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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 8 (Greek), pp. 203-204
| 1. CHROMAT- color -ic p.t. (adj.) of or containing color(s) 2. POLY- many 3. syn- same 4. ETHN- race 5. BIBLIo- book 6. ASTR- star 7. TAUTo- same |
8. CHROMAT- color 9. dia- through 10. dia- between 11. THERM- heat 12. hyper- over, too much 13. POLY- many 14. dia- apart |
15. eu- good 16. ETHNo- race 17. PHILo- love 18. PHIL- love 19. a- not 20. ec- out |
Lesson 9 (Greek), pp. 209-210
| 1. CHIRo- hand POD- foot -ist expert in (noun) orig, "hand/foot doctor"; now, foot doctor 2. POL- city, state 3. ORTHo- straight 4. HETERo- different 5. GNOS- know 6. PED- child 7. POLY- many |
8. ORTH- straight 9. COSMo- universe 10. peri- near 11. DEM- people 12. NEo- new 13. PAN- all THE- god 14. PED- child |
15. GEo- earth 16. syn- together 17. TAX(i*)- arrange 18. BALL- throw 19. ORTHo- straight 20. POD- foot |