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



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