Morpheme
pre-
Type
prefix
Denotation
before, earlier, in front of
Etymology
Old French pre- and Medieval Latin pre-; Latin prae
Evidence
antepredicament, preactive, prearrange, prebiotic, precancerous, precede, preclean, precognition, precooked, predate, predicament, preexistent, prefabricated, prefix, pregame, preheat, prehistoric, preictal, preinterview, prejudgment, prekindergarten, prelexical, preliminal, premade, premoisten, prenatal, preoccupy, prepare, preposition, prequalify, preread, prerhotic, presale, preschool, pretarsal, pretumoral, preulcerous, prevent, preverb, preview, prewarm, prewash, prewet, prewrite, prezoea, prezygotic
Notes
sometimes hyphenated
