English
ex
Ex (a former partner) is a standalone use of the prefix ex- ‘former’.
- English1500–presentex-‘former’
- Englishearliest quotation 1984ex
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- English1500–presentex-‘former’
- Englishearliest quotation 1984ex
Earliest quotation: 1984, Waite, Prata & Martin: “Thus first C checks to see if ex and…”
Linked words
through Latin ex
exchange, squash, extort, extenuating, affray, enunciation, excommunicate, 11 more
Another origin of ex
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₁eǵʰs‘out’reconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*eksreconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEex‘out of, from’
- Englishtodaysame form
Today it means
noun The name of the Latin script letter X/x.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / English ex- / ex