Latin and Greek Prefixes for Latin Word Elements

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meter

measure

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micro

small

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acu

sharp

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acer, acid, acri

bitter, sour, sharp

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ag, agi, ig, act

do, move, go

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migra

wander

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ali, allo, alter

other

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alt

high, deep

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mit, miss

send

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mob, mot, mov

move

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am, amor

love, liking

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mon

warn, remind

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anni, annu, enni

year

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anthrop

man

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mor, mort

mortal, death

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multi

many, much

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morph

form

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anti(c)

old

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arch

chief, first, rule

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aster, astr

star

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nat, nasc

to be from, to spring forth

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neo

new

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aud, aus

hear, listen

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aug, auc

increase

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# What does this prefix mean in English? neur

nerve

# What does this prefix mean in English? auto, aut

self

# What does this prefix mean in English? nom

law, order

# What does this prefix mean in English? nomen, nomin

name

# What does this prefix mean in English? belli

war

# What does this prefix mean in English? nov

new

# What does this prefix mean in English? bibl

book

# What does this prefix mean in English? bio

life

# What does this prefix mean in English? nox, noc

night

# What does this prefix mean in English? brev

short

# What does this prefix mean in English? numer

number

# What does this prefix mean in English? cad, cas

to fall

# What does this prefix mean in English? numisma

coin

# What does this prefix mean in English? calor

heat

# What does this prefix mean in English? cap, cip, cept

take

# What does this prefix mean in English? oligo

few, little

# What does this prefix mean in English? omni

all, every

# What does this prefix mean in English? onym

name

# What does this prefix mean in English? capit, capt

head

# What does this prefix mean in English? carn

flesh

# What does this prefix mean in English? oper

work

# What does this prefix mean in English? caus, caut

burn, heat

# What does this prefix mean in English? ortho

straight, correct

# What does this prefix mean in English? pac

peace

# What does this prefix mean in English? cause, cuse, cus

cause, motive

# What does this prefix mean in English? ced, ceed, cede, cess

move, yield, go, surrender

# What does this prefix mean in English? paleo

old

# What does this prefix mean in English? pan

all

# What does this prefix mean in English? cenetri, centr

center

# What does this prefix mean in English? chrom

color

# What does this prefix mean in English? chron

time

# What does this prefix mean in English? pater, patr

father

# What does this prefix mean in English? path

feeling, suffering

# What does this prefix mean in English? cide, cise

cut down, kill

# What does this prefix mean in English? ped, pod

foot

# What does this prefix mean in English? pedo, paedo

child

# What does this prefix mean in English? cit

call, start

# What does this prefix mean in English? civ

citizen

# What does this prefix mean in English? pel, puls

drive, urge

# What does this prefix mean in English? pend, pens, pond

hang, weigh

# What does this prefix mean in English? clam, claim

cry out

# What does this prefix mean in English? phage

eat

# What does this prefix mean in English? clud, clus, claus

shut

# What does this prefix mean in English? cognoac, gnosi

know

# What does this prefix mean in English? phil

love

# What does this prefix mean in English? phlegma

inflammation

# What does this prefix mean in English? cord, cor, cardi

heart

# What does this prefix mean in English? corp

body

# What does this prefix mean in English? phobia, phobos

fear

# What does this prefix mean in English? cosm

universe, world

# What does this prefix mean in English? phon

sound

