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''Prefix definitions, etymology & examples'' | ''Prefix definitions, etymology & examples'' | ||
see https://www.dailywritingtips.com/list-prefixes-suffixes | see https://www.dailywritingtips.com/list-prefixes-suffixes | ||
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* assimilation | * assimilation | ||
** the "harmonizing" of sounds to make their articulation (speaking of) more efficient and pleasant | |||
** thus we have ''important'' and ''intentional'', even though ''im-'' and ''in-'' mean the same thing -- their use is guided by the way our mouths form the sounds | |||
*** see [[Euphony]] | |||
* cognate | * cognate | ||
** = related sounds that yield shifts in pronunciation, generally between languages that have a common origin | |||
** ex. the English "night" is "cognate" with the German "nacht" | |||
*** in English the "i" is cognate with the German "a" | |||
*** and the ENglish "ght" is cognate with the German "act" | |||
** within a language, cognates are seen in words such as "night": | |||
*** Old English: ''niht'' was changed to "night" in Middle English in order to represent the "ggh" sound of ''niht'' in Old English | |||
**** eventually, the "ggh" sound was dropped and the "i" became "eye"-sound (from "ehh" sound) | |||
**** but the spelling was kept the same, "night" | |||
* etymology | * etymology | ||
** = word origin, or study of word origins | |||
* morpheme | |||
** = the smallest constituent of a word | |||
** some words are morphemes unto themselves ("it", "and") | |||
** others are a combination of morphemes ("itself", "below") | |||
* PIE | * PIE | ||
** for '''[[PIE proto-Indo-European language|proto-Indo-European]]''' language | |||
** = the origin or pre-origin language of Indo-European languages, which share the PIE language as their origin | |||
** Indo-European languages include, ''Celtic, English, French, German, Greek, Hindi, Latin, Persian, Spanish'', and others across Europe and parts of central and western Asia and South Asia | |||
* root | |||
* suffix | |||
** = a word ending "inflection" (change in sound) that identifies or changes a root's [[Parts of speech|part of speech]] | |||
== When is a prefix not a prefix? == | |||
* many prefixes are attached to roots that are not words unto themselves | |||
** some scholars argue that these words are not "prefix + root" and stand as single "morphemes" (word units) <br /> | |||
== Letter sound shifts == | |||
* because of the way letter sounds are formed by the mouth (physically) | |||
** some letters more naturally precede others | |||
** this process is called "assimilation" or "linguistic economy" | |||
** see [[Euphony]] | |||
* examples: | |||
** "'''m'''" starts with closed lips, then open lips ("mmmah" sound) | |||
** "'''n'''" starts and ends with open lips, along with release of the tongue from against the front teeth ("nnnah" sound) | |||
** "'''p'''" starts with closed lips, then open lips > open lips ("pppuh" sound) | |||
** thus | |||
*** '''n + p''' requires open for n, then close and open for '''m''' | |||
*** whereas '''m + p''' only requires closed lips for '''m''', which transitions easily to the open lips '''p''' sound | |||
* consequently, some prefixes with the same meaning use different letters, depending on the first letter of the root word | |||
{| class="wikitable" | |||
|+Pronoun ending letter | |||
|- | |||
| | |||
| -b, -m, -p | |||
| -c, -d, -f, -g, -h, -j, -l, n, -r, -q, -t, -v | |||
|- | |||
|'''m & n''' | |||
|'''''em-, im-'''''ember, eminent, empathy, immaterial, important | |||
|'''''en-, in-'''''include, induce, infuse, ingress, inhuman, injury, enliven, enrage, inquisitive, into, invisible | |||
|- | |||
| '''m & n''' | |||
|'''''um-'''''umbrella, umpire | |||
