Greek/Latin to English to Tamil Science Words
Root Words (வேர்ச் சொற்கள்)
| Greek Word | Latin Word | English | English Meaning | Tamil | Example Words |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| mitos | Mito | Thread | நுல் | mitochondria | |
| -λογία (logia) | Ology | a subject of study; a branch of knowledge. | அறிவின் ஒரு கிளை ஒரு ஆய்வுப் பொருள் | Biology | |
| bios | bio | One’s life | உயிர் | Biology | |
| árthron | arthro | a joint | பொதுக் கூட்டான பொருத்துக்களால் இணை | arthro doctor | |
| pod | pod | foot | காலடி கால்கள் | tripod | |
| angi | vessel/blood vessel | ||||
| brachi | arm | ||||
| cardi | hear | ||||
| cephal | heart | ||||
| cervi | |||||
| morph | shape | ||||
| vertebratus | vertebrae | joint of the spine | |||
| ἀρχαῖα | Archaea | ancient things | பண்டைய விஷயங்கள் | ||
| βακτηρία | baktēría | staff, cane | |||
| λοβός | lobos | lobe | மடல் | earlobe காது மடல் | |
| κάρυον | karyon | nut/kernal | |||
| εὖ | eu | well/good | |||
| nucleus | nucleus | kernel, seed | |||
| ὄργανον | Organon | organ | |||
| σύστημα | sústēma | System | |||
| phon | phon | Sound | |||
| ἀνατομή (anatomḗ) | Anatomy | Cut Open | |||
| γενετικός (genetikos) | Genetics | genetive/generative, origin | |||
| fungus | fungus | fungus | |||
| τάξις (taxis) | taxis | Order | |||
| νόμος (nomos) | nomos | law | |||
| fossilis | fossilis | obtained by digging | |||
| animalis | animals | having breath, living being, having soul | |||
| chorda | Chordata | chord, string, animals with spinal card | |||
| mamma | mammal | breast, milk producing | |||
| carō (flesh) vorāre (to devour) | carnivore | any meat-eating organism | |||
| felis | felidae | cat | |||
| panthēra | panthēra | big cat | |||
| Turdus | Thrush | ||||
| migrātiō | Migration | ||||
| cola | inhabitant | ||||
| Erithacus | Robin | ||||
| φύλλον | phyllon | leaf | |||
| ἄλλος (állos) | allo | Other | |||
| τρόπος (trópos) | trope | way, manner | |||
| σύνθεσιςsúnthesis | synthesis | a putting together; composition | |||
| meso | meso | middle, medium | |||
| derma | derma | skin | |||
| -enchyme | cellular tissue | ||||
| κύτος kútos | cyto | container, receptacle Cell | |||
| πλάσμα plásma | plasma | something formed, mold, A mold or matrix in which anything is cast or formed to a particular shape. A membrane or cell layer |
Number Prefixes
| Greek Word | Latin Word | English | English Meaning | Tamil | Example Words |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| nulli | nulli | None | ஒன்றுமில்லாத | ||
| hemi | hemi | Half | அரை | hemisphere | |
| semi | semi | partial, half | அரை | ||
| mono | mono | One | ஒன்று | monorail | |
| uni | uni | One | ஒன்று | monorail | |
| bi | bi | two | இரண்டு | bicycle | |
| tri/tries | tri | three | மூன்று | tripod | |
| quad | quad | four | நான்கு | ||
| poly | many | பல | |||
| multi | many | பல | multinational | ||
| pénte | penta | five |
Prefixes (முன்னொட்டுகள்)
| Greek Word | Latin Word | English | English Meaning | Tamil | Example Words |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| a- | a- | without, away from | இல்லாத | ||
| ad- | ad- | near midline/toward | பக்கத்தில் | ||
| an- | an- | without, away from | இல்லாத | ||
| ante- | ante | before, in front of | முன்னால் | ||
| anti- | anti- | against | எதிராக | | |
| auto- | auto- | self | |||
| brady | slow | ||||
| οἶκος | oikos | eco | |||
| endo- | endo- | within, inner | |||
| epi- | epi- | upon, over, above | |||
| hetero- | different, opposite | ||||
| homo- | same | ||||
| hyper- | above, over, excessive, too much | ||||
| hypo- | under, below, less than | ||||
| infra- | under, beneath, below | ||||
| inter- | among, between | ||||
| intra- | within, inside | ||||
| iso- | equal | ||||
| macro- | large | ||||
| mal- | ill, bad | ||||
| meta- | after, beyond, change | ||||
| μικρο | micro- | small | |||
| neo- | new | ||||
| pan- | all | ||||
| para- | besides, beyond, near | ||||
| peri- | around | ||||
| phorein | phoro- | to carry along | |||
| post- | after | ||||
| pre- | before | ||||
| pro- | before, in front of, forward | ||||
| psuedo- | false | ||||
| re- | back again | ||||
| retro- | backward, behind | ||||
| sub- | below, under | ||||
| super- | above, excess | ||||
| supra- | above | ||||
| tachy- | fast | ||||
| trans- | through, across | ||||
| ultra- | beyond, excess | ||||
| φωτω (phōtō) | photo- | light |
Suffixes (பின்னொட்டுகள்)
| Greek Word | Latin Word | English | English Meaning | Tamil | Example Words |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| -cyte | cell | ||||
| -logist | one who studies | ||||
| logia | -logy | a subject of study; a branch of knowledge. | அறிவின் ஒரு கிளை ஒரு ஆய்வுப் பொருள் | Biology | |
| -plasm | development | Biology | |||
| -ισμός (ismos) | -ism | state of | |||
| phutón | -phyte | plant/plant like orgnism | |||
| τόμος (tómos) | -otomy | cutting, sharp or seperate | |||
| -ica (plural suffix) | a collection of things that relate to a specific place, person, theme, etc. | ||||
| -idae | appearance, resemblance | ||||
| -γωνος | -gōnos | angled | |||
| ferō | -iferous | to bear |
Color
| Greek Word | Latin Word | English | English Meaning | Tamil | Example Words |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alb/Albin/Luke | Alb/Albin/Leuk | White | | | |
| χλωρός (khloros) | Chlor | Green/Pale Green | | | |
| Cirrh | Orange | ||||
| Cyan | Blue | ||||
| Eosin/Erythr/Rhod/Rose/Rubr | Red/Rosy | ||||
| Flav, Jaund, Lute, Xanth | Yellow | ||||
| Fusc | Dark Brown | ||||
| Glauc | gray, black | ||||
| Poli/Tephr | Gray | ||||
| Purpur | Purple | ||||
Singular Plural
| Greek Word | English | Singular | Plural | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| | -a | Vertabra | Vartenbrae | |
| | -ax | thorax | thoraces | |
| -ex/-ix | appendix | appendices | ||
| -is | metastasis | metastases | ||
| -ma | sarcoma | sarcomata | ||
| -nx | phalanx | phalanges | ||
| -on | ganglion | ganglia | ||
| -us | nucleus | nuclei | ||
| -um | ovum | ova | ||
| -y | biopsy | biopsies |