English
ad
Clipping of advertise, advertising, advertisement, or advertiser.
Another origin of ad
- 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, on’
- Englishtodaysame form
Today it means
noun —
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / ad