|'''''un-'''''unclear, under, unfettered, unhinged, unjust, unlimited, unrest, unready, invertibrate | |||
|- | |||
|'''a & ad''' | |||
|'''''a-''''' | |||
abstract, amaze, apparent | |||
|'''ad-'''addition, adhere, advertize | |||
|- | |||
|'''com & con''' | |||
|compete | |||
|context | |||
|} | |||
== Prefixes with dual, opposite meanings == | |||
* some prefixes have opposite meanings | |||
** '''''ad'''here'' = stuck to | |||
*** ad from '''''a-''''' (adding the "d" before the h | |||
**** '''''ad-''''' (to, into) + '''''haesitare''''' (stuck, in place) | |||
***** "here" = from PIE root '''''*ghais'''-'' forms ''adhere, hesitate'' | |||
*** versus | |||
** '''''a'''verse = against, disliking, hostile, unwilling'' | |||
*** '''''a-''''' (against, not) + '''''verse''''' (turn) | |||
**** = turn against | |||
{| class="wikitable" | |||
|+'''''in-''''' prefix synonyms w/ opposite meanings | |||
!prefix | |||
!definition 1 | |||
!example | |||
!definition 2 | |||
!example | |||
|- | |||
|em- | |||
|in, into | |||
|empathy, emphasis | |||
|opposite of, not, out of | |||
|empty (not full from [[PIE proto-Indo-European language|PIE]] '''*med-''') | |||
|- | |||
|en- | |||
|in, into | |||
|engine, enjoy, enter, | |||
|opposite of, not, out of | |||
|enemy, enmity (not of a friend) | |||
|- | |||
|im- | |||
|in, into | |||
|important | |||
|opposite of, not, out of | |||
|impatient (not patient) | |||
immoral (not moral) | |||
|- | |||
|in- | |||
|in, into | |||
|insert, inspect, intrude (push into) | |||
|opposite of, not, out of | |||
|incredible (not believable) | |||
incorrect (not correct) | |||
|} | |||
asdf | |||
== Important Prefixes == | |||
== A-B-C == | === A-B-C === | ||
=== ab | ==== a-, ab ==== | ||
* ''away, away from, from, from off, down'' | |||
* also '''''ab-,abs-''''' | |||
* ex. | |||
** ''avert, abduct, abscond'' | |||
* for more see '''''ab-''''' | |||
* | ==== ab- ==== | ||
* ''away, away from, from, from off, down'' | |||
* can also mean ''into, towards'' | |||
** PIE '''*apo-''' off, away | ** PIE '''*apo-''' off, away | ||
* | *** ''abstract'' | ||
* | *** ''absolve'' | ||
*** ''absolute'' | |||
**** note that "absolute" = ab (to, towards) + ''solvere'' (to loosen) | |||
***** = not attached, released, without restrictions | |||
*** '' | * ''by'' (as in agency, for ''origin'', ''consequence of'') | ||
* | * can also mean "not" (as in a negation) | ||
* can also mean "ad-" for to, toward, near | |||
* examples: | |||
** ''aberration, abstract, abnormal, abysmal'' | |||
** note that ''ab-'' in "abbreviation" is from ad- (to, toward), thus | |||
*** ''ab-'' for "to" (from '''ad-''''') +'' ''breviare'' (Latin) for short, low, little, shallow = "to shorten" | |||
**** PIE '''''*mregh-u''''' for short | |||
==== ad- ==== | |||
* ''to, toward (space or time), in relation to, regarding'' | * ''to, toward (space or time), in relation to, regarding'' | ||
** from PIE '''''*ad-''''' for to, near, at | ** from PIE '''''*ad-''''' for to, near, at | ||
** becomes '''''a-''''' before ''-sc-, -sp- and -st-'' | ** addict, adhere, ad | ||
* becomes '''''a-''''' before ''-sc-, -sp- and -st-'' | |||
** aspect, astronomy | |||
* becomes ab- | |||
** also af-, -ag, -al, | ** also af-, -ag, -al, | ||
*** affection, aggression | *** affection, aggression | ||
=== | ==== acer- ==== | ||
* bitter, harsh, severe, sharp, sour, | |||
** ''acerbic, acrid'' | |||
** also: | |||
*** ''exacerbate, mediocre'' | |||
* from PIE '''*ak-''' "sharp, to a point, pierce" | |||
** includes words such as ''acid, acme, acrobat, acronym, acropolis, acumen, acupuncture'' | |||
==== add- ==== | |||
* same as '''''ad-''''' | |||
** ''addition, addendum'' | |||
==== ana- ==== | |||
* 1. ''up, upward, through (in place or time)'' | * 1. ''up, upward, through (in place or time)'' | ||
* 2. ''back, backward, against'' | * 2. ''back, backward, against'' | ||
