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