Many Greek prefixes and roots have entered the English language via Latin/French, e.g.:
Greek
English
examples
| andr, anthrop | man, mankind | anthropoid |
| anti | against | antidote |
| arch, archi | chief, first | archbishop |
| astr, aster | star | asteroid |
| auto | self | autobiography |
| bi | life | biography |
| chrom | color | monochrome |
| chron | time | anachronism |
| crat, cracy | rule, government | democracy |
| crypt | hide | cryptic |
| cycl | wheel, circle | bicycle |
| dem | people | demagogue |
| epi | upon | epitaph |
| eu | well, good | euphony |
| ge | earth | geography |
| graph | write | autograph |
| homo | same | homogenous |
| hydr | water | hydrant |
| iso | equal | isobar |
| log | speech, reason, word, study | geology |
| metr, meter | measure | meter |
| micro | small | microscope |
| neo | new | neolithic |
| nom | law | economics |
| onym | name | pseudonym |
| ortho | straight, correct | orthodontist |
| path | suffering, feeling | sympathy |
| peri | around, about | perimeter |
| phil | loving | philatelist |
| phobia | fear, dread | claustrophobia |
| phon | sound | phonetics |
| phos, phot | light | telephoto |
| poli | city | police |
| poly | many, much | polysyllable |
| pose | put, place | impose |
| pseudo | false | pseudonym |
| syn (syl-, sym-, sy-) | with, together | synchronize |
| tain | hold | detain (hold back) |
| techno, techn | art | technical |
| tele | afar off | telephone |
| therm | heat | thermal |
| zo | animal | zoo |