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Prepositions and Prefixes: All Prepositions and Prefixes

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



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