In English we unite a preposition with a verb by placing it after the
verb and treating it as an adverb. Thus we have "breaking in,"
"running over," etc. In Latin the preposition in such cases was
prefixed to the word; and there were particles used as prefixes which
were never used as prepositions. We should become familiar with the
principal Latin prefixes and always take them into account in the
spelling of English words. The principal Latin prefixes are:
ab (abs)---from
ad---to
ante---before
bi (bis)---twice
circum (circu)---around
con---with
contra(counter)---against
de---down, from
dis---apart, not
ex---out of, away from
extra---beyond
in---in, into, on; _also_ not (another word)
inter---between=
non---not
ob---in front of, in the way of
per---through
post---after
pre---before
pro---for, forth
re---back or again
retro---backward
se---aside
semi---half
sub---under
super---above, over
trans---over, beyond
ultra---beyond
vice---instead of.
Of these prefixes, those ending in a single consonant are likely to
change that consonant for euphony to the consonant beginning the word
to which the prefix is attached.
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