What is mean by prefix?

Answer 1

The root word in both is "fix" meaning "to fasten."

"Pre-" means "before", so Prefix literally means "to fasten before."

"Suf-" means "upon" or "below", so Suffix means "to fasten upon or below."

As nouns, which is their most common usage, a prefix is a word part attached before the root word, and a suffix is a word part attached to the end of a word.

Answer 2

A prefix is a small word or part-word that is put in front of another word to change its meaning. The word 'prefix' itself means 'place in front of'.

For example:

'Possible', 'impossible' (the prefix 'im-', which is a variant of 'in-', means 'not').

'Critical', 'hypercritical' (the prefix 'hyper' means 'excessive' or 'excessively').

'Anxious', 'over-anxious'.

'Lasting', 'everlasting'.

Answer 3

The prefix comes before the root word and the suffix comes after it.

Answer 4

A prefix comes at the beginning of a word. Prefixes have meanings from the Latin or Greek language.