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Greek Prefixes
Etymology
Prefix | Meaning |
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a-, (an-) | not, without |
amphi- | both, on both sides of, around |
ana-, (an-) | up, back, again |
anti-, (ant-) | against, opposite |
apo-, (ap-) | from, off |
cata-, (cat-) | down, against, very |
dia-, (di-) | through, across, between |
dys- | bad, disordered, difficult |
ec- | out, out of |
en- | in, into |
endo-, ento- | within |
epi- | upon, to, in addition to |
eu- | good, well |
exo-, ecto- | outside, external |
hyper- | over, excessive |
hypo- | below, less than normal |
meta- | after, changed |
para- | beside, disordered |
peri- | around, near |
pro- | before, in front of |
pros- | toward, in addition to |
syn- (sym-, syl-, sy-, sys-) | with, together |