©Damen, 2013
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 12 (Greek), pp. 224-226
| 1. THEo- god crat one who rules by -ic p.t. (adj.) p.t. a government in which a god is recognized as supreme ruler 2. GASTRo- stomach 3. DERMATo- skin 4. PSEUD- false 5. GYNECo- woman 6. ANDR- man 7. CHRONo- time |
8. ARCHAEo- ancient 9. HELIo- sun 10. BI- life, living 11. IDEo- idea 12. MICRo- small 13. TAXo- arrange 14. NECRo- the dead |
15. PSYCH- mind 16. ANTHROPo- man(kind) 17. PALEo- old 18. AUTo- self 19. ETHNo- race 20. AUTo- by one's self |
Lesson 13 (Greek), pp. 229-231
| 1. HIER- holy -archy rule by (noun) (a) church government (b) a system arranged into rank, grade or class 2. PATR- father 3. ACRo- highest 4. EGO- I, self 5. PATR- father 6. PYRo- fire 7. TELE- from afar |
8. ACRo- highest 9. a(n)- not 10. THEo- god 11. XENo- foreigner 12. HYDRo- water 13. EGO- I, self 14. HOMo- same |
15. OLIG- few 16. NECRo- the dead 17. PATRI- family 18. MEGALo- large 19. ACRo- extremities 20. PALEo- most ancient |