Latin prefixes: ubi (when) bis (twice) ad (to, towards) ambi (both) inter (between) liber (free) mono

(both) inter (between) liber (free) mono (single) poli (many) tele (distant) omni (all) exo (outside) extra (addition) hyper (over) hypo (under) intro (within) proto (first) intra (within) micro (little) macro (large) multi (many) neo (new) iso (equal) mono (one) io (I in Italian) virtus (virtue) ego (me) vox (voice) ex (out of) ideo (idea) novo (renew) novus (novelty) pax (peace) rex (king) velox (fast) verus (true) vivo (alive) nova (new) pico nano micro

Latin words that can be used both as prefix and suffix:

Multipliers prefixes:

milli kilo mega giga tera peta aero cosmo deca eco geo hex oxy uni poly media direct access ez easy info interactive biz buzz bit byte up tech on out auto pulse x venture trend life retro secret

Scientific prefixes:

Words that work both as prefix and suffix:

Greek Roots, Prefixes, and Suffixes

The following table lists some common Greek roots.

Greek root Basic meaning

-anthrop-chron-dem-morph-path-pedo-, ped-philo-, -phil-phonhuman time people form feeling, suffering child, children having a strong affinity or love for sound

Example words
misanthrope, philanthropy, anthropomorphic anachronism, chronic, chronicle, synchronize, chronometer democracy, demography, demagogue, endemic, pandemic amorphous, metamorphic, morphology empathy, sympathy, apathy, apathetic, psychopathic pediatrician, pedagogue philanthropy, philharmonic, philosophy polyphonic, cacophony, phonetics

The following table gives a list of Greek prefixes and their basic meanings.

Greek prefix Basic meaning

a-, ananti-, antautobio-, bigeohypermicromononeopanwithout opposite; opposing self, same life, living organism Earth; geography

Example words
achromatic, amoral, atypical, anaerobic anticrime, antipollution, antacid autobiography, automatic, autopilot biology, biophysics, biotechnology, biopsy geography, geomagnetism, geophysics, geopolitics

excessive, excessively hyperactive, hypercritical, hypersensitive small one, single, alone new, recent all microcosm, micronucleus, microscope monochrome, monosyllable, monoxide neonatal, neophyte, neoconservatism, neofascism, neodymium panorama, panchromatic, pandemic, pantheism thermal, thermometer, thermostat

thermo-, therm- heat

Words and word roots may also combine with suffixes. Here are examples of some important English suffixes that come from Greek:

Greek suffix

Basic meaning

Example words

-ism -ist

forms nouns and means the act, state, or theory of

criticism, optimism, capitalism

forms agent nouns from verbs ending in -ize conformist, copyist, cyclist or nouns ending in -ism and is used like -er forms verbs from nouns and adjectives something written or drawn, a record something written or drawn; an instrument for writing, drawing, or recording speech, discourse; to speak discourse, expression; science, theory, study measuring device; measure forms adjectives and nouns and means like, resembling or shape, form one that loves or has a strong affinity for; loving one that fears a specified thing; an intense fear of a specified thing sound; device that receives or emits sound; speaker of a language formalize, jeopardize, legalize, modernize, emphasize, hospitalize, industrialize, computerize cardiogram, telegram monograph, phonograph, seismograph monologue, dialogue, travelogue phraseology, biology, dermatology spectrometer, geometry, kilometer, parameter, perimeter humanoid, spheroid, trapezoid audiophile, Francophile agoraphobe, agoraphobia, xenophobe, xenophobia homophone, geophone, telephone, Francophone

-ize -gram -graph -logue, log -logy -meter, metry -oid -phile -phobe, phobia -phone

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Greek Roots, Prefixes, and Suffixes

The following table lists some common Greek roots.

Greek root Basic meaning

-anthrop-chronhuman time

Example words
misanthrope, philanthropy, anthropomorphic anachronism, chronic, chronicle, synchronize, chronometer

-dem-morph-path-pedo-, ped-philo-, -phil-phon-

people form feeling, suffering child, children having a strong affinity or love for sound

democracy, demography, demagogue, endemic, pandemic amorphous, metamorphic, morphology empathy, sympathy, apathy, apathetic, psychopathic pediatrician, pedagogue philanthropy, philharmonic, philosophy polyphonic, cacophony, phonetics

The following table gives a list of Greek prefixes and their basic meanings.

