The prefix is -un as in unfasten.
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.
No the word forefather is not a prefix, but there is a prefix in the word. The prefix in the word forefather is Fore, meaning before.
is there a prefix for the word generic
There is no prefix in the word dolphin.
The prefix in the word unrelenting that means 'not' is the prefix 'un'.
The prefix for "fasten" is "un-".
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.
to fasten
To fasten, join, or attach. :) usually it ends up saying it was affixed to :)
The root word "fix" means to fasten or attach. In the case of suffix and prefix, "fix" is combined with pre- and sub- to create new words with specific meanings related to attaching to the beginning or end of a word.
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.'
No, "fast" is not a root word of "fasten." The word "fasten" comes from the Old English word "faestan," which means "to make firm or secure."
Yes, the opposite of de- is ad-. This is not exactly true for the word detach however. The opposite for this word is at- to make attach.
An example sentence using the word fasten is:I do not know what adhesive to use to fasten a mirror to drywall.
No the word forefather is not a prefix, but there is a prefix in the word. The prefix in the word forefather is Fore, meaning before.
The silent letter in "fasten" is the "e." It is written but not pronounced when speaking the word.
What is the prefix of the word share