Prefixes
are a word piece placed at the beginning of a word to add information to it.
root or combining word
is the basis for the word and gives the beginning meaning for that word.
Suffixes
are word pieces placed at the end of a word and further explain or define a word.
combining vowel
is an additional vowel added to a root or combining word and is simply a way to connect a suffix to a root word or a root word to another root word.