Overkill for most of us, but these two volumes provide a thorough academic coverage of prefixes and suffixes with explanations of their origins, history, use, and more.
PREFIXES and Other Word-Initial Elements of English - Copyright 1998, 533 pages (ISBN 0930454103)
A compilation of nearly 3,000 Common and Technical Free Forms, Bound Forms, and Roots that frequently occur at the beginnings of words, accompanied by a detailed description of each, showing its Origin, Meanings, History, Functions, Uses and Applications, Variant Forms, and Related Forms, together with illustrative examples, the whole arranged in alphabetical order with entries numbered for easy reference, supplemented by a detailed Index containing all Sample Words, Variants, and Etymological Source Words and Roots described in the text.
SUFFIXES and Other Word-Final Elements of English - Copyright 1998, 363 pages (ISBN 0930454081)
A compilation of more than 1,500 A Common and Technical Free Forms, Bound Forms, and Roots that frequently occur at the ends of words, accompanied by a detailed description of each, showing its Origin, Meanings, History, Functions, Uses and Applications, Variant Forms, and Related Forms, together with illustrative examples, the whole uniquely arranged in reverse alphabetical order for ease of use, supplemented by a detailed Index, in normal alphabetical order, containing entries for all of the foregoing.
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