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Tuesday, February 19, 2019

Etymological Equations: Finding Ex (And De, too!)

De- is a Latin prefix which means about, down, or of.

E- or Ex- are prefixes which mean forth, free from, from, or out.

On this attached document, create English words that
you know by combining e-, ex-, and de- to other
Latin root words.

It's more fun that Algebra!

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Latin Prefixes

ab - away, away from
ad - toward
ante - before, earlier, in front of, facing
circa, circum - around
com, con - with
contra - opposing
de - down, of, about
duo - two
e, ex - out, forth, forward
il - in, not
im, in - in, not
inter - between
intra - within
intro - into
ir - in, not
no, non - not
ob - against, facing
per - by, through
post - after, behind
pre - before, in front
pro - for, in place of
re - again, about
sub - under, below, beneath, the foundation for
super - above, beyond
supra - above, over, outside of, beyond the limits of
trans - across, through, beyond, on the far side
tre, tri - three
uni - one

Latin Root Words