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Mac's Etymology
7th Grade LASS Etymology for TNT
morpheme | the smallest piece of a meaning in a word |
etymology | the study of where words come from |
base word | an English word that can stand alone |
root | the base of a word that cannot stand alone |
prefix | a morpheme that is placed before the root or base word |
suffix | a morpheme that is placed after the root or base word |
pro | for; forward; before |
anti | against; opposite |
mono | one; single |
poly | many; much |
mis | wrong; bad |
inter | among; between |
uni | one; single |
multi | many; much |
dis | opposite |
homo | same |
hetero | different |
chron | time |
bio | life |
phobia | fear |
cide | kill |
cred | to believe |
rupt | break |
graph | written |
micro | small |
tele | distant |
geo | earth |
ism | practice; belief |
ology/ logy | study of |
ist | one who |