It's Greek To Me!

Greek and Latin Prefixes, Roots and Suffixes used in English
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Basic term

Meaning

Greek
Latin
Prefix
Suffix

tauto, taut

same

Originally
Yes
Yes
combining form

Examples

Definition

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tautological (4)

(adj.) - same + reason = see tautologous. Tautologically is the adverb form.

tautologous (4)

(adj.) - same + to say = redundant; logically true by virtue of containing all possible cases. Tautologously is the adverb form.

tautology (3)

(noun) - same + to say = unnecessary repetition; a logically tautologous statement. The plural is tautologies.

tautomer (5)

(noun) - same + part = a form of a tautomeric compound.

tautomeric (5)

(adj.) - same + part = relating to tautomerism.

tautomerism (5)

(noun) - same + part + process = a case where isomers change into one another with such ease so that they ordinarily coexist.