| A | B |
| one who studies thedevelopment of the human race | anthropologist |
| one who studies celestial phenomena | astronomer |
| one who studies the earth | geologist |
| one who studies all forms of living matter | biologist |
| one who studies plant life | botanist |
| one who studies animal life | zoologist |
| one who studies insect forms | entomologist |
| one who studies language | philologist |
| one who studies the meanings and psychological effects of words | semanticist |
| one who studies the community and family life | sociologist |
| mankind | anthropos |
| science, study | logos |
| star | astron |
| sailor | nautes |
| ship | naus |
| against | dis- |
| arrangement, law, order | nomos |
| self | autos |
| measurement | metron |
| earth | ge(geo-) |
| to write | graphein |
| life | bios |
| view, vision, sight | opsis, optikos |
| plant | botane |
| animal | zoion |
| science of human development | anthropology |
| theory of the influence of planets and stars on human events | astrology |
| science of the heavens | astronomy |
| science of the composition of the earth | geology |
| science of all living matter | biology |
| mathematical science of figures and shapes | geometry |
| science of plants | botanist |
| science of animal life | zoology |
| science of earth-mapping | geography |
| dissection and examination of a corpse to determine the cause of death | autopsy |
| examination of living tissue | biopsy |
| story of someone's life | biography |
| story of one's own life | autobiography |
| diagram of paths of sun, moon, and planets | zodiac |
| "sailor among the stars" | astronaut |
| "sailor of the universe" | cosmonaut |
| star-shaped flower | aster |
| great misfortune | disaster |
| self-rule | autonomy |
| instrument to measure musical time | metronome |