Préfixação
Préfixação is a morphological process in linguistics where a prefix is added to the beginning of a word to alter its meaning or grammatical function. Prefixes are morphemes, the smallest meaningful units of language, that are bound, meaning they cannot stand alone as words. When a prefix attaches to a base word, it creates a new word, often called a derived word.
This process is common across many languages, including Portuguese, English, and Spanish. For example, in Portuguese,
The classification of prefixes can vary, but they are generally considered either derivational or inflectional. Derivational