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*** log -y "through or separate words or logic" (that mean the same thing) | *** log -y "through or separate words or logic" (that mean the same thing) | ||
=== com- === | ==== apo- ==== | ||
* of (as in from), from, away from, separate, free of | |||
** PIE root '''*apo-''' "off, away" | |||
** in these definitions synonymous with '''''ab-''''', '''''aft-''''', '''awk-''' '''''ex-''''' and '''''of-''''' | |||
** examples: | |||
*** after, aperitif, apocalypse, apocryphal, apology, apoplexy, apostle, apostrophe, apothecary; apotheosis; awkward; ebb; eftsoons; of; off; offal; overt. | |||
**** ex. ''apostle'' = "one sent out from" | |||
==== bi- ==== | |||
* two, double, twice, every other | |||
** from PIE '''*dwo-''' "two" | |||
** | |||
==== co-, com- & con- ==== | |||
* mean the same thing | |||
* together; with, joint (as in co-owner, equal to, complement of | |||
** can also be '''''col-, cor-''''' | |||
* | * examples: | ||
* | ** ''coordinate'' | ||
** ''cosign'' | |||
** complement = with (''com''-) + fill (-''plere'') for "add/ed to make complete" | ** complement = with (''com''-) + fill (-''plere'') for "add/ed to make complete" | ||
*** from PIE '''''*pele''''' for "to fill" | *** '''''com-''''' + from PIE '''''*pele''''' for "to fill, make complete" | ||
**** for "with togetherness" | |||
** compliment = cognate with Latin ''complere'' shifting to ''complire'' for "to complete" | ** compliment = cognate with Latin ''complere'' shifting to ''complire'' for "to complete" | ||
*** indicates "completion" and thus "expression of respect" for something completed or done | *** indicates "completion" and thus "expression of respect" for something completed or done | ||
* | === D-E-F === | ||
==== di- ==== | |||
* double, having two of | |||
** thus "divide" = make into two | |||
==== dict-, ==== | |||
* speak, tell | |||
** from PIE '''*deik-''' "to show" and "to pronounce solemnly" | |||
** words formed from the origin: | |||
*** adbicate, addict, avenge, benediction, condition, contradict, dedicate, diction, dictionary, index, indicate, judge, judicial, predicament, predicate, predict, prejudice, revenge, toe, token, verdict, | |||
== | ==== didact- ==== | ||
==='''em-'''=== | |||
* teaching | |||
** from PIE '''''*dens-''''' "to learn" | |||
** ''didactic, didactical'' | |||
==== digi-, ==== | |||
* finger | |||
* thus "digit" and "digital" can be counted | |||
==== dis- ==== | |||
==== em- & en- ==== | |||
* = mean the same | |||
** into | |||
** to place | |||
** to cause | |||
** not, to restrict | |||
* '''en-''' precedes all letters <u>except</u> those that follow '''-em''' | |||
* '''em-''' precedes '''-b, -m, -p''' | |||
** see chart above | |||
==== em- ==== | |||
* ''put in or into, to affect, bring to the state of, distribute'' | * ''put in or into, to affect, bring to the state of, distribute'' | ||
** assimilation from ''in-'' and ''into'' | ** assimilation from ''in-'' and ''into'' | ||
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** emotion | ** emotion | ||
=== en- === | ==== en- ==== | ||
* from PIE '''*en-''' into, to make or put | |||
==== ex-, e- ==== | |||
* out of, from | |||
* ''efface, example, exhume'' | |||
* reduced to '''''e-''''' before ''-b, -d, -l, -m, -n, -v'' | |||
** elude, emerge, evaporate | |||
=== G-H-I === | |||
==== in- ==== | |||
* same as '''en-, im-, em-''' | |||
* see entry for '''en-''' | |||
==== hetero- v. homo- ==== | |||
* hetero- = different | |||
** heterodox, | |||
* homo- = same | |||
=== J-K-L === | |||
=== M-N-O === | |||
==== mi-, my- mys- ==== | |||
* from Greek m''yein'' for "to close, shut" | |||
* = hidden, secret | |||
** PIE '''*meue-''' for "silent", thus related to "mute" | |||
* ''mystery, mysterious, mystic'' | |||
* ex. ''myopic'' | |||
