词根:-cis-, -cid-
【词根含义】:切
【词根来源】:来源于拉丁语动词caedo, caedere, cecidi, caesus(砍,劈)。
【同源单词】:circumcision, concise, concision, decision, decisive
前缀:pre-
【词根含义】:前,先
【词根来源】:来源于拉丁语prae。
【同源单词】:precaution, precede, precedent, preceding, precise
词根词缀:-cise, -cis, -cide
【来源及含义】Latin: to cut, cut
【相关描述】From this combining form, we also get -cide, "kill", but don't confuse the two elements because they have different meanings and applications.
【相关词根词缀】Related cutting-word units: cast-; castrat-; -ectomy; mutil-; put-; sec-, seg-; temno-; -tomy; trunc-.
【同源单词】cement, chisel, circumcise, concise, concisely, conciseness
词根词缀:pre-, prae-
【来源及含义】Latin: before [both in time and place]
【相关描述】The prefix prae- can actually be substituted for pre- because both of them are different spellings for the same prefix meaning "before".
【相关词根词缀】 Related before-word units: ante-; antero-; anti-; pro-. Related "time" units: aevum, evum; archaeo-, archeo-; Calendars; chrono-; horo-; Quotes: Time; tempo-.
【同源单词】preacquaint, preacquaintance, preagonal, pre-agricultural, preamble, preambular