Greek and Latin Prefixes: Words of Measurement, Praise, Negatives, and Odds and Evens Flashcards
acron (greek)
topmost
english combining form: acro-
aequum, aequi
equal
equi
auto (greek)
self
auto-
homeon (greek)
similar
homeo-
homon (greek)
same
homo-
ison (greek)
equal
iso-
macron (greek)
large, long, excessive
macro-
magnum, magni
large
magni-
mega (greek)
large, great
mega-
megalon (greek)
large, great
megalo-
micron (greek)
small
micro-
multum, multi
much, many
multi-
omne, omnis
all
omni-
pan (greek)
all
pan-, panto-
poly (greek)
much, many
poly-
tele (greek)
at a distance, far
tele-
bene
well
bene-
eu (greek)
well
eu-
orthon (greek)
straight, right
ortho-
philia (greek)
love
phil-, philo-
rectum, recti
straight, right
recti-
a (greek)
not, lack of, absence
a-
in-
not
in, il-, im
non
not
non-
dis
apart, away, reverse
dis-
malum, mali
bad
mal-, male
cacon (greek)
bad
caco-
dys- (greek)
bad, difficult
miseo (greek)
hate
miso-
heteron (greek)
other, different
hetero-
retro
backward
retro-, re-
archeon (greek)
old
archeo-
paleon (greek)
old
paleo-
neon (greek)
new
neo-
crypton (greek)
hidden
crypto-
quasi
as if, resembling
quasi-