Vocabulary: Prefixes and Latin-Greek Roots — Meanings

bi-

Prefix meaning two, twice, or double

com-

Prefix meaning with, together, or jointly

de-

Prefix meaning down, away, from, or undoing

astr-

Root meaning star, outer space, or celestial

chron-

Root meaning time

cosm-

Root meaning universe, world, or order

-cap-

Root meaning take, catch, hold, or head

-cede-

Root meaning go, yield, surrender, or move

-cred-

Root meaning believe, trust, or faith

mid-

Prefix meaning middle or halfway

mis-

Prefix meaning wrong, badly, or mistaken

-meter-

Root meaning measure

-micro-

Root meaning small or minute

-morph-

Root meaning form, shape, or structure

-mis-

Root meaning wrong, bad, or hate (or variant of mitt-)

-mitt-

Root meaning send, throw, or let go

-gen-

Root meaning birth, production, formation, or kind

-gnos-

Root meaning know, knowledge, or recognize

-graph-

Root meaning write, draw, or record

-gram-

Root meaning letter, written, or recorded

-fac-

Root meaning make, do, or build

-ject-

Root meaning throw, hurl, or cast