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Want to learn prefix suffix meanings? Or maybe you’re looking for roots of words and their meanings?

Either way, the table below and the following pages will help you in your quest for information about prefixes and suffixes.

Many pages on the net that deal with prefixes and suffixes are limited to either Greek or Latin.

In other words, they focus on just one type.

I’ve decided to include both Latin and Greek here. Moreover, I’ve provided the prefix suffix as they appear along with a short definition and description of the usages of each.

At the bottom of this page there are links to more pages with prefixes and suffixes plus a link to a suffixes page.

Prefix Meaning Usage

ab,abs	from, away from	abduct lead away, kidnap, abjure renounce
ad, ac, af, ag, an, ap, ar, as, at	to, forward	accord agreement, harmony, affliction cause by distress, aggregation collection, annexation addition, appease bring toward peace, arraignment indictment, assumption arrogance, taking for granted, attendance presence, the persons present
ambi	both	ambiguous of double meaning, ambivalent having two conflicting emotions
an, a	without	anarchy lack of government, amoral without morals
ante	before	antecedent preceding event or word, antediluvian ancient
anti	against, opposite	antipathy hatred, antithetical exactly opposite
arch	chief, first	archetype original, archbishop chief bishop
be	over, thoroughly	bedaub smear over, befuddle confuse thoroughly
bi	two	bicameral composed of two houses, biennial every two years
cata	down	catastrophe disaster, cataract waterfall, catapult hurl
circum	around	circumnavigate sail around, circumspect cautious, circumscribe limit
com, co, col, con, cor	with, together	combine merge with, coeditor joint editor, collateral subordinate, connected, conference meeting, corroborate confirm
contra, contro	against	contravene conflict with, controversy dispute
de	down, away	debase lower in value, decadence deterioration
demi	partly, half	demigod partly divine being
di	two	dichotomy into two parts, dilemma choice between two bad alternatives
dia	across	diagonal across a figure, diameter distance across a circle
dis, dif	not, apart	discord lack of harmony, differ disagree
dys	faulty, bad	dysfunctional not functioning properly
ex, e	out	exit, exodus, emit give off something
extra, extro	beyond, outside	extracurricular beyond the curriculum, extraterritorial beyond a nation’s bounds, extrovert person interested in external objects and actions

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