Where does “-e” come from?

-e (Ido) comes from Esperanto -e, from Latin -ē, from Latin dis-, from Latin calceus, from Latin calx, from Ancient Greek χάλιξ — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.

-e (Ido): -ly; used to form adverbs

Definitions

  1. -ly; used to form adverbs

Ancestry of “-e”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Esperanto-e-ly; the ending for correlatives of place
2Latin-ēly; used to form adverbs from adjectives
3Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
4Latincalceusshoe
5Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
6Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble

Words derived from “-e”

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