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There often exist several different prefixes, roots, or suffixes that have the same meaning because they come from different linguistic origins. The most common origins are Greek and Latin. These are pairs of words that have the same meanings. The capitalized particles are from Greek and the lowercase particles are from Latin. For each participle, we give the Greek, followed by the Latin, and then its meaning.
Greek Latin Meaning
A non not
ALLO, ALTER alieni another
ANA re, retro back again
ANTE pre before, in front of
ANTI contra against
AUTO, IDIO sui one's own
BARY gravi heavy
CATA de down, under
CHLORO viridi green
CRYO frigidi cold
CRYPTO operti hidden
CYCL, GYRO circuli round
DECA decem ten
DI bi two
DIA trans through, across
DYS, CACO mali bad
EU, KALO boni good
EXO extra outside, outward
GLYCO dulci sweet
HEKATON centi one hundred
HEMI semi half
HETERO, ALLO vario different
HOLO toti entirely
HOMO, ISO equi the same, equal
HYPER super, supra over, above
HYPO infra, sub below, under
KILO milli a thousand
LEUKO albo white
MAKRO magni, grandi big
MELANO nigri black
MESO medi middle
META post, ultra after, beyond
MICRO parvi little
MONO unos one
NEO, CENO novi new
OLIGO pauci few
OXY acri sharp
PALEO, ARCHEO veteri, seni old
PERI circum around
POLY multi many
PRO pre in front of, before
RHOTO rubri, roseo red
STHENO validi, potenti strong
SYN, SYM con with, together
TAUTO identi same
TETRA quadr four
THANA mort death
THERMO calidi hot, heat
THEO div god