Table 1

Greek Prefixes in English Language

GREEK PREFIX DEFINITION EXAMPLE MEANING
a-, an- not* anemic do not have color, spirit
a-, an- without RG atheist without acceptance of existence of God
O
amphi- both L. amphibian both aquatic and terrestrial quality possession
O
anti- against O antibiotic against microorganisms
apo-, ap- away orSfrom CH apocalypse away from cover, reveal
A
selfAK
auto- autofocus
R G self-focus
dia- across, beyond, through dialogue .Oacross two sides, beyond speaking, conversing
L
dia- through diagonal O going two across points
O
dys- bad, difficult, wrong dystrophy
C H bad organ or tissue
A S
ectoplasm; outer layer of cytoplasm; external factors
ecto-, exo- outside
A K
exogenous
en- in, into environmental in surroundings
endo- within, inside endothermic internal generation of heat
epi- on, to or toward, over epiglottis on the throat (organ), towards throat (organ)
eu- good euphemism
G
good word, polite word to substitute
R
hemi- half, partially hemisphere half.O
os a sphere
L
hyper- above, excess hyperactive O
excessively active
O
hypo- under, insufficient hypoactive
CH insufficiently active
macro- large macroeconomics AS large-scale economic factors
micro- small
AK
microeconomics single factors and effects of individual decisions
mono- one monoclonal comes from one cell devision RG
O
pan all panchromatic sensible to all visible colors L.
O
peri- around periphrasis O the clock
to use indirect speech, around
C H
AS
poly- many polytechnic many subject uni
pro- before proactive K
take control of theAsituation beforehand
symbiont; with another organism; with one another
sym-, syn- with
synergistic
tetra- four tetravalent having a valence of four
tri- three triangle having three angles