Greek Prefixes and Suffixes

en

• prefix meaning “in”

• prefix meaning “out”

• prefix meaning “up”

• prefix meaning “down”

tele

• Greek "tele" "far" or "over a distance"

• Latin "tele" "near"

• French "tele" "between"

• Spanish "tele" "close"

Tags

CCSS.L.3.4C

CCSS.L.4.4B

CCSS.L.5.4B

CCSS.L.6.4B

CCSS.L.7.4B

poly

• Greek “poly” meaning “many”

• Latin “poly” meaning “few”

• French “poly” meaning “some”

• Spanish “poly” meaning “none”

trans

• suffix meaning “change” or “across”

• prefix meaning “before”

• suffix meaning “under”

• prefix meaning “after”

graphy

• Greek “graph” ~ to write

• Latin “scribere” ~ to draw

• French “écrire” ~ to paint

• German “zeichnen” ~ to sketch

Tags

CCSS.L.3.4C

CCSS.L.4.4B

CCSS.L.5.4B

CCSS.L.6.4B

CCSS.L.7.4B

logy

• Greek 'logos' meaning word or discipline of study

• Latin term for study

• A type of scientific measurement

• A branch of philosophy

de

• prefix meaning 'down,' 'away' or 'reverse'

• prefix meaning 'up' or 'toward'

• suffix meaning 'not' or 'without'

• prefix meaning 'between' or 'among'

crypto

• Greek “krypto” meaning “hidden”

• Latin “crypta” meaning “secret”

• Old English “cryp” meaning “to conceal”

• French “cryptique” meaning “mysterious”