Prefixes

modify the rest of the word to make it more specific

chromo- (chromato-)

color

pigment-

color

Leuko- (leuco-)

white

albi-

white

melano-

black

nigro-

black

poli-

gray

glauc-

gray

phaeo-

dusty brown

Rhodo-

red

erythro-

red

rube-

red

eosino-

red-orange

chryso-

gold

xantho-

yellow

cirrho-

yellow

flav-

yellow

lute-

yellow

chloro-

green

cyano-

dark blue

purpur-

purple

mono-

one

uni-

one

di-

two

bi-

two

bin-

two

tri-

three

tetra-

four

quadari-

four

penta-

five

quint-

five

hexa-

six

sext-

six

hepta-

seven

octo-

eight

nona-

nine

deca-

ten

centi-

hundred

milli-

thousand

multi-

many

poly-

many

pan-

all

omni-

all

nulli-

none, never

semi-

half

hemi-

half

pleio- (pleo-)

more than one

\*oligo-

few, little, scanty

haplo-

single, simple

amphi-

both, double

ambi-

both

diplo-

two-fold

ad-

ac-

af-

ag-

ap-

as-

at-

toward

ab-

away from

de-

away from

\*dis-

away from

ex-

ef-

out, out from

ecto-

outside of

extra-

outside, beyond

endo-

inside, within

en- (em-)

inside, within

intra-

within

\*in-

into

sub-

suf-

sup-

below

hypo-

lower, lower levels

cata-

down, lower, under

cath-

lower, under

infra-

beneath

basi-

base

ana-

up, heightened

acro-

height, tip, extremity

hyper-

excessive, high levels

epi-

upon

super-

above, excess

supra-

above

meso-

middle

medi-

middle

\*circ- (circum-)

around, about

peri-

around

\*para-

beside, along side of

juxta-

adjoining, near to

later-

to the side

inter-

between

\*pro- (proto-)

in front of, before

fore-

in front of, before

meta-

beyond, change

ultra-

beyond, extreme

centro-

in the center

dextra-

right, to the right

levo-

left

sinistro-

left, to the left

dorsa-

posterior, back

ventra-

front

trans-

across, through

\*dia-

through

\*dia-

complete

per-

through, complete

retro-

backward

ob-

oc-

inverse, opposite of normal

tropo-

turn toward