Prefix
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