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* prefixes are indciated with a dash, as in '''''in-, un-''''' | * prefixes are indciated with a dash, as in '''''in-, un-''''' | ||
** ex. undo = '''''un-''''' (prefix) ''+'' '''''do''''' (root) | |||
* ex. | * prefix = | ||
** | ** '''pre- + fix''' | ||
*** | *** '''''pre-''''' = before | ||
*** | *** fix = fastened, in position | ||
* see [[Prefix definitions]] for a list of prefixes and how they create vocabulary words | **** from [[PIE proto-Indo-European language|PIE]] root '''*dheigw-''' "to stick, fix | ||
* see [[Prefix definitions]] for a list of prefixes and how they create vocabulary words | |||
[[Category:Linguistics]] | [[Category:Linguistics]] | ||
[[Category:Language]] | [[Category:Language]] | ||
[[Category:Language Arts]] | [[Category:Language Arts]] | ||
[[Category:Grammar]] | [[Category:Grammar]] | ||
Latest revision as of 18:00, 16 April 2023
Prefix is a word part that precedes a word root in order to create a new word
- prefixes are indciated with a dash, as in in-, un-
- ex. undo = un- (prefix) + do (root)
- prefix =
- pre- + fix
- pre- = before
- fix = fastened, in position
- from PIE root *dheigw- "to stick, fix
- pre- + fix
- see Prefix definitions for a list of prefixes and how they create vocabulary words