Lathin Upasarga - ලතින් උපසර්ග - Latin Prefixes.
[මෙම පාඩම පසුව සිංහලට පරිවර්තනය කර, පළ කරනු ඇත!]
{This Lesson would be translated into Sinhalese & published later!}
[The derivatives in square brackets came from Latin words through French.]
A, ab, abs: (various meanings) Avert, [abolish], absent, absurd, abuse, abstain, abstract.
Ad: (= to, and d changes into the following consonant). Adapt, address, adverb, affect, agree, ally, annotate, appeal, arrest, assist, attempt.
Ante, anti, an: (= before). Antecedent, anticipation, ancestor.
Bene: (= well). Benefactor, benefit, benevolent.
Bi, bin, bis: (= two, twice). Bicycle, bisect, bi-weekly, binoculars, biscuit.
Circu, circum: (= round). Circuit, circumference.
Con, com, col, cor: (= with, together). Concert, conduct, congratulate, construct, conversation; command, common, composition; collect, college, correct, corrupt.
Contra: (= against). Contradict, contract, contraband, [counteract].
De: (= from, flown). Decay, defeat, denote, depart.
Dis, di, dif: (= away, apart, not). Discover, dishonour, diminish, differ.
Ex, e, ef: (= out). Exchange, exist, expense; eject, elect, effect, effort.
Extra: (= beyond). Extraordinary, extravagant.
In, il, im, ir: (= in, into). Increase, index, influence, inquire, insect, intend, invention; illumination, illustration; important; irrigation. [Embrace, enforce, entice.]
In, il, im, ir: (= not). Incorrect, independence, infant, innocent; illegal; immortal, impure; irregular.
Inter:(= among). Interest, interview, [entertain.]
Intro: (= to the inside). Introduce.
Male: (= ill.) Malefactor. [Maltreat, malaria (Ital.) = bad air.]
Non: (= not). Nonsense, non-violence.
Ob oc, op, of: (= in the way of). Object, oblige, occupy; offer, office; oppose.
Per, pel: (= through, completely). Perfect, permanent, persuade; pellucid.
Post: (= after). Postpone, postscript.
Pre: (= before). Predicate, preface, prepare, preposition. [Press.]
Pro: (= in front of, for, instead of). Proceed, produce, profit, promise, pronoun.
Re, red: (= again, back). Recover, reduction, reflect, refuse, relation, redeem.
Se: (= apart). Secret, secure, selection, separate.
Semi: (= half). Semicircle, semicolon.
Sub, suc, suf, sag, sum, sup, sur, sus: (= under). Subject, subjunctive; succeed; suffer; suggest; summon; support; [surge;] sustain.
Super, sur: (= over). Superficial, superhuman. [Surface, surprise.]
Trans, tra, tres: (= across). Transfer, translate; traverse. [Trespass.]
Tri, ter, tre: (= three). Triangle, trivial; tercentenary. [Treble, trefoil.]
Uni: (= one). Uniform, university.
Vice, vis: (instead of). [Viceroy], vice-principal. [Viscount.]