Prefixes Flashcards
What does the Latin prefix “A” mean?
Away from. Examples: against, alone
What does the Greek prefix “A” mean?
Not, no. Ex: asocial, anarchy
What does the latin prefix “Ab” mean?
Away from. Ex: absent, abnormal
What does the latin prefix “Ad” mean?
Toward. Ex: Administer, admire
What does the latin prefix “alter” mean?
another. Ex: alternate, alterations
What does the greek prefix “amphi” mean?
Around, both. Ex: Amphitheater, amphibian
What does the greek prefix “ana” mean?
Up. Ex: analogy, anabasis
What does the latin prefix “ante” mean?
Before. Ex: antecede, antechamber
“anti” greek
Against. Ex: antisocial, antibiotic
“Circum” latin
Around. Ex: circumference, circumnavigate
“Co” latin
With, together. Ex: company, coauthor
“Con” latin
With, together. Ex: construct, contemporary
“Contra” latin
Against. Ex: contradict, contrast.
“De” latin
Down, down from. Ex: depart, deport.
“Dia” Greek
Through. ex: diameter, dialogue
“Dis” Latin
Apart, away from. Ex: dislocate, dishonest
“Dys” greek
Bad. Ex: Dyslexia, dysentery
“E” Latin
Out of. Ex: evacuate, emission
“Ec” Greek
Outside. Ex: ecstatic, economy
“Em” greek
In, within. Ex: emotional, emblem.
“En” Greek
In, within Ex: enter, endothermic
“Epi” Greek
Upon. Ex: epilogue, epidemic
“Ex” Latin
Out of, away from. Ex: exterior, exit
“Hyper” Greek
Over. Ex: hyperactive, hyperhydrosis
“In” Latin
In, into, onto, against, not. Ex: interior, inside
“intro” Latin
Inside. Ex: introduction, introvert
“ob” Latin
Against. Ex: obvious, oblivious.
“omni” Latin
Every, all. Ex: omnivore, omnigraph
“per” Latin
Through. Ex: perspective, persuasive.
“peri” Greek
Around. Ex: perimeter, peripheral
“post” Latin
After. Ex: postpartum, postponed.
“pre” Latin
Before. Ex: prehistoric, preschool
“re” Latin
Back, again. Ex: reconstruct, recharge. Reverse
“retro”Latin
Backwards. Ex: retrogressive, retroversion
“sub” Latin
Beneath. Ex: subatomic, subtract, submarine
“super,sur” Latin
Above. Ex: superlative, superhuman, surreal, surpass
“sym” Greek
With, together. Ex: symbol, symmetry
“syn” Greek
With, together. Ex: synchronize, synonym.
“trans” Latin
Across. Ex: transfer, transport
“tele” Greek
Distant. Ex: television, telescope, teleport
