ex-
EnglishEdit
Alternative formsEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Middle English from words borrowed from Middle French; from Latin ex (“out of, from”), from 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 изу (izu, “out”), Russian из (iz, “from, out of”).
PrefixEdit
ex-
Usage notesEdit
- Sometimes the x in ex- is elided before certain constants, being reduced to e- (as, e.g., in ejaculate).
Derived termsEdit
Derived terms
TranslationsEdit
former
See alsoEdit
See alsoEdit
AnagramsEdit
CzechEdit
PrefixEdit
ex-
- ex- (former)
Derived termsEdit
Further readingEdit
- ex- in Slovník afixů užívaných v češtině, 2017
ItalianEdit
LatinEdit
Alternative formsEdit
EtymologyEdit
The preposition ex, ē used in combination.
PronunciationEdit
PrefixEdit
ex-
- out, away
- throughout
- (intensive) thoroughly
- denoting achievement
- up
- denoting privation
Derived termsEdit
DescendantsEdit
ReferencesEdit
- “ex-” on pages 629–630 of the Oxford Latin Dictionary (1st ed., 1968–82)
Middle EnglishEdit
Alternative formsEdit
- ef- (before f)
EtymologyEdit
You can help Wiktionary by providing a proper etymology.
PrefixEdit
ex-