e-

/ɛ-/

e-

English Prefix
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Definition

Used to form adjectives with the sense of something being absent, being removed, or moving outward.

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁éǵʰ Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *h₁éǵʰs Proto-Italic *eks Latin ex Latin ex-der. English e- From Latin ē-.

Example Sentences

  • "e.g. eluviation, edentulous, elenge"
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