubt

• ignore