Greek & Latin
|
Meaning in English |
| mega-,
megalo-, makro-; magni-, grandi- |
big |
| micro-;
parvi- |
little |
| macro-,
dolicho; longi- |
long |
| brachy-;
brevi- |
short |
| eury,
platy-; lati- |
wide |
| steno-;
angusti- |
narrow |
| cyclo-,
gyro; circuli- |
round |
| quadrati- rectanguli-
|
square |
| pachy-,
pycno-, steato-;crassi- |
thick |
| lepto-;
tenui- |
thin |
| bary-;
gravi- |
heavy |
| sclero-,
scirrho-; duri- |
hard |
| malaco-;
molli- |
soft |
| hygro-,
hydro-; humidi- |
wet |
| xero-;
sicci- |
dry (Xerox®) |
| oxy-;
acri- |
sharp |
| cryo-
psychro-; frigidi- |
cold |
| thermo-;
calidi- |
hot |
| dexio-;
dextri- |
right |
| scaio-;
scaevo- levi, sinistri- |
left |
| proso-,
proto-; frontali- |
front |
| meso-;
medio- |
middle |
| poly-;
multi- |
many |
| oligo-;
pauci- |
few |
| stheno-;
validi-, potenti- |
strong |
| hypo-;
imi-, intimi- |
bottom |
| paleo-,
archeo-; veteri-, seni- |
old |
| neo-,
ceno-; novi |
new |
| crypto-,
calypto-; operti- |
hidden |
| tauto-;
identi- |
same |
| homo-,
homeo-; simili- |
alike |
| eu-,
kalo-, kallo-; boni- |
good |
| dys-,
caco-; mali- |
bad |
| ceno-,
coelo-; vacuo- |
empty |
| holo-;
toti- |
entirely |
| idio-;
proprio-, sui- |
one's own |
| allo-;
alieni- |
another's |
| glyco-;
dulci- |
sweet |
| picro-;
amari- |
bitter |
| iso-;
equi- |
equal |
| hetero-,
allo-; vario- |
different |