prefix
/ˈpɹiːfɪks/ · noun
Meaning
- Something placed before another
- A morpheme added to the beginning of a word to modify its meaning, for example as, pre- in prefix, con- in conjure, re- in reheat, etc.
- A set of digits placed before a telephone number, to indicate where the number is based, what type of phone number it is (landline, mobile, toll-free, premium rate etc.)
- A title added to a person's name, such as Mr. or Dr.
- An initial segment of a string of characters.
- To determine beforehand; to set in advance.
- To put or fix before, or at the beginning of something; to place at the start.
Etymology / origin
Borrowed from Late Latin praefīxum, from Latin praefīxus, past participle of praefīgō (“to (fix, fasten, set up) in front”, “to fix on the (end, extremity)”) (from prae- (“before”) + fīgō (“to fix”, “to fasten”, “to affix”)), equivalent to pre- + -fix. Doublet of the archaic synonym prefixum.
- praefīxus(la)→
- praefīxum(la-lat)→
- prefix (English)
- Relations: bor, der
Related words
Descendant words
- prefiksi(Finnish) (cog)
- priešdėlis(Lithuanian) (calque)
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