# What does this prefix mean in English? photo

light

# What does this prefix mean in English? crat, cracy

rule

# What does this prefix mean in English? plac, plais

please

# What does this prefix mean in English? crea

create

# What does this prefix mean in English? cred

believe

# What does this prefix mean in English? plu, plur, plus

# What does this prefix mean in English? pneuma, pneumon

breath

# What does this prefix mean in English? cresc, cret, crease, cru

rise, grow

# What does this prefix mean in English? poli

city

# What does this prefix mean in English? crit

separate, choose

# What does this prefix mean in English? cur, curs

run

# What does this prefix mean in English? poly

many

# What does this prefix mean in English? cura

care

# What does this prefix mean in English? pon, pos, pound

place, put

# What does this prefix mean in English? cycl, cyclo

wheel, circular

# What does this prefix mean in English? pop

people

# What does this prefix mean in English? port

carry

# What does this prefix mean in English? deca

ten

# What does this prefix mean in English? dem

people

# What does this prefix mean in English? portion

part, share

# What does this prefix mean in English? pot

power

# What does this prefix mean in English? dent, dont

tooth

# What does this prefix mean in English? derm

skin

# What does this prefix mean in English? prehendere

seize, grasp

# What does this prefix mean in English? prim

first

# What does this prefix mean in English? dict

say, speak

# What does this prefix mean in English? proto

first, early

# What does this prefix mean in English? doc, dokein

teach

# What does this prefix mean in English? psych

mind, soul

# What does this prefix mean in English? domin

master

# What does this prefix mean in English? punct

point, dot

# What does this prefix mean in English? don

give

# What does this prefix mean in English? reg, recti

straighten

# What does this prefix mean in English? dorm

sleep

# What does this prefix mean in English? dox

opinion, praise

# What does this prefix mean in English? ri, ridi, risi

laughter

# What does this prefix mean in English? rog

ask

# What does this prefix mean in English? drome

run, step

# What does this prefix mean in English? rupt

break

# What does this prefix mean in English? duc, duct

lead

# What does this prefix mean in English? sacr, sanc, secr

sacred

# What does this prefix mean in English? dura

hard, lasting

# What does this prefix mean in English? salv, salu

safe, healthy

# What does this prefix mean in English? dynam

power

# What does this prefix mean in English? sat, satis

enough

# What does this prefix mean in English? ecto

outside

# What does this prefix mean in English? sci

know

# What does this prefix mean in English? endo

within

# What does this prefix mean in English? scope

see, watch

# What does this prefix mean in English? equ

equal

# What does this prefix mean in English? scrib, script

write

# What does this prefix mean in English? erg

work

# What does this prefix mean in English? sed, sess, sid

sit

# What does this prefix mean in English? fac, fact, fic, fect

do, make

# What does this prefix mean in English? sen

old

# What does this prefix mean in English? fall, fals

deceive

# What does this prefix mean in English? senescere

to grow old

# What does this prefix mean in English? fer

bear, carry

# What does this prefix mean in English? sent, sens

feel

# What does this prefix mean in English? fid, fide, feder(is)

faith, trust

# What does this prefix mean in English? sequ, secu, sue

# What does this prefix mean in English? fila, fili

thread

# What does this prefix mean in English? serv

save, serve

# What does this prefix mean in English? fin

end, ended, finished

# What does this prefix mean in English? sign

sign, mark, seal

# What does this prefix mean in English? fix

fix

# What does this prefix mean in English? simil, simul

like, resembling

# What does this prefix mean in English? flex, flect

bend

# What does this prefix mean in English? sist, sta, stit

stand

# What does this prefix mean in English? flu, fluc, fluv

flowing

# What does this prefix mean in English? solus

alone

# What does this prefix mean in English? form

form, shape

# What does this prefix mean in English? solv, solu

loosen

# What does this prefix mean in English? fort, forc

strong

# What does this prefix mean in English? somnus

sleep

# What does this prefix mean in English? fract, frag

break

# What does this prefix mean in English? soph

wise

# What does this prefix mean in English? gam

marriage

# What does this prefix mean in English? spec, spect, spic

look

# What does this prefix mean in English? gastr

stomach

# What does this prefix mean in English? sphere

ball, sphere

# What does this prefix mean in English? gen

birth, race, produce

