pre-

Morpheme

pre-

Type

prefix

Denotation

before, earlier, in front of

Etymology

Old French pre- and Medieval Latin pre-; Latin prae

Evidence

prearrange, precede, predate, precognition, preheat, prehistoric, premoisten, prepare, preposition, prefix, prenatal, prevent, preview

Notes

sometimes hyphenated

See Also

prae-

Homographs

Pre