Unit 3 Prefixes
Prefixes introduced in previous units are colored gray.
Prefix | Definition |
---|---|
a– | not |
amphi– | around; on both sides |
an– | not |
ana– | up, throughout, again |
anti– | against (an action) |
apo– | from, off, away |
auto– | self |
bi– | two, double |
cata– | down, downward |
de– | from, down, out |
di– | separate, apart, double, two |
en– | inside |
endo– | inside |
epi– | on top of |
eu– | good; well- |
exo– | out, outside, without |
extra– | outside, more, beyond |
haplo– | single |
hetero– | other, different |
holo– | whole |
hyper– | too much |
hypo– | too little |
inter– | between, among |
intra– | inside |
iso– | equal |
macro– | large |
mero– | a part |
meta– | between, with, after; change |
micro– | small |
mono– | one, single |
oligo– | several; a handful |
par– para– |
beside; near |
poly– | many, much |
pro– | in front of; in favor of |
pseudo– | false, lying |
re– | again |
sub– | an underlayer; support |
sym– | with, together |
telo– | an end; complete |
trans– | through |
tri– | three |