Prefix |
Other spellings |
Meaning |
Master Word |
Root |
Other spellings |
Meaning |
de- |
|
Down or Away |
DETAIN |
Tenere |
Tain, ten, tin |
To Have or Hold |
inter- |
|
Between |
INTERMITTENT |
Mittere |
Mitt, Miss, Mis, Mit |
To Send |
pre- |
|
Before |
PRECEPT |
Capere |
Cept, Cap, Capt |
To Take or Seize |
ob- |
Oc-, Of-, Op- |
To, Toward, Against |
OFFER |
Ferre |
Fer, Lat, Lay |
To Bear or Carry |
in- |
Il-, Im-, Ir- |
Into |
INSIST |
Stare |
Sist, Sta, |
To Stand, Endure or
Persist |
mono- |
|
One or Alone |
MONOGRAPH |
Graphein |
Graph |
To Write |
epi- |
|
Over, Upon, or Beside |
EPILOGUE |
Legein |
Log, Ology |
Speech or Science |
ad- |
A-, Ac-, Ag-, Al-, An-, Ap-, Ar-, As-, |
To or Towards |
ASPECT |
Specere |
Spect, Spec, Spi, Spy |
To Look |
un- |
|
Not |
UNCOMPLICATED |
Plicare |
Plic, Play, Plex, Ploy,
Ply |
To Fold, Bend, Twist,
Interweave |
com- |
Co-, Col-, Con-, Cor- |
With or Together |
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non- |
|
Not |
NONEXTENDED |
Tendere |
Tend, Tens, Tent |
To Stretch |
ex- |
E-, Ef, |
Out or Formerly |
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re- |
|
Back or Again |
REPRODUCTION |
Ducere |
Duct, Duc, Duit, Duk |
To Lead, Make, Shape or
Fashion |
pro- |
|
Forward or In Favor of |
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in- |
Il-, Im,-, Ir |
Not |
INDISPOSED |
Ponere |
Pos, Pound, Pon, Post |
To Put or Place |
dis- |
Di-, Dif- |
Apart From |
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over- |
|
Above |
OVERSUFFICIENT |
Facere |
Fic, Fac, Fact, Fash, Feat |
To Make or Do |
sub- |
Suc-, Suf-, Sug-, Sup-, Sur, Sus- |
Under |
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mis- |
|
Wrong or Wrongly |
MISTRANSCRIBE |
Scribere |
Scribe, Scrip, Scriv |
To Write |
trans- |
Tra-, Tran- |
Across or Beyond |