Prefix definitions

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Prefix definitions, etymology & examples

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A-B-C

D-E-F

  • em-**
    • = put in the state of
  • examples
    • empathy

G-H-I

J-K-L

M-N=O

P-Q-R

S-T-U

sym-

  • sym-
    • = alike, with, together, mutual, reciprocal, at the same time
    • cognate (related/assimilated) with syn-
    • used instead of syn-' with words beginning with -b-, -m-, -p-, -ph-, -ps-
    • from PIE *ksun- for "with"
  • examples
    • symbiosis, symbol, sympathetic,

syn-

  • syn-
    • alike, with, together, mutual, reciprocal, at the same time
  • examples
    • synagogue, synthesis, synthetic,

V-X-Y-Z