Latin Roots and Derivatives Flashcards
a-, ab-, abs-
from; away
avert; absent
ad- (ac-, af-, ag-, al-, an-, am-, ap-, ar-, as-)
to; toward; near; very
admit; annex
ambi-, amb-
both; around; on both sides
ambidextrous; ambient
ante- (rarely anti-)
before
antecedent; anticipate
circum-
around; about
circumference
con- (co-col-, com-, cor-)
together; with; very
convene; collect
contra-, contro-
against
contradict
de-
down; from; away; very apart; in different
descend; detract
dis- (dif-, di)
apart; in different; directions; not; very
disperse; diffuse; digress
e-, ex- (ef-)
out of, from, very
exit; exclude
extra-
outside of
extraordinary
in- (il-, im-, ir-, en-, em-)
in; within; into; on; not
enclose; immeasurable
infra-
beneath; below
infared
inter- (intel-)
between; among
interscholastic
intra-, intor-
within
intramural
juxtra-
near; next
juxtaposition
ob- (o-, oc-, of-, op-)
against; toward; to; very
object; oppose
per- (pel-)
through; badly; very
perennial; perfidy
post-
after behind; later
postscript
pre-
before; very
premeditate
preter-
past; beyond
preternatural
pro- (prod-, por-)
before; instead of; in; behalf of
project; pronoun; protect
re-, red-
back; again; anew
revise
retro-
backward
retroactive
