Latin word root · Prefixes

dis-: apart, away, not

dis- is a Latin root meaning “apart, away, not”. Learn its variants and explore 2 connected words.

Meaning and variants

Meaning: apart, away, not

Root forms: dis-, di-, dif-

Word family and examples

• direct

  going straight to a destination without changing course

• dissolve

  to become incorporated into a liquid so as to form a solution

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