SEMI- (L.), half, as _semi_circle. [L.; cog. with Gr. h[=e]mi.]

SINE- (L.), without, as _sine_cure.

SO-, as in _so_journ. See Sub-.

SO-, as in _so_ber. See Se-.

SOVR-, SOPR-. See Super-.

SU-, as in _su_spect. See Sub-.

SUB- (L.), by assimilation, before _c_, _f_, _g_, _m_, _p_, _r_, _s_--SUC-,

SUF-, SUG-, SUM-, SUP-, SUR-, SUS-; under, from under, after, as _sub_ject,

_sus_pect, _suc_ceed, _suf_fuse, _sug_gest, _sum_mon, _sup_port,

_sur_prise, _sus_pend--also as S- in _s_ombre and SO- in _so_journ.--Of Fr.

origin, _suc_cour, _sum_mon; Eng. formations, _sub_let, _sub-_kingdom,

_sub-_worker. [L. _sub_ (which in O. Fr. became _so-_).]

SUBTER- (L.), under, as _subter_fuge. [From _Sub-_, and compar. suffix

-_ter_, meaning motion.]

SUC-, SUF-, SUG-, SUM-, SUP-. See Sub-.

SUPER- (L.), over, above, beyond, as _super_structure, _super_natural.--Of

Fr. origin, _sur_face, _sur_feit, _sur_pass, _sur_prise;--Eng. compounds,

_super_abundant, _super_cargo, _super_critical. [L.; cog. with Sans.

_upari_, Gr. _hyper_.]

SUPRA- (L.), over, above, as _supra_mundane. [Contr. of ablative fem. of

_superus_, above, from _Super-_.]

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