English
ad-
Ad- comes from Latin ad ‘to, towards’, and goes back to Proto-Indo-European *h₂éd ‘near, at’.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₂éd‘near, at’reconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*ad‘toward, to, on, up to, for’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEad‘to, towards’
- Englishtodayad-
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed deepest recorded ancestor
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₂éd‘near, at’reconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*ad‘toward, to, on, up to, for’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEad‘to, towards’
- Englishtodayad-
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *h₂éd ‘near, at’
through Proto-Italic *ad ‘toward, to, on, up to, for’
through Latin ad ‘to, towards’
agree, aim, ad, appoint, await, attire, amortization, affix, accolade, adage, alliteration, affine, après, adulation, apportion, apres, adroit, adobo, 20 more
Today it means
prefix Doing, enacting, forming a verb.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *h₂éd / ad-