May 19, 2011 · The prefix be- is not related to the verb be at all. It is an unstressed form of the preposition by. The primary meaning of be- verbs is also not causative, but rather intensive or …

Apr 5, 2011 · I was wondering about the meaning of "pseudo-", "quasi-" "semi-" and possibly other related prefixes, in general cases. Particularly, in engineering and science, there are quite a few …

Dec 22, 2015 · The prefix ex- is of Latin origin but the words ex-wife, ex-boyfriend are an extended use of Latin phrases such as ex consule, ex magistro equitum, (one who) from being consul, master of …

You are correct, they are from Latin and Greek, we have simply inherited terms from both. There is a good reference for Latin and Greek roots over at Wikipedia: Uni meaning one: un-, uni- one language …

How does this answer the question? The question already explicitly says that para can mean "against", as in parachute and parasol. The question asks about paraglider and parabrake, where it seems that …

Oct 5, 2015 · "Un-" is defined as "a prefix meaning 'not,' freely used as an English formative, giving negative or opposite force in adjectives and their derivative adverbs and nouns... and less freely …

The prefix a- is present in native (derived from Old English) words where it commonly represent the Old English an (which means on): alive, asleep, abroad, ashore. It can also be the Middle English of: …

From Wikipedia's article on number prefixes: The IUPAC nomenclature of organic chemistry uses the numerical prefixes derived from Greek, except for the prefix for 9 (as mentioned) and the prefixes …

The OED has six separate entries for the prefix a-. One use, for example, is as a variant of the y -prefix, which in turn has its origins in ge-, the prefix used in some Germanic languages to indicate perfective …

Sep 1, 2020 · "meta- a prefix appearing in loanwords from Greek, with the meanings “after,” “along with,” “beyond,” “among,” “behind,” and productive in English on the Greek model."; "hyper- a prefix …