Un modo per scoprire se le parole della lingua inglese sono di origine
francese è fare caso a certi prefissi o prefissoidi.
PREFISSO
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esempi
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AB-
AD- AMBI- |
abstract, absurd, abundant,
abstinence, absent, absorb
administration, advantage, admisssion, adjust, admire ambiguous, ambivalent, ambition, ambient |
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BI-
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bilateral, bicarbonate, biplane,
bicameral, bicycle, bipartisan
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CO-
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cooperate, coefficient,
coordinate, cobelligerent
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CON-
COM-
COR-
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concrete, consequence,
confirm, congress, conquer, control
combination, comfort,
composer, complete, combat
corporation, cordiality,
corruption, corrosive, correspondent
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CIRCUM-
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circumstance,
circumnavigation, circumvention
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COUNTER-
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counter,
counterrevolution, counterreform
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DE-
DES-
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decadence, declaration,
delivery, delegation, department
desire, descend, desorder,
description, destroy, design
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DI-
DIS-
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division, director,
dimension, dictionary, diligence
disturb, disappear,
disability, discover, disorder, disagree
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EN-
EM-
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enlarge, enemy, enjoy,
encourage, enable, entire, enquire
employment, emigrate,
embarrass, emotion, empire
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EX-
EXTRA-
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excitement, examination,
excuse, example, expectation, explore
extravagant,
extraordinary, extraterrestrial, extradition
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IL-
IM-
IN-
IR-
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illiteracy, illegal,
illiberal, illicit, illiterate, illogical, illusion
impossible, immature,
immoral, impartial, impression, important
inflammable, inform,
invisible, invalid, indecision, ingratitude
irresponsable,
irrelevant, irrational, irregular, irresistible
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INTER-
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interior, international,
interview, interrupted, interactive
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OB-
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object, obligatory,
obsession, obey, obtain, obscene, obvious
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PER-
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permanent, pervasive,
perpetually, persecution, perfume
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PRE-
POST- |
precedent, predict,
prejudicate, preposition, presence
postmodern, postgraduate, postpone, postulate, posthumous |
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PRO-
MAL- |
process, promotion,
production, profession, profit, propose
malfunction, malice, malformation, malversation, malign |
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RE-
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reaction, rehab,
revolution, realism, rebel, refuse, recycle
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SEMI-
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seminarist,
semiprofessional, semifinal, semitone
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SUB-
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subtitle, subject,
subliminal, subordinator, substitute
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SUPER-
SUR-
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superstar, supermarket,
superstition, supersonic, superior
surface, surname,
surplus, surprise, surrender, survival
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SUS-
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suspense, suspend,
suspicion, sustainible, suspect
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TRANS-
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transparence,
transcendent, transfer, transport, transmission
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TRI-
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tridimensional, triturate,
tribune, tripod, triumph
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UN-
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universe, union, uniform,
unilateral, unisex, unanimity
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UN-
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unavailable,
unrecognizable, unconscious, unable, unreasonable
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VICE-
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vice-president,
viceroyalty, vice, viceroy
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