Etymology

-e-

Today it means: A linking vowel inserted between two morphemes, to ease pronunciation, without contributing to the meaning. Full definition →

Latin -e-
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-e- · interfix1

  1. Latin · borrowed from-e-
  2. Latin · borrowed from-e-
  3. English today-e-

Borrowed from Latin -e-.

-e- · infix2

The final vowel of hamster, as the initial vowel would be a homonym of -a- from rat.

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