Greek and Latin Roots

something displayed for the public to see

• respect

• perspective

• spectacle

• spectator

light/shine

• bi

• cred

• lumin

• ject

From what Latin root is the word illumination?

• lud

• lun

• lumin

• lysis

Which root means light; shine?

• fract, frag

• circ, circum

• lumin

• gon

anthropo

• man

• life

• sun

• one

luc, lumin

• light

• dark

• somber

• plain

Which Greek root means 'water'?

• A) hydro

• B) bio

• C) geo

• D) thermo

What does the Latin root 'scrib' mean?

• A) to write

• B) to read

• C) to speak

• D) to listen

From what Greek root is the word 'biology' derived?

• A) bio

• B) logy

• C) geo

• D) theo

Which root means 'earth'?

• A) geo

• B) aqua

• C) terra

• D) luna