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It’s Greek to Me…

It’s Greek to Me…. Greek Alphabet and Contributions to language. The Greek Alphabet. acro- Auto- Dys- Hemi- Hyper- Micro- Neo- Pseudo- Geo-. “ top” Acro bat “self” auto mobile “bad” dysfunctional “half” hemisphere “in excess” hyperactive “small” microscope “new” neoclassical

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It’s Greek to Me…

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  1. It’s Greek to Me… Greek Alphabet and Contributions to language

  2. The Greek Alphabet

  3. acro- Auto- Dys- Hemi- Hyper- Micro- Neo- Pseudo- Geo- “top” Acrobat “self” automobile “bad” dysfunctional “half” hemisphere “in excess” hyperactive “small” microscope “new” neoclassical “false”- pseudonym “earth” - geography Greek Prefixes

  4. Greek Root Words • -anthrop- “human” misanthrope, philanthropy, anthropomorphic • chron- “time” chronicle, synchronize, chronometer • dem- “people” democracy, demography, demagogue, endemic, pandemic • morph- “form” amorphous, metamorphic, morphology • path- “feeling, suffering” empathy, sympathy, apathy, • Ped, pedo- “child, children” pediatrician, • philo-, -phil-”having a strong affinity or love” philanthropy, philharmonic, philosophy • phon- “sound” polyphonic, cacophony, phonetics

  5. Greek Suffixes • Greek root Basic meaning Example • anthrop ”human” anthropology • chron-”time” chronometer • dem-people democracy, demography, • path-feeling, suffering empathy, sympathy, • pedo-, -ped-child, children pediatrician, • philo-, -phil-having a strong affinity or love philosophy • phon-sound, polyphonic, cacophony, phonetics

  6. Bi- Tri- Terta- Penta- Hexa- Hepta- Octo- Deca- Kilo- “two” Bipolar “three” triangle “four” tetrameter “five” Pentagon “six” hexagram “seven” heptagon “eight” octagon “ten” decagram “thousand” kilogram Greek Number Forms

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