English
e-
From Latin ē-.
Another origin of e-
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*mesg-‘to dip, sink’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*mésgeti‘to sink’reconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*mezgōreconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEmergō‘to dip, to immerse, to plunge’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEēmergō‘to emerge’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEemergens‘emerging’
- English1500–presentemergency
- Englishtodaye-
Another origin of e-
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEἤλεκτρονḗlektron‘amber’
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEēlectrum‘amber’
- New Latinmodernēlectricus
- English1500–presentelectric
- Englishtodaye-
Today it means
prefix Used to form terms with the sense of something being absent, being removed, or moving outward.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
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