Prefixes Flashcards
(40 cards)
What does the latin prefix “A” mean?
Away from. Examples : Against, alone
What does the Greek prefix “A” mean?
Not, no. Examples: Asocial, anarchy.
What does the latin prefix “ab” mean?
from; away from. Examples: abnormal, absent.
What does the Latin prefix “AD” mean?
toward. Examples : address, advance
What does the Latin prefix “ALTER” mean?
another. Examples : alternate, alter ego.
What does the Greek prefix “AMPHI” mean?
around, both. Examples : amphibious, ambient
What does the Greek prefix “ANA” mean?
up. Examples : analysis, analogy , anabasis(marching up)
What does the Latin prefix “ANTE” mean?
before. Examples : antecedent, anteroom
What does the Greek prefix “ANTI” mean?
against. Examples : antisocial, antibiotics
What does the Latin prefix “CIRCUM” mean?
around. Examples : circumference, circumnavigate
What does the Latin prefix “CO” mean?
with, together. Examples : Compress, compact
What does the Latin prefix “CON” mean ?
with, together. Examples : contract, converge
What does the Latin prefix “CONTRA” mean?
against. Examples : contrast, contradict
What does the Latin prefix “DE” mean?
down, down from. Examples : depart, detach, decline
What does the Greek prefix “DIA” mean?
through. Examples : diameter, diagonal
What does the Latin prefix “DIS” mean?
apart, away from. Examples : dismiss, disperse
What does the Greek prefix “DYS” mean?
bad. Examples : dysfunction, dysentery(infection of intestines)
What does the Latin prefix “E” mean?
out of. Examples : emit, eject
What does the Greek prefix “EC” mean?
outside. Examples : ecosystem, economy
What does the Greek prefix “EM” mean?
in, within. Examples : embed, emphasis
What does the Greek prefix “EN” mean?
in, within. Examples : enclosed, enter
What does the Greek prefix “EPI” mean?
upon. Examples : episode, epistle, epidermis,
What does the Latin prefix “EX” mean?
out of, away from. Examples : exit, exhale
What does the Greek prefix “HYPER” mean?
over. Examples : hyperactive, hypertensive
