PA-, as in _pa_lsy. See Para-.
PALIN-, PALIM- (Gr.), again, as _palin_genesis, _palim_psest. [Gr. _palin_,
again.]
PAN-, PANTO- (Gr.), all, as _pan_acea, _pan_theism, _panto_mime.
PARA-, PAR- (Gr.), beside, as _para_ble; beyond, wrong, as _para_lyse. It
appears as PA- in _pa_lsy, PAR- in _par_ody. [Gr. _para_.]
PEL-, as in _pel_lucid. See Per-.
PENE- (L.), almost, as _pen_insula.
PER- (L.), through, as _per_mit; thoroughly, as _per_fect; also appearing
as PAR-, PEL-, PIL-, as in _par_son, _par_don, _pel_lucid, _pil_grim. In
_per_jure, _per_ish, it has a destructive force, equivalent to Eng. FOR- in
_for_swear (_for-_, A.S.). [Akin to Gr. _para-_, beside, Eng. _for-_, Ger.
_ver_.]
PERI- (Gr.), round, as _peri_meter, _peri_phrasis. [Gr. _peri_; Sans.
_pari_, also allied to Gr. _para_.]
POL-, POR- (L.), as _pol_lute, _por_tend. [From Old L. _port-_, towards;
cf. Ger. _pros_, Eng. _forth_.]
POLY- (Gr.), many, as _poly_gamy.
POR-, as in _por_trait. See Pro- (2).
POST- (L.), after, backwards, behind, as _post_date, _post_script,
_post_pone.