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the tiny word-tattoos you slap on front to flip a meaning inside out.
means a prefix is a piece added to the start of a word that changes or sharpens its meaning without touching the rest.
from from latin prae- (before) plus fixus (fastened) — literally fastened-before, borrowed by grammarians who liked things nailed down.
un- powerun- can negate over 1000 english words alone
double troubleirregardless has a redundant prefix, technically
in vs imim- swaps in before b, m, p for pronunciation
borrowed heavilymost english prefixes are latin or greek imports