7.2: §132. A Summary of Greek Prefixes
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§132. A Summary of Greek Prefixes
| GREEK PREFIX | ENGLISH MEANING | = LATIN? | ENG. EXAMPLES |
| a-, an- (ἀ-, ἀν-) | not, without, un– | in- | atheist, anarchy |
| amphi- (ἀμφι-) | about, on both sides | ambi- | amphitheatre |
| ana- (ἀνα-) | up, back, again | (re-) | anagram, analysis |
| anti- (ἀντι-) | against, opposite | ob-, contra- | antipodes, antonym |
| apo- (ἀπο-) | away from | ab- | apostolic, apogee |
| cata- (κατα-) | down (etc.) | de- | catastrophe |
| dia- (δια-) | through, across | per-, trans- | diameter, diagonal |
| dys- (δυο-) | badly, hard | mal(e)- | dyslexia, dysentery |
| ec-, ex- (ἐκ-, ἐξ-) | out of | e(x)- | eccentric, exodus |
| en- (ἐν-) | in | in- | endemic, energy |
| epi- (ἐπι-) | upon, on (etc.) | in- | epitaph, epidermis |
| eu- (εὐ-) | well, (true) | bene- | eugenic, euphemism |
| hyper- (ὑπερ -) | over | super- | hyperbole |
| hypo- (ὑπο-) | under | sub- | hypothermia |
| meta- (μετα-) | over, beyond; change | (trans-) | metamorphosis |
| para- (παρα-) | beside, alongside | (ad-) | paragraph |
| peri- (περι-) | around | circum- | periscope, perimeter |
| pro- (προ-) | before; forward | prae-, pro- | prophet, program |
| pros- (προσ-) | towards; in addition | ad- | prosody, prosthesis |
| syn- (συν-) | with, together | con- | synonym, symmetry |