Latin Prefixes :
SNo. | Prefix | Meaning | Examples |
1 | A- | not, without | amoral, APATHY, ANOMALY |
2 | AB-, ABS- | away from, off, apart | abrupt, ABSCOND, ABSTRACT |
3 | AD-, AC-, AN-, AS- | toward, against | advent, accurate, ANNOTATE, assent |
4 | AMBI-, AMB- | around, about, on both sides | AMBIGUOUS, AMBIVALENT |
5 | ANTE- | before, in front of, early | antecede, antedate, antebellum |
6 | ARCH | main, chief | archangel, archbishop, archenemy |
7 | BI- | two | bifurcate, biannually |
8 | BENE- | well | BENEFACTOR, benefit, beneficial |
9 | CIRCUM-, CIRA- | around, about | circumflex, circumference, circa |
10 | CIS- | on this side of | cislunar, cisalpine |
11 | CON- | with, together | concur, concede, CONSCRIPT |
12 | COM-, COR-, COL- | together, with, very | COMPRISE, corrode, colleteral |
13 | CONTRA- | against | contradict, controversy, contravene |
14 | COUNTER- | against | counterfeit, counterclockwise |
15 | DE- | down, down from, off, utterly | deformed, defoliate, descend, depress |
16 | DEMI- | half, partly belongs to | demisemiquaver, demigod |
17 | DIS-, DI-, DIF- | apart, in different directions | DIGRESS, divorce, dispute, DISCERN |
18 | DU-, DUO- | two | duet, duplicate |
19 | EM- EN- | in, into | embrace, enclose |
20 | EX-, E-, EF-, EC- | out, out of, from, away | EXTOL, event, expel, evade, ELUCIDATE |
21 | EXTRA-,EXTRO- | outside of, beyond | extraordinary, extrovert, EXTRAPOLATE |
22 | FORE | before | forestall, forgo, forebear |
23 | IN-, I-, IL-, IM-, IR- | in, into, on, toward, put into, | incision, impel, impulse, irrigate, |
24 | not, lacking, without | illegal, ignominious, impure, immoral, | |
25 | (same as above) | immodest, indecent, INCOHERENT | |
26 | INDU-, INDI- | a strengthened form of IN- | indigent |
27 | INFRA- | below, beneath, inferior to, after | infrared, infrasonic |
28 | INTER-, INTEL- | among, between, at intervals | intercede, intercept, intellect |
29 | INTRA- | in, within, inside of | intramural, intravenous |
30 | INTRO- | in, into, within | introduce, introspective |
31 | JUXTA | near, beside | juxtapose, juxtaposition |
32 | MAL-, MALE- | evil, badly | malformed, malicious, malaise, maladroit |
33 | MEDI-, MEDIO- | middle | median, mediocre |
34 | MILLI-, MILLE- | thousand | millennium, millimeter |
35 | MONO- | one | MONARCH, MONOTONE |
36 | MULTI-, MULTUS- | much, many | multifaceted, multiply, multilevel |
37 | NE- | not | neuter, NEUTRAL |
38 | NON- | not (less emphatic than IN or UN) | nonresident, nonconformity |
39 | NUL-, NULL- | none, not any | nullify, nullification |
40 | OB-, OF-, OC-, | toward, against, across, down, for | oblong, OBDURATE, offer, occasion, occur |
41 | OP-, O- | toward, against, across, down, for | oppose, opposite, omit, offer |
42 | OMNI- | all, everywhere | omniscient, omnivorous |
43 | PED-, PEDI- | foot | pedestrian, pedicure |
44 | PER-, PEL- | through, by, thoroughly, away | PERMEATE, perfidy, pellucid |
45 | POST- | behind, after (in time or place) | postpone, postnatal, postorbital |
46 | PRE- | before, early, toward | precedent, precept, preposition |
47 | PRO-, PUR- | before, for, forth | proceed, purport, pursue, PROLONG |
48 | QUADRI-, QUADR- | four times, four fold | quadriceps, quadrisect, quadrangle |
49 | RE-, RED- | back, again, against, behind | repel, RELEGATE, redeem, redemption |
50 | RETRO- | backwards, behind | retrogressive, retrofit, retrograde |
51 | SE-, SED- | aside, apart, away from | secure, seduce, seclude, sedition, select |
52 | SEMI- | half | semicircle, semiprivate |
53 | SINE | without | sinecure |
54 | SUB-, SUC-, SUF- | under, beneath, inferior, | suffer, SUBMISSIVE, succumb, |
55 | SUG-, SUM-, SUP- | less than, in place of, secretly | suggest, subtract, suffuse, support |
56 | SUR-, SUS- | (same as above meanings) | suspend, surplus |
57 | SUBTER- | beneath, secretly | subterfuge |
58 | SUPER-, SUPRA- | over, above, excessively | SUPERFICIAL, SUPERCILIOUS |
59 | SUR- | over, above, excessively | surcharge, surtax, surplus, surrealism |
60 | TRANS-, TRA- | across, over, beyond, through | transoceanic, transgression, transit, transition |
61 | TRI- | three | triangle, triceps |
62 | ULTRA- | beyond, on other side | ultrasound, ultraconservative |
63 | UN- (Old English) | no, not, without | unabashed, unashamed |