It's Greek To Me!

Greek and Latin Prefixes, Roots and Suffixes used in English
This page © 1999 by Nicholas E. Miller

Basic term

Meaning
Greek
Latin
Prefix
Suffix

acous

hear, hearing
.
Yes
Yes
.

Examples

Definition

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acoustic

 hear = relating to sound or hearing, to help in hearing, a type of guitar.

acoustics

 hear = the science of sound.