Etymology

dis-

Today it means: Not, the reverse of. (Especially forming words with a negative connotation) Full definition →

Middle English dis- ← Latin dis- ← Proto-Indo-European *dwís
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  1. Proto-Indo-European · derived from*dwís
  2. Latin · derived fromdis-
  3. Middle English · inherited fromdis-
  4. English todaydis-

From Middle English dis-, borrowed from Latin dis-, from Proto-Indo-European *dwís. Piecewise doublet of bis-; further related to bi-, di-, and twi-. Often confused with the separately inherited prefix dys-.

Words from the same roots

Latindis- all →

displaydiscountsportdinnerdiscoverdebatedisclosedeploydisguisedisastrousdissdivergentdefydefeasiblederaydes-di-discomfitdisheritdisservedisseverdisterdivagate

Proto-Indo-European*dwís all →

betwixtadroitdiaeresisto-

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