ex-
English
Alternative forms
Etymology
From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Middle English from words borrowed from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Middle French; from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Latin ex (“out of, from”), from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Proto-Indo-European *eǵ-, *eǵs- (“out”), *eǵʰs. Cognate with Ancient Greek ἐξ (ex, “out of, from”), Transalpine Gaulish ex- (“out”), Old Irish ess- (“out”), Old Church Slavonic изъ (izŭ, “out”), Russian из (iz, “from, out of”).
Prefix
ex-
Antonyms
Usage notes
- Sometimes the x in ex- is elided before certain constants, being reduced to e- (as, e.g., in ejaculate).
Derived terms
Derived terms
Translations
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See also
See also
Anagrams
Czech
Prefix
ex-
- ex- (former)
Derived terms
Further reading
Italian
Prefix
ex-
Latin
Alternative forms
Etymology
The preposition ex, ē used in combination.
Pronunciation
Prefix
ex-
- out, away
- throughout
- (intensive) thoroughly
- denoting achievement
- up
- denoting privation
Derived terms
Descendants
References
- “ex-” on pages 629–630 of the Oxford Latin Dictionary (1st ed., 1968–82)
Middle English
Alternative forms
- ef- (before f)
Etymology
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Prefix
ex-
Derived terms
Spanish
Etymology
From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Latin ex.
Prefix
ex-
- ex- (former)
Derived terms
Swedish
Prefix
ex-
Derived terms
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