Ancient Roots
Many English words are built from ancient Greek and Latin roots. Knowing these helps you guess new words!
Latin: Action construction
Greek: Nature public
Greek: Senses visibility
False Friends & Tricky Roots
A person walking on foot. (អ្នកថ្មើរជើង)
A doctor for children. (គ្រូពេទ្យកុមារ)
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Yes! "-logy" is a Greek root suffix that means "the study of". So Bio (Life) + logy (Study of) = The study of life! science
How many Greek and Latin roots do I need to know for B2?
You don't need to memorize a dictionary! Just knowing the most common 20-30 roots (like port, struct, bio, geo, spect) will help you guess hundreds of new words when reading. It's a shortcut to learning faster. rocket_launch
Does "tele" always mean far away? What about television?
Yes! "Tele" (far off) + "Vision" (seeing) = seeing things from far away! It perfectly describes how a TV brings images from distant places right into your living room! tv
I see "-logy" a lot (Biology, Geology). Is that a root too?