# What does this prefix mean in English? spir

breath

# What does this prefix mean in English? geo

earth

# What does this prefix mean in English? string, strict

draw tight

# What does this prefix mean in English? germ

vital part

# What does this prefix mean in English? stru

build

# What does this prefix mean in English? gest

carry, bear

# What does this prefix mean in English? sume, sump

take, use, waste

# What does this prefix mean in English? gloss, glot

tongue

# What does this prefix mean in English? tact, tang, tag, tig, ting

touch

# What does this prefix mean in English? glu, glo

lump, bond, glue

# What does this prefix mean in English? tele

far

# What does this prefix mean in English? grad, gress

step, go

# What does this prefix mean in English? tempo

time

# What does this prefix mean in English? graph, gram

write, written

# What does this prefix mean in English? ten, tin, tain

hold

# What does this prefix mean in English? grat

pleasing

# What does this prefix mean in English? tend, tent, tens

stretch, strain

# What does this prefix mean in English? grav

heavy, weighty

# What does this prefix mean in English? terra

earth

# What does this prefix mean in English? greg

herd

# What does this prefix mean in English? test

to bear witness

# What does this prefix mean in English? hypn

sleep

# What does this prefix mean in English? theo

god

# What does this prefix mean in English? helio

sun

# What does this prefix mean in English? therm

heat

# What does this prefix mean in English? hem

blood

# What does this prefix mean in English? thesis, thet

place, put

# What does this prefix mean in English? here, hes, adher

stick

# What does this prefix mean in English? tom

cut

# What does this prefix mean in English? hetero

different

# What does this prefix mean in English? tort, tors

twist

# What does this prefix mean in English? homo

same

# What does this prefix mean in English? tox

poison

# What does this prefix mean in English? hum, hom

earth, ground, man

# What does this prefix mean in English? tract, tra

draw, pull

# What does this prefix mean in English? hydr

water

# What does this prefix mean in English? ignis

fire

# What does this prefix mean in English? ject

throw

# What does this prefix mean in English? join, junct

join

# What does this prefix mean in English? juven

young

# What does this prefix mean in English? trib

pay, bestow

# What does this prefix mean in English? lau, lav, lot, lut

wash

# What does this prefix mean in English? turb

disturb

# What does this prefix mean in English? leg

law

# What does this prefix mean in English? typ

# What does this prefix mean in English? levi

light

# What does this prefix mean in English? ultim

last

# What does this prefix mean in English? liber, liver

free

# What does this prefix mean in English? umber, umbr

shadow

# What does this prefix mean in English? liter

letters

# What does this prefix mean in English? uni

one

# What does this prefix mean in English? loc

place

# What does this prefix mean in English? vac

empty

# What does this prefix mean in English? log, ology

word, study, speech

# What does this prefix mean in English? val

strength, worth

# What does this prefix mean in English? loqu, locut

talk, speak

# What does this prefix mean in English? ven

come

# What does this prefix mean in English? luc, lum, lus, lun

light

# What does this prefix mean in English? ver

TRUE

# What does this prefix mean in English? macr, macer

lean

# What does this prefix mean in English? vert, vers

turn

# What does this prefix mean in English? magn

great

# What does this prefix mean in English? vic

change, substitute

# What does this prefix mean in English? man

hand

# What does this prefix mean in English? vict, vinc

conquer

# What does this prefix mean in English? mand

command

# What does this prefix mean in English? vid, vis

see

# What does this prefix mean in English? mania

madness

# What does this prefix mean in English? viv, vita, vivi

alive, life

# What does this prefix mean in English? mar, mari, mer

sea, pool

# What does this prefix mean in English? voc

call

# What does this prefix mean in English? matri

mother

# What does this prefix mean in English? vol

will

# What does this prefix mean in English? medi

half, middle, between, halfway

# What does this prefix mean in English? volcan

fire

# What does this prefix mean in English? mega

great

# What does this prefix mean in English? volv

turn about, roll

# What does this prefix mean in English? mem

remember

# What does this prefix mean in English? vor

eat greedily

# What does this prefix mean in English? zo

animal

Latin and Greek Prefixes Flashcards

Learn about the Latin and/or Greek origins of many of the most common prefixes from the modern English language.