Ch 3: Essential Prefixes

mono-

one

uni-

one

bi-

two

di-

two

tri-

three

quad-

four

quadri-

four

tetra-

four

centi-

one hundred or one-hundreth

milli-

one-thousandth

diplo-

double

hemi-, semi-

half or partly

hyper-

excessive, more than normal

hypo-

beneath or below normal

multi-

many

poly-

many

nulli-

none

pan

all

primi-

first

super-

excessive

ultra-

excessive

ab-

away from

ad-

toward

ante-

before in time or place

pre-

before in time or place

circum-

around

peri-

around

dia-

through

ecto-, ex-, exo-, extra-

out, without, away from

en-, end-, endo-

inside

epi-

above, on

hypo-

beneath, under

infra-

beneath, under

sub-

beneath, under

inter-

between

intra-

within

meso-, mid-

middle

para-

near, beside, or abnormal

per-

through or by

post-

after, behind

retro-

behind or backward

super-, supra-

above, beyond

sym-, syn-

joined, together

trans-

across

ipsi-

same

anti-

against

contra-

against

brady-

slow

dys-

bad, difficult, disordered

eu-

good, normal

mal-

bad, abnormal

pro-

favoring, supporting

tachy-

fast

ante-, pre-, pro-

before

post-

behind or after

macro-, mega-, megalo-

large or great

in-

not or inside

non-

not