Vis-, Vice- (Fr.—L.), in place of, as viscount, viceroy. [Fr. vis-, from L. vice, instead of.]
Wan- (A.S.), wanting, as wanton. [See Wanton in Dict.]
With- (A.S.), against, back, as withstand, withdraw; with, near, as within (this meaning is very rare as prefix). [A.S. with—wither. See With in Dict.]
Y-. See under I-.
SUFFIXES.
-able, adj. suffix, capable of, as portable, laughable; cf. also come-at-able, get-at-able. [L., according to the stem-ending, -abilis, -ebilis, -ibilis, -ubilis.]
-ac, adj. suffix, pertaining to, as elegiac; also used as noun suffix, as maniac. [L. -acus, Gr. -akos.]
-aceous, having the qualities of, as herbaceous. [L. -aceus.]
-acious, full of, as audacious. [L. -ax, -acis.]