PREFIXES

a-

without

infra-

beneath

ab- abs-

away from

inter-

between

ad-

towards

intra-

within

alb-

white

juxta-

beside

allo-

other

meso-

middle

ambi-

both

meta-

after

ampho-

both

milli-

one-thousandth

an, ana-

without

mono-

single

ante-

before

multi-

many

anti-

opposed, against, counteract

neo-

new

auto-

self

nan-

all, wide

bi-

two

pan-

all, wide

bio-

life

para-

Near, beyond, beside

brady-

slow

per-

through

circum-

around

peri-

around

con-

together or with

poly-

many

contra-

against, opposed

post-

after

dys-

difficult or pain

pre-

before, in front of

ecto-

outside

primi-

first

endo-

within

pseudo-

false

epi-

Upon, on

retro-

backward

eu-

good

rube-

red

ex-

out or away from

semi-

half

hemi-

half

sub-

beneath

homeo-

likeness

supra-

above

homo-

same

tachy-

fast, rapid

hydro-

water

trans-

across or through

hyper-

above, high, excessive

tri-

three

hypo-

low, deficient, under

ultra-

beyond

idio-

from one’s self

uni-

one

im- in-

in, into, not

xero-

dry