Compound Words: Hints

• This hint slightly clues an aha moment. What are the ten words/pairs of words/triples of words referring to?
• This hint clues an aha moment. They're all multiple definitions of something.
• This hint strongly clues an aha moment. The flavor text mentions Greek, but after saying it's all Greek, it says "at least mostly". How might that be relevant?
• This hint gives away an aha moment. The ten words/pairs of words/triples of words are all multiple meanings of a Greek or Latin root.
• This hint suggests a method of doing research and can be skipped. Searching "x root greek" or "x root latin", with x replaced by the meaning or meanings of the root in question, can help suggest possible roots.
• How many lines of blanks are there below the ten meanings of roots?
• Why is the puzzle titled "Compound Words"?
• You can pair up the ten roots with meanings given above to make five English words. This also helps resolve some of the ambiguity in the choice of the roots.
• These five words can be put into the lines of blanks.
• Which letters fall on the boxes?
• Is there a way to make some words from the letters in the boxes?
• Reading the first boxed letter in each word will give a word.
• Reading the second boxed letter in each word will also give a word.
• Is there a way to repeat the mechanism of the puzzle with the two words you got from reading the letters in the boxes?
• What are roots with those meanings, and what's an English word with both those roots?