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Does prefix have a prefix

Updated: 4/27/2024
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13y ago

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The word 'prefix' does contain a prefix; it is made up from the Latin praefixus (fix in front [of]) + figere(to fasten, to fix), so the 'pre-' part of the word is a prefix.

The word 'prefix' itself can certainly be prefixed, if the occasion should arise. For example:

'As a PhD Jan is entitled to use the prefix 'Doctor' but since she was asked to deliver a baby on a flight to Australia she's been a bit anti-prefix, and prefers to simply be known as Ms Jan Smith.'

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13y ago

Yes, it does. The word prefix has the prefix pre- in it, meaning before (a time or event).

Why it has the prefix is because " pre " means before. Prefixes are attached at the beginning of the root word [ word root, some prefer to say ].

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5d ago

No, the word "prefix" does not have a prefix. The term "prefix" itself describes a linguistic element that is added at the beginning of a word to modify its meaning.

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9y ago

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