Greek Roots
Words in English often come from words in other languages. For example, the English word spectrometer comes from the Greek root meter, which means "measure". A spectrometer is an instrument that measures light wavelengths.
Examples of Greek root words and their meanings are listed below.
1. chron means time
2. meter means measure
3. photo means light
4. bio means life
5. geo means earth
6. logy means the study of
The roots graph, micro, and tele are of Greek origin. Print and digital resources can help you determine a word's origin. To form English words, roots are combines with prefixes, suffixes, and other roots.
Example of words: biography, microwave, predict, telephone