Latin prefixes which are underlined below sometimes merely emphasize the meaning of the base and do not have semantic influence upon it [33, 204-210].
Prefix Meaning Example(s)
ab-, abs-, a- away, from abnormal, abstain ad- (ab-, ac-, etc.) to, toward, near, very much admire, affect, allude amb(i)- on both sides, around ambidextrous, ambivalent ante- before, in front of antecedent, antepenult circum- around, on all sides circumvent, circumference co-,con-,com- together, with, very much coeval, compel, conform contra-, counter- opposite, against contradict, counteract de- down, away from, very much dejected, devious dis-, di-, dif- apart, not dismiss, dilate, different e-, ex-, ef- from, out of, beyond, without; eliminate, extract
extra-, extro- outside, beyond extrovert, extraordinary
infra- below, under infrared
inter- between, among intervene, interdental intra-, intro- within, inside introvert, intramural juxta- near, next to juxtapose
Prefix Meaning Example(s)
ne- not nefarious
non- not nonlegal, nonmoral per- through, to the bad, thoroughly perspire, perfidious post- after, behind, later postpone, postoperative prae-, pre- before, in front of, forth previous, prevent preter- beyond preternatural
pro- before, forth, forward; progress, pronoun
in behalf of, in favor of
quasi- almost, like quasi-circular
re-, red- back, again, away recede, renascent
retro- backward retroactive, retrograde se-, sed- without, apart, to one side segregate, sedition sin(e)- without sinecure, sincere
sub- under, below, inferior subject, support
subter- under subtercutaneous super- [sur-] above, over, very much supercede, superrefined supra- above supraspinal, surprise trans-, tra-, tran- across, change transgress, transform ultra- [outr-] beyond, excessively ultramarine, ultramodern,
These are the most important English suffixes derived from Latin. They are
arranged by usage: adjective-forming, noun-forming, verb-forming.
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