Vocabulary from Latin and Greek Roots (Prefixes 1-20) Flashcards
What does the Greek prefix “A” mean?
Definition: not, no.
Ex: anarchy, atheist.
What does the Latin prefix “A” mean?
Definition: away from.
Ex: aversion, against.
What does the Latin prefix “Ab” mean?
Definition: away from.
Ex: abandon, absent.
What does the Latin prefix “Ad” mean?
Definition: toward.
Ex: address, addiction.
What does the Latin prefix “Alter” mean?
Definition: another.
Ex: alter-ego, alternate.
What does the Greek prefix “Amphi” mean?
Definition: around, both.
Ex: amphibian, amphitheater.
What does the Greek prefix “Ana” mean?
Definition: up.
Ex: analyze, analogy.
What does the Latin prefix “Ante” mean?
Definition: before.
Ex: antecedent, antemortem.
What does the Greek prefix “Anti” mean?
Definition: against.
Ex: antibiotics, antisocial.
What does the Latin prefix “Circum” mean?
Definition: around.
Ex: circumference, circumstance.
What does the Latin prefix “Co” mean?
Definition: with, together.
Ex: company, collide.
What does the Latin prefix “Con” mean?
Definition: with, together.
Ex: conjoin, confirm.
What the Latin prefix “Contra” mean?
Definition: against.
Ex: contradict, contract.
What does the Latin prefix “De” mean?
Definition: down, down from.
Ex: degrade, detach.
What does the Greek prefix “Dia” mean?
Definition: through.
Ex: diameter, diagnosis.
What does the Latin prefix “Dis” mean?
Definition: apart, away from.
Ex: disagree, discontinue.
What does the Greek prefix “Dys” mean?
Definition: bad.
Ex: dysfunction, dyslexia.
What does the Latin prefix “E” mean?
Definition: out of.
Ex: eject, exile.
What does the Greek prefix “Ec” mean?
Definition: outside.
Ex: ecosystem, ecology.
What does the Greek prefix “Em” mean?
Definition: in, within.
Ex: embody, embrace.