** = close + eye (from PIE '''*okw-''' "to see") my- | |||
*** closed, shut | |||
*** from Greek ''myein'' "to shut" | |||
**** with m- negating | |||
==== mis- ==== | |||
* = badly, wrongly | |||
** from PIE '''*mei-''' "to change" | |||
* ''misfire, mistake, misunderstand'' | |||
==== mo- ==== | |||
* from PIE '''*meue-''' "to push away" | |||
** note that PIE '''*meue-''' has distinct meanings, "abundant" or "push away" | |||
* motor, mobile, move, movement | |||
* related to | |||
** ''commotion, emotion, mob, mobile, moment, momentous, motif, motive, promote, remote, remove'' | |||
==== mono- ==== | |||
* = single, alone | |||
* ''monolithic, monopoly, monotone'' | |||
==== myo- ==== | |||
* for "muscle" | |||
* ex. myocarditis = ''myo-'' (muscle) + '''*kertd-''' (heart) | |||
** note that "myo-" here is distinct from "my-" in myopia | |||
==== myr- ==== | |||
* from PIE '''*meue-''' "abundant" | |||
* ''myriad'' (many, uncountable) | |||
==== ob-, of- ==== | |||
* from Latin ''ob'' for "in the direction of, with regard to" | |||
* from PIE '''*epi-''' or '''*opi-''' for "near, against, across" | |||
* examples: | |||
** epicenter, ephemera, epidemic, epidermis, epigraph | |||
** obese, obey, obfuscate, obituary, object, oblate, oblique, oblivion, oblong, | |||
** also | |||
*** bishop = '''*epi''' + '''*spek-''' ("to observe") = "one who watches over" | |||
*** cover = '''*epi-''' + '''*wer-''' (shut, wrapped) | |||
* '''''of-''''' in this sense of: | |||
** offend = ''ob-'' (against) + ''fendere'' (strike) | |||
** | |||
==== of-, off- ==== | |||
* see '''''apo-''''' (away, from, off) | |||
* from PIE '''*apo-''' for "off, away" | |||
==== of-, op- ==== | |||
* from PIE root '''*op-''' "to work, produce in abundance" | |||
* "of" is cognate with "op" | |||
** ex. office, ''official'' | |||
* from Latin ''officialis'' (magistrate, public official, performing public duty or service) | |||
** from PIE root '''*op-''' "to work, produce in abundance" + ''facere'' "to make, to do" (from PIE root '''*dhe-''' "to set, put"). | |||
* examples | |||
** official | |||
'''op-''' | |||
* ''operate, optimist, opulent, opus'' | |||
* also used with '''''c-''''' or '''''co-''''', as in | |||
** ''cooperate, copious, copy'' | |||
== | === P-Q-R === | ||
=== | === S-T-U === | ||
== | ==== sym- ==== | ||
*''alike, with, together, mutual, reciprocal, at the same time'' | *''alike, with, together, mutual, reciprocal, at the same time'' | ||
** assimilated with '''syn-''' | ** assimilated with '''syn-''' | ||
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* examples | * examples | ||
** symbiosis, symbol, sympathetic, | ** symbiosis, symbol, sympathetic, | ||
=== syn- === | |||
==== syn- ==== | |||
*''alike, with, together, mutual, reciprocal, at the same time'' | *''alike, with, together, mutual, reciprocal, at the same time'' | ||
* examples | * examples | ||
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** sympathy | ** sympathy | ||
*** with emotion | *** with emotion | ||
== V-X-Y-Z == | |||
=== V-X-Y-Z === | |||
== "Native" English Prefixes == | |||
Here for a list of common prefixes that come from Old and Middle English (from [[wikipedia:English_prefix|English prefix - Wikipedia]] | |||
{| class="wikitable sortable" | |||
! Prefix | |||
! Meaning | |||
! Example | |||
|- | |||
| a-||verb > predicative adjective with progressive aspect||afloat, atremble | |||
|-all | |||
|after- | |||
|following after, behind | |||
|aftermath, afterlife | |||
|- | |||
|back- | |||
|behind an object/structure (locative/directional) | |||
|backporch, backhoe, backfire | |||
|- | |||
| be- ||equipped with, covered with, beset with (pejorative or facetious)||bedeviled, becalm, bedazzle, bewitch | |||
|- | |||
|by- | |||
|near to, next to | |||
|byway, bypass, byproduct | |||
|- | |||
|down- | |||
