Etymology

ag-

English ad- ← 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. English todayag-

Assimilated form of ad- before g. From Latin ad-.

Words from the same roots

Latinad- all →

aimachieveassurearrestaffairaccordamortizationaccoladeafforestationassuageadsorbac-accollaccouchementad-an-animadvertappresentationar-as-at-

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