Latin Prefixes Vocabulary

away from

“absent, abstract, abnormal”

Origin: Latin `ab` meaning `away from`

to, toward

“admit, advance, adapt”

Origin: Latin `ad` meaning `to, toward`

before

“antecedent, anterior, antedate”

Origin: Latin `ante` meaning `before`

around

“circumference, circumstance, circumvent”

Origin: Latin `circum` meaning `around`

with, together

“cooperate, combine, connect”

Origin: Latin `cum` meaning `with`

against

“contradict, contrary, counteract”

Origin: Latin `contra` meaning `against`

down, away, reverse

“descend, depart, decrease”

Origin: Latin `de` meaning `down, away`

apart, not

“disagree, disconnect, divide”

Origin: Latin `dis` meaning `apart, asunder`

out, from

“exit, export, exclude”

Origin: Latin `ex` meaning `out of`

beyond, outside

“extraordinary, extracurricular, extraterrestrial”

Origin: Latin `extra` meaning `outside`

in, into; not

“insert, import; invisible, impossible”

Origin: Latin `in` meaning `in, into` or `not`

between, among

“international, interact, interrupt”

Origin: Latin `inter` meaning `between`

within

“intravenous, intramural, intranet”

Origin: Latin `intra` meaning `within`

through, thoroughly

“permit, pervade, perfect”

Origin: Latin `per` meaning `through`

after

“postpone, postscript, postwar”

Origin: Latin `post` meaning `after`

before

“predict, prevent, precede”

Origin: Latin `prae` meaning `before`

forward, for

“progress, promote, project”

Origin: Latin `pro` meaning `forward, for`

back, again

“return, repeat, review”

Origin: Latin `re` meaning `back, again`

under, below

“submarine, subtract, subordinate”

Origin: Latin `sub` meaning `under`

across, beyond

“transport, transform, translate”

Origin: Latin `trans` meaning `across`