|from higher/greater to lower/lesser | |||
| download, downright, downbeat | |||
|- | |||
| en-, em- || to make into, to put into, to get into || empower, enmesh | |||
|- | |||
| fore- || before, in front || forearm, forerunner, forebode | |||
|- | |||
| hind- || after || hindsight, hindquarters | |||
|- | |||
| mid- || middle || midstream, midlife | |||
|- | |||
| midi- ||medium-sized||midi-length, Midibus | |||
|- | |||
| mini-||small||minimarket, mini-room, minivan | |||
|- | |||
| mis- || wrong, astray|| misinformation, misguide, misfortune, misbehave, misspell | |||
|- | |||
|off- | |||
|non-standard, away | |||
|off-color, offish, offset | |||
|- | |||
|on- | |||
|immediate proximity, locative | |||
|onset, onlook, ongoing, oncoming | |||
|- | |||
| out-||better, faster, longer, farther||outreach, outcome, outlier | |||
|- | |||
| over-||excessive, above||overreact, overact, overbearing | |||
|- | |||
| self- || self || self-sufficient, self-explanatory | |||
|- | |||
| step-||family relation by remarriage||stepbrother, stepmother, stepfather, stepsister | |||
|- | |||
| twi- || two || twibill, twilight, twins | |||
|- | |||
| un- || not, against, opposite of||unnecessary, unequal, undesirable, unhappy | |||
|- | |||
| un- || reverse action, deprive of, release from || undo, untie, unexpected, unlock | |||
|- | |||
| under- ||below, beneath, lower in grade or dignity, lesser, insufficient ||underachieve, underpass, understand, undergo | |||
|- | |||
| up- || greater, higher, or better || upgrade, uplift, upright | |||
|- | |||
| with- || against, back, away (from)|| withstand, withhold | |||
|} | |||
==Neo-Classical prefixes== | |||
Here for a list of prefixes that have Latin/Greek and modern origins: (from [[wikipedia:English_prefix|English prefix - Wikipedia]]) | |||
{| class="wikitable" | |||
! Prefix | |||
! Meaning | |||
! Examples | |||
|- | |||
| a- || not, [[alpha privative]] || acyclic, asexual, atonal, atheist | |||
|- | |||
| Afro- || relating to Africa || Afro-American, Afro-Caribbean | |||
|- | |||
| ambi- ||both || ambidextrous, ambitendency | |||
|- | |||
| amphi- ||around, two, both, on both sides || amphiaster, amphitheatre, amphibian | |||
|- | |||
| an-/a- || not, without || anemic, asymmetric, anarchy | |||
|- | |||
| ana-, an- ||up, against || anacardiaceous, anode, analog | |||
|- | |||
| Anglo- ||relating to England||Anglo-Norman, Anglo-Saxon, Anglo-American | |||
|- | |||
| ante- || before || antenatal, antechamber, antedate | |||
|- | |||
| anti- || opposite, against || antagonist, antivenom | |||
|- | |||
| apo-, ap- || away from, detached || aphelion, apogee, apomorphine | |||
|- | |||
|arch- | |||
|ruling, dominating, most extreme (pejorative) | |||
|archangel, archaen, archconservative | |||
|- | |||
| astro- || star || astrobiology, astrology, astronomy | |||
|- | |||
| auto- || self || [[autobiography]], automatic, autonomy | |||
|- | |||
| bi- || two || bicycle, biped, bisexual, binomial, bigamy, binary | |||
|- | |||
| bio- || life, biological || biology, biotic | |||
|- | |||
| circum- || around, surrounding || circumlocution, circumnavigate, circumference | |||
|- | |||
| cis- || on this side of || cislunar, cisgender | |||
|- | |||
| con-, co-, com-, col-, cor- || together or with || cohabit, colleague, commingle, confederation, correlation | |||
|- | |||
| contra-, contro- || opposite || contradict, contraindication | |||
|- | |||
| counter- || against, in opposition to || counteract, counterpart | |||
|- | |||
| cryo- || ice|| cryogenics | |||
|- | |||
| crypto-||hidden, secret|| cryptography | |||
|- | |||
| de- || down || depress, descend | |||
|- | |||
| demi- || half || demigod | |||
|- | |||
| demo- || people || [[democracy]], [[demography]] | |||
|- | |||
| deuter- || second || [[deuteragonist]], deuterogamy | |||
|- | |||
