Linguistic term for a prefix, i.e., an affix placed before a word stem.
A 'prefix' is an affix that attaches to the front of a word.
An affix attached before a word is called a prefix.
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Compound of 接 (setsu, 'attach, join') and 頭 (tō, 'head, front'), literally 'attach to the front'. The reading せっとう follows regular on'yomi.