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Etymology: Greek Lesson 12
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Therm
Heat
Hydr
Water
Hygr
Moisture
Bar
Weight; pressure
Phot, phos
Light
Pyr
Fire
Aer
Lower air
Ether
Upper air
Caust, caut
Burn
Schiz, schis
Split; cleave
Od
Way; path
Pseudo-
False; counterfeit
-phoria, -phery
A bearing; a carrying; production
-phor, -pher
That which bears
-phore, -phorus
Carries; producing
-phoric, -phorous
Bearing; producing
Isotherm
A line on a map or chart of the earth's surface connecting points having the same temperature at
a given time or the same mean temperature f
Hydrophobia
The fear of water
Hygrometer
An instrument used to measure the humidity of the atmosphere
Isobar
An imaginary line or a line on a map or chart connecting or marking places of equal barometric
pressure
Phosphorus
A poisonous chemical element that glows in the dark and burns when it is touched by air
Pyromaniac
A mental illness that makes people have a strong desire to set fires
Aeronautics
A science that deals with airplanes and flying
Ethereal
In heaven
Caustic
A division among the members of a group that occurs because they disagree on something
Schism
A division among the members of a group that occurs because they disagree on something
Exodus
A situation in which many people leave a place at the same time
Pseudonym
A name that someone (such as a writer) uses instead of his or her real name
Pyrotechnical
Of or relating to fireworks
Photograph
A picture made by a camera
Holocaust
An event or situation in which many people are killed and many things are destroyed especially
by fire