Clee879  +  297684 Sun, 26 Nov 06 05:59 AM What do these 2 prefixes mean? Clee879 Joined on Wed, Nov 8 2006 California New Member 21 I pity the fOOL! Prefixes

	Clive  +  297687 Sun, 26 Nov 06 06:58 AM Hi, What do these 2 prefixes mean? de- Derived from the Latin de = from, down from. eg activate / deactivate make active, make 'from' being active compose / decompose bring elements together, take elements 'from' each other  e- a shortened form of the Latin ex = out, out from + various other meanings.  eg emerge , exit, exclude, exempt. All these verbs are often followed by the preposition 'from'. Best wishes, Clive Clive Joined on Thu, Oct 28 2004 Canada Veteran Member 29,676 El tango argentino es un pensamiento triste que se puede bailar (The tango argentino is a sad thought which can be danced) Enrique Santos Discépolo Prepositions, Verbs, Prefixes