ex-
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[edit] English
[edit] Alternative forms
- ef- (before f)
[edit] Etymology
From Middle English from words borrowed from Middle French; from Latin ex- (“out of, from”), from Proto-Indo-European *eǵ-, *eǵs- (“out”). Cognate with Ancient Greek ἐξ (eks, “out of, from”), Transalpine Gaulish ex- (“out”), Old Irish ess- (“out”), Old Church Slavonic изу (izu, “out”), Russian из (iz, “from, out of”).
[edit] Prefix
ex-
- out of
- extract, expel, except, expression, etc.
- outside
- former (but still living)
- former (but still living)
- (biology) Lacking.
[edit] Usage notes
- Sometimes the x in ex- is elided before certain constants, being reduced to e- (as, e.g., in ejaculate).
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