English → Latin
“prefix” in Latin
antepōnōto put or place in front of; to preferpraetexōto fringe, edge, border (weaving); to place before or in front; to adornpraescrībōto write in front; to prefix; to order, appoint, direct, command or prescribe
The English word prefix itself goes back to Latin fīgō, through praefīxum.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
prefix v.
anteponere; praeponere aliquid; praetexere, praescribere, inscribere rei aliquid (in writing; e.g., nomina auctorum praetexere volumini, after Plin., 18, 25, 57; libello inscribere nomen suum, Cic., Arch., 11, 26).
prefix s.
*syllaba apposita, anteposita.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for prefix?
- The usual Latin words for “prefix” are antepōnō, praetexō, praescrībō. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.