Prefixes

Question 1

What does the Greek prefix “A” mean?

Answer 1

Not, no. Examples are: Asocial, anarchy

Question 2

What does the Latin prefix “A” mean?

Answer 2

Away from. Example against, alone

Question 3

What does the Latin prefix “AB” mean?

Answer 3

from; away from. Examples are abnormal, absent.

Question 4

What does the Latin prefix “AD” mean?

Answer 4

Toward; advance, advent

Question 5

What does the latin prefix “Alter” mean?

Answer 5

another; Alternate, Alter ego

Question 6

What does the greek prefix “Amphi” mean?

Answer 6

Around, Both; Amphitheater, Amphibian

Question 7

What does the Greek prefix “Ana” mean?

Answer 7

up; Anagram, Analysis

Question 8

What does the Latin prefix “Ante” mean?

Answer 8

Before; Antecedent, Anterior

Question 9

What does the greek prefix “Anti” mean?

Answer 9

Against; Anticlimax, Antiacid

Question 10

What does the Latin prefix “Circum” mean?

Answer 10

Around; Circumstances, Circumfrance

Question 11

What does the Latin prefix “Co” mean?

Answer 11

With, Together; Coauthor, Copilot

Question 12

What does the Latin prefix “Con” mean?

Answer 12

With Together; Conic (the curved intersection of a cone), Conical (having the shape of a cone)

Question 13

What does the Latin prefix “Contra” mean?

Answer 13

Against; contraband, contradict

Question 14

What does the Latin prefix “De” mean?

Answer 14

down, down from; Defrost, Decompress

Question 15

What does the Greek prefix “Dia” mean?

Answer 15

Through; Diagonal, Dialouge

Question 16

What does the latin prefix “Dis” mean?

Answer 16

Apart, Away from; Disperse, Disinherit

Question 17

What does the Greek prefix “Dys” mean?

Answer 17

bad; Dysfunction, Dyslexia

Question 18

What does the latin prefix “E” mean?

Answer 18

Out of; Expel, Exit

Question 19

What does the Greek prefix “Ec” mean?

Answer 19

Outside; Eccentric, Ectopic

Question 20

What does the greek prefix “Em” mean?

Answer 20

In, within; Emblem, Empathy

Question 21

What does he greek prefix “En” mean?

Answer 21

In, Within; Entrance, Energy

Question 22

What does the greek prefix “Epi” mean?

Answer 22

Upon; Epidemic, Epidermis

Question 23

What does the latin prefix “Ex” mean?

Answer 23

Out of, Away From; Exit, Expel

Question 24

What does the greek prefix “Hyper” mean?

Answer 24

Over; Hyperactive, Hypersensitive

Question 25

What does the Latin prefix “in” mean?

Answer 25

in, into, on, against, not; Infringe, Indecisive

Question 26

What does the latin prefix “Ob” mean?

Answer 26

Against; Oblong, Obdurate

Question 27

what does the latin prefix “Omni” mean

Answer 27

Every, all; omnipresent, Omniscient

Question 28

What does the Latin prefix “Per” mean?

Answer 28

Through; Perfidy, Permeate

Question 29

what does the greek prefix “Peri” mean?

Answer 29

around; Peripatetic, Periscope

Question 30

what does the latin prefix “Post” mean?

Answer 30

after; Post Script, Post-Mortem

Question 31

What does the latin prefix “Pre” mean?

Answer 31

before; Prefix, Preview

Question 32

What does the latin prefix “re” mean?

Answer 32

Back, Again; repel, Recor

Question 33

What does the Latin prefix “retro” mean?

Answer 33

Backwards; retrogressive,

Question 34

What does the latin prefix sub mean?

Answer 34

beneath; subtract, Submarine

Question 35

What does the latin prefix “Super, Sur” mean?

Answer 35

above; Superimpose

Question 36

What does the greek prefix “sym” mean?

Answer 36

With, together; sympathy, Symbiotic

Question 37

what does the greek prefix “Syn” mean?

Answer 37

With, Together; Synonym

Question 38

What does the latin prefix “Trans” mean?

Answer 38

across; transport, Transcend

Question 39

What does the greek prefix “Tele” mean?

Answer 39

Distant; Telegraph, television