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Galician
Etymology
Borrowed from Late Latin praefixum, from Latin praefixus, past participle of praefīgō (“I (fix, fasten, set up) in front”, “I fix on the (end, extremity)”) (from prae- (“before”) + fīgō (“I fix”, “I fasten”, “I affix”)). By surface analysis, pre- + fixo.
Noun
prefixo m (plural prefixos)
- (grammar) prefix (letters at the beginning of a word used to modify its meaning)
- (telephony) prefix, area code (numbers prefixed to a telephone number to indicate the location of the telephone line)
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Ido
Etymology
From Esperanto prefikso.
Noun
prefixo (plural prefixi)
- prefix
Portuguese
Etymology
Borrowed from Late Latin praefixum, from Latin praefixus, past participle of praefīgō (“to (fix, fasten, set up) in front, to fix on the (end, extremity)”) (from prae- (“before”) + fīgō (“to fix, to fasten, to affix”)).
Pronunciation
Noun
prefixo m (plural prefixos)
- (grammar) prefix (letters at the beginning of a word used to modify its meaning)
- (telephony) prefix, area code (numbers prefixed to a telephone number to indicate the location of the telephone line)
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Adjective
prefixo (feminine prefixa, masculine plural prefixos, feminine plural prefixas, not comparable)
- prefixed
- Synonym: prefixado
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