Etymology: Greek Lesson 2

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Arch

archi

Dem

People

Gen,gon

Kind; race; origin

Gon

Angle

Gyn,gyne,gynaec,gynec

Women

Log

Idea; word; speech; discussion; reason; study

Archae-

archa-

Hetro-

Various; unlike

Homo-

Same

Olig-

Few

Pan-,panto-

All

Poly-

Many

Anarchy

A situation of confusion and wild behavior in which the people in a country

Archaeology

A science that deals with studying human past life by looking at old artifacts

Demography

The study of human statistics

Heterogeneous

Made up of different parts

Homogeneous

Make up of the same things

Polygon

A flat shape that has three or more straight lines and angles

Gynarchy

An all women run government

Oligarchy

Something (A country or business) that is controlled by a small group of people.

Epidemic

Affecting (or tending to affect) a lot of people within a certain place

Pandemic

Affecting over a wide geographical area and affecting a large amount of people

Endemic

Growing in a certain place or region

Misogynist

A hatred of women

Genealogy

The study of family history

Diagonal

Not going straight across or up and down

Eulogy

A speech to honor a dead person