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Greek Prefixes
Etymology
| Prefix | Meaning |
|---|---|
| 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 |