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Prefixes

F

f-

functional

facio-

face

fem-

1. female

2. feminine

femoro-

femur

femto-

one quadrillionth

ferro-

iron, ferrous

foeto-

fetus

fibro-

1. fiber

2. fibrous

Fitz-

son of

flexi-

flexible

fluoro-

1. fluorine

2. fluorescent

fluvio-

river

for-

1. far

2. away

3. out

4. from

2. completely, excessively, very

fore-

1. front

2. before

3. ahead

4. prior

forth-

1. forth

2. forward

3. away

franken-

consisting of haphazardly combined elements

fronto-

frontal

fungi-

fungi

G

gain-

1. against, contrary

2. reciprocal

3. returning to

4. repetition

galacto-

1. milk

2. galactose

3. galaxy

galvano-

1. electricity

2. galvanism

gameto-

gametes

gamo-

marriage

ganglio-

ganglions

gastro-

1. stomach

2. cooking

ge-

(Germanic) past participle of a verb

genio-

chin

genito-

genitals

geno-

1. family

2. tribe

3. genetics

geo-

1. Earth

2. geography

gero- / geronto-

the elderly

gibi-

2^30

giga-

1. billion

2. intensely, extremely

giganto-

large, gigantic

gingivo-

the gums

glacio-

glaciers

glosso- / glotto-

1. tongue

2. language

3. speech

gluco-

1. sweet

2. glucose

glyco-

sugar

gnatho-

jaw

god-

godfamily

gonio-

angle

grammatico-

grammar

grand-

a generation removed

grapho-

writing

gravi- / gravito-

gravity

great-

a generation removed

gymno-

naked

gyne- / gyneco- / gyno-

female

gyro-

1. circle

2. circular

3. spinning