ANGLO-SAXON PREFIX 1 What is a sound (or combination of sounds) placed before and connected to a word or root to form a new word. Examples: PREFIX WORD OR ROOT NEW WORD FORE (Anglo-Saxon prefix meaning "beforehand") + SEE = FORESEE (meaning "see beforehand) DIS ( Latin prefix meaning "apart") + SECT (root meaning "cut") = DISSECT (meaning "cut apart") HYPER (Greek prefix meani..