| Prefixes of Romanic Origin
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Prefix
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Productive (P) or non- productive (N/P)
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Meaning or function
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Examples
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II
| | ab-
| N/P
| Signifies “from”, “away”, separation, or departure
| abnormal
| abuse, absent
| | ad-
| N/P
| Expresses addition, proximity, or intensification
| admixture
| admit,
admonish
| | ante-, anti-
| N/P
| Denotes “preceding”, “in front of” or “prior
to”
| antechamber
| anticipate
| | bis-, bi-, bin-
| P
| Means “twice”, “two”
| bicarbonate
| bicycle, biscuit, binocular
| | con-, co-
| N/P
| Means “with”, “together”
| configuration, cooperate, confrontation
| conduct,
condition
| | de-
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N/P
| Means:
1) “down”;
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descend,
decrease
| | N/P
| 2) “separation”
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| depart, deduce, deduct
| | P
| Signifies reversing or undoing of an action
| demerit,
demobilize
| deplete
| | dis-
| P
| Denotes:
1) separation or parting from;
2) reversal,
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disown, disaffection, dismember
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distract, disperse, dismiss,
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| undoing,
negation, depriving
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| disease
| | duo-
| N/P
| Means “two”
| duodecimal
| duodenum
| | ex-
| P
| Denotes:
1) formerly but not
now”;
2) “out of”
3) “beyond”
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ex-minister, ex-king, export, exhale,
exceed
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express
| | extra-
| P
| Forms adjectives denoting “beyond”, “outside of”
| extraordinary,
extra-nuclear
| extravagant
| | in-
| P
| Means “not”, “non”, “un”
| incapable, inactive, inaccurate, inability
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| | il-
| P
| An assimilated form of
in-
| illiterate,
illogical
| illicit, illegible, illegitimate
| | ir-
| P
| An assimilated form of
in-
| irrational, irregular, irresolute
| irruption
| | en-, em-
| N/P
| Signifies “in”, “into”;
forms verbs
| enclose, enlarge,
enliven, embark
| enchant, employ, embargo
| | inter-
| P
| Means “together”, “between”, „among”
| interlace,
international
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| | intro-
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| Signifies “to”, “into”, “within”, “inward”
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| introduce,
introversion
| | mis-
| P
| Means “ill”, “wrong”
| misadventure,
mischance
| mischief
| | non-
| P
| Means “not”, “un-”, “in-”
| non-party,
non-stop (flight)
| nonsense
| | op-
|
| Means “against”
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| oppress,
opposition
| | per-
| N/P
| Signifies:
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| 1) “throughout” (in
space or time)
2) “away”, “over‟
3) “completely”, “thoroughly”, “perfectly”
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| perennial,
persuade, perturb, perfect
| | post-
| P
| Means “after”, “subsequent”, “later”
| post-war
| postpone,
postscript
| | pre-
| P
| Denotes priority
| prearrange, pre- war, pre- revolutionary
| prepare,
predict
| | re-
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P
| Means:
“again”;
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reread, rewrite,
recollect
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| | N/P
| “back”
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| restore, retrace, return, retreat
| | retro-
| P
| Means “back”, “backward”
| retroaction,
retroversion
| retrospective
| | sub-
| P
| Signifies:
“under”, “below”, “beneath”;”
| submarine, subdivision, subterraneous
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| | “subordinate to”, “inferior in rank
| subcommittee,
subeditor
| submit
| | super-
| P
| Signifies “above”, “over”
| supernatural
| superlative,
superman
| | trans-
| P
| Means “over”,
„through”,“across”,
“beyond”
| Trans-Atlantic, transcontinental, transplant
| transmit,
transfer
| | ultra-
| P
| Means “beyond”, “excessively”, “exceedingly”, “uncommon”
| ultramarine, ultramodern, ultraliberal, ultraviolet
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| | vice- (vis-)
| P
| Means “instead of”, “in place of”
| vice-president,
viscount
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Date: 2016-04-22; view: 2251
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