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Latin Prefixes Vocabulary
Common Latin prefixes that modify word meanings
20 words
All 20 Words
ab-, abs-
away from
“absent, abstract, abnormal”
ad-
to, toward
“admit, advance, adapt”
ante-
before
“antecedent, anterior, antedate”
circum-
around
“circumference, circumstance, circumvent”
co-, com-, con-
with, together
“cooperate, combine, connect”
contra-, counter-
against
“contradict, contrary, counteract”
de-
down, away, reverse
“descend, depart, decrease”
dis-, di-
apart, not
“disagree, disconnect, divide”
ex-, e-
out, from
“exit, export, exclude”
extra-
beyond, outside
“extraordinary, extracurricular, extraterrestrial”
in-, im-
in, into; not
“insert, import; invisible, impossible”
inter-
between, among
“international, interact, interrupt”
intra-
within
“intravenous, intramural, intranet”
per-
through, thoroughly
“permit, pervade, perfect”
post-
after
“postpone, postscript, postwar”
pre-
before
“predict, prevent, precede”
pro-
forward, for
“progress, promote, project”
re-
back, again
“return, repeat, review”
sub-
under, below
“submarine, subtract, subordinate”
trans-
across, beyond
“transport, transform, translate”
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