6-Linguistics-Languages-English-Affix-Prefix

a-

not or without or on {a-}.

ab-

away from {ab-}.

acro-

high or beginning {acr-} {acro-}.

ad-

toward {ad-}.

aer-

air or atmosphere {aer-} {aero-}.

afore-

earlier {afore-}.

after-

after {after-}.

agro-

agriculture {agro-}.

allo-

difference {allo-}.

ambi-

both {ambi-}.

an-

not {an-}.

ana-

up {ana-}.

andr-

male {andr-} {andro-}.

ante-

before {ante-}.

anthrop-

human {anthrop-} {anthropo-}.

anti-

against or opposite {anti-} {ant-} {anth-}.

aqu-

water {aqu-}.

arch-

high {arch-}.

archae-

old {archae-} {archaeo-}.

astr-

star or space {astr-} {astro-}.

audio-

sound {audio-} {audi-}.

aur-

hearing {aur-} {auri-}.

aut-

independent {aut-} {auto-}.

be-

on or completely or causing {be-}.

bi-

two {bi-}.

biblio-

book {biblio-}.

bio-

history {bio-}.

by-

secondary or by {by-}.

cac-

noise {cac-} {caco-}.

cata-

unmoving {cata-} {cat-} {cath-}.

cent-

hundred {cent-} {cento-}.

centi-

hundredth {centi-}.

centr-

center {centr-} {centro-} {centri-}.

chem-

chemical {chem-} {chemo-}.

chrom-

color {chrom-} {chromo-}.

chron-

time {chron-} {chrono-}.

circum-

around {circum-}.

co-

both {co-}.

com-

together {com-} {col-} {con-}.

contra-

against {contra-}.

counter-

opposite {counter-}.

cross-

transverse {cross-}.

cry-

cold {cry-} {cryo-}.

crypt-

hidden {crypt-} {crypto-}.

cycl-

circle {cycl-} {cyclo-}.

cyt-

cell {cyt-} {cyto-}.

de-

reverse or remove {de-}.

deca-

ten {deca-} {dec-}.

deci-

tenth {deci-}.

demi-

half {demi-}.

dent-

teeth {dent-} {denti-} {dento-}.

derm-

skin {derm-} {derma-} {dermo-}.

deut-

two {deut-} {deuto-} {deuter-} {deutero-}.

di-

two {di-} {dia-} {dich-} {dicho-}.

dis-

negation or reversal {dis-}.

duo-

two {duo-}.

dys-

disease {dys-}.

electr-

electric {electr-} {electro-}.

en-

into or cover or cause {en-} {em-}.

end-

last or inside {end-} {endo-}.

epi-

above or around {epi-} {ep-}.

equi-

equal {equi-}.

ethno-

race {ethno-}.

eu-

normal {eu-}.

ex-

former {ex-}.

exo-

outside {exo-}.

extra-

outside or extra {extra-} {extro-}.

ferro-

iron {ferro-}.

fore-

front or before {fore-}.

gam-

mating {gam-} {gamo-}.

gastr-

stomach {gastr-} {gastro-}.

ge-

Earth or soil {ge-} {geo-}.

gen-

produced or producing {gen-} {geno-}.

gravi-

weight {gravi-}.

gyn-

female {gyn-} {gyno-} {gynec-} {gyneco-}.

gyr-

spin {gyr-} {gyro-}.

hem-

blood {hem-} {hemo-}.

hemi-

half {hemi-}.

hepta-

seven {hepta-} {hept-}.

heter-

mixed {heter-} {hetero-}.

hexa-

six {hexa-} {hex-}.

hol-

whole {hol-} {holo-}.

hom-

human {hom-} {homo-}.

home-

same {home-} {homeo-}.

hydr-

water {hydr-} {hydro-}.

hyper-

more {hyper-}.

hypn-

sleep {hypn-} {hypno-}.

hypo-

less {hypo-} {hyp-}.

ideo-

idea {ideo-}.

idio-

own or self {idio-}.

in-

not or in {in-} {il-} {im-} {ir-}.

infra-

beneath {infra-}.

inter-

among or mutual {inter-}.

intra-

within {intra-}.

intro-

inward or in {intro-}.

iso- prefix

equal {iso-, equal}.

lingu-

language {lingu-} {lingui-} {linguo-}.

lith-

stone {lith-} {litho-}.

log-

speaking {log-} {logo-}.

long-

long {long-}.

lumin-

light {lumin-} {lumini-} {lumino-}.

macr-

large {macr-} {macro-}.

magnet-

magnetism {magnet-} {magneto-}.

mal-

evil or bad {mal-}.

matr-

mother {matr-} {matri-} {matro-}.

mechan-

machine {mechan-} {mechano-}.

medi-

middle {medi-} {medio-}.

mega-

large or million {mega-} {meg-}.

megal-

exaggerated {megal-} {megalo-}.

mes-

middle {mes-} {meso-}.

meta-

change or behind or middle {meta-, middle} {met-}.

micro-

small {micr-} {micro-}.

milli-

thousandth {milli-}.

mini-

small {mini-}.

mis-

bad or wrong or failed {mis-} {miso-}.

mono-

one {mon-} {mono-}.

morph-

shape {morph-} {morpho-}.

multi-

many {multi-}.

nano-

billionth {nano-}.

nas-

birth {nas-} {naso-} {nasi-}.

