A part placed before a word to change its meaning. It carries no meaning alone and alters everything it joins.
Latin praefigere (to fasten in front), from prae- (before) + figere (to fix, fasten); a part fastened before a word that carries no meaning alone and changes everything it joins.
A part placed before a word to change its meaning. It carries none of its own, and alters everything it is attached to.