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 are abnormal, absent
What does the Greek prefix “A” mean?
Not, no.
Example: Asocial, anarchy
What does the Latin prefix “ad” mean?
Toward
Example: advance, adulterate
What does the Latin prefix “alter” mean?
Another
Ex: alternate, alter
What does the Greek prefix “amphi” mean?
Around, both
Ex: amphibian, Amphisbaenia
What does the Greek prefix “Ana” mean?
Up
Ex: analogue analeptic
What does the Latin prefix “ante” mean?
Before
Ex: antedate antebellum
What does the Greek prefix “anti” mean?
Anti
Ex: antiseptic, antisemetism
What does the Latin prefix “circum” mean?
Around
Ex:circumstance, corcumcise
What does the Latin prefix “co” mean?
With together
Ex: coefficient , co- pilot
What does the Latin prefix”con” mean?
With together
Ex: concord, conclave
What does the Latin prefix “contra” mean?
Against
Ex: contraceptive, contract
What does the Latin prefix “de” mean?
Down
Ex: decrease, defeat
What does the Greek prefix “dia” mean?
Through
Ex: diameter diagonal
What does the Latin prefix “dis” mean?
Apart away from
Ex: disappointment, disagree
What does the Greek prefix “dys” means?
Bad
Ex: dysfunction , dyslexia
What does the Latin prefix “e” mean?
Out of
Ex: electronic, educate
What does the Latin prefix “ ec”mean?
Outside
Ex: eclipse, eccentric
What does the Greek prefix”em” mean?
In, within
Ex: emblem, embrace
What does the Greek prefix “en” mean?
In, within
Ex:encourage, engrave
What does the Greek prefix “epi” mean?
Upon
Ex: epidemic, epidermis
What does the Latin prefix “ex” mean?
Out of, away from
Example: extract, execute
What does the Greek prefix “hyper” mean?
Over
Ex: hyperactive, hyperventilate
What does the Latin prefix “in” mean
In, into, on, against, not
Ex: inverted, indoors
What does the Latin prefix “intro” mean?
Inside
Ex: introduction, introspection
What does the Latin prefix “ob” mean?
Against
Ex: obstruct, obsession
What does the Latin prefix “omni” mean?
Every, all
Ex: omniscient, omnipotent
What does the Latin prefix “per” mean?
Through
Ex: perforated, perception
What does the Greek prefix “peri” mean?
Around
Ex: perimeter, pericarp
What does the Latin prefix “post” mean?
After
Ex: poster, post
What does the Latin prefix “pre” mean?
Before
Ex: preview, premature
What does the Latin prefix “re” mean?
Back, again
Ex: repeat, reunion
What does the Latin prefix “retro” mean?
Backwards
Ex: retrospect, retroact
What does the Latin prefix”sub” mean?
Beneath
Ex: subject, subsection
What does the Latin prefix “super, sur” mean?
Above
Ex: surface survey, supernatural supersonic
What does the Greek prefix “sym” mean?
With together
Ex: symmetry, symptoms
What does the Greek prefix “Syn” mean?
With, together
Ex: synthesis, sync
What does the Latin prefix “trans” mean?
Across
Ex: transfer, transmit
What does the Greek prefix “tele” mean?
Distant
Ex: television, telephone