Greek prefix Basic meaning

a-, ananti-, antautobio-, bigeohypermicromononeopanwithout opposite; opposing self, same life, living organism Earth; geography

Example words
achromatic, amoral, atypical, anaerobic anticrime, antipollution, antacid autobiography, automatic, autopilot biology, biophysics, biotechnology, biopsy geography, geomagnetism, geophysics, geopolitics

excessive, excessively hyperactive, hypercritical, hypersensitive small one, single, alone new, recent all microcosm, micronucleus, microscope monochrome, monosyllable, monoxide neonatal, neophyte, neoconservatism, neofascism, neodymium panorama, panchromatic, pandemic, pantheism thermal, thermometer, thermostat

thermo-, therm- heat

Words and word roots may also combine with suffixes. Here are examples of some important English suffixes that come from Greek:

Greek suffix
-ism -ist

Basic meaning
forms nouns and means the act, state, or theory of

Example words
criticism, optimism, capitalism

forms agent nouns from verbs ending in -ize conformist, copyist, cyclist or nouns ending in -ism and is used like -er forms verbs from nouns and adjectives something written or drawn, a record formalize, jeopardize, legalize, modernize, emphasize, hospitalize, industrialize, computerize cardiogram, telegram

-ize -gram

-graph -logue, log -logy -meter, metry -oid -phile -phobe, phobia -phone

something written or drawn; an instrument for writing, drawing, or recording speech, discourse; to speak discourse, expression; science, theory, study measuring device; measure forms adjectives and nouns and means like, resembling or shape, form one that loves or has a strong affinity for; loving one that fears a specified thing; an intense fear of a specified thing sound; device that receives or emits sound; speaker of a language

monograph, phonograph, seismograph monologue, dialogue, travelogue phraseology, biology, dermatology spectrometer, geometry, kilometer, parameter, perimeter humanoid, spheroid, trapezoid audiophile, Francophile agoraphobe, agoraphobia, xenophobe, xenophobia homophone, geophone, telephone, Francophone

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dis + play = display In this, DIS is a prefix which is placed in front of the root wordPLAY to form another word which is DISPLAY here.

be + set = beset In this, BE is a prefix which is placed in front of the root word SET to form another word which is BESET here.

mis + spell = misspell In this, MIS is a prefix which is placed in front of the root wordSPELL to form another word which is MISSPELL here.
The widely used prefixes are :

a- = not, without a- = to, towards a- = of ab- = also ad- = also ante- = before, preceding anti- = opposing, against, the opposite ant- = opposing, against, the opposite any- = of all be- = all over, all around bi- = have, two in one com- = with, jointly, completely co- = with, jointly, completely col- = with, jointly, completely con- = with, jointly, completely cor- = with, jointly, completely contra- = against, opposite counter- = opposition, opposite direction de- down, away dia- = through, across die = through, across dis- = negation, removal, expulsion di- = negation, removal, expulsion en- = put into or on

em- = put into or on ex- = out e- = out ef- = out extra- = outside, beyond hemi- = half hyper- = beyond, more than, more than normal hypo- under in- = not, without il- = not, without im- = not, without il- = into, in, towards, inside im- = into, towards, inside, in ir- = in, into, towards, inside infra- = below inter- = between, among intra- = inside, within micro- = small mis- = wrong, bad & hate ob- = blocking, against, concealing

out- = surpassing, exceeding out- = external, away from

over- = excessively, completely over- = upper, outer, over, above peri- = round, about post- = after in time or order pre- = before in time, place, order or importance pro- = favouring, in support of re- = again semi- = half, partly sub-= at a lower position suc- = at a lower position suf- = at a lower position sug- = at a lower position sup- = at a lower position super- = over, above sur- = at a lower position sus- = at a lower position syn- = in union, acting together sym- in union, acting together trans- = across, beyond ultra- = beyond un- = not under- = beneath, below
A- on, in

abed, aboard, ashore, ajar, asleep

A-out, from Arise, awake, alight

Be- by (sometimes intensive) Beside, betimes, besmear, bedaub

For- thoroughly Forbear, forgive

Gain- against Gainsay

In-in Income, inland, inlay

Mis- wrong, wrongly Misdeed, misunderstanding, mislead, misjudge

Over- above, beyond Overflow, overcharge

To- this To-day, to-night, to-morrow

Un-not

Untrue, unkind, unholy

Un-to reverse an action Untie, undo, unfold

Under-beneath, below Undersell, undercharge, undergo, underground

With-back, against Withdraw, withhold, withstand

atin Prefixes are widely used to form new words which may convey totally different meanings. A Prefix is placed before a root word to make a new word. Here is the list of Latin Prefixes.

