{
 "source": "https://peabody.kids/flashcards/grc-word-roots",
 "id": "grc-word-roots",
 "title": "Greek Roots in English Words",
 "category": "world-languages",
 "subject": "Ancient Greek",
 "levels": [
  "3-5",
  "6-8",
  "9-12",
  "college",
  "adult"
 ],
 "description": "Greek roots (in letters and sound) that build English science and school words.",
 "tags": [
  "ancient greek",
  "vocabulary"
 ],
 "frontLabel": "Meaning",
 "backLabel": "Greek root",
 "cards": [
  [
   "Far",
   "tele- (τῆλε)",
   "telescope, telephone"
  ],
  [
   "Write / draw",
   "graph- (γράφω)",
   "photograph, autograph"
  ],
  [
   "Sound / voice",
   "phon- (φωνή)",
   "telephone, phonics"
  ],
  [
   "Light",
   "photo- (φῶς)",
   "photograph, photosynthesis"
  ],
  [
   "Life",
   "bio- (βίος)",
   "biology, biography"
  ],
  [
   "Earth",
   "geo- (γῆ)",
   "geography, geology"
  ],
  [
   "Water",
   "hydro- (ὕδωρ)",
   "hydrant, dehydrate"
  ],
  [
   "Fire",
   "pyro- (πῦρ)",
   "pyromaniac, pyrotechnics"
  ],
  [
   "Study of",
   "-logy (λόγος)",
   "biology, zoology"
  ],
  [
   "Animal",
   "zoo- (ζῷον)",
   "zoo, zoology"
  ],
  [
   "Plant",
   "phyto- (φυτόν)",
   "phytoplankton"
  ],
  [
   "Star",
   "astro- (ἀστήρ)",
   "astronaut, astronomy"
  ],
  [
   "Star (alternate)",
   "aster-",
   "asterisk, asteroid"
  ],
  [
   "Heart",
   "cardio- (καρδία)",
   "cardiac, cardiology"
  ],
  [
   "Brain / mind",
   "psych- (ψυχή)",
   "psychology"
  ],
  [
   "Skin",
   "derm- (δέρμα)",
   "dermatology, epidermis"
  ],
  [
   "Bone",
   "osteo- (ὀστέον)",
   "osteoporosis"
  ],
  [
   "Stomach",
   "gastro- (γαστήρ)",
   "gastric"
  ],
  [
   "Eye",
   "ophthalm-",
   "ophthalmologist"
  ],
  [
   "Foot",
   "ped- / pod- (πούς)",
   "tripod, podiatrist"
  ],
  [
   "Hand",
   "chiro- (χείρ)",
   "chiropractor"
  ],
  [
   "Many",
   "poly- (πολύς)",
   "polygon, polyglot"
  ],
  [
   "One",
   "mono- (μόνος)",
   "monorail, monologue"
  ],
  [
   "Two",
   "di- (δύο)",
   "dioxide, diploma"
  ],
  [
   "Three",
   "tri- (τρεῖς)",
   "triangle, tricycle"
  ],
  [
   "Four",
   "tetra- (τέτταρες)",
   "tetrahedron"
  ],
  [
   "Five",
   "penta- (πέντε)",
   "pentagon"
  ],
  [
   "Six",
   "hexa- (ἕξ)",
   "hexagon"
  ],
  [
   "Eight",
   "octo- (ὀκτώ)",
   "octopus, octagon"
  ],
  [
   "Ten",
   "deca- (δέκα)",
   "decade, decathlon"
  ],
  [
   "Hundred",
   "hecto- (ἑκατόν)",
   "hectare"
  ],
  [
   "Thousand",
   "kilo- (χίλιοι)",
   "kilometer, kilogram"
  ],
  [
   "Small",
   "micro- (μικρός)",
   "microscope"
  ],
  [
   "Big / great",
   "mega- (μέγας)",
   "megaphone"
  ],
  [
   "Same",
   "homo- (ὁμός)",
   "homonym"
  ],
  [
   "Different",
   "hetero- (ἕτερος)",
   "heterogeneous"
  ],
  [
   "New",
   "neo- (νέος)",
   "neon, neonatal"
  ],
  [
   "Old",
   "paleo- (παλαιός)",
   "paleontology"
  ],
  [
   "People",
   "demo- (δῆμος)",
   "democracy"
  ],
  [
   "Power / rule",
   "-cracy (κράτος)",
   "democracy, autocracy"
  ],
  [
   "Self",
   "auto- (αὐτός)",
   "automatic, autograph"
  ],
  [
   "Love",
   "phil- (φίλος)",
   "philosophy, Philadelphia"
  ],
  [
   "Fear",
   "-phobia (φόβος)",
   "claustrophobia, arachnophobia"
  ],
  [
   "Measure",
   "metro- (μέτρον)",
   "meter, thermometer"
  ],
  [
   "Heat",
   "thermo- (θερμός)",
   "thermometer, thermos"
  ],
  [
   "Time",
   "chrono- (χρόνος)",
   "chronology"
  ],
  [
   "Wind / breath",
   "pneumo- (πνεῦμα)",
   "pneumonia"
  ],
  [
   "Word",
   "-nym (ὄνομα)",
   "synonym, antonym"
  ],
  [
   "Against",
   "anti- (ἀντί)",
   "antibiotic"
  ],
  [
   "Around",
   "peri- (περί)",
   "perimeter"
  ],
  [
   "Together",
   "syn- / sym- (σύν)",
   "synonym, symphony"
  ],
  [
   "Under",
   "hypo- (ὑπό)",
   "hypothermia"
  ],
  [
   "Over / above",
   "hyper- (ὑπέρ)",
   "hyperactive"
  ],
  [
   "Circle",
   "cyclo- (κύκλος)",
   "bicycle"
  ],
  [
   "Rock / stone",
   "litho- (λίθος)",
   "monolith, lithosphere"
  ]
 ]
}