RootsSuffixes and

Prefixes

What is a Prefix

• A prefix is placed at the beginning of a word to modify or change its meaning.

Suffix

• A suffix is placed at the end of a word to modify or change its meaning.

Bio

Life

-ology

Study, science

re

again

homeo

Same

stasis

Stable, static

Gen

Producing, to make

E or Ex

exit

Volv

round

Eco

house

metiri

measure

macro

large, great

neu

nerve

iso

equal

sub

under, lower than, inferior to

micro

Small, tiny

Uni, mono, unus

One, single

multi

Many, multiple, more than one

Cyt

cell

eu

Good, true

kary

Nut, nucleus

plasm

Molded,form

cil

hair

nucle

French for little nut

Duo, bi

two

Tri

three

Quartus/quatuor

four

decem

ten

Centum/cent/centi

hundred

Pan

all

Chron

time

Dis

opposite

Semi/hemi

half

geo

earth

photo

light

shere

ball

omnis

all

nihil

nothing

vacuus

empty

Ante/pre

before

primus

first

post

after

carne

meat

vor

eat

herb

plants

troph

Nutrition, nourish, food

species

kind

Inter

between

mid

middle

Tele

Far away

aud

hear

fig

form

ject

throw

migr

move

port

carry

spect

look

Vid/vis

see

voc

voice

Mit/miss

send

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