Prefixes Flashcards
What does the latin prefix “A” mean?
Away from, Examples: Against, alone.
What does the Greek prefix “A” mean?
Not, no. Examples are: Asocial, anarchy.
What does the latin prefix “ab” mean?
from; away from. Examples are abnormal, absent.
What does the latin prefix “Ad” mean?
Toward. Examples: Advantage, Advance
What does the latin prefix “Alter” mean?
Another. Examples: alternative, alter ego.
What does the Greek prefix “Amphi” mean?
Around, both. Examples: Amphibian, amphitheater
What does the Greek prefix “Ana” mean?
Up. Examples: analogy. , anabasis.
whats does the latin prefix”Ante” mean?
Before. Examples: Antecedent, anterior.
What does the Greek prefix “Anti” mean.
Against. Examples: Antisocial, Antisemitism.
What does the latin prefix “Circum” mean?
Around. Examples: Circumference, Circumspect.
What does the Latin prefix “Co” mean?
With, Together. Examples: Combine, Company.
What does the latin prefix “Con” mean?
With, together. Examples: Conference, Connect.
What does the Latin prefix “Contra” mean?
Against. Example: Contrary, Contrast
What does the Latin prefix “De” mean.
Down, Down from. Examples: declined demoted
What does the Greek prefix “Dia” mean?
Through. Examples: Diameter, dialogue.
What does the Latin prefix “Dis” mean?
Apart, away from. Examples: distant , disperse
What does the Greek prefix “Dys” mean?
Bad. Examples: Dystrophy and Dyslexia
What does the Latin prefix “E” mean?
Out of. Examples: Eject, Evacuate.
What does the Greek prefix “Ec” mean?
Outside. Examples: Eccentric , Economy.
What does the Greek prefix “Em” mean?
In within. Examples: Emerge,embedded.
What does the Greek prefix “En” mean?
In, within. Examples: Enclosed, engage.
What does the Greek prefix “Epi” mean?
Upon. Examples: Epic, epidermis
What does the Latin prefix “Ex” mean?
Out of , away from. Examples: External, exoskeleton.
What does the Greek prefix “Hyper” mean?
Over. Examples: Hyperextended, hypertension.
What’d does the Latin prefix “In” mean?
In, into, against, against, not. Example: Inside, internal.
What’d does the Latin prefix “Intro” mean?
Inside. Examples: Introduction, Introvert
What does the Latin prefix “Ob” mean?
Against. Example: Obderate ,object
What’d does the Latin prefix “Omni” mean?
Every, all. Examples: omnirange, omnivore.
What’d does the Latin prefix “Per” mean?
Through. Examples: percistent, perpetrate.
What does the Greek prefix “Peri” mean?
Around. Examples: Perimeter. Peripheral
What’d does the Latin prefix “Post”mean?
After. Examples: Postage, Pospardum
What does the Latin prefix “pre” mean?
Before. Examples: Preschool, predate.
What does the Latin prefix “Re” mean?
Back, again. Examples: Reverse, Repeat.
What does the Latin prefix “Retro” mean?
Backwards. Examples: Retrospect, retrovision.
What does the Latin prefix “Sub” mean?
Beneath. Examples: Subway, Submairne.
What does the Latin prefix “Super, Sur” mean?
Above. Examples: Superior, Superintendent.
What does the Greek prefix “Sym” mean?
With, together. Examples: Symmetry, synchronize
What does the Greek prefix “Syn” mean?
With, together. Examples: Synonym, Synonomous.
What does the Latin prefix “Trans” mean?
Across. Examples: Translate, Transport.
What does the Greek prefix “Tele” mean?
Distance. Examples: Teleport. Telephone.
