Latin and Greek Prefixes 21-40 Flashcards
Epi
Greek
Upon
Epidermis, epidemic
En
Greek
In, Within
Entomb, enter
Ex
Latin
Out of, Away from
Extreme exit
Hyper
Greek
Over
Hyperactive, hyperventilat
In
Latin
In, into, on, against, not
Inability, indifference
Intro
Latin
Inside
Introduction, introgression
Ob
Latin
Against
Object, obliquity (deviation from morally correct behavior)
Omni
Latin
Every, all
Omnibus (conveyance for all), omnimeter (instrument for measuring all angles)
Per
Latin
Through
Persistence, percolate (filter through)
Peri
Greek
Around
Pericranium (around skull) pericardium (around heart)
Post
Latin
After
Postwar, posterity (people who come after, descendants)
Pre
Latin
Before
Prequel, predict
Re
Latin
Back, again
Reread, redesign
Retro
Latin
Backwards
Retroactive (extend effect to prior time) retrodict (use present information to explain past event)
Sub
Latin
Beneath
Submarine, subterranean