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Etymology: Greek Lesson 9
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Dendr, dender
Tree
Phyll, phyllo
Leaf
Phyt
Plant
Anth
Flower
Sperm, spermat, spor
Seed; sowing
Zo
Animal
Hipp
Horse
Drom
A running; course
Ornith
Bird
Ichthy
Fish
Entom
Insect
Etym
True meaning; root meaning of word
Ep
Word
Phag
Eat
-oidism
Resemblance
-oid
That which resemblance
-oid, -oidal
Like; resembling
Dendrology
The study of trees
Phyllophagous
Eating leafs
Phytogeography
The study of where plants grow
Polyanthus
Any of various hybrid primroses
Sporadic
Randomly occurring instances
Paleozoic
Relating to the corresponding system of rocks
Hippodrome
An oval stadium for horse and chariot races in ancient Greece
Ornithology
The study of birds
Ichthyophagous
Eating or subsisting on fish
Entomology
The study of insects
Etymology
An explanation of where a word came from
Anthology
An outbreak of disease affecting many animals of one kind at the same time
Epizootic
An outbreak of disease affecting many animals of one kind at the same time
Ortheopy
The customary pronunciation of a language
Cacoepy
Incorrect pronunciation; mispronunciation