Greek & Latin Prefixes Flashcards
AB
away, from
AD
to, toward
AMBI
both
ANTE
before
ANTI
against
AUTO
self
CIRCUM
around
CON/COM
with, together
CONTRA/CONTRO
against
DE
down, off
DIS/DI
apart, in different directions, not
E/EX
out, out of, from
EU
good, well
FORE
before
HOMO
same
IN
in, into, against; not
INTER
between, among
INTRA/INTRO
within
MAL
bad, wrong, evil
NON
not
OB
against
OMNI
all
PAN
all
PARA
beside
PER
through, completely
PERI
around
POLY
many
POST
after, behind
PRE
before, in front of
PRO
forward
PSEUD
false, counterfeit
RE
back, again
RETRO
backward
SE/SED
aside, away
SUB
under
SUPER
above, over
SYM/SYN
with, together
TELE
from afar, across a distance
TRAN(S)
across
(root) DUR
hard, lasting
(root) TRACT
to pull, drag, draw
(root) GREG
to assemble, flock, group
(root) JECT
to throw
(root) RUPT
to burst, tear
(root) TEN/TAIN/TENT
to have, hold
AN
not, without
(root) CRED
trust, faith, belive
(root) FAC/FIC/FACT/FECT/FY
to make
(root) FID/FIDEL
trust, faith, believe
(root) GRAD/GRED/GRESS
step, walk
(root) NOMEN/NOMIN/NYM
to name
(root) PEND
to hang
(root) SCRIB/SCRIPT
to write
(root) SPECT
to look, to see
(root) VOLV
turn, twist
(root) LUC/LUM
light
(root) LOG(O)
Word
(root) VAL
Worth, power, strength
(root) ANTHROP
Human (man)
(root) DUC
Bring, take, lead, draw out or along
(root) SPIR
Breath(e)
(root) CEPT/CEIVE/CEIPT
To take (in), to hold
(root) STRUCT
To build, pile, stack
(root) GRAPH
To draw, record, write
(root) ANTHROP
Human (man)
(root) FER
To carry
GEN
Kind (type), race, born
(root) MIGR
To move, one pt to another
(root) MIT/MIS
Send, allow to go
(root) MORT
Death
(root) ORTH
Straight
(root) PETR
Rock
(root) PORT
To carry
(root) PROT
First
(root) VOC
To call
(root) FLU
Flow, move like liquid, liquid
(root) LOCU/LOQU
Speak, speech
(root) PATH
To feel, feeling (internal), sickness
(root) PEL
To push
(root) VID/VIS
To look, to see
(root) VERT/VERS
To turn
(root) TACT/TAIN
To touch
(root) NASC/NAT
Born, birth
(root) VIV
To live, life
(root) CARDI
Heart
(root) BIBLI(O)
Book
(root) TEMPO
Time
(root) POL(IS)
City, gov’t, administration
(root) VOR
Eat
(root) SOPH
Wise, wisdom
(root) GNO/KNO
To learn
(root) OPER
Work