Prefix, Root, Suffix

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                                                 Prefixes

a–, an– = not, without	circum– = around	peri– = around
ab– = away from	co–, con–, col–, cor– = with	poly– = many
ad– = toward, addition	contra–, counter– = against	post– = after
anim– = life, spirit	de–, ex– = out of, away from	pre– = before
ante– = before	extra– = beyond, outside	pro– = before, in favor of
anti– = opposite	hetero– = other	re–, retro– = back, again
auc–, aug– = increase	homo– = same	se– = apart
aud–, aur– = hear	hyper– = above	sub–, suc–, suf– = below
auto– = self	hypo– = under	super–, sur– = over, above
ben–, bon–, eu– = good	il–, im–, in–, ir–, non– = not	syn–, sym– = together, with
brev– = short	inter– = between	trans– = across, beyond
caco–, dys– = bad, abnormal	intra– = within	ultra–, out– = beyond
ceiv–, cept–, capt– = take	mal–, mis–,= bad	vice– = in place of

Roots

ambu = walk, move	fract, frag, frai = break	pug = war, fight
andro = man	gnos = knowledge	rupt = break
anthro = human	grad, gress = to go	sanct = holy
bellu, belli = war, fight	greg = group, herd	scien = knowledge
carn = flesh	gyn = woman	senti = feeling
clam, claim = shout	her, hes = to stick	somn, sop = sleep
clin = lean, bend	jac, ject = to throw	son = sound
clud, clus, claus = close	loq, log, loc, lix = talk	soph = wise
cred = trust, belief	luc, lum, lus = light, clear	spec = look
demo– = people	meta, mut = change	term = end, boundary
dog, dox = thought, idea	morph = shape	terr = earth
duc, duct = to lead, pull	narco = sleep	theo = God
ev = time, age	omni = all	ven = come
fac = to do, make	oper = work	vid, vis = to see
fiss = break, part	pac, plac = peace, calm	voc, voke = call
flict = strike	path = feeling	vol = roll, turn
fort = strength	phon = sound	xen = stranger

Suffixes

–able, –ible = capable of	–cide = to kill	–ist = a person
–ate, –ify,–efy, –ize, –ise = make	–cis = cut	–logy, –ology = study
–cess, –cede = to go, yield	–ette, –illo = little	–ous = full of