Suffixes and prefixes are both affixes. An affix is a few letters that go to the front or the end of a word to change it. Suffixes go in back; prefixes go in front. Example of a suffix: "ism" is a...
A prefix is a group of letters added before a word or base to alter its meaning and form a new word. In contrast, a suffix is a group of letters added after a word or base.
An example of a prefix is: re-recharge, reboot, reanimated, refuse, refer, recollect and referendum.An example of a suffix is: -ingshooting, hitting, marching, letting, collecting, referring,...
Here's my breakdown: inter - between cess - go sion - nominalizer (make it a noun) related words are intersection, intervention, recession (a going back) Here's what an online etymology site says :...