CLAS224 Word Elements. Monmouth College Monmouth, Illinois
Instructor: Thomas J. Sienkewicz (toms@monm.edu)
LATIN PREFIXES
| ab,-, a-, abs- | away, from |
| ad- (ac-, af-, ag-, al-, as-, etc.) | to, toward |
| ambi- | both, around |
| ante- | before, in front of |
| circum- | around |
| con- (com-, co-) | with, together, very, completely |
| contra-, contro- | against |
| de- | down, off, thoroughly |
| dis- (di-, dif-) | apart, in different directions, not |
| ex- (e-. ef-) | out, from, completely |
| extra-, extro- | outside, beyond |
| in-, im- [en-, em-] | in, into, against, completely |
| in-, im- | not |
| infra- | below, beneath |
| inter- | between, among |
| intra- | within |
| non- | not |
| ob- | toward, against, completely |
| per- | through, wrongly |
| post- | after, behind |
| pre- | before, in front of |
| pro- | forward, in front of, for |
| re- (red-) | back, again |
| retro- | backward, behind |
| se- (sed-) | back, again |
| sub- (sus-, suc-) | under, up from under, secretly |
| subter- | below, secretly |
| super- | above, over |
| trans- (tran-, tra-) | across, through |
| ultra- | beyond, exceedingly |
| juxta- | beside, near to |
| prete- | beyond |