Prefixes Flashcards
What does the Latin prefix “A” mean?
Away from.
Ex: Against. Alone.
What does the Latin prefix “ab” mean?
From; away from.
Ex: Abnormal, Absent
What does the Greek prefix “A” mean?
Not, no.
Ex: Asocial, Anarchy
What does the Latin prefix “ad” mean?
Toward
Ex: Advance. Address
What does the Latin prefix “alter” mean?
Another.
Ex: Alteration. Alternate
What does the Greek prefix “amphi” mean?
Around, both.
Ex: Amphibious. Amphitheater
What does the Greek root “ana” mean?
up
Ex: Anabasis. Analysis
marching
up
What does the Latin prefix “ante” mean?
before
Ex: Antecedent. Antedate.
What does the Greek root “anti” mean?
Against.
Ex: Anti-social. Antibiotic
What does the Latin root “circum” mean?
around
Ex: circumnavigate. circumference
What does the Latin root “co” mean?
with; together
Ex: Connection. Cooperate
What does the Latin root “con” mean?
with, together
Ex: Connect. Conjunction.
What does the Latin root “contra” mean?
Against
Ex: Contrast. Contrary
What does the Latin root “de” mean?
down, down from
Ex: Derive. Decline
What does the Greek root “dia” mean?
through
Ex: Dialogue. Diameter
What does the Latin root “dis” mean?
apart, away from
Ex: Disappear. Dissolve.
What does the Greek root “dys” mean?
bad
Ex: Dysfunction. Dysentery.
What does the Latin root “e” mean?
out of
Ex: Evacuate. Erase
What does the Greek root “ec” mean?
outside
Ex: Ecosystem. Economy.
What does the Greek root “em” mean?
in, within
Ex: Emigrate. Emphasis
What does the Greek root “en” mean?
in, within
Ex: Enter. Enclose
What does the Greek root “epi” mean?
upon
Ex: Epilogue. Epidemic.
What does the Latin root “ex” mean?
out of, away from
Ex: Exterior. Exit.
What does the Greek root “hyper” mean?
over
Ex: Hyperextend. Hyperhydrosis- oversweat
What does the Latin root “in” mean?
in, into, on, against, not
Ex: Inside. Invincible.
What does the Latin root “intro” mean?
inside
Ex: introvert.
What does the Latin root “ob” mean?
against
Ex: Obstacle. Object
What does the latin root “omni” mean?
every, all
Ex: Omniscient. Omnivore
What does the Latin root “per” mean?
through
Ex: Peruse. Pursuasive
What does the Greek root “peri” mean?
around
Ex: Perimeter. Peripheral.
What does the Latin root “post” mean?
after
Ex: Post-game. Post- election
What does the Latin root “pre” mean?
before
Ex: Prevent. Prefix.
What does the Latin root “re” mean?
back, again
Ex: Reborn. Return.
What does the Latin root “retro” mean?
backwards
Ex: Retrospect. Retroactive.
What does the Latin root “sub” mean?
beneath
Ex: Suburb. Submerge.
What does the Latin root “super, sur” mean?
above
Ex: Surface. Surpass. Superior. Supernatural
What does the Greek root “sym” mean?
with, together
Ex: Symmetry. Symbiosis.
What does the Greek root “syn” mean?
with, together
Ex: Synonym. Syncronize.
What does the Latin root “trans” mean?
across
Ex: Translate. Tranport.
What does the Greek root “tele” mean?
distant
Ex: Telescope. Teleport.
