Prefixes Flashcards
What does the Latin prefix A mean?
Away from
Examples-Against, alone
What does the Latin prefix AB mean?
From, away from
Examples-abnormal, absent
What does the Greek prefix A mean?
Not, no
Examples-Asocial, Anarchy
What does the Latin prefix AD mean?
Toward
Example-Adolescent, Addition
What does the Latin prefix ALTER stand for?
Another
Examples-Alternate, Alternative
What does the Greek prefix Amphi stand for?
Around, both
Examples-Amphitheater, Amphisbaenia
What does the Greek prefix ANA stand for?
Up
Examples-Anabotic, Anathema
What does the Latin prefix ANTE stand for?
Before
Examples- Antebellum , Antemeridian
What does the Greek prefix ANTI stand for?
Against
Examples- Antichrist, Antistrophe
What does the Latin prefix CIRCUM stand for?
Around
Examples-Circumfrence, Circumnavigate
What does the Latin prefix CO stand for?
With, together
Examples-Cordinate, Corporation
What does the latin prefix CONTRA stand for?
Against
Examples-Contraband, Contrasted
CON is the Latin prefix that stands for what?
With, Together
Examples-Convicts, Constant
The Latin prefix DE stands for what?
Down, down from
Examples- Demoralize, degenerate
What does the Greek prefix DIA stand for?
Through
Examples-Digraph ,Diagram
What does the latin prefix DIS mean?
Apart, away from
Examples- disgusting, distract
What does the Greek prefix DYS stand for?
Bad
Examples-Dysentery,Dysentric
What is the Latin E stand for?
Out of
Examples-empty,eada
What does the Greek prefix EC stand for?
Outside
Examples-Ecstatic, Ecosystem
What does the Greek prefix EM stand for?
In, with in
Examples- Emplanes, Emerson
What does the Greek prefix EN stand for?
In, with in
Examples:Energy, enters
What does the Greek Prefix EPI stand for?
Upon
Examples: Epilepsy, epic
What does the Latin root EX stand for?
Out of, Away from
Examples:Excellent, Excentric
What does the Greek prefix HYPER stand for?
Over
Examples:Hyper, Hyperglycemia
What does the Latin prefix IN stand for?
In,into
Examples:Insertion, Intellectual
What does the Latin prefix INTRO stand for?
Inside
Examples:Introduction, Intro-com
OB is the Latin prefix meaning what?
Against
Examples:Obstacle, Obsolete
What does the Latin prefix Omni mean?
Every, all
Examples:Omni Air, Omnicentric
PER is a Latin prefix, what does it mean?
Through
Examples:Persistence, perth
PERI means around give me some examples!? It’s Greek
Examples:Perimeter, peri metric
POST IS LATIN IT MEANS AFTER, EXAMPLES:POSTMORTEM, POSTAGE
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PRE Latin, what does it mean?
Before
Examples:Prerequisite, preface
RE is Latin, what does it mean
Back
Examples:Rewind, Restart
What does RETRO mean, it’s Latin
Back
Examples:Retro, retrospect
SUB is Latin, what does it mean!?
Under
Examples:subway, suburb
What does Super/Sur mean, it’s Latin again
Above
Examples:Superman!, Survey
SYM is the Greek prefix for what?
With,together
Examples:Symetry, Symantec
SYN is the Latin prefix for what?
With, together
Examples:synthesis, synsot
TRANS is a Latin prefix for que?
Across
Examples:Transportation, Transit
Tele means distant, it’s Greek
Examples:Television, telecommunication
