Question

what is the prefix of courage??

Answer 1

The prefix of courage is courageous .

Answer 2

Answer:

The prefixes used for courage can be en- and dis-, thus forming the words encourage and discourage.

Explanation:

The question asks you to find the prefix of the word 'courage'.

Definition of Prefix:

A prefix is a word with two or more letters that are added before a word to change its meaning and form a different word.

Examples of prefix words are:

• mis
• dis
• un
• pre
• en
• re
• etc.

For the word courage,

The prefixes used can be en and dis.

Thus we form the words,

1. Encourage - means giving support or confidence to someone.
2. Discourage - means causing someone to lose confidence.

Each word can have possibly one or more prefixes before forming different words.