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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.

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