Latin Prefixes Flashcards
ab-, a-, abs-
Latin Prefix
“away”, “from”,
Abject – “ject-“ => throw: cast down.
Avert – “vert-“ => turn: turn away.
Abstract – “tract-“ => drag: drag away (from a concrete instance).
ad-, a-, ac-, af-, ag-, al-, an-, ap-, ar-, as-, at-
Latin Prefix
“to”, “toward”,
Admit – “-mit” => send: give entrance, send towards.
Aspire – “spir-“ => breathe: seek a goal, “breathe for it”.
Accept – “cept-“ => take: to take (something offered) willingly.
Affix – “fix-“ => fix, fasten: fix or fasten one object to another.
Aggregate – “greg-“ => flock: gather (flock) to a mass or whole.
Allocate – “loc-“ => place: put (place) towards a specific purpose.
Announce – “nounc-“ => report: report to others, make known publicly.
Apprehend – “prehend-“ => seize: seize.
Arrogant – “rog-“ => ask: exposed to exaggerate one’s own worth (entitled to ask for a great deal).
Assent – “sent-“ => feel: agree to something after thoughtful consideration (feeling to agree).
Attract – “tract-“ => drag: drag towards.
ambi-
Latin Prefix
“both”, “on both sides”,
Ambidextrous – “dextr-“ => right(-handed): using both hands with equal ease (right-handed on both sides).
ante-
Latin Prefix
“before”,
Antecedent – “ced-“ => go: a preceding event, condition, or cause (goes before).
circum-
Latin Prefix
“around”, “about”,
Circumnavigate – “navig-“ => sail: to go (completely) around, especially by water.
com-, co-, col-, con-, cor-,
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"with", "together", "thoroughly", Compare -- "par-" => equal: Co-opt -- "opt-" => choose: Colloquium -- "loq-" => speak: Conscious -- "sci-" => know: Corrupt -- "rupt-" => break into pieces:
contra-
Latin Prefix
“against”,
Contradict – “dict-“ => say:
counter- is also derived from contra- and indicates opposition, opposite direction, and other ideas.
de-
Latin Prefix
“down”, “away from”,
Dejected – “ject-“ => throw:
dis-, di-, dif-
Latin Prefix
“apart”, “not”,
Discern – “cern-“ => separate:
Digest – “gest-“ => carry:
Different – “fer-“ => carry:
equi-, equa-
Latin Prefix
“equal”, “away from”,
Equivalent – “val-“ => strong:
Equanimity – “anim-“ => mind:
ex-, e-, ef-,
Latin Prefix
“out of”, “from”,
Expose – “pos-“ => place:
Eject – “ject-“ => throw:
Effluent – “flu-“ => flow:
extra-
Latin Prefix
“outside”, “beyond”,
Extramural – “mur-“ => wall:
in-, il-, im-, ir-
Latin Prefix
"in", "into", "on", Inject -- "ject-" => throw: Illuminate -- "lumin-" => light: Immigrate -- "migr-" => depart: Irrigate -- "rig-" => water, moisten:
the same prefixes are also used to mean “not” and “without”.
in-, il-, im-, ir-
Latin Prefix
"not", "without", Inactive -- "act-" => do, act: Illegal -- "leg-" => law: Immediate -- "med-" => middle: Irresistible -- "resist-" => stand back:
for “not” and “without”, in- is generally used for Latin-derived words while un- is used for other English words (compare Latinate “infelicitous” and English “unhappy”).
the same prefixes are also used to mean “in”, “into”, and “on”.
infra-
Latin Prefix
“below”,
Infrastructure – “struct-“ => build:
inter-
Latin Prefix
“between”, “among”,
Interject – “ject-“ => throw:
intra-
Latin Prefix
“inside”, “within”,
Intranet – “-net” => net:
(contrast internet).
multi-
Latin Prefix
“many”,
Multiplication – “plic-“ => fold:
non-
Latin Prefix
“not”
Nonsensical – “sens-“ => feel:
non- is very common and can be added to English words very freely.
ob-, oc-, of-, op-
Latin Prefix
"toward", "against", "across", Object -- "ject-" => throw: Occur -- "cur-" => run: Offer -- "fer-" => carry: Opposite -- "pos-" => place:
per-
Latin Prefix
“through”, “by”, “completely”, “to the bad”,
Permit – “-mit” => send:
post-
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“after”, “behind”,
Postpone – “pone” => place:
(preposterous: before-behind, utterly foolish)
pre-
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“before”, “in front of”,
Preposition – “pos-“ => place:
(preposterous: before-behind, utterly foolish)
pro-
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“forward”, “for”, “on behalf of”,
Project – “ject-“ => throw:
re-, red-
Latin Prefix
“back”, “again”,
Reject – “ject-“ => throw:
Redemption – “empt-“ => buy back:
retro-
Latin Prefix
“backward”,
Retrospect – “spect-“ => view:
se-, sed-
Latin Prefix
“apart”, “without”, “aside”,
Seduction – “duct-“ => lead:
Sedition – “it-“ => go:
semi-
Latin Prefix
“half”, “partly”,
Semiannual – “ann-“ => year:
sub-, suc-, suf-, sug-, sup-, sus-
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"under", "beneath", "secret", Subject -- "ject-" => throw: Succinct -- "cinct-" => surround: Suffer -- "fer-" => carry: Suggest -- "gest-" => carry: Support -- "port-" => carry: Suspect -- "spect-" => look: to look under.
super-
Latin Prefix
“over”, “above”, “beyond”,
Supervise – “vis-“ => see:
used extensively in English with bases not derived from Latin, like superheat and superglue.
trans-, tra-, tran-
Latin Prefix
“across”, “over”,
Transmit – “-mit” => send:
Traduce – “duc-“ => lead:
Tranquil – “qui-“ => rest, calm:
ultra-
Latin Prefix
“beyond”
Ultraviolet – “-violet” => violet:
