Etymology

adessive

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Today it means: Of or relating to the grammatical case that in some languages indicates adjacent location. Full definition →

English essive ← Latin ad- ← Proto-Italic *ad-
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₂éd
  2. Proto-Italic*ad
  3. Proto-Italic*ad-
  4. Latinad-
  5. Englishad-
  6. Englishessive
  7. English todayadessive

From ad- (“at”) + essive.

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