| English, as any other modern language of Europe has | | | | intercept, intervention.intra, intro (within, inside of, Latin) = |
| assimilated many Latin words which has enriched its | | | | introspection, intravenous.multi, multus (many, much, |
| vocabulary. Researchers in the field of Etymology | | | | Latin) = multifaceted, multitudinous, multistory.omni (all, |
| have estimated that about 60% of English words have | | | | everywhere, Latin) = omnipotent, omnivorous, |
| come to us through Latin. These include prefixes, | | | | omniscient.post (after, behind, Latin) = postdated, |
| suffixes and root words. Now a question naturally | | | | posthumous, postmeridian ( P.M).pre (before, Latin) = |
| arises that is it essential to master Latin to have an | | | | precedent, precept, preposition.re (back, again, Latin) = |
| impressive English vocabulary? Not at all. You will be | | | | rejuvenate, recreate, regeneration, renaissanceretro |
| surprised as I will show you shortly that even a | | | | (back, backward, Latin) = retrospect, retro running, |
| knowledge of a few words of Latin can do wonders | | | | retrograde.se (apart, aside, Latin ) = seclusion, selection, |
| and can boost your vocabulary to the limit you cannot | | | | separation.sub (under, less than, inferior, Latin) = |
| imagine. In this article I am introducing just a few of | | | | subordinate, subterranean, submarine.super, supra |
| prefixes and we shall see how it increases our ability | | | | (above, superior, Latin) = superfluous, superintendent, |
| to understand the words in English which at first sight | | | | soprano.trans (across, through, Latin ) = translation, |
| seem very difficult. For instance we take a few | | | | transcontinental, transient, transit.ultra (beyond, on other |
| important prefixes and observe the result.ab, a (from, | | | | side of ) = ultramodern, ultra orthodox, ultrasound. |
| down, away, Latin) = abstract, aversion, abject, | | | | The above list contains only 20 prefixes out of |
| abnormal.ante (before, Latin) = antecedent, | | | | hundreds in use in contemporary English. You must |
| antebellum,antemeridian(A.M).bi (two, Latin) = bicycle, | | | | have observed that in no time you can decipher the |
| bifurcate, bicarbonate.circum, circa ( around, about, | | | | meanings of hundreds of words which you hitherto |
| Latin) = circa 1900, circumambulate, | | | | have believed to be a very tedious activity. This is the |
| circumference.contra, counter (against, Latin) = | | | | magic of knowing Latin. Even a cursory knowledge of |
| contraindication, contradict, counterbalancedi, dis, dif | | | | this language can do wonders for you and you can be |
| (away, from, apart, Latin) = disinfectant, disperse, | | | | much more confident next time you have an interview, |
| different.extra ( beyond, Latin) = extraordinary, | | | | a meeting or just a chit chat with your friends. |
| extraneous.inter (among, between, Latin) = international, | | | | |