prefix

hetero-

different

(ex. heterogenous - different, mixed)[image]

prefix

homo-

same; human

(ex. homogenous - all the same)[image]

prefix

proto-

first in time; original; primitive

(ex. prototype - model or pattern)[image]

prefix

prim(e)-

first; most important

(ex. primer - a child's first reading book)[image]

prefix

mono-

one

(ex. monotheism - worshipping a single god)[image]

prefix

poly-

multiple, many

(ex. polytheism - worshipping multiple gods)[image]

prefix

bi, di-

two; evenly splt

(ex. binocular - using two eyes)[image]

prefix

tri, ter-

three

(ex. trinity - a group of three)[image]

prefix

tetra-

four

(ex. tetrarch - an ancient Roman ruler of a (fourth part) of a province)[image]

root

andro, anthro

man, human

(ex. anthropology - the study of human culture)[image]

root

gyn

woman

(ex. gynecologist - a specialist in women's health)[image]

root

bio

life

(ex. biology - the study of living beings)[image]

root

mor

death

(ex. morbid - concerning with death)[image]

root

theos

god

(ex. theology - the study of religion)[image]

root

deus

god

(ex. deity - a god)[image]

suffix

-esque

in the style of

(ex. picturesque - quaint and charming, like an old picture)[image]

root

-oid

resemling, in the shape of

(ex. humanoid - in the shape of a human)[image]