1. Greek

2. Why Greek? Greece is the origin of Philosophy Western science Western medicine Christianity

3. Greek and Latin There are obvious connections between Greek and Latin Similar morphology Same structures/same morphemes But different phonologies

4. Greek and Latin English borrowed so heavily from Latin that it inherited Latin morphology and phonology Not so much from Greek We can see hints of morphology and can identify the phonological rules that differentiate Greek from Latin

5. syn (collective) Root taxsyntaxtaxi agsynagaguedemagogue chronosynchronizechronometer logsyllogismlogic biosymbioticbiology pathsympathypathology

6. Alternations Root stsystemhistamine sarcsyssarcosissarcasm stelsystolicsystaltic zygsyzygyzygote

7. ana- (throughout) Root lysanalysisdialysis loganalogylogic tomanatomyatom ballanabolicsymbolic ianioncation euraneurismeurythmics hodanodeodometer

8. Vowel Deletion V 1 V 2 ➛ V 2

9. dia (through) Root logdialoglogic lysdialysiscatalyst metrdiametermetric gnodiagnosisagnostic rheadiarhealogorhea urediuresisurea

10. cata (down) Root lyscatalystdialysis icationanion optcatoptricoptical

11. para (beside) Root sitparasite ballparabolicsymbol lysparalysisdialysis doxparadoxorthodox odparodyode onymparonymhomonym

12. meta (above) Root phormetaphoranaphor ballmetabolismsymbol themetathesisprothesis eormeteor onymmetonymysynonymy hodmethodanode

13. anti- (before) Root dotantidote bioantibioticbiology pathantipathysympathy onymantinymsynonym

14. epi- (in additon) Root dermepidermishypodermic demepidemicdemocracy phanepiphanyphantom onymeponymantonym

15. apo- (from) Root logapologydialogue strophapostrophecatastrophe copapocopesyncope heliaphelionheliotropic

16. h ana + hodanode cata + hodcathode apo + heli + onaphelion para + heli + oparhelion

17. hypo (below) Root dermhypodermicdermatitis thehypothesismetathesis anthhypanthialanthology

18. eu (good) Root geneugenicgenetic phoneuphonictelephone logeulogydialogue phemeuphemismblaspheme thaneuthanizethanaphobia angelevangelicalangel

19. hyper (over) Root ballhyperbolesymbol barhyperbaricbarometer gamhypergamybigamy tend (Latin)hypertensionpretend reghypercorrectionregal

20. Greek and Latin Cognates LatinGreek subnormalhypodermic serpentherpes semiliteratehemisphere Septemberheptameter solarheliocentric similarhomogeneous persuadehedonism soporifichypnotic

21. ex (out) Root hodexodusodometer archexarchmonarchy logeclecticlogic topectopictopology zemboileczema

22. exo, ecto Root gamexogamybigamy thermexothermicthermometer dermectodermdermatitis plasmectoplasmplasma

23. dys (bad) Root logdyslecticlogic phondysphoniaphonetics topdystopiatopic

24. -oid (resembling) Root asteroasteroidastrology deltadeltoiddelta hypnohypnoidhypnosis hemo rhe hemorrhoid hemoglobin logorrhea

25. -tomy (cut) Root lobolobotomylobe craniocraniotomycranial tracheotracheotomytrachea

26. -ectomy (cut out) Root lobolobectomylobotomy mastomastectomymastotomy cystocystectomycyst

27. Ablaut singsangsung ringrangrung sinksanksunk

28. Vowel Grades There is no explanation But, early philologists mapped out the alternations and proposed 4 grades of vowels a (ballistic) o (symbol) e zero (emblem)

29. Ablaut Root o grade a grade e grade zero pheranaphorChristopher loglogicdialect gengonadgenesispregnant ergorganenergy asterasteroidastrology phadysphasiaprophet mnmentalamnesia

30. English SingularPlural mousemice louselice goosegeese footfeet toothteeth womanwomen

31. Early English musmisiz luslisiz fotfetiz toþteþiz wifmanwifmeniz

32. Compounds (quantity) mono monarchy monorail di diploid diploma tritricyle tetratetrahedron pentaPentagon hexahexadecimal

33. Compounds (quantity) heptaheptathlon octaoctopus enneaennead decten polypolyglot protoproton

34. Compounds (humanity) anthropoanthropology gyn gynocology misogynist androandroid autautistic dempandemic

35. Compounds (humanity) necronecropolis gambigamy misomisogynist philo Philadelphia philosophy

36. Universe cosmocosmology asteroastrology geogeology hydrohydrology biobiology

37. Philosophy pseudopseudonym tautotautology sophphilosophy gnoagnostic loglogic