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   prefix

   /ˈpriːfɪks/

   noun

   • 1. a word, letter, or number placed before another: "the Institute was granted the prefix ‘Royal’ in 1961"
   • ▪ an element placed at the beginning of a word to adjust or qualify its meaning (e.g. ex-, non-, re-) or (in some languages) as an inflection.
   • ▪ a title placed before a name (e.g. Mr).

   verb

   • 1. add (something) at the beginning as a prefix or introduction: "a preface is prefixed to the book"
   • ▪ add a prefix or introduction to (something): "all three-digit numbers will now be prefixed by 580"

   Word Origin mid 16th century (as a verb): from Old French prefixer, from Latin praefixus ‘fixed in front’, from the verb praefigere, from prae ‘before’ + figere ‘to fix’. The noun is from modern Latin praefixum, neuter (used as a noun) of praefixus, and dates from the mid 17th century.

   Derivatives

   • 1. prefixation noun
   • 2. prefixion noun

   Scrabble Points: 18

   • P

     3

   • R

     1

   • E

     1

   • F

     4

   • I

     1

   • X

     8

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