Common Greek & Latin Roots

anti (think "antibiotic" or "antagonist")

• against
• alongside
• with
• for

ast(er) (think "asteroid" or "astronaut")

• time

• star

• earth

• water

auto (think "autobiography" or "automatic")

• mechanical
• identity
• personal
• self

bio (think "biography" or "biology")

• death

• destruction
• disease
• life

chrono (think "chronicle" or "chronological")

• time
• future
• event
• history

dyna (think "dynamite" or "dynasty")

• feel

• power

• sound

• together

geo (think "geography" or "geology")

• Volcanoes
• Water
• Earth
• Mars

graph (think "autograph" or "photograph")

• sound

• map
• diagram
• write

hydr (think "hydrate" or "hydrant")

• water

• salt
• fire

• oil

phon (think "telephone" or "microphone")

• light
• sound

• data
• image