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LATIN AND GREEK ELEMENTS IN ENGLISH
Answers to Ayers, English Words from Latin and Greek Elements,
2nd Edition (1986).
Be sure to put answers in the correct format, as below.
Lesson 3 (Greek), pp. 182-183
| III. 1. BIBLIo- book (adj.) p.t. to a list of books on a particular subject 2. CANON- rule, list 3. CRYPTo- hidden 4. GLOTT- tongue 5. CYCLo- circle 6. TOMo- cut |
7. ICONo- image 8. MIM- imitate 9. OD- song, poem 10. GLOT- tongue
2. CANON- rule, list 3. CRYPT- hidden |
4. DESPOT- master 5. ICON- image, picture 6. MYRIAD- 10,000 7. NOMAD- wander(er) 8. ORGI- madness 9. TOM- cut 10. ZEPHYR- (south) wind |
Lesson 4 (Greek), pp. 186-187
| 1. apo- away CRYPH- hidden (adj.) "secret, underground"; of doubtful authority, false, spurious 2. ana- up 3. a- not 4. amphi- both, two 5. MNE- remember 6. PAN- all 7. ana- up(side down), wrong |
8. PANTo- all 9. a- not 10. anti- opposite 11. an- no 12. ana- up 13. anti- against 14. ana- up (verb) |
15. apo- off, away 16. cata- down, completely LY- loosen 17. dia- between (two people) 18. PAN- all 19. a- not 20. apo- away from |