Etymology

ace

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Today it means: A playing card showing a single pip, typically the highest or lowest ranking card in a game. Full definition →

Middle English as ← Old French as ← Latin as, assis
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ace · noun, verb, adjective1

  1. Latin · derived fromas, assis“unity, copper coin, the unit of coinage”
  2. Old French · derived fromas
  3. Middle English · inherited fromas
  4. English todayace

Inherited from Middle English as, from Old French as, from Latin as, assis (“unity, copper coin, the unit of coinage”), probably borrowed from Etruscan. Doublet of as.

ace · adjective, noun2

Clipping of asexual.

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