Prefixes Flashcards
Acro-
Top; Height; Tip; Beginning
Act-
Do
Aer-
Air
Agr-
Farming
-Alg
Pain
Ambi/Amohi-
Both; Around
Ambul-
Walk/Move
Ami-
Love
Ana-
Up, Back, Against, Throughout
Andr-
man/male
Ann/Enn-
Year
Anim-
Life/Spirit
Ante-
Before, In front of
-Anth
Flower
Anthrop-
Human
Anti-
Against/Opposite
Apo/Apho-
Away/Separate of
Aqu-
Water
Arbor-
Tree
Arch-
Chief, most important/Ancient
Arthr-
Joint
Art-
Skill
Astro/Aster-
Star/Stars/Space
Aud-
Self,Same,One
Avi-
Bird
Bar-
Pressure/Weight
Bell-
War
Bene-
Good/Well
Bi-
Two
Bibli-
Book
Bio-
Life/Living/Matter
Blast-
Cell,Primitive
Burs-
Pouch/Purse
Calc-
Stone
Cand-
Glowing
-Capt/-Cept/-Ceive
Take/Hold
Cardi-
Heart
Carn-
Flesh/meat
Cata-
Down, According to
Caust/Caut-
To Burn
-Cede/-Ceed/-Cess
Go/Yield
-Celer
Fast
Cent-
Hundred
-Centr
Center
-Cephal
Head
Cerebr-
Brain
-Cert
Sure
-Chrom/-Chromat/-Chros
Color-Pigment
Chron-
Time
Chrys-
Gold/Yellow
-Cide
Cut/Kill
Circum/Circle-
Around/About
Claim/Clam-
Shout/Speak Out
Clar-
Clear
Clud/Clus-
Close
-Cline
Lean
Co-
With/Together/Joint
Col-
Together/Jointly
Com-
Together, Common
Cogn-
Know
Con-
With
Contra-
Against/Opposite
Corp-
Body
Cosm-
Universe
Counter-
Opposite
Cranio-
Skull
Cred-
Believe
Cruc-
Cross
Crypto-
Hidden/Secret
-Cumul
Mass/Heap
Curr/Curs-
Run
-Cycl-
Circle/Ring
De-
Reduce/Away/Down
Dec/Deka-
Ten
Deci-
One Tenth
Dem-
People
Demi-
Half/Less Than
-Dendr
Tree
Dent/Dont-
Tooth
Derm-
Skin
Diplo-
Twice
Di/Dis-
Apart/Away/Not
Dia-
Through/Between
-Dict-
Speak
Domin-
Master
Don/Donat-
Give
Duc-
Lead
Du-
Two/Twice
Dur-
Harden/Lasting
Dyn-
Power/Energy/Strength
Dys-
Abnormal/Bad
E-
Out/Away
Ego-
Self
Em/En
Into/Cover/With/Cause
Endo-
Within/Inside
Enn/Anni-
Years
En/In
Inside/Inwards
Ep-
On/Upon/Outside/After/Over/Among/At/After
Equ-
Equal/Equally
Erg-
Work
Esth/Aesth-
Feeling/Sensation/Beauty
Ethno-
Race/People
Eu-
Good/Well
Ex-
From/Out
Extra/Extro-
Outside/Beyond
Fac-
Make/Do
Fer-
Bear/Bring/Carry
Fid-
Faith
Flect-
Bend
Flor/Fleur-
Flower
For-
Completely (used to intensify the meaning of a word)
Fore-
In front of/Earlier
Form-
Shape
Fract/Frag-
Break
Fug-
Flee/Run/Away/Escape
Funct-
Perform/Work
Fus-
Pour
Gastr-
Stomach
Gen/Genesis
Birth/Production/Formation/Kind
Geo-
Earth/Soil/Global
Ger-
Old Age
Giga-
A Billion
Gon-
Angle
Gram-
Letter/Written
Gran-
Grain
Graph-
Writing/Recording/Written
Grat-
Pleasing
Gyn-
Woman/Female
Gress/Grad-
To Step/To Go
Hect/Hecat-
Hundred
Heli-
Sun
Helic-
Spiral/Circular
Hemi-
Half/Partial
Hem-
Blood
Hepa-
Liver
Hept-
7
Herbi-
Grass/Plant
Hetero-
Different/Other
Hex-
6
Histo-
Tissue
Homo/Homeo-
Like/Alike/Same
Hydr-
Liquid/Water
Hygr-
Moisture/Humidity
Hyper-
Too Much/Over/Excessive/Beyond
Hyp-
Under
iatr-
Medical Care
Icon-
Image
Idio-
Peculiar/Personal/Distinct