Roots and Meanings of Prefixes

Front

a, an

Back

without, not

Front

aer

Back

air, atmosphere

Front

anthro, anthrop

Back

human

Front

cyt, cyte

Back

cell

Front

gram, graph

Back

writing, drawing

Front

infra

Back

beneath

Front

multi

Back

many

Front

ology, logy

Back

science of or study of

Front

paleo, pale

Back

ancient

Front

ped, pod

Back

feet, foot