necro-

death {necr-} {necro-}.

neo-

new {ne-} {neo-}.

nerv-

nerves {nerv-} {nervi-} {nervo-}.

neur-

nerves {neur-} {neuro-}.

noct-

night {noct-} {nocti-} {nocto-}.

non-

not {non-}.

nucle-

nucleus {nucle-} {nucleo-}.

octa-

eight {octa-} {octo-} {oct-}.

ocul-

eye {ocul-} {oculo-}.

odont-

teeth {odont-} {odonto-}.

oleo-

oil {ole-} {oleo-}.

olig-

few {olig-} {oligo-}.

omni-

all {omni-}.

ont-

existence or life {ont-} {onto-}.

oo-

egg {oo-}.

ophthalm-

eye {ophthalm-} {ophthalmo-}.

oro-

mouth {oro-}.

ortho-

correct or across from {orth-} {ortho-, correct}.

oste-

bone {oste-} {osteo-}.

ot-

vestibular system {ot-} {oto-}.

out-

outside or surpassing {out-}.

ov-

egg {ov-} {ovi-} {ovo-}.

over-

excessive {over-}.

paleo-

ancient {pale-} {paleo-}.

pan-

all {pan-}.

para-

near or like {para-, near} {par-}.

path-

disease {path-} {patho-}.

patr-

nation or father {patr-} {patri-} {patro-}.

ped-

foot {ped-} {pedo-}.

penta-

five {penta-} {pent-}.

per-

containing the most {per-}.

peri-

around {peri-}.

petr-

rock or petroleum {petr-} {petri-} {petro-}.

pharmaco-

pharmaceutical {pharmaco-}.

pheno-

displaying {pheno-}.

phil-

love {phil-} {philo-}.

phon-

sound {phon-} {phono-}.

phos-

light {phos-}.

phot-

light or photography {phot-} {photo-}.

phyl-

tree-like {phyl-} {phylo-}.

physi-

natural or physical {physi-} {physio-}.

phyt-

plant {phyt-} {phyto-}.

pico-

trillionth {pico-}.

piezo-

squeezing {piezo-}.

pil-

feather or hair {pil-} {pili-} {pilo-}.

plan-

flat {plan-} {plano-}.

plasm-

plasma {plasm-} {plasmo-}.

pleio-

many {pleio-} {pleo-} {plio-}.

plen-

full or abundant {plen-}.

pluri-

more than one {pluri-}.

pneum-

air or gas {pneum-} {pneumo-} {pneumat-} {pneumato-}.

poly-

many {poly-}.

post-

after {post-}.

pre-

before {pre-}.

pro-

substitute or in front {pro-}.

prot-

earliest {prot-} {proto-}.

pseud-

false {pseud-} {pseudo-}.

psych-

mind {psych-} {psycho-}.

pyr-

fire {pyr-} {pyro-}.

quadri-

four {quadri-} {quadr-} {quadru-}.

radio-

radiation {radio-}.

re-

repeat {re-}.

retro-

going backward {retro-}.

rhin-

nose {rhin-} {rhino-}.

rhod-

red or rosy {rhod-} {rhodo-}.

sacr-

sacred {sacr-} {sacro-}.

sarc-

flesh {sarc-} {sarco-}.

scat-

excrement {scat-} {scato-}.

schiz-

split {schiz-} {schizo-}.

sect-

division {sect-}.

seismo-

earthquake {seismo-}.

self-

self {self-}.

semi-

half {semi-}.

sesqui-

one and a half or too long {sesqui-}.

sex-

six {sex-} {sexi-}.

socio-

society {socio-}.

soph-

knowledge {soph-}.

spectro-

spectrum {spectro-}.

sten-

narrow {sten-} {steno-}.

step-

related by remarriage {step-}.

stere-

three-dimensional {stere-} {stereo-}.

styl-

writing or style {styl-} {styli-} {stylo-}.

sub-

under {sub-}.

super-

over {super-}.

supra-

above or beyond {supra-}.

sur-

added or above {sur-}.

syn-

together or group {syn-} {sym-}.

synchro-

simultaneous {synchro-}.

taut-

redundancy {taut-} {tauto-}.

taxi-

arranging in order {taxi-} {taxo-}.

techno-

technology {techno-}.

tele-

distance {tele-} {tel-}.

telo-

purpose {telo-}.

ter-

three {ter-}.

term-

end or final {term-}.

tetra-

four {tetra-} {tetr-}.

theo-

gods {the-} {theo-}.

therm-

temperature {therm-} {thermo-}.

topo-

features {top-} {topo-}.

tox-

poison {tox-} {toxo-} {toxic-} {toxico-}.

trans-

transferring or across {trans-}.

tri-

three {tri-}.

trop-

turn {trop-} {tropo-}.

turbo-

rotation {turbo-}.

twi-

between {twi-}.

ultra-

farthest or highest {ultra-}.

un-

not or reverse {un-}.

under-

under {under-}.

uni-

one {uni-}.

up-

high or up {up-}.

vari-

variety {vari-} {vario-}.

vice-

second or representing {vice-}.

well-

good {well-}.

xen-

strange {xen-} {xeno-}.

xer-

dry {xer-} {xero-}.

xyl-

wood {xyl-} {xylo-}.

zoo-

animal {zoo-}.

zyg-

union or paired {zyg-} {zygo-}.

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