LATIN PREFIXES
ab-, a-, abs-
away, from
non-
not
ad-, ac-, etc.
to, toward
ob-, etc.
toward, against,
completely
ambi-
both, around
per-
through, wrongly,
completely
ante-
before, in front of
post-
after, behind
circum-
around
pre-
before, in front of
con-, com-, co-, etc.
with, together, very
post-
forward, in front of,
for
contra-, contro-,
counter-
against, opposite
pre-
back, again
de-
down, off,
thoroughly
pro-
backward, behind
dis-, di-, dif-
apart, indifferent
directions, not
re- red-
aside, away
en-. em-
in, into, against
retro-
under, up from
under, secretly
ex-, e-, ef-
out, from,
completely
se-, sed-
aside, away
extra-, extro-
outside, beyond
sub-, sus-, suc-, etc.
under, up from
under, secretly
in-, im-
in, into, against; not
super-
above, over
infra-
below, beneath
trans-. tran-, tra-
across, through
inter-
between, among
ultra-
beyond, exceedingly
intra-, intro-
within
LATIN SUFFIXES
-able, ible
able to be (adj.)
-ulous, -uous
tending to (adj.)
-ile
able to be (adj.)
-esce
to begin (adj.)
-ose (-iose), -ous,
(-ious, -eous)
full of, etc. (adj.)
-ion
act of, state of,
condition of (noun)
-(u)lent, -(o)lent
full of, etc. (adj.)
-ure
act of, state of,
condition of (noun)
-cle (-icle), -cule
(-icule)
little (adj.)
-ate
office of (noun)
-et, -ette
little (adj.)
-ician
one who does (noun)
-ole, -ule
little (adj.)
-or
one who does (noun)
-ific
making (adj.)
-ary, -arium, -ory –
orium
place for (noun)
-ain, -ane, -an, -ian
pertaining to (adj.)
-acity
quality of being inclined
to (noun)
-al (-ial, -eal)
pertaining to (adj.)
-imony
quality of (noun)
-ar, -ary, -ery
pertaining to (adj.)
-ence, -ency, -ance,
-ancy
-ic, -id, -tic
pertaining to (adj.)
-acy
quality of being or
having (noun)
-iI, -ile
pertaining to (adj.)
-itude
quality of (noun)
-ine
pertaining to (adj.)
-ity (-ety, -ty), -y
quality of (noun)
-ate
possessing (adj.)
-men, -ment
result of (noun)
-it(e)
possessing (adj.)
-or (-our)
state of (noun)
-ant, -ent (-ient)
present participle
ending (-ing)
-(u)lence, -(o)lence
state or quality of
being(noun)
-acious, -itious
tending to (adj.)
-ify, -efy
to make (verb)
-ive
tending to (adj.)
-ate
verb suffix
-ory
tending to (adj.)
-ize, -ise
verb suffix
quality of ___ing
(noun)
LATIN ROOTS FOR COMPETITION
ag-, ig-, act-
do, drive
locut-, loqu-
speak
anim-
mind, feeling, life
lud-, lus-
play, mock
bene- bon-
good, well
mal(e)-
bad
cad-, cid-, cas-
fall, befall
pati-, pass-
endure, suffer
cap-, cip-, capt-,
cept-, ceiv-
take, seize
pend-, pens-
hang, weigh, pay
ced-, cess-
go, yield
prec-
request, beg; prayer
cid-, cis-
kill, cut
pug(n)-
fight; fist
corpor-, corp(us)-
body
quir-, quisit-, quest-
ask, seek
cur(r)-, curs-,
course-, cor(s)dic-, dict-
run, go
rog-
ask
say
sacr, secr-
sacred
duc-, duct-
lead
son-
sound
equ-, iqu-
equal, even
spec-, spic-, spect-
look
fac-, fic-, fact-, fect-
do, make
ten-, tin-, tent-, tain-
hold
fer-, lat-
bear, carry
tract-
drag, draw
frang-, fring-, fract-
break
voc-, vok-
voice; to call
leg-, lig-, lect-
choose, pick out,
read