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Source of English derived words from Latin and Greek sources
English vocabulary words from Latin Greek etymologies and their prefixes and roots.

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aniso-, anis- words (Greek: unequal; by extension: unsymmetrical, uneven; dissimilar, unlike): English words, "aniseikonia" to "anisotropy".

arch-, archi-, -arch words (Greek to Latin: chief, principal leader, first [in position or rank]): English words, "archabbey" to "archvillain".

-arch, -archic, -archy suffixes for words (Greek: govern, rule; ruler, chief [first in position]), part 1 of 2: English words, "anarch" to "kritarchy".

-arch, -archic, -archy suffixes for words (Greek: govern, rule; ruler, chief [first in position]), part 2 of 2: English words, "matriarch" to "triarchy".

baro-, bary- words (Greek: weight, heavy; atmospheric pressure; a combining form meaning "pressure", as in barotaxis, or sometimes "weight", as in baromacrometer). In an extended sense, these elements may mean "difficult, slow": English words, "abarognosis" to "thermobarograph".

bentho-, benth- words (Greek: deep; the fauna and flora of the bottom of the sea; sea bottom; depth [by extension, this element includes lake, river, and stream bottoms]): English words, "abyssobenthic" to "zoobenthos".

berserk words (Old Norse: literally, "bear's skin"; a Norse-myth warrior): English words, "berserk" to "berserkly".

biblio-, bibli- words (Greek: book), part 1 of 3: English words, "Bible" to "bibliography".

biblio-, bibli- words (Greek: book), part 2 of 3: English words, "biblioklept" and "bibliokleptomania" including "monastery-library thefts".

biblio-, bibli- words (Greek: book), part 3 of 3: English words, "bibliokleptomaniac" to "unbiblical".

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