Prefixes Flashcards
What does the latin prefix “ab” mean?
Away from
Ex. abnormal, absent
What does the Greek prefix “A” mean?
Not, no.
Ex. Asocial, anarchy
What does the LATIN prefix “A” mean?
Away from.
Ex. Against, alone
Latin Prefix “AD”
Toward
LATIN Root “Alter”
Another
GREEK Root “AMPHI”
Around, both
Greek root ANA
up
Latin root ante
before
Greek root anti
against
Latin root CIRCUM
around
ex. circumference
latin root CO
with together
latin root CON
with, together
Latin root “contra”
against
Latin root de
down, down from
Greek root “dia”
through
Latin root “Dis”
apart, away from
Greek root “DYS”
bad
Latin root “E”
out of
Greek root “EC”
outside
Greek root “EM”
in, within
Greek root “ EN”
in, within
ex. enter, encased
Greek root “EPI”
Upon
Ex. Epic, Epicenter
Latin root “EX”
out of, away from
ex. Exterior, external
Greek root “HYPER”
over
Ex. hyper-dominant, hyperactive
Latin root “in”
in,into, on, against, not
ex. inside, interior
latin root “intro”
inside
Ex. introduction, introductory
Latin root “OB”
against
Ex. object, objection
Latin root “omni”
every, all
Ex. omnipotent, omniscient
Latin root “per”
through
ex. persist, persevere
Greek root “peri”
around
ex.peripheral
latin root “post”
after
Ex. post game, post production
Latin root “pre”
before
Ex. pre-game, pre-production
Latin root “Re”
back, again
Ex. reverse, revere
Latin root “retro”
backwards
Ex. retrospect retribution
Latin root “sub”
beneath
ex. subway, sublevel
latinroot “super,Sur”
above
Ex. superimpose, superscript
Greek root “sym”
with, together
Ex. symmetry, symmetrical
Greek root “syn”
with, together
Ex.synonym, sympathy
Latin root “trans”
Across
Ex. transcontinental, transatlantic
Greek root “tele”
distant
Ex. telephone, telepromt
