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Old English Origin

PREFIX
MEANING
EXAMPLES


a
in, on, of, up, to, at
afire, abed, astride, afoot

back
back
backstroke, backward

be
around, about, away, completely
beset, besprinkle, beware

by
near, secondarily, incidental
by-play, by-product, by-stander

for
away, from, off, apart
forswear, forsake, forfend

fore
before, previous
forethought, foreword

mis
badly, poorly, not
misfit, misfire, misbelieve

off
off
offside, offspring, offhand

out
better, greater, going away
outbound, outpatient, outrun

over
over, excessively, above
overthrow, overcast, overrun

un
not, no, a reversal
unfold, unknown, ungodly

under
below
undershirt, undergraduate

with
away, against
withdraw, withstand, withhold

Latin Origin

ab (a, abs)
from, off, away
abdicate, abnormal, averse

ad (ac, af, ag, al, an, ap, ar, as, at)
to, toward, near, very
adverse, advocate, accede, affiliate, aggression, allude, annul, appear, arrogate, assent

ambi
both
ambidextrous, ambivalent

ante
before, previous
antecedent, antedate, ante

bene
well, good
benison, benefit, beneficiary

bi
two, twice
biennial, bilateral, bisect

circum
around
circumvent, circumspect

com (co, col, con, cor)
with, together, very, jointly
compare, complicate, coexist, collate, concentrate, corrupt

contra (contro, counter)
against, opposing
contradict, contravene, contrast, controversy, counter

de
away, opposed, off, down
demure, demolish, debark

demi
half
demigod, demitasse, demimonde

dis (di, dif)
away, out, apart from, reversal of, opposite of, down
dissent, dispel, digress, divert, diffuse, diffident, discourse, discuss, dislike

ex (e, ec, ef)
away, from, out, without, missing, former
excise, eccentric, expel, eject, efface, ex-wife

extra (extro, exo)
outside, beyond
extramural, extrovert, exoskeleton, extravagant

in (ig, il, im, ir)
not, opposing
incapable, insoluble, illicit, improvident, irrational, ignoble

in (il, im, ir)
in, into, within
induct, irrigate, immigrate

inter
among, between
intercede, intermittent

intro, intra
inwardly, to the inside, within
introvert, introduce, intravenous, intrastate

mal
bad, evil, wrong, ill
malady, malignant, malcontent

multi
many
multimillionaire, multiply

non
not
nonentity, nonessential

ob (oc, of, op)
over, against, toward, very, upon
obtrude, obstruct, occlude, offend, oppose, obloquy

per
through, thoroughly, completely
permeate, perspicuous, pernicious, percolate

post
after, later, behind, following
postlude, postpone, postscript

pre
before, earlier, in front of
preclude, prevent, predicate, precursor

pro
earlier, before, in front of, in place of, favoring, forward
protract, proponent, pronoun, profuse, proceed, pro-Anglo

re
back, backward, again
revoke, recede, recur, repeat

retro
back, backward
retrospect, retroactive
se
away, aside, away from
secede, seduce, seclude

semi
half, partly
semiannual, semicircular

sub (suc, suf, sub, sum, sup, sus)
under, beneath, lower, less
subjugate, subsist, succinct, suffuse, suggest, supplant, sustain, subsidy, subtle

super, sur
over, above, extra, to a degree greater than normal
superscript, supersede, supervise, surtax, surname

trans, tra
across, beyond, through
transfuse, transient, traduce

ultra
beyond, excessive
ultramodern, ultraviolet

uni
one
unicellular, unicorn, unite

Greek Origin

a, an
lacking, without, not
amorphous, anemic, amoral, anarchy, aphasia

amphi
both
amphitheater, amphibiotic

ana
up, against, back
anagram, analysis, anachronism

anti
against, opposing, opposite
antipathy, antitoxin, antithesis

apo
from, off, separate
apostate, apology, apostle

cata, cath
down, away, thoroughly
catalyst, catastrophe

dia
through, across, apart
diameter, diaphanous, diagnose

dys
ill, bad, difficult
dysentery, dysphasia

exto, ect
outside, external
ectoderm, ectomorph, ectogenic

en, em
in, within, among
endemic, empiric, empathy

endo, end
within, inside
endobiotic, endoderm, endoblast

epi
on, over, outside, outer
epigram, epidermis, epitome

eu
good, pleasant, true, well
eugenics, eulogy, euphemism

hemi
half
hemisphere, hemiplegis

hetero
different
heterogeneous, heterolite

hyper
above, excessive, over
hyperbole, hypercritical

hypo
under, down, lower, less
hypodermic, hypothesis

iso
equal, alike
isomagnetic, isonomy, isosceles

macro
large, long
macrocosm, macroeconomics

mega
great, million
megacycle, megalith, megascopic

mes, meso
middle, intermediate
mesomorph, mesosphere

meta, met
later, with a change in
metabolism, metamorphosis

micro
small
microscope, micron, microsown

mono
one
monoplane, monopoly

ne, neo
new
neogenesis, neology, neophyte

olig
few
oligarchy, oligopoly

para
beside, beyond, related
parallel, paradox, paraphrase

peri
around, near, enclosing
perimeter, periscope

poly
many
polygon, polytechnic

pro
earlier, before, in front of, forward
progress, prophesy, prognosis, program

proto
first
prototype, protopathic

pseudo
false
pseudonym, pseudo, pseudopod

syn (sym, syl, sys)
with, together, at same time
synchronize, synthesis, sympathy, system, syllogism

tele
far
telepathy, telephone, telegony

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