| di- || two || dicotyledon, dioxide | |||
|- | |||
| dia- || through || [[dialysis (disambiguation)|dialysis]], [[diameter]] | |||
|- | |||
| dis-/di-/dif- || apart || differ, dissect, divide | |||
|- | |||
| du-/duo- || two || dual, duet | |||
|- | |||
| eco- || ecological || ecosystem | |||
|- | |||
| electro- || electric, electricity || electro-analysis, electromagnetic | |||
|- | |||
| en-, el-, em- || in || ellipsis, emphasis, energetic | |||
|- | |||
| epi-, ep- || upon, at, close upon, in addition || ephemeron, [[epicentre]], epidermis | |||
|- | |||
| Euro- || European || Eurocentric | |||
|- | |||
| ex- || out of || exit, expel, explode, exploit, explore, export | |||
|- | |||
| extra- || outside || extracurricular | |||
|- | |||
| Franco- || French, France || Francophile, Franco-British, Franco-German | |||
|- | |||
| geo- || relating to the earth or its surface|| [[geography]], [[geology]], [[geometry]] | |||
|- | |||
| gyro- || spinning on an axis || gyrocopter, [[gyroscope]], gyrosphere | |||
|- | |||
| hetero- || different || [[heterochromia]], heterogeneous, [[heterotroph]], heterozygous | |||
|- | |||
| hemi- || half || hemimorphic, hemisphere | |||
|- | |||
| Hispano- || Spanish, Spain || Hispanoamérica, hispanophobia | |||
|- | |||
| homo- || same || homogeneous, homogenize, homologous, homophone, homozygous | |||
|- | |||
| hydro- || relating to water, or using water ||hydroelectricity, hydrant | |||
|- | |||
| hyper- || excess, above, over || [[hyperthermia]] | |||
|- | |||
| hypo- || deficient, under or below something, low || [[hypothermia]] | |||
|- | |||
| ideo- || image, idea || ideograph, ideology | |||
|- | |||
| idio- || individual, personal, unique|| idiolect, idiopathic | |||
|- | |||
| in- || in, into || include, insert | |||
|- | |||
| Indo- || relating to the Indian subcontinent || Indo-European | |||
|- | |||
| in-, il-, im-, ir- || not, opposite of || illegal, illicit, impatient, impossible, inappropriate, inexact, irregular, irresponsible | |||
|- | |||
| infra- || below, beneath || infrared | |||
|- | |||
| inter-|| among, between || intercede, internet, international | |||
|- | |||
| intra-<ref name="inter-intra"/> || inside, within || intravenous | |||
|- | |||
| iso- || equal || isochromatic, isotherm | |||
|- | |||
| Italo- || Italian, Italy || italophilia, italophobia | |||
|- | |||
| macro- || long || macrobiotic | |||
|- | |||
| mal- || badly || malnourish, maladjusted | |||
|- | |||
| maxi- || very long, very large || maxi-skirt, maximum | |||
|- | |||
| mega-, megalo- || great, large || megastar, megalopolis | |||
|- | |||
| meta- || after, along with, beyond, among, behind|| metabolism, metaphysics | |||
|- | |||
| micro- || small || microbacillus, microscope | |||
|- | |||
| mono-, mon- || sole, only || monogamy, monotone, monosyllabic, monomial, monobrow | |||
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| multi-, mult- || many || multicultural, multi-storey, multitude | |||
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| neo- || new || neolithic, neoether | |||
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| non- || not || nonexistent, non-fiction | |||
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| ob- || to, against || object, obligate | |||
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| omni- || all || omnipotent, omnipresent, omnivore | |||
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| ortho- || correcting or straightening || orthodontics, orthotropic | |||
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| paleo- || old || paleolithic | |||
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| pan- || all, worldwide || pan-African, pandemic, panorama, [[pansexual]] | |||
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| para- || beside, beyond || parallel, paraplegic, parasail | |||
