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Prefixes

P

pachy-

thick

palato-

palate

pale- / paleo- / palae- / palaeo-

old, ancient, primitive

pali- / palin-

recurrence, repetition

palladio- / pallado-

palladium

palyno-

pollen, spores, particulates

pan- / pano- / pant- / panta- / panto-

all

papa-

the pope, the papacy

para- / p-

beside, alongside, between, around, near, next to

through, beyond, across, above

incorrect, false, avoiding

unauthorized, unrecognized

resembling, pertaining to, related to

pari-

even, equal

parthen- / partheno-

virginal, asexually reproducing

parvo-

small

path- / patho-

disease

patr- / patri- / patro-

father

pauci-

few

pebi-

2^50

pedi-

feet

pedo- / paedo-

children

pelor- / peloro-

monsters

pen- / pene-

almost

peno-

penis

pent- / penta- / pentakis-

five

pentadeca-

fifteen

per-

through, thorough, extremely

peri-

arround, surrounding, near

perineo-

perineum

perma-

permanent

peta-

one quadrillion

petro-

stone, petroleum, oil

phaco- / phako-

lens

phago-

eating, feeding, consuming

phallo-

penis, phallus

pharma-

pharmacology, pharmaceutical

pharmaco-

medicine

pharyngo-

pharynx

phen- / pheno-

showing

pheo-

grey, dark

phil- / philo-

love, fondness, respect

phlebo-

veins

phon- / phono-

sound

phot- / photo-

light, photography

phragmo-

obstruction, barrier

phren- / phreni- / phreno- / phrenico-

mind, diagram

phyco-

seaweed, algae

phyllo-

leaves

phylo-

tribes, phyla, genus, species

physi- / physio- / physico-

physics, physical, natural, nature

phyto-

plants

pico-

one one-trillionth

picro-

bitter

piezo-

mechanical stress, pressure, piezoelectricity

pilo-

hair

pisc- / pisci-

fish

pitheco-

apes

placento-

placenta

placo-

having a flat plate or plates

plagio-

slanted, oblique

plani- / plano-

flat, level

plasto-

a small body, particle, granule

plastic

platy-

flat, flat and wide

pleo-

many, extra

plesio-

close, near

pleuro-

to the side, lateral

plumb- / plumbo-

lead (metal)

pluri-

many, several

plusquam-

more than, beyond

pluto-

wealth, money

pluvio-

rain, rainfall

pneum- / pneumo- / pneumon- / pneumono-

lungs

pneumat- / pneumato-

air

pod- / podo-

foot, feet

poecilo- / poikilo-

variable, variegated

pogono-

beard

politico-

political

poly-

many

poro-

pore, porous

porta-

portable

post-

later, after, behind

postero-

posterior, back

potam- / potamo-

river

praseo-

green

pre- / prae-

before, earlier, in front of

preter- / praeter-

beyond

pro- / ꝓ-

supporting, favoring, agreeing

forward movement

earlier, prior, in front of, rudimentary

procto-

colon, anus, rectum

prot- / proto- / protero-

first, early

proximo-

proximal

psammo-

sand

pseph- / psepho-

pebble, small stone

voting, election

pseud- / pseudo-

false, imitation

psych- / psycho-

soul, mind, psychology

psychro-

cold

pterid- / pterido-

fern

pter- / ptero- / pteryg- / pterygo-

wing, feather

ptilo-

feather, feathery, downy

pubo-

the pubic bone

purpureo-

purple

pycno- / pykno-

dense, thick

pyelo-

the renal pelvis

pygo-

rump, posterior

pyo-

pus

pyr- / pyro-

fire, heat, fever

pyrrh-

red