Biology words – origins of words (etymology)
A
allelo-, allel- (Greek: one another; literally, "the other")
allo-, all- (Greek: different, other, another; divergence).
alpha (Greek: A, a; beginning, first of anything).
andro-, andr-, -andry (Greek: man, men, male; also, stamen or anther as used in botany).
anti-, ant- (Greek: against, opposed to, preventive; used as a prefix).
-ase (Greek: a suffix indicating an enzyme).
auto-, (Greek: self, same, spontaneous; directed from within).
a-, ab-, abs- (Latin: from, away, away from; used as a prefix).
ad- (Latin: to, a direction toward, addition to; used as a prefix).
ampho-, amph-, amphi- (Greek: both, on both sides of, both kinds).
B
bi- (Latin: two, twice, double, twofold; a number used as a prefix).
bio-, -biotic, -biotic (Greek: life; living, live, alive).
beta (Greek: B; second letter of the Greek alphabet).
C
circ- (Latin: circle [a ring; wheel], round).
cyto-, cyt- (Greek: cell, hollow)
com- [co-, cog-, col-, con-, cor-] (Latin: together, with; used as a prefix).
D
dactyl-, -dactyl, (Greek: finger, toe).
demo-, dem-, demio-, -demic, -deme, -demically (Greek: people).
di – two
E
endo-, end- (Greek: within, inside, into, in, on, inner; used as a prefix).
eu- (Greek: good, well, normal; happy, pleasing; used as a prefix).
G
geo-, ge- (Greek: earth, world).
gyno-, gyn-, -gynous, -gyny (Greek: woman, female).
H
hetero-, heter- (Greek: different, other, another, unlike; used as a prefix).
homo-, hom- (Greek: same, equal, like, similar, common; one and the same).
hydro-, hydra-, hydr-,hyd- (Greek: water).
hypo-, hyp- (Greek: under, below, beneath; less than; used as a prefix).
hybrid = a composite of mixed origin
L
litho-, lith-, -lith, -lithic, (Greek: stone, rock).
M
macro-, macr- (Greek: large, great; long)
mega- (Greek: large, great, big, powerful)
micro-, micr- (Greek: small, tiny)
mono-, mon- (Greek: one, alone, single; a number used as a prefix).
morpho-, morph-, -morphically, -morphy, -morphic, -morphism (Greek: shape, form, figure, appearance).
manu-, man-, mani- (Latin: hand).
N
neo- (Greek: new, recent, current, young).
P
photo- (Greek: light).
podo-, pod-, -poda, -pod, -pode, -podium, -podia, -podial, (Greek: foot, feet).
poly- (Greek: many, much; too many, too much, excessive; often used as a prefix).
pseudo-, pseud- (Greek: false, deception, lying, untrue; used as a prefix).
-pathy = suffix meaning disease, treatment of disease
R
retro-, retr- (Latin: back, backward, behind; used as a prefix).
S
soma-, somat-, -soma, -somatic (Greek: body; mass).
syn-(sy-, sym-, syl-, sys-). (Greek: together, with, along with).
semi- (Latin: half, partly, twice; used as a prefix).
T
tele-, tel-, telo-, -telic, -telical (Greek: far away, far off, at a distance).
U
uni-(Latin: one, single; a number used as a prefix).
X
xeno-, xen- (Greek: foreign, foreigner, strange, stranger; and by extension, guest).
48 words – approx 20 students (approx 2 words each, 8 people will have 3 words each)
Give students the words and definitions, explain suffix and prefix and they need to watch were the – is!
Must display on card – the word in bold, the definition not in bold.