Etymology

ex-husband

Today it means: A former husband (from a previous marriage after a divorce). Full definition →

English husband ← Middle English ex- ← Middle French ex-
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The story

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₁éǵʰs
  2. Proto-Italic*eks
  3. Latinex
  4. Latinex-
  5. Middle Frenchex-
  6. Middle Englishex-
  7. Englishex-
  8. Englishhusband
  9. English todayex-husband

From ex- + husband.

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