Monday, February 11, 2008

Greek Origin

PREFIX

MEANING

EXAMPLES


a, an

lacking, without, not

amorphous, anemic, amoral, anarchy, aphasia

amphi

both

amphitheater, amphibiotic

ana

up, against, back

anagram, analysis, anachronism

anti

against, opposing, opposite

antipathy, antitoxin, antithesis

apo

from, off, separate

apostate, apology, apostle

cata, cath

down, away, thoroughly

catalyst, catastrophe

dia

through, across, apart

diameter, diaphanous, diagnose

dys

ill, bad, difficult

dysentery, dysphasia

exto, ect

outside, external

ectoderm, ectomorph, ectogenic

en, em

in, within, among

endemic, empiric, empathy

endo, end

within, inside

endobiotic, endoderm, endoblast

epi

on, over, outside, outer

epigram, epidermis, epitome

eu

good, pleasant, true, well

eugenics, eulogy, euphemism

hemi

half

hemisphere, hemiplegis

hetero

different

heterogeneous, heterolite

hyper

above, excessive, over

hyperbole, hypercritical

hypo

under, down, lower, less

hypodermic, hypothesis

iso

equal, alike

isomagnetic, isonomy, isosceles

macro

large, long

macrocosm, macroeconomics

mega

great, million

megacycle, megalith, megascopic

mes, meso

middle, intermediate

mesomorph, mesosphere

meta, met

later, with a change in

metabolism, metamorphosis

micro

small

microscope, micron, microsown

mono

one

monoplane, monopoly

ne, neo

new

neogenesis, neology, neophyte

olig

few

oligarchy, oligopoly

para

beside, beyond, related

parallel, paradox, paraphrase

peri

around, near, enclosing

perimeter, periscope

poly

many

polygon, polytechnic

pro

earlier, before, in front of, forward

progress, prophesy, prognosis, program

proto

first

prototype, protopathic

pseudo

false

pseudonym, pseudo, pseudopod

syn (sym, syl, sys)

with, together, at same time

synchronize, synthesis, sympathy, system, syllogism

tele

far

telepathy, telephone, telegony

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