Base

Meaning

Origin

ab

away

Latin

acro

top, tip, end

Greek

ad, ac, at, as, ap, am, an, ar, ag, af

to, toward, at

Latin

ambi

around, both

Latin

amphi

both, of oth sides, around

Greek

ant, anti

against

Greek

ante

before

Latin

apo, ap, aph

away from, off

Greek

archa, arshae

old, ancient

Greek

auto

self

Greek

ben, bon

good, well

Latin

bi

two

Latin

co, con, com

together, with

Latin

contra, contro

against

Latin

de

from, away, off

Latin

deca, dec, deka

ten

Greek

di, dis

two, twice

Greek

dia

through, across

Greek

dis, dif

apart, away, not, to deprive

Latin

du

double, two

Latin

dys

difficult, bad

Greek

e, ex, ec

out, beyond, from, out of, forth

Latin

ecto

outside of

Greek

en

in give [intensifier]

Latin

endo, ento

within

Greek

ep, epi

upon, at, in addition

Greek

eu

good, well

Greek

extra

beyond

Latin

fore

before

Anglo-Saxon

hemi

half

Greek

hetero

various, unlike

Greek

hier

sacred

Greek

holo

whole

Greek

homo

same

Greek

hyper

above, beyond

Greek

hypo, hyp

under, less than

Greek

ideo, idea

idea

Greek

in, ir, im, il

not, without

Latin

in, im

in, on, upon, into, toward

Latin

inter

between

Latin

intro

within

Latin

iso

equal

Greek

kilo

thousand

Greek

macro

long, large

Greek

magn, mag, meg, maj

great

Latin

mal

bad, ill

Latin

mega

great

Greek

met, meta, meth

among, with, after, beyond

Greek

micro

small

Greek

migr

to move, travel

Latin

mill

thousand

Latin

mis

less, wrong

Latin

mono

one

Greek

multi

many, much

Latin

neo

new

Greek

non, ne

not

Latin

o, ob, oc, of, op

against, toward

Latin

omni

all

Latin

paleo

long ago, ancient

Greek

pan, panto

all, every

Greek

para

beside, beyond

Latin

penta

five

Greek

per

through

Latin

peri

around, about

Greek

pre

before

Latin

pro

before, forward, forth

Latin

pronto

first

Greek

poly

many

Greek

post

after

Latin

pseudo

false, counterfeit

Greek

quad, quatr

four

Latin

re

again, anew, back

Latin

retro

back, backward, behind

Latin

se, sed

apart, aside, away

Latin

semi

half

Latin

sover

above, over

Latin

sub

under, below, up from below

Latin

super, supra

above, down, thoroughle

Latin

syn, sym, syl

together, with

Greek

tele

far off

Greek

trans

over, across

Latin

tri

three

Latin

un

not

Latin

uni

one

Latin