| A | B |
|---|
| bio | life |
| phys | nature; growth |
| psych | mind; soul; spirit |
| soma, somat | body |
| lith, -lite | stone |
| petr, peter | rock |
| glyph, glypt | carving |
| icon | image; idol |
| astr | star |
| nom | arrangement; law |
| onoma, onym | name |
| ec, oec | house; environment |
| ethn | nation |
| paleo- | ancient |
| neo- | new |
| hier- | sacred |
| -clasm, -clast, -clastic | breakage; destruction; one who destroys |
| -lysis, -lyst, -lytic, -lytical | a loosening; a solution; one who solves |
| -iatry, -iatric, -iatrist, | a healing; science of healing; one who heals; promoting healing |
| biography | a written account of someone's life |
| physiology | the science and study of essential life processes |
| psychiatry | the study and treatment of mental illness |
| psychosomatic | bodily symptoms caused by mental conflicts |
| paleolithic | the age characterized by the use of stone tools |
| petrology | the study of the origin and composition of rocks |
| hieroglyphics | sacred stone carvings that represent words or symbols |
| iconoclast | destroyer of sacred images or established ideas |
| misoneism | hatred of change |
| anonymous | having an unknown or withhelp name |
| astronomy | the study of the stars and planets |
| economics | science dealing with the production, sale, and consumption of goods |
| anomaly | an abnormality; deviation from what is normal |
| analysis | to reach a solution by breaking the whole into parts |
| ethnologist | one who studies the cultural origins of societies |
