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Etymology 3.1
Latin Prefixes
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| a-, ab-, abs- | from, away |
| ad- [ac-, af-, ag-, al-, an-, am-, ap-, ar-, as-] | to, toward, near, very |
| ambi- | both, around |
| ante (rarely anti-) | before |
| circum- | around, about |
| dis- [dif-, di-] | apart; in different directions |
| retro- | backward |
| trans-, tra- | across, beyond, through |
| ultra- | beyond, excessively |
| subter- | secretly, beneath |