Etymology

ad-

Today it means: Doing, enacting, forming a verb. Full definition →

Latin ad- ← Proto-Italic *ad- ← Proto-Indo-European *h₂éd
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₂éd
  2. Proto-Italic*ad
  3. Proto-Italic*ad-
  4. Latinad-
  5. English todayad-

Borrowed from Latin ad-. Doublet of at-.

Words from the same roots

Latinad- all →

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