English
af-
Af- 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’
- Englishtodayaf-
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
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’
- Englishtodayaf-
The story
Assimilated form of ad- before f.
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, ad, aim, appoint, await, attire, amortization, adage, accolade, adulation, alliteration, après, adroit, affix, apportion, adobo, affine, apres, 20 more
Today it means
prefix —
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *h₂éd / af-