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    Illustration Understanding Scientific Terminology
    Greek and Latin Roots of Scientific Terms.     		Lessons: 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Index

    Lesson 5 - Colors

    Many words incorporate Greek and Latin words for colors. For example, the word for a red blood cell is erythrocyte. Erythro is a Greek root meaning red. Here are some more color roots that you may encounter.

    latin greek
    black nigr/o melan/o
    grey galuc/o
    white alb/a leuc/o
    red rub/o erythr/o

    rhodo

    (rosy)

    green chlor/o
    blue cyan/o
    yellow xanth/o
    color chrom/o

    root

    -some: body


    How would you write the words with these meanings?

    EXERCISE • Colors • Write the word
    1. A colored body
    2. A blue-ish bacteria
    SOLUTION • Understanding Scientific Terms/Colors • Write the word
    1. chromosome
    2. cyanobacteria