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Where does “ex-” come from?

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

ex- (French): out of; ex-

Definitions

  1. out of; ex-

Ancestry of “ex-”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinēx-—
2Proto-Indo-Europeaneǵ-—

Words derived from “ex-”

  • expatriate
  • expat
  • effleurage
  • expatriatism
  • nonexpatriate
  • efflower
  • effleurer
  • effiler
  • expatrier
  • extuber
  • exfiltrer
  • effleurement
  • effleurage
  • exhausser
  • exaucer
  • exaucement
  • exhaussement
  • exinscrit
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