Prefixes
a-, an- : not, without, lacking, deficient (an- before a vowel or h)
ab- :away from (a- rarely before certain consonants; abs- before c and t):
ad- (ac- before c; af- before f; ag- before g; al- before l; an- : before n; ap- before p; ar- before r; as- before s; a- before sp; at- before t): to, toward
ambi-: both
amphi-, ampho-: on both sides, around, both
ana-: up, back, against, throughout
ante-: before, forward
anti- : against, opposed to, preventing, relieving (ant- often before a vowel or h; hyphenated before I)
apo-: away from
bi- (bin-, bis-): two, twice, double, both
cata- (cat- before a vowel or h): downward; disordered
circum-: around
con- (co- before h; col- before l; com- before e, m, and p; cor- before r): together, with; thoroughly, very
contra-: against, opposite
de-: down, away from, absent
di- (rarely dis-): two, twice, double
dia- (di- before a vowel): through, across, apart
dis- (di- before g, v, and usually before l; dif- before f ): apart, away
dys-: difficult, painful, defective, abnormal
e-, ec- (ex- before a vowel): out of, away from
ecto- (ect- often before a vowel): outside of
en- (em- before b, m, and p): in, into, within
endo-, ento- (end-, ent- before a vowel): within
epi- (ep- before a vowel or h): upon, over, above
eso-: within, inner, inward
eu-: good, normal, healthy
ex- (e- before certain consonants; ef- before f ): out of, away from
exo-: outside, from the outside, toward the outside
extra- (rarely extro-): on the outside, beyond
hemi-: half, partial; (often) one side of the body
heter-, hetero-: different, other, relationship to another
homo-, homeo-: same, likeness
hyper-: over, above, excessive, beyond normal
hypo- (hyp- before a vowel or h): under, deficient, below normal
in- : (il- before l; im- before b, m, and p; ir- before r): in; not; very, thoroughly
infra-: beneath, below
inter-: between
intra- : within (rarely intro-)
meta- (met- before a vowel or h): change, transformation, after, behind
mono- (mon-before a vowel or h): one, single
mult- (often multi-): many, much, affecting many parts
non-: not
ob- : against, toward; very, thoroughly (oc- before c; op- before p)
para- : alongside, beside, abnormal, beyond (often par- before a vowel)
per- (pel- before l): through; very, thoroughly
peri-: around, surrounding
post-: after, following, behind
pre-: before, in front of
pro-: before; forward, in front
pros-, prosth-: in place of
re-: back, again
retro-: backward, in back, behind
se-: apart, away from
semi-: half
sub- (suf- before f; sup- before p): under
super- (often supra-): over, above; excess
syn- (sym- before b, p, and m; sy- : n assimilates or is dropped before l and s): together, with, joined
trans-: across, through