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Author: Admin | 2025-04-27
« lusis » (λύσις), meaning “a loosening”.M macro- ⇒ from « makros » (μακρός), meaning “long”. This is a common Greek prefix that is used to form words such as macroeconomic, macroscopic, and macromolecule magnet- ⇒ from « magnes » (μᾰ́γνης), meaning “magnet”. malaco- ⇒ from « malakos » (μαλακός), meaning “soft”. mast- is a Greek prefix with two different etymologies and meanings. The first is from « mastax » (μάσταξ), meaning “jaws”, and the second is from « mastos » (μαστός), meaning “breast”. meco- ⇒ from « mekos » (μῆκος), meaning “length”. mega- ⇒ from « megas » (μέγας), meaning “large, great, or mighty”. megalo- ⇒ megalomaniac is one of the more common English words formed with this Greek prefix that means “big” and “large”. mela- ⇒ from « melas » (μέλας), meaning “dark” or “black”. An example of a vocabulary word with this prefix is melancholy. melo- ⇒ from « melos » (μέλος), meaning “melody, song”. For example, this Greek prefix is used in the words melodic and melodramatic. meno- is a Greek prefix that comes from the word « menos » (μηνός), which means “month”. mero- ⇒ from « meros » (μέρος), meaning “part” or “portion”. mesio- ⇒ from « mesos » (μεσος), meaning “half” or “middle”. meso- ⇒ from « mesos » (μέσος), meaning “middle”. This Greek prefix is found for instance in technical terms such as mesolithic and Mesozoic. meta- is a Greek prefix that can have several different meanings, but a common meaning is “a change in position or composition”. metro- ⇒ from « meter » (μήτηρ), meaning “mother”, “source” or “origin”. micro- ⇒ from « mikros » (μικρός), meaning “small”. This is a common Greek prefix that appears in many English words such as microscopic, microphone, and microwave. micto- ⇒ from « miktos
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