Where does “ex-” come from?

ex- (Dutch) comes from French ex-, from Latin ēx-, from Proto-Indo-European eǵ-.

ex- (Dutch): ex- former, but still living

Definitions

  1. ex- former, but still living

Ancestry of “ex-”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchex-out of; ex-
2Latinēx-out, away
3Proto-Indo-Europeaneǵ-—

Words derived from “ex-”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European eǵ- →Every word from Latin ēx- →Every word from French ex- →