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Phil
• Meaning– Love
• Example– ailurophile - lover of cats– chrysophilist – lover of gold– Philadelphia – City of love
Vid/vis
• Meaning– See
• Example– Video- the broadcasting of moving visual images
– Visual- relating to seeing or sight
Anti
• Meaning– Against/Old
• Example– Antibacterial – against bacteria– Antibodies - powerful medicines that fight
bacterial infections
Hetero
• Meaning– Different
• Example• Heterodox – different opinion• Heterogeneous – different character or contact
Macro
• Meaning– Large
• Example– Macroeconomics – large scale economics– Macrosociology – study of sociology on a large scale
Micro
• Meaning– Small
• Example– Microscope - optical instrument used for viewing
very small objects– Microbiology – scientific study of small organisms
Mono
• Meaning– One
• Example– Monopoly – control by one company– Monologue -a long speech by one person
Trans
• Meaning– Across/Trough
• Example– Transport – take or carry from one point to another– Transplant – take from across to another
Syn
• Meaning– With/Together
• Example– Synthetic – artificial materials combined together– Synthesis – combination of ideas or thoughts
Tract
• Meaning– Pull
• Example– Tractor – machine that pulls– Traction – the action of pulling over a surface
Magna/Mani
• Meaning– Great
• Example– Magnanimousness – of great character or ideas– Manipulation – great influence
Junct
• Meaning– Join
• Example– Junction – a point where two or more things are
joined – Conjunction – the act of joining
Scope
• Meaning– See/Watch
• Example– Telescope – able to see things far away– Microscope – able to see small objects