priprefixes
Priprefixes are a hypothetical class of bound morphemes that attach to a stem before a subsequent prefix in a word’s morphosyntactic structure. The term is used in theoretical linguistics and in some constructed languages to describe a prefix that sits closer to the base than another prefix, forming a two-layer prefix sequence. In analysis, a priprefix is often said to occur to the left of a following or “main” prefix in the surface order, as in priprefix + main prefix + stem.
In practice, priprefixes are discussed in the context of layered affixation, where a word bears more than
Typologically, priprefixes appear infrequently in natural languages, and their status is debated. Some analyses treat a
Example (illustrative, constructed language): base word B, priprefix α indicating intensification, main prefix β indicating aspect. The surface