What are some Greek and Latin suffixes?

The suffixes listed occur often in medical terminology, but they are also in use in ordinary language. These suffixes apply to Greek and Latin words….SUFFIXES.

Suffix Meaning Examples
-algia, -dynia Pain Neuralgia (pain in nerves) Mastodynia (pain in breast)

What are the Latin suffixes?

Suffixes

Suffix Language Meaning
-inus -a -um Latin indicates possession or resemblance
-iosa Latin most, very
-issimus -a -um Latin superlative suffix, most, very
-oides, -oideus -a -um, -odes Greek similar to, resembling

What is Latin prefix and suffix give four examples?

Latin Roots, Prefixes, and Suffixes

Latin root Basic meaning Example words
-dict- to say contradict, dictate, diction, edict, predict
-duc- to lead, bring, take deduce, produce, reduce
-gress- to walk digress, progress, transgress
-ject- to throw eject, inject, interject, project, reject, subject

What are the Greek suffixes in English?

Greek Latin Derivatives: Prefix and Suffix Starter List

Prefixes Derived From: Meaning
anthropo- Greek referring to man
ant-, anti- Greek against, away, opposite
ante- Latin before
ap-, aph-, apo- Latin from, off, separate

Is tion a Greek or Latin suffix?

Latin
a suffix occurring in words of Latin origin, used to form abstract nouns from verbs or stems not identical with verbs, whether as expressing action (revolution; commendation), or a state (contrition; starvation), or associated meanings (relation; temptation).

What are the Greek prefixes?

prefix number indicated
di- 2
tri- 3
tetra- 4
penta- 5