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Prepositions and Prefixes: All Prepositions and Prefixes

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All Prepositions and Prefixes
English Latin
after post
apart, not dis-
between, among inter
out of, from e or ex
near, on account of propter
back, again re-
for, before, in place of, in proportion to pro
beyond, on the other side of ultra
later, the following, the future posterus
together con- or com-
over, above, more than supra
from, down from, concerning de
below, beneath infra
in, at, on in
near prope
farther, beyond ulterior
across trans-
from, away from a or ab
proud, arrogant superbus
near, neighboring propinquus
outside of extra
around circum
highest, last supremus or summus
farthest, last ultimus
afterwards postea
at, near, at the house of, in the words of apud
about, in the neighborhood of circa
to, toward ad
on account of, towards, at, in the way of ob
overcome, conquer supero, -avi, -atus
after postquam
besides, beyond, more than, except praeter
through per
besides, further praeterea
higher, upper, former superior
before antea
below, under (of time) about, just before sub
over, above, more than super
without sine
against, opposite contra
nearest proximus
last postremus
before, in front of, on account of prae
before (in time) ante



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