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| ped- || foot || pedal, pedestrian | |||
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| pen- || almost || peninsula, penultimate, penumbra | |||
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| per- || through, completely, wrongly, exceedingly || permeate, permute | |||
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| peri- || around, near or adjacent || perihelion, periphrase | |||
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| photo- || light || photoelectric, photography, photosynthesis | |||
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|pleo- | |||
|more | |||
|pleonasm, pleroma | |||
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| pod- || foot || podiatrist | |||
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| poly- || many || polygon, polyhedron, polygamy | |||
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| post- || after || postfix, postpone, postscript | |||
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| pre- || before || predict, prepare, preview, preschool, prewrite, prefix | |||
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| preter- || beyond, past, more than || pretermit, preternatural | |||
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| pro-|| for, substitute, deputy || proconsul | |||
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| pro- || before || procambium | |||
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| pros- || toward || [[prosthesis]], prostrate, prose | |||
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| proto- || first, original || [[protoplasm]], prototype | |||
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| pseudo- || false, imitation || [[pseudonym]] | |||
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| pyro- || fire || pyrokinetic, pyrotechnic | |||
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| quadri- || four || quadrilateral, quadrinomial | |||
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| quasi-||partly, almost, appearing to be but not really||quasi-religious | |||
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| retro-||backwards||retrograde | |||
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| semi- || half || [[semicircle]] | |||
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| socio- ||society, social, sociological||sociopath | |||
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| sub-, sup- || below, under || submarine, subterranean, suburban, support | |||
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| super- || above, over || supervisor, superintendent | |||
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| supra- || above, over || suprarenal | |||
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| sur- || above, over || surreal, surrender, surplus | |||
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| syn-, sy-, syl-, sym- || together, with || syllable, symbol, synthesis, system | |||
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| tele- || at a distance || telegraph, telephone, telescope, television | |||
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| trans- || across, over || transatlantic, transverse, transform, transgender | |||
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| tri- || three || tricycle, tripartite, triangle, tricolor, trinomial | |||
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| ultra- || beyond || ultramagnetic, ultrasonic, ultraviolet | |||
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| uni- || one, consisting of only one || [[unicycle]], universal | |||
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| vice- || deputy || vice-president, vice-principal, vice-admiral | |||
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