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-u-

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

Latin -u-

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-u- · interfix¹

Latin · borrowed from-u-
English today-u-

From Latin -u-.

-u- · infix²

From the initial vowel of human.

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