Of or pertaining to spiders.
The prefix in "arachnophobia" is "arachno-," which is derived from the Greek word "arachne," meaning spider.
The word "hyperactive" contains a Greek prefix that means over.
poly- eg:polygamy
In the word atypical, the prefix a means not; atypical means not typical.
The prefix ap- mean to or toward. One word with this prefix is appetite.
The prefix in "arachnophobia" is "arachno-," which is derived from the Greek word "arachne," meaning spider.
In the word "arachnophobia," the base is "arachn," which comes from the Greek word "arachne," meaning spider. The prefix is "arachno-," referring to spiders or spider-like creatures. The suffix is "-phobia," which denotes an irrational fear. Thus, "arachnophobia" literally means an irrational fear of spiders.
Yes.... in Greek, "arachno" means spider, and "phobia" means fear, thus "arachnophobia", the fear of spiders. Or at least that's what they said on My Big Fat Greek Wedding.
the greek prefix para means beyond
The word "hyperactive" contains a Greek prefix that means over.
poly- eg:polygamy
The Greek prefix "geo" means Earth.
In the word atypical, the prefix a means not; atypical means not typical.
The prefix ap- mean to or toward. One word with this prefix is appetite.
The previous answer here was "greek". Unfortunately, this is incorrect; perhaps it was a guess? The correct answer is Latin; reference: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greek_and_Latin_roots_in_English .
The greek word "mia" doesn't exist as a prefix. But it exists as a numeral. It means "one" for the feminine gender.
It means "thick"