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*German [[Präfix]] | *German [[Präfix]] | ||
*Russian [[приставка]] | *Russian [[приставка]] | ||
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*Spanish [[prefijo]] | *Spanish [[prefijo]] | ||
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Revision as of 21:39, 25 October 2008
A prefix is an affix which precedes its base.
- "Prefixes are affixes which precede the root with which they are most closely associated." (Gleason 1955:59)
Origin
The term prefix is attested in English since the 17th century.
Reference
Gleason, H. Allan. 1955. An introduction to descriptive linguistics. New York: Henry Holt and Company.
