Where does “-ē” come from?

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

-ē (Latin): ly; used to form adverbs from adjectives

Definitions

  1. ly; used to form adverbs from adjectives

Ancestry of “-ē”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
2Latincalceusshoe
3Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
4Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble

Words derived from “-ē”

Every word from Ancient Greek χάλιξ →Every word from Latin dis- →Every word from Latin calx →