Prefixes

Question 1

What does the latin prefix “A” mean?

Answer 1

Away from. Examples : Against, alone

Question 2

What does the Greek prefix “A” mean?

Answer 2

Not, no. Examples: Asocial, anarchy.

Question 3

What does the latin prefix “ab” mean?

Answer 3

from; away from. Examples: abnormal, absent.

Question 4

What does the Latin prefix “AD” mean?

Answer 4

toward. Examples : address, advance

Question 5

What does the Latin prefix “ALTER” mean?

Answer 5

another. Examples : alternate, alter ego.

Question 6

What does the Greek prefix “AMPHI” mean?

Answer 6

around, both. Examples : amphibious, ambient

Question 7

What does the Greek prefix “ANA” mean?

Answer 7

up. Examples : analysis, analogy , anabasis(marching up)

Question 8

What does the Latin prefix “ANTE” mean?

Answer 8

before. Examples : antecedent, anteroom

Question 9

What does the Greek prefix “ANTI” mean?

Answer 9

against. Examples : antisocial, antibiotics

Question 10

What does the Latin prefix “CIRCUM” mean?

Answer 10

around. Examples : circumference, circumnavigate

Question 11

What does the Latin prefix “CO” mean?

Answer 11

with, together. Examples : Compress, compact

Question 12

What does the Latin prefix “CON” mean ?

Answer 12

with, together. Examples : contract, converge

Question 13

What does the Latin prefix “CONTRA” mean?

Answer 13

against. Examples : contrast, contradict

Question 14

What does the Latin prefix “DE” mean?

Answer 14

down, down from. Examples : depart, detach, decline

Question 15

What does the Greek prefix “DIA” mean?

Answer 15

through. Examples : diameter, diagonal

Question 16

What does the Latin prefix “DIS” mean?

Answer 16

apart, away from. Examples : dismiss, disperse

Question 17

What does the Greek prefix “DYS” mean?

Answer 17

bad. Examples : dysfunction, dysentery(infection of intestines)

Question 18

What does the Latin prefix “E” mean?

Answer 18

out of. Examples : emit, eject

Question 19

What does the Greek prefix “EC” mean?

Answer 19

outside. Examples : ecosystem, economy

Question 20

What does the Greek prefix “EM” mean?

Answer 20

in, within. Examples : embed, emphasis

Question 21

What does the Greek prefix “EN” mean?

Answer 21

in, within. Examples : enclosed, enter

Question 22

What does the Greek prefix “EPI” mean?

Answer 22

upon. Examples : episode, epistle, epidermis,

Question 23

What does the Latin prefix “EX” mean?

Answer 23

out of, away from. Examples : exit, exhale

Question 24

What does the Greek prefix “HYPER” mean?

Answer 24

over. Examples : hyperactive, hypertensive

Question 25

What does the Latin prefix “IN” mean?

Answer 25

in, into, on, against, not. Examples : invite, interior

Question 26

What does the Latin prefix “INTRO” mean?

Answer 26

inside. Examples : introvert, introduce

Question 27

What does the Latin prefix “OB” mean?

Answer 27

against. Examples : obstacle, object

Question 28

What does the Latin prefix “OMNI” mean?

Answer 28

every, all. Examples : omnibus, omnidirectional

Question 29

What does the Latin prefix “PER” mean?

Answer 29

through. Examples : perform, persuade, persistent

Question 30

What does the Greek prefix “PERI” mean?

Answer 30

around. Examples : perimeter, periscope, peripheral

Question 31

What does the Latin prefix “POST” mean?

Answer 31

after. Examples : postpone, postdate

Question 32

What does the Latin prefix “PRE” mean?

Answer 32

before. Examples : prefix, predict, pre-school

Question 33

What does the Latin prefix “RE” mean?

Answer 33

back, again. Examples : redo, report, recall, reverse

Question 34

What does the Latin prefix “RETRO” mean?

Answer 34

backwards. Examples : retrorocket, retroactive, retrospect

Question 35

What does the Latin prefix “SUB” mean?

Answer 35

beneath. Examples : submerge, submarine

Question 36

What does the Latin prefix “SUPER, SUR” mean?

Answer 36

above. Examples: superior, superhero, surreal, surpass

Question 37

What does the Greek prefix “SYM” mean?

Answer 37

with, together. Examples : symbiosis, symbolize, symmetry

Question 38

What does the Greek prefix “SYN” mean?

Answer 38

with, together. Examples : synergy, synopsis, synchronize

Question 39

What does the Latin prefix “TRANS” mean?

Answer 39

across. Examples : transmit, transport, transfer

Question 40

What does the Greek prefix “TELE” mean?

Answer 40

distant. Examples : telephone, telegram