ge = earth.
| 1. geo graph y, write | 3. geo metr y, measure |
| 2. geo logy, science of | 4. George, (erg) work |
1. Geography. A description (writing) of the earth and its inhabitants.
2. Geology. The science which treats of the structure of the earth; of its history as regards rocks, minerals, rivers, valleys, mountains, etc.
3. Geometry. That branch of mathematics which treats of the measurement of solids, surfaces, lines, and angles. So called because one of its earliest and most important applications was to the measurement of the earth's surface.
4. George. A tiller (worker) of the earth; a farmer.
Note 1.—Other words, kindred to the above, containing this root-form are: geometric, geometrical, geometrician, geographic, geologize, geologist.
Note 2.—O is no part of the root. It is the “wedding ring” that ties roots of families together.
graph = write.
| 1. auto graph, self | 8. mono graph, single |
| 2. bio graphy, life | 9. ortho graphy, right |
| 3. chiro graphy, hand | 10. para graph, beside |
| 4. tri graph, three | 11. phono graph, sound |
| 5. graphic, pertaining to | 12. photo graphy, light |
| 6. graphite | 13. steno graphy, narrow |
| 7. litho graph, stone | 14. topo graphy, place |