Latin Origin
A, AB
AD
AMBI
ANTE
ANTI
BENE, BONUS
BIS
CIRCUM
CUM
DE
DECIMUS
DIS
DUO
E, EX
EXTRA
IN
INTER
INTRA
MAGNUS
MALUS
MILLE
MULTUS
NON
NOVEM
OCTEM
PER
POST
PRAE
PRAETER
PRO
QUASI
QUARTUS
QUINQUE
RE, RETRO
SE
SEMI
SEPTEM
SEX
SUB
SUPER, SUPRA
TRANS
TRES, TRIA
UNUS
by, from, away from
to, toward, at
both
before
against
well, good
twice
around
with, together
down, from, concerning
tenth
apart, seperate
two
out of, from
outside
in, on, into, against
between, among
within
great, large
bad, evil
thousand
much, many
not
nine
eight
through
after, behind
before, in front of
beyond, past
for, on behalf of, forward
as if
fourth
five
back, again
oneself (subject)
half
seven
six
below, under
above
across
three
one
As it Appears in English
a, ab
ad, ac, af, ag, al, an, ap, ar, as, at
ambi
ante
anti, ant
bene, ben
bi
circum
co, col, com, con, cor
de
dec, deca, deci
di, dif, dis
du
e, ec, ef, ex
extra
in, im, ir
inter
intra, intro
magn
mal
mil, milli
mult
non
nov, non
oct, octav
per
post
pre
preter
pro
quasi
quart, qua, quad
quin, quint
re, retro
se, sui
semi
sept
sex, se
sub, suc, suf, sur, sus
super, supra
tra, trans
tre, tri, ter
un, uni
How it Affects the Root Meaning
absent, taken from, not
toward, in the direction of
both, on two sides
before, in front of, earlier
against, opposed to
good, helpful
two times
around
with, as a group, together
down, from
ten, tenth
apart, seperated
two, double
out of, formerly
outside of, beyond, more
in / not
between, among
inside, into
great, large
bad, poorly done, wrong
thousand, innumerable
many, great quantity
not, un-
nine
eight
through, completely
after, behind
before, in front of, rather
beyond, more than
for, in favor of, foreward
somewhat, like, artificial, so-called
fourth, fourpart
five, fifth
backward, again
self, selves
half, partial
seven
six
below, on behalf of
over, above
across, over to
three
one, only
CLE, MENT denotes the means by which an action is performed or the result of an action
Y, TY, ENCY, ENCE, TUDE denotes quality, condition or act of
ION, TION denotes act or result of an act
IUM, URE denotes an act
OR denotes a mental state
SOR, TOR denotes one who does something
ELLE, OLE denotes diminutive, (small)
AL, AN, ANE, AR, ARY, EL, EN, IC, ICAL, ID, IL, ILE, INE, IOUS, TER, TIRC, TIMUS denote belonging to
BLE, ABLE, IBLE denotes able or worthy to be
OSUS denotes full of or abounding in
ICATE, IFY denotes making
ITE, IVE OUS denotes being like or having the qualities of
ASCENT, ESCENT, ISCENT denotes beginning or becoming