Ab (a, abs)-From, away Abuse, assign, attach, abstract

Ad (ac, af, al, an, ap, ag, as, ar, at, a)-to Adjoin, accord, affect, aggressive, allege, announce, appoint, arrest, assign, attach, avail etc

Ambi (amb, am) - on both sides, around Ambiguous, amputate, ambition, amphitheatre etc

Ante (anti, an)-before Antedate, anticipate, ancestor

Bene-well

Benediction, benefit

Bis (bi, bin)-twice, two Binoculars, biscuit, bisect

Circum (circu) - around Circumnavigate, circumference, circuit

Con (col, com, cor) with, together Contend, collect, combine, correct

Contra (counter) against Contradict, counteract, counterfeit

De-down Descend, dethrone, depose etc

Dis (dif, di) Disjoin, differ, divide etc

Demi-half Demigod

Ex (ef, e) - out of Extract, effect

Extra-beyond, outside of

Extraordinary, extravagant

In (il, im, ir, en, em) in, into Invade, illustrate, immerse, irrigate, enact, embrace etc

In (il, im, ir) not Insecure, illegal, imprudent, irregular etc

Inter (Intro, enter) among, within Intervene, introduce, en tertain etc

Male (mal) ill Malevolent, malcontent

Non-not Nonsense

Ob (oc) in the way of Object, occupy etc

Of against Offend

Pen almost Penultimate, peninsula etc

Per (pel) through Pervade, pellucid

Post after Postscript, postdate, postpone

Pre before Prefix, prevent, predict

Preter beyond Preternatural

Pro (por, pur) for Pronoun, portray, pursue

Re back, again Reclaim, refund, renew, return

Retro backwards Retrospect, retrograde

Se (sed) apart Secede, separate, seduce, sedition

Semi half Semicircle, semicolon

Sine without Sinecure

Sub (suc, suf, sug, sum, sup, sur, sus ) under Subdue, succeed, suffer, suggest, summon, support, surmount, sustain

Subter beneath Subterfuge

Super above Superfine, superfluous

Trans (tra, tres) across Transmit, traverse, trespass etc

Vice in the place of Viceroy, vice-president atin Prefixes are widely used to form new words which may convey totally different meanings. A Prefix is placed before a root word to make a new word. Here is the list of Latin Prefixes.

Ab (a, abs)-From, away Abuse, assign, attach, abstract

Ad (ac, af, al, an, ap, ag, as, ar, at, a)-to Adjoin, accord, affect, aggressive, allege, announce, appoint, arrest, assign, attach, avail etc

Ambi (amb, am) - on both sides, around Ambiguous, amputate, ambition, amphitheatre etc

Ante (anti, an)-before Antedate, anticipate, ancestor

Bene-well Benediction, benefit

Bis (bi, bin)-twice, two Binoculars, biscuit, bisect

Circum (circu) - around Circumnavigate, circumference, circuit

Con (col, com, cor) with, together Contend, collect, combine, correct

Contra (counter) against Contradict, counteract, counterfeit

De-down Descend, dethrone, depose etc

Dis (dif, di) Disjoin, differ, divide etc

Demi-half Demigod

Ex (ef, e) - out of Extract, effect

Extra-beyond, outside of Extraordinary, extravagant

In (il, im, ir, en, em) in, into Invade, illustrate, immerse, irrigate, enact, embrace etc

In (il, im, ir) not Insecure, illegal, imprudent, irregular etc

Inter (Intro, enter) among, within Intervene, introduce, entertain etc

Male (mal) ill Malevolent, malcontent

Non-not Nonsense

Ob (oc) in the way of Object, occupy etc

Of against Offend

Pen almost Penultimate, peninsula etc

Per (pel) through Pervade, pellucid

Post after Postscript, postdate, postpone

Pre before Prefix, prevent, predict

Preter beyond Preternatural

Pro (por, pur) for Pronoun, portray, pursue

Re back, again Reclaim, refund, renew, return

Retro backwards Retrospect, retrograde

Se (sed) apart Secede, separate, seduce, sedition

Semi half

Semicircle, semicolon

Sine without Sinecure

Sub (suc, suf, sug, sum, sup, sur, sus ) under Subdue, succeed, suffer, suggest, summon, support, surmount, sustain

Subter beneath Subterfuge

Super above Superfine, superfluous

Trans (tra, tres) across Transmit, traverse, trespass etc

Vice in the place of Viceroy, vice-president Here is a list of the most commonly Misspelled Words in English which I consider not interesting enough to write up as separate entries. These are the correct spellings. Reading over the list probably wont improve your spelling much, but choosing a few which you find troublesome to write out correctly a few times may do. Absence, abundance, accessible, accidentally, acclaim, accommodate, accomplish, accordion, accumulate, achievement, acquaintance, across, address, advertisement, aggravate, alleged, annual, apparent, appearance, argument, atheist, athletics, attendance, auxiliary Balloon, barbecue, barbiturate, bargain, basically, beggar, beginning, believe, biscuit, bouillon, boundary, Britain, Buddha, business

Calendar, camouflage, cantaloupe, category, cemetery, chagrined, challenge, characteristic, changing, chief, cigarette, climbed, collectible, colonel, colossal, column, coming, committee, commitment, comparative, competent, completely, concede, conceive, condemn, condescend, conscientious, consciousness, consistent, continuous, controlled, coolly, corollary, convenient, correlate, correspondence, counselor, courteous, courtesy, criticize Deceive, defendant, deferred, dependent, descend, description, desirable, despair, desperate, develop, development, difference, dilemma, dining, disappearance, disappoint, disastrous, discipline, disease, dispensable, dissatisfied, doesn't, dominant, drunkenness Easily, ecstasy, efficiency, eighth, either, eligible, emperor, enemy, entirely, equipped, equivalent, especially, exaggerate, exceed, excellence, excellent, exhaust, existence, expense, experience, experiment, explanation, extremely, exuberance Fallacious, fallacy, familiar, fascinate, feasible, fictitious, finally, financially, fluorescent, forcibly, foreign, forfeit, formerly, foresee, forty, fourth, fulfill, fundamentally Gauge, generally, genius, government, governor, grievous, guarantee, guerrilla, guidance Handkerchief, happily, harass, height, heinous, hemorrhage, heroes, hesitancy, hindrance, hoarse, hoping, humorous, hypocrisy, hypocrite Ideally, idiosyncrasy, ignorance, imaginary, immediately, implement, incidentally, incredible, independence, independent, indicted, indispensable, inevitable, influential, information, inoculate, insurance, intelligence, intercede, interference, interrupt, introduce, irrelevant, irresistible, island Jealousy, judicial, knowledge Kennel, kernel, kiln, kindle, kinetic, knave, knoll, knit Laboratory, legitimate, leisure, length, lenient, liaison, license, lieutenant, lightning, likelihood, likely, longitude, loneliness, losing, lovely, luxury Magazine, maintain, maintenance, manageable, maneuver, marriage, mathematics, medicine, millennium, millionaire, miniature, minuscule, minutes, mischievous, missile, misspelled, mortgage, mosquito, mosquitoes, murmur, muscle, mysterious Narrative, naturally, necessary, necessity, neighbor, neutron, ninety, ninth, noticeable, nowadays, nuisance Obedience, obstacle, occasion, occasionally, occurred, occurrence, official, omission, omit, omitted, opinion, opponent, opportunity, oppression, optimism, ordinarily, origin, original, outrageous, overrun

Panicky, parallel, parliament, particularly, pavilion, peaceable, peculiar, penetrate, perceive, performance, permanent, permissible, permitted, perseverance, persistence, physical, physician, picnicking, piece, pilgrimage, pitiful, planning, pleasant, portray, possess, possessive, potato, potatoes, practically, prairie, preference, preferred, prejudice, preparation, prescription, prevalent, primitive, privilege, probably, procedure, proceed, professor, prominent, pronounce, pronunciation, propaganda, psychology, publicly, pursue Quandary, quarantine, questionnaire, quizzes Realistically, realize, really, recede, receipt, receive, recognize, recommend, reference, referred, relevant, relieving, religious, remembrance, reminiscence, renege, repetition, representative, resemblance, reservoir, resistance, restaurant,rheumatism, rhythm, rhythmical, roommate Sacrilegious, sacrifice, safety, salary, satellite, scary, scenery, schedule, secede, secretary, seize, sentence, separate, sergeant, several, shepherd, shining, similar, simile, simply, sincerely, skiing, soliloquy, sophomore, souvenir, specifically, specimen, sponsor, spontaneous, statistics, stopped, strategy, strength, strenuous, stubbornness, subordinate, subtle, succeed, success, succession, sufficient, supersede, suppress, surprise, surround, susceptible, suspicious, syllable, symmetrical, synonymous Tangible, technical, technique, temperature, tendency, themselves, theories, therefore, thorough, though, through, till, tomorrow, tournament, tourniquet, transferred, truly, twelfth, tyranny Unanimous, undoubtedly, unnecessary, until, usage, usually Vacuum, valuable, vengeance, vigilant, village, villain, violence, visible Warrant, Wednesday, weird, wherever, wholly Xenophobe, xenophobia Yacht, yield Zoology