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Where does “e-” come from?

e- (English) comes from Latin e-, from Latin ex-, from Latin e, from Latin ex, from Latin commūnicō, from Latin commūnis, from Old Latin com(m)oinis, from Proto-Italic kommoinis — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

e- (English): Used to form adjectives with the sense of lacking...

Definitions

  1. Used to form adjectives with the sense of lacking...

Ancestry of “e-”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latine-Alternative form of ex-; out of; out, utterly
2Latinex-out, away; throughout; thoroughly
3LatineThe name of the letter "E"; out of, from
4LatinexA name of the letter "X"; out of, from
5Latincommūnicō—
6Latincommūnis—
7Old Latincom(m)oinis—
8Proto-Italickommoinis—
9Proto-Indo-Europeanḱom-moy-ni-held in common
10Proto-Indo-Europeanḱómbeside, near, by, with
11Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱeDeictic particle, here; Post-positional...
12Middle Englishkyt—
13Germankitt—
14Old High Germankuti—
15Proto-West Germanickwidugum, resin
16Proto-Germanickweduzresin
17Proto-Indo-Europeangʷet-resin, gum; to say, speak
18Proto-Indo-Europeangū-to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

Words derived from “e-”

  • ecommerce
  • eWorld
  • ecaudate
  • eradiate
  • ecard
  • e-text
  • e-commercial
  • e-access
  • e-marking
  • e-teaching
  • e-ciggy
  • e-library
  • e-voucher
  • e-coupon
  • e-payroll
  • e-bulletin
  • e-periodical
  • e-hug
  • e-sports
  • e-list
  • e-confident
  • e-content
  • e-message
  